Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Inaugurates Multipurpose Cinema Halls In The South Kashmir

Pulwama, September 18 - Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated multipurpose cinema halls in the South Kashmir districts of Shopian and Pulwama, on Sunday and has assured that every district of Jammu and Kashmir will get cinema halls soon.

The official handle of The Office of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir made the announcement on Twitter. The tweet read, "A historic day for J&K UT! Inaugurated Multipurpose Cinema Halls at Pulwama and Shopian. It offers facilities ranging from movie screening, infotainment and skilling of youth".



On the first day, films like "RRR" and "Bhaag Mikha Bhaag" were shown to the audiences. "We will build such multipurpose cinema halls in every district of Jammu and Kashmir soon. Today, I dedicate such cinema halls to the youth of Pulwama and Shopian", Sinha said and added, "This is an initiative taken by the Mission Youth under (secretary) Shahid Iqbal Choudhary".

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— Office of LG J&K (@OfficeOfLGJandK) September 18, 2022

Kashmir's first INOX multiplex in Srinagar's Somwar area having three movie theatres with a total capacity of 520 persons will also be open to the public from next week, according to Mint.

Up until the late 1980s, the Valley was home to almost a dozen independent movie theatres, but they were forced to close their doors after receiving threats from two militant outfits. Although authorities tried reopening several of the theatres in the late 1990s, militants foiled those efforts by attacking the Regal Cinema in Lal Chowk with a devastating grenade in September 1999.

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