IMPPA President Shri Abhay Sinha Calls for Wider Cinema Access at CII Big Picture Summit
Sub: IMPPA President Shri Abhay Sinha Calls for Wider Cinema Access at CII Big
Picture Summit
President of Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association, Shri Abhay Sinha highlighted
the urgent need to expand affordable cinema infrastructure across India at the CII Big
Picture Summit, where the Confederation of Indian Industry concluded the twelfth edition
of the event at JW Marriott, Juhu held from 1 to 2 December 2025. The summit focused on
the theme “The AI Era, Bridging Creativity & Commerce,” bringing together leaders from
Government, Media, Technology, and Entertainment. IMPPA was represented by Sr. Vice
President Ms Sushama Shiromanee along with Executive Committee members Shri
Nishant Ujjwal (General Secretary FMC), Shri Yusuf Shaikh, and Shri Manish Jain.
Shri Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Chaired the summit
and a key highlight of the event was the plenary session on Cinema Infrastructure:
Building India's screen and modern cinema infrastructure to create equitable entertainment
access. Shri Abhay Sinha, addressed the challenges faced by theatres in reaching wider
audiences and mentioned that multiplex ticket prices, often in the range of Rs 200 to
Rs.250, remain out of reach for low income groups, impacting theatre occupancy and
overall industry growth.
Shri. Abhay Sinha requested the Government to support the exhibition sector by
reconsidering taxes such as TDS and GST for theatres. He also proposed the
development of hundred seated cinema halls at bus depots and railway stations to make
movie watching more accessible. Additionally, he suggested the introduction of mobile
hundred seat theatres mounted on trucks that can travel to smaller towns and villages,
creating new avenues for entertainment access across the country.
The summit brought forward fresh ideas for expanding India’s screen infrastructure and
reaffirmed the industry’s commitment to inclusive and technology driven growth.
Thanking you, Yours faithfully
