Covid-19 isn't going away anytime soon. Vaccines are still 16-18 months away. So what will happen in Bollywood in the coming 1-1.5 years? Share your predictions. Here are mine:
That's true for every year though 😆
I dont know why ppl want to replace movie theatres with streaming services . Watching movies on the big screen is a completely different experience than watching on some TV or laptop . Also the poor or single screen audience cant afford or understand how to watch online
Edited by 2RsFan - 3 years agoI dont know why ppl want to replace movie theatres with streaming services . Watching movies on the big screen is a completely different experience than watching on some TV or laptop . Also the poor or single screen audience cant afford or understand how to watch online
Exactly... if TV channels showing movies hasn't replaced movies being released in theatres, I don't think Netflix, Hotstar etc. will! I think streaming platforms could ever replace theatres, more likely they'll just become like an alternative to TV the way TV became an alternative to radio.
I dont know why ppl want to replace movie theatres with streaming services . Watching movies on the big screen is a completely different experience than watching on some TV or laptop . Also the poor or single screen audience cant afford or understand how to watch online
I agree, big screen viewing is not going anywhere. However, it is a dying business. It is no longer a big avenue for entertainment like it was a couple of decades ago, when there was hardly any other source of entertainment. Now we have many more alternatives for leisure activities, so cinemas have taken a backseat and its share of the entertainment pie has shrunk. This was happening regardless of Covid.
But with Covid-19, it has suddenly forced people to adapt to streaming platforms, and since things will remain like this for months, if not a year, it will bring about a behavioural change in people, who will not be so willing to go to theatres anymore.
I am talking about my mom who used to visit theatres a few times a year, and used to find it a hassle - to get ready, book tickets in advance, go through traffic, deal with general public, etc. Now we have a home theatre setup at home with a 60 inch LED TV and great speakers, with Netflix, Prime, Hotstar available. She is not going to visit a theatre again for sure. And there are many like her.
But yes, the poor audience who don't know how to watch online will still throng to single screens for entertainment and they will keep them going, because for them, they still don't have that many entertainment avenues.