National Anthem At Theatres

The playing of national anthem before the screening of movies should not be made compulsory for now, the government told the Supreme Court today. A final call can be taken on the issue once a ministerial panel comes up with its guidelines on this, the government said.

Recently at the Penguin Fever 2017, actor Vidya Balan launched noted author and columnist Shobhaa De's book - 'Seventy And To Hell With It'. Speaking to NDTV at the book launch, they touched upon patriotism, casting couch in Bollywood and why they think actors shy away from speaking out about it.

Around 20 people have been arrested after being accused of failing to stand for the national anthem in cinemas, two weeks after the Supreme Court made it compulsory.

A group of college students was manhandled inside a movie theatre in Chennai on Sunday allegedly because they didn't stand when the national anthem was playing before the film, as ordered by the Supreme Court recently.

The national anthem remains compulsory in all cinemas, the Supreme Court said today, while tweaking its earlier order to state that the theatre's doors should remain closed, but not bolted, till the play-out ends. People with disabilities in the audience do not need to stand up, the judges said, clarifying the verdict they delivered last week.

The playing of national anthem before the screening of movies should not be made compulsory for now, the government told the Supreme Court today. A final call can be taken on the issue once a ministerial panel comes up with its guidelines on this, the government said.

Recently at the Penguin Fever 2017, actor Vidya Balan launched noted author and columnist Shobhaa De's book - 'Seventy And To Hell With It'. Speaking to NDTV at the book launch, they touched upon patriotism, casting couch in Bollywood and why they think actors shy away from speaking out about it.

Around 20 people have been arrested after being accused of failing to stand for the national anthem in cinemas, two weeks after the Supreme Court made it compulsory.

A group of college students was manhandled inside a movie theatre in Chennai on Sunday allegedly because they didn't stand when the national anthem was playing before the film, as ordered by the Supreme Court recently.

The national anthem remains compulsory in all cinemas, the Supreme Court said today, while tweaking its earlier order to state that the theatre's doors should remain closed, but not bolted, till the play-out ends. People with disabilities in the audience do not need to stand up, the judges said, clarifying the verdict they delivered last week.