Rajasthan Theatre Owners Clueless About Padmaavat Release
Uncertainty over the release of Padmaavat in Rajasthan looms large as theatre owners are still clueless whether distributors will purchase the rights despite the Supreme Court's rule.
Uncertainty
over
the
release
of
controversial
film
Padmaavat
in
Rajasthan
looms
large
as
theatre
owners
are
still
clueless
whether
distributors
will
purchase
the
rights
despite
the
Supreme
Court's
ruling
against
the
ban
on
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
period
drama.
The
audiences
have
already
started
enquiring
about
the
release
of
the
film
in
cinema
halls
but
there
is
no
advance
booking
or
confirmation
whether
or
not
the
movie
will
be
screened
in
the
state.
"I
am
not
going
to
purchase
the
rights
of
the
film
as
I
am
going
out
of
the
country
on
a
family
holiday
on
January
24," a
leading
film
distributor
Raj
Bansal
told
PTI.
The
distribution
process
for
a
film
usually
begins
a
month
before
the
release
and
advance
booking
of
tickets
starts
four
to
five
days
prior
to
the
release
date.
"If
the
distributors
are
not
ready
to
purchase
the
rights,
the
film
producer
approaches
the
exhibitors
(cinema
halls)
for
screening
the
film,
but
confusion
is
prevailing
in
case
of
'Padmaavat'.
"None
of
the
distributors
have
purchased
the
rights
so
far.
We
have
no
answer
for
our
audiences," Govind
Khandelwal,
manager
of
Entertainment
Paradise
said.
Marketing
manager
of
Inox
cinemas-Jaipur
Sanjeev
Sharma
said
he
can
not
make
any
comments
at
the
moment.
"Once
it
is
clear
that
distributors
have
purchased
the
rights,
only
then
we
can
open
bookings,"
he
said.
The
manager
of
Raj
Mandir
cinema,
Ashok
Tanwar,
also
concurred
with
other
theatre
owners
and
said
he
is
still
not
sure
if
the
film
will
be
released
in
the
state.
"We
are
not
expecting
the
film
to
release
and
this
is
what
we
are
telling
those
who
are
making
queries
about
it," he
said.