Published 16:36 IST, June 3rd 2020
'Drishyam 2' director Jeethu says theatre experience will regain momentum post COVID
As per an interview given to a leading news agency, Drishyam 2 director Jeethu Joseph spoke about how theatres will regain momentum after the COVID pandemic
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In a recent interview with a leing news daily, director Jeethu Joseph, who rose to prominence for his work in Mohanlal’s Drishyam, seemed optimistic about atre viewing experience post COVID 19 pandemic in India. Speaking about same in an interview, Jeethu Joseph mentioned that once people get back to ir routine, atres business will also gain momentum and restore its glory.
In dition to that, Jeethu Joseph also ackwledged financial losses that entertainment industry is currently bearing due to ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
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Furrmore, Jeethu Joseph ded that even with latest techlogy, people still continue to watch films on silver screen. director opined that silver screen has its own charm and once things go back to rmal, atres will start functioning again. Jeethu Joseph is currently gearing up for release of his much-awaited film, Drishyam 2, which is a sequel to blockbuster with Mohanlal and Meena in leing roles. Take a look:
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Coronavirus costs big to entertainment industry
Many studios, which h to delay releases of ir films, have w turned to online streaming platforms, in wake of Coronavirus spre. Some of se films include Trolls World Tour, Emma, Hunt and Invisible Man. Recently, Netflix anunced that it would be establishing a $100 million Coronavirus relief fund to aid creative community.
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Kumail Nanjiani and Isa Rae's Lovebirds, too, has shifted to Netflix. much-awaited sequels to highly successful franchise, Mission: Impossible 7 is w getting delayed due to on-going global catastrophe. Reportedly, officials at Paramount studios have w pushed release of seventh Mission Impossible film to vember 19, 2021, and eighth film to vember 4, 2022.
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About Coronavirus crisis in India
With more than 6.3 million people infected across globe, Coronavirus pandemic has officially become a major public health crisis world has witnessed in nearly 100 years. Claiming more than 3,80,000 lives globally, US still remains a Coronavirus hotbed with more than a 1.8 million positive cases, surpassing national tallies of hard-hit countries like China, Italy, Germany and France combined. As per recent reports by ICMR, India has crossed 2,00,000-mark.
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16:36 IST, June 3rd 2020