MUMBAI: In support of their various demands, around 540 single-screen cinema theatres in Maharashtra will go on an indefinite bandh from 12 October.

Said Cinema Owners and Exhibitors‘ Association of India (COEA) president R B Vidhani that many demands of cinema owners were not fulfilled by the state government and there seems to be no any remedy to solve this problem. "To draw the attention of government to their problem, all cinema theatres will observe an indefinite bandh from 12 October."

Single-screen theatres‘ demands include abolition of entertainment tax as like in many other states and incentive package for survival of single-screen cinemas without any conditions, among others.