Ever
since
the
lockdown
was
imposed
due
to
COVID-19
pandemic,
people
have
been
facing
a
tough
time
to
run
their
houses
due
to
financial
crunch.
Talking
about
cinema,
theatres
are
closed
for
six
months
now
and
employees
are
in
trouble
due
to
the
lack
of
income.
Recently,
popular
trade
analyst
Girish
Johar
shared
heartbreaking
news
about
Hyderabad's
famous
Prasad
IMAX
employee's
suicide
due
to
financial
burden.
Girish
Johar
took
to
Twitter
and
wrote,
"Sad
News...
Heartbreaking
?...Financial
burden
has
forced
an
employee
of
Prasad's
IMAX
(Multiplex
Theater)
to
end
his
life
in
Khairatabad
of
Hyderabad
@PrasadsMultiplx
#SaveOurScreens
@IMAX
#SupportMovieTheatres."
The
employee's
name
was
Bhaskar.
He
was
52
years
old
and
worked
as
a
theatre
operator
at
one
of
the
most
popular
cinema
halls
in
Hyderabad,
Prasad
IMAX.
A
report
published
in
a
leading
portal
suggests
that
Bhaskar
got
to
know
that
he
would
not
be
getting
salary
from
next
month
onwards.
Hence,
he
decided
to
end
his
life.
Well,
his
demise
is
indeed
an
unfortunate
thing
for
the
showbiz
industry.
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In
Hyderabad
For
the
unversed,
multiplex
owners
were
paying
half
salaries
to
the
employees
from
March.
But
since
theatres
are
not
opening
any
time
soon
owing
to
the
COVID-19
spread,
they
decided
to
stop
giving
salaries
to
employees.
Exhibitors
and
film
producers
are
requesting
the
government
to
reopen
theatres
as
the
showbiz
industry
is
facing
a
huge
loss.
Thousands
of
people
associated
with
theatres
are
losing
their
jobs
due
to
restrictions.
Hence,
theatre
owners
are
hoping
for
a
positive
response
from
the
government.
Worried
about
your
mental
well-being
or
of
someone
you
know?
Help
is
just
a
call
away.
Reach
out
to
the
nearest
mental
health
specialist
at
COOJ
Mental
Health
Foundation
(COOJ)-
0832-2252525,
Parivarthan-
+91
7676
602
602,
Connecting
Trust-
+91
992
200
1122/+91-992
200
4305
or
Sahai-
080-25497777/
SAHAIHELPLINE@GMAIL.COM