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Friday, 19th Dec 2014, 1:36 PM IST Aamir Khan starrer ‘PK’ has finally hit the screens today. The film has got a good opening, but it won’t be releasing in Mumbai’s two major single screens - Maratha Mandir and G7. These two single screens are not releasing the film as they were told to increase the rate of the tickets. The Executive Director of Maratha Mandir and G7 said, “I was not allowed to open the advance booking for ‘PK’ and was asked to increase the ticket price from Rs 80 and 100 to Rs 150 and 250 for lower and upper stall respectively. I was given a condition that unless I increase the ticket price I won’t be given the film and hence, with due respect to Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani, I preferred shelving the film instead of taking undue advantage of my patrons, my public coming to my theatres by increasing the ticket rates. The discussion continued for two days with Mr. Vinay Choksi of VIP Enterprises who book my theatres, and he was not ready to give me the film if I did not agree to their terms of hiking the ticket rates. Hence, after an unsettled meeting last evening, I decided to shelve the film.” Representative of ‘PK’, Vinay stated, “Yes, ‘PK’ will not be released in Maratha Mandir Cinema and Gaiety Galaxy – G7. They contribute highest collection only amongst the single screens and not overall. If the exhibitor is ready to let go business and few lakhs does not bother them, then we cannot stop their mind.” Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android:http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS:bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |