India's Single-Screen Cinemas Were Struggling Before COVID-19. Now They're Dying Out
Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.

Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.
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Source: India's Single-Screen Cinemas Were Struggling Before COVID-19. Now They're Dying Out (https://www.npr.org/2021/07/17/1016114360/indias-single-screen-cinemas-were-struggling-before-covid-19-now-theyre-dying-ou)