Drive-in cinemas have long struggled to find an audience in India but their fortunes may turn post lockdown NEW DELHI : Movie-goers may not want to be in closed auditoriums with strangers when they flock back to theatres once the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus is lifted.
This could result in major loss for traditional theatres but may be an opportunity for open-air, drive-in cinemas, which have long remained on the margins of India’s entertainment ecosystem with only a handful of properties across the country.
The few players that do exist such as Sunset Drive-in Cinema in Ahmedabad, Prarthana Beach Drive-in Theatre in Chennai, Under the Stars in Bengaluru, and Gurgaon Talkies in the national capital region have found it