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For many non-theatrical film screenings in Delhi, this has been a ritual: silence, cinema, discussion. Today, the silence hangs in Mool, a basement used for film screenings and discussions. Arnab from Camera Commune, paces by the white walls of the basement, helming the proceeds of the evening smoothly.
- ▪For many non-theatrical film screenings in Delhi, this has been a ritual: silence, cinema, discussion.
- ▪Today, the silence hangs in Mool, a basement used for film screenings and discussions.
- ▪Arnab from Camera Commune, paces by the white walls of the basement, helming the proceeds of the evening smoothly.
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For many non-theatrical film screenings in Delhi, this has been a ritual: silence, cinema, discussion. Today, the silence hangs in Mool, a basement used for film screenings and discussions. Arnab from Camera Commune, paces by the white walls of the basement, helming the proceeds of the evening smoothly. It is The Young Karl Marx (2017), chosen to mark the birthday of the father of communism. Once the film is over, a discussion will follow.What led to this culture around films in the capital? Recent reports have flagged an 83% drop in the footfall of multiplexes since 2016, from 49,000 people a day in 2017 to 21,541 in 2024.
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