The
entertainment
industry
has
been
one
of
the
most
affected
sectors
in
India
that
was
struggling
for
more
than
a
year
now.
As
the
government
of
India
announced
nationwide
lockdown,
it
had
a
direct
impact
on
the
people
from
the
industry
be
it
the
technical
crew/spot
boys
to
the
theatre
staff
and
teams
working
to
provide
us
entertainment.
Although
the
ease
of
COVID
restriction
allowed
makers
to
resume
their
shoots
with
the
limitation
of
public
gathering,
the
theatres
continue
to
be
closed
in
some
states
of
India.
Moreover,
cities
or
states
where
the
theatres
have
reopened
are
working
with
only
50%
occupancy.
Using
the
provisions
made
for
theatre
owners
after
the
second
lockdown,
makers
of
films
like
Chehre
and
Bell-Bottom
took
a
step
forward
to
provide
a
helping
hand
to
this
sector.
The
release
of
these
two
films
in
the
theatres
has
encouraged
theatre
owners
and
distributors
to
regain
all
their
strength
and
stand
again.
Anand
Pandit's
Chehre
was
set
to
release
in
2019
and
then
2020
but
due
to
multiple
restrictions,
the
makers
decided
to
postpone
the
release.
Talk
about
the
film
having
a
digital
premiere
were
rife
but
the
makers
were
set
to
give
their
labour
of
love
a
theatrical
release.
Even
Emraan
Hashmi
thought
that
it
is
the
responsibility
of
makers
to
stand
firmly
with
the
distributors
and
hence
the
film
was
finally
recently
released
in
the
cinema
halls.
With
all
the
constraints
since
March
2020,
the
theatre
owners
today
have
a
smile
on
their
faces
as
both
Chehre
and
Bell
Bottom
have
been
released
in
the
theatres
and
are
doing
pretty
well.