Movie theatres are currently empty. Well, they have to be. They have been ordered to be shut down in most states of India. Movie production has been put on hold across India by film associations. How long these shutdowns will be in play is difficult to estimate, but let’s just say that it is unlikely to be a matter of days. It will probably be weeks together, and that too if Indians behave themselves and follow instructions and advice given by newspapers like this one, rather than, say, advice received on social media.

There is a perception that spending on entertainment is a “luxury” and hence is a part of the discretionary spending of an individual or a family. Given this perception,

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