Off The Cuff with Ajay Bijli
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
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In the latest edition of ThePrint 'Off The Cuff', Ajay Bijli, chairman and managing director, PVR Limited, was in conversation with our Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. Bijli spoke about how the Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have changed the entertainment industry, the rise of OTT platforms and whether people can go back to the experience of watching movies safely in theatres.
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Highlights:
0:00- Off The Cuff with Shekhar Gupta and Ajay Bijli
2:32 -OTT helped creators make money
4:40 - India is a market of volumes for movies
5:52 - OTTs and cinema will co-exist
9:06 - Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar as force multipliers
11:50- The only thing I know is how to build cinemas
14:00 - Covid and the risk of cinema halls
18:35 - I ran a trucking company after father died
28:05 - People are coming back to theatres
32:56- Covid has taught us to not put all our eggs in one basket
35:33 - Cinemas have always stood the test of time
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Loved the interview Shekhar ji. Very light hearted but still all relevant questions were asked. Please do more interviews like these.
Also please give my regards to Mr. Ajay Bijli. He revolutionized Indian cinema watching experience.
This interview was so much fun.. full of experience & stories.. can't wait to go back to the theatres.
I had stopped watching movies in theaters in 1990s, because of bad state of theaters and restarted only after PVR Saket, though it was not that affordable from Faridabad. So only few times a year. So thankful to Ajay Bijli for making watching movies a pleasure again.
But I still have an issue with seating rows arrangements. Cant they be made like USA , front rows seats only into middle of back rows, so that person in front rows doesn’t block one view.
Please send my message to Sh Ajay Bijli.
Sir, I'm in love your journalism
Absolutely loved it, Shekharji tusi great hon
Dusron ke dukh mein khushi na khojein...aisi chain ban jaati hai.."we shifted gears!"
Sirrrrr.....please tell more children/family stories❤️
Kudos to Mr. Bijli for his entrepreneurial spirit. Amongst many other things, I appreciate him for pronouncing my mother tongue - the right way - Telugu with an oo after the L. Most Punjabis miss that.
that's because telegu and punjabi cinemas are ray of hope in pandemic times for exebitors and after RRR collaboration with PVR, you need to get things in order
Considering WFH prevailing, there is a high likelihood that people will go out to watch movie, as they would be bored as hell. They will be less fatigued because of lesser office travel and hence more chances that they will go to cinemas.
Excellent 👌👌👌👌👌
Thanks!
Thank you for your support Vasu!
Feedback on interview : The interview often tends to drift off in Hindi from English. It will do you good to segment where your audiences come from and whether you consider it important to appeal to people beyond the Hindi heartland. Nothing big or jingoistic about this. However, when interview drifts off in Hindi excessively, non Hindi speakers may lose attention or appeal. No sensationalism or propaganda intended.
Content wise no doubts!
Don’t hurry and Hold on till the 3rd or 4th wave gets over and we have a lifetime left to watch cinema on the big screen.Those who lost their lives during COVID will never experience the magic of cinema on big screen.
Maza a gya sunke interview. Maybe showing cricket matches live is one way. People love to do community watching
Interrupting your guest. Where's SG's experience gone?
Mr Gupta, could you kindly share the emaill address of Mr Bijli, which shall help to share the candidature with him in person.
Await your resposne Sir.
Regards
Why don't you let your guests answer a question properly? Why do you keep intersecting?
YRF was the only producer to release 1st in cinema halls and then in OTT all other let go of their films
07:56 going to watch indo pak match,goodluck mate😔😔😔
Sg uncle ji jokes are so good
Good job Sir, we need to make entrepreneurs next super stars and not SRK's kids super star.
Bijli was explaining how he got into Cinemas from Trucking. Then he is cut short. Listen more and talk less as an interviewer.
he sounds like an economist,,..
All your sponsors to be under government scanner
Wonder why SG's done this interview; its diluting his image
I have never enjoyed PVR halls; the poor viewing angles and gaudy colour schemes make it a very poor experience. Maybe he should visit the SPI halls which they've acquired, and learn something
I suspect use of the word "arbitration" is just to polish the past & make it sound decent