Mumbai is said to be the city that never sleeps. But that wasn’t exactly true as most entertainment centres and eateries would down shutters a little after midnight. There was a long-pending demand that people should have options to go out till the wee hours, as it happens in any other international city. Finally, their pleas were heard and last month, the state government gave the approval for malls, restaurants and pubs to be open till late in the night.It’ll be however a wait-and-watch situation for these theatres. As of now, they’ll play this late-night, or rather, early morning show only in certain multiplexes which are located in areas where BPO (business process outsourcing) or KPO (knowledge process outsourcing) offices and late-night family restaurants abound or where people generally loiter till very late. Also, only one screen as of now will be dedicated to these shows. Lastly, these shows will be available only in the weekends or during festivals. Depending on the response, the shows will be increased and other multiplexes will also join in.Last year, Mumbaikars did get a slight glimpse of post-midnight shows in April during the release of gigantic Hollywood blockbuster Avengers: Endgame. The biggie had shows even at 3 am in certain multiplexes. Since the demand for the film was insane, these shows even recorded full occupancy, especially in the initial days of the release.
