Before the pandemic wreaked havoc, the makers of Sooryavanshi declared that their film will be shown in Mumbai 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The action film was set to be released on March 24, 2020 at the time. Maharashtra Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray’s ambition to make Mumbai into a city that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week included running Sooryavanshi’s shows for 24 hours, including shows after midnight. Unfortunately, the much-anticipated film directed by Rohit Shetty and starring Akshay Kumar has been postponed as a result of the country’s lockdown. It was finally released on Friday, November 5th.
Surprisingly, the makers of Sooryavanshi’s aim of providing shows at all times was realised, though only in a few theatres.
The film was in such high demand that the last showing at the Maxus cinema in Borivali, Mumbai, was at 11:45 p.m. yesterday (November 5). The next show was at 12:30 a.m., followed by a show at 1:15 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. The shows began at 4:30 a.m., followed by 5:15 and 6:00 a.m., after a two-and-a-half-hour break. Surprisingly, all of these shows were sold out or nearly sold out.
The other Maxus cinema, in Bhayandar, screened Sooryavanshi at 12:45 a.m. and received a positive response. Meanwhile, Movie Time’s Chembur location had to keep a show running at 12:30 a.m.
