‘The End’ looms for single screens but some say ‘picture abhi baaki hai’

Sharmila Ganesan Ram & Priyanka DasguptaTNN
Nov 5, 2021 | 17:19 IST

The pandemic has shuttered many small cinemas across the country but a determined few still hang on



‘Vinash Kaal’ — a Hindi horror flick whose poster shows a midriff-baring actress in a plunging neckline on the left and two lecherous villains on the right — is meant to be enjoyed ironically. But that’s not why Mumbai-based film archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur paid Rs 40 to watch it on the big screen in Bandra two weeks ago.
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