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Vinod Kapri says 75% of Pyre screenings were cut in its first week
Vinod Kapri says cinemas cut 75% of Pyre’s shows during the film’s first week in India.
The Hindi film, released on October 30, follows an elderly couple in a Himalayan village who are waiting for their son to return.
Pyre’s screenings grew from about 80 to 400 after audiences responded to the film, Kapri said.
He says the number has since fallen to fewer than 100, and that theatre owners and distributors were told to show only one film.
Kapri did not name the bigger film, though Ramayana opened in cinemas on November 5, around the time the screenings were reduced.
The dispute matters because Kapri says his small-budget film deserves a fair chance alongside larger releases.
He has urged cinemas and distributors to keep showing Pyre, but no further action is reported.
Director Vinod Kapri says more than 75% of screenings of his film Pyre were cut during its first week in cinemas.
He said the film’s screenings fell from more than 400 to fewer than 100.
Kapri alleged that theatre owners and distributors had been told not to screen other films.
He did not name the film he believed was taking Pyre’s screenings, but reports linked his remarks to Ramayana.
Pyre, about an elderly couple in a Himalayan village, was released in India on October 30.
- Who
- Pyre director Vinod Kapri said the film’s screenings had been sharply reduced.
- What
- He said more than 75% of its shows were cut, leaving fewer than 100.
- When
- He made the claim on November 7, after saying screenings had been cut over the previous two days.
- Where
- The film was released in theatres across India.
- Why
- Kapri alleged that screenings were cut to make way for a bigger film. He did not name it.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Pyre was released in theatres across India.
Kapri said the film’s shows increased from about 80 to more than 400.
Ramayana was released in theatres.
Kapri said more than 75% of Pyre’s shows had been cut over the previous two days, leaving fewer than 100.
- Director
- Vinod Kapri
- Film
- Pyre
- India release date
- October 30
- Initial screenings
- About 80 shows
- Peak screenings
- More than 400 shows
- Screenings after cuts
- Fewer than 100 shows
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Pyre director Vinod Kapri says 75% shows of film has been cut down within first week, reveals theatre owners were told only one film will be shown
Pyre director claims 75% shows cut after Ramayana release: ‘Arm-twisting, harming our small film’
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What people are saying
I do not understand why do you have to shut one film to make way for your own.
We deserve a fair chance.
From 66 shows a day in Delhi to just 16.
It's a story of companionship, of loneliness and of waiting.
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THIS IS NOT FAIR. NOT TO #PYRE. NOT TO ITS AUDIENCE.