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BREAKING: PVR INOX launches ‘Smart Cinema’ for India’s small towns; tickets to be 30-35% CHEAPER, F&B to be affordable: “A typical cinema costs Rs. 3-4 cr per screen; Smart Cinema costs Rs. 1.9 cr…”

Ajay Bijli, Managing Director, PVR INOX Ltd; Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Executive Director, PVR INOX Ltd;…
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WAVES 2025: Aamir Khan calls 8-week theatrical-OTT window “FAULTY”: “Whether your film is good or bad, this business model DOESN’T make sense”; Ajay Bijli reveals, “Global BO dropped from $42 billion pre-Covid to $32 billion; 40 lakh seats in cinemas in India; 2024 occupancy was just 16%”

Day 2 of WAVES Summit 2025 began on a rocking note as Aamir Khan attended a session along with…
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Photos: Aamir Khan, Javed Akhtar and Ajay Bijli snapped at the launch of Aamir Khan Film Festival

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PVR Inox MD Ajay Bijli reveals, “We got 2,00,000 people last month by doing corporate bookings, re-runs etc.”; also says “We have discounted prices like you can’t imagine”

The debate on inflated ticket prices in multiplexes never ends. Ajay Bijli, Managing Director, PVR…
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PVR Inox MD Ajay Bijli says “Small and mid-sized films are the bread and butter while Shah Rukh Khan is the JAM; also reveals, “Aamir Khan said, ‘Laapataa Ladies could have done better’”

Though the box office is back on its feet after the disastrous lockdown period, the pattern has…
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PVR Inox MD Ajay Bijli says, “Our ticket prices are already low”: “In 85% of our cinemas, the average ticket price is Rs. 260”

One of the biggest developments that took place last year was the merger between two multiplex…
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Photos: Ayushmaan Khurrana attends the song launch of Dream Girl 2 in Delhi

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PVR MD Ajay Bijli assures that ticket prices will come down in several theatres after the Inox merger: “Our focus is more on getting more and more people inside, rather than looking at ticket price”

One of the biggest developments in the history of the Indian exhibition sector took place last year…
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PVR Chairman Ajay Bijli BREAKS silence on criticism over EXPENSIVE popcorn in his multiplex

There was a time when movie tickets and the snacks available in cinema halls were reasonably…
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Photos: Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta and others celebrate the return of theatres with a cake cutting ceremony in Delhi

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