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
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.