Key points:
- First drive-in cinema of central india is ready for inauguration. It has come up on the premises of the Lake View Residency Hotel on Shymala Hills and has been built by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (MPTDC).
- The 90,000-square-feet facility boasts of a special screen and a hi-tech sound system.
Bhopal: The first ever drive-in cinema of central India is likely to be inaugurated “later this month”. With a capacity of 100 vehicles, the open-air theatre is being developed at the sprawling Lake View Ashok hotel, now a unit of the MP State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC).
The open air theatre is being developed under PPP mode by a Bhopal-based company in collaboration with the MPSTDC. A spokesman of the corporation said, “Work is in the final phase before it is completed. Recently, a 40-minute trial was also held.” The drive-in is likely to be inaugurated before January 26, sources said, adding, the final date for the inauguration ceremony is yet to be announced.
Managing director of the MPSTDC, S Vishwanathan, said, “The drive-in will be ready very soon.” He said that a huge screen of 1,400 sq feet has been installed in the drive-in where 100 cars could be parked to watch a movie. The project was conceptualized during the corona period when all cinema halls and multiplexes of the state capital were shut and people were missing the excitement of watching movies in big screens.
Besides watching movies while sitting in your car, one can also enjoy the movie while sitting in an amphitheatre with weather-proof seating alongwith dine-in service. The ticket pricing, however, is yet to be decided.
