Since the opening of the INOX multiplex in Srinagar, more than 5000 people have watched shows, according to its owner Vikas Dhar, with younger people making up the bulk of the audience. Photo courtesy: Khalid Khan
Since the opening of the INOX multiplex in Srinagar, more than 5000 people have watched shows, according to its owner Vikas Dhar, with younger people making up the bulk of the audience. Photo courtesy: Khalid Khan
Culture

Will a new multiplex revive Kashmir’s cinema culture?

India-administered Kashmir opened its first multiplex in September 2022 after nearly three decades
Irfan Mehraj and Khalid Khan

Irfan Mehraj is a multimedia journalist and editor based in Kashmir. His work has appeared in Al Jazeera, TRT World, Deutsche Welle, and the Caravan among others. He can be reached at @IrfanMeraj.Khalid Khan is a multimedia journalist based in Kashmir. His work has appeared in Al Jazeera, BBC, Newsclick, and Deutsche Welle among others. He can be reached at @KhalidHkhan_.

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In the 1990s, cinema halls across India-administered Kashmir shut down as insurgency and violence gripped the region.

Cinemas finally returned in September 2022, when the first multiplex in India-administered Kashmir was opened in Srinagar.

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