Cinema opens in Srinagar city of India-administered Kashmir for the first time in 14 years in New Delhi's push to showcase normalcy in the disputed region
The 520-seat hall with three screens opened under elaborate security in Srinagar's high-security zone that also houses India's military regional headquarters.
The 520-seat hall with three screens opened under elaborate security in Srinagar's high-security zone that also houses India's military regional headquarters. The city's eight privately owned movie theatres closed on the orders of rebels, saying they were vehicles of India's cultural invasion and anti-Islamic.
However, three cinema halls, backed by India's financial assistance, reopened in 1999 amid an official push to project the idea that life had returned to normal in Kashmir. "The government is committed to changing perceptions about Jammu and Kashmir, and we know people want entertainment and they want to watch movies," Sinha told reporters at the inauguration.
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