{"id":382149,"date":"2022-10-18T16:27:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=382149"},"modified":"2022-10-18T16:27:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:27:36","slug":"cinemas-blame-distributors-for-blocking-screening-of-the-legend-of-maula-jatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/cinemas-blame-distributors-for-blocking-screening-of-the-legend-of-maula-jatt\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinemas Blame Distributors for Blocking Screening of ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of Pakistan’s biggest films to date,\u00a0The Legend of Maula Jatt<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>was opened to packed but limited cinemas across Pakistan and internationally from 13 October onward but despite garnering rave reviews and attracting large audiences, the domestic release has been marred by a deadlock between distributors and major cinema houses across Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, Capri and Atrium are the only two cinemas that are currently airing The Legend of Maula Jatt<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Karachi’s largest cinema house, Nueplex Cinemas, issued an official statement on Instagram on Monday to clarify why it is not screening The Legend of Maula Jatt <\/em><\/strong>and blamed the movie’s distributors for demanding terms that are “out of industry norms”.<\/p>\n

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It stated:<\/p>\n

We feel that it is highly unfortunate that the distributor of the title The Legend of Maula Jatt<\/em><\/strong> is asking for exhibition terms which are out of the industry norms. Such rigid terms cannot be afforded by exhibitors, especially during times of economic instability.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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According to reports, the film’s distributors are demanding that cinema owners increase the ticket prices by Rs. 200 per ticket for the first 10 days of the film’s screening.<\/p>\n

Nueplex Cinemas concluded,<\/p>\n

We are hoping for a fairer approach in the future as we are always here to welcome and screen any Pakistani film with open arms.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t

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Another Karachi cinema house, The Arena, issued a similar statement on its Instagram, apologizing for the delay, also blaming the distributors.<\/p>\n\t

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