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Are These the Last Days of India’s Touring Tent Cinemas?
Once a major part of rural life, these traveling pictures shows were struggling even before the pandemic.
Are These the Last Days of India’s Touring Tent Cinemas?
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Prabhat Touring Talkies brings a film to a Maharashtra town two hours drive from the nearest permanent cinema. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images
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By the time the film reels arrive, the sky has darkened and the carnival is bathed in fairy lights. They’re late and everyone is waiting. Carrying them in a jute sack over his shoulder, a harried assistant weaves his way through the crowded fairgrounds and rushes into the largest attraction around: a roomy tent where hundreds have gathered to their dose of cinema for the day. ....