Here's why Nueplex and Cinepax aren't showing 'The Legend of Maula Jatt'

Bilal Lashari’s magical crematory ‘The Legend Of Maula Jatt’ finally got released amid years of delay, however, two major cinemas apparently Nueplex and Cinepax are not showing the mega-budget movie.

Apparently, Nueplex and Cinepax are not showing ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’. As per social media tweets, the agreement between the film producer, distributor, and cinema house owners to reduce ticket prices has not been reached yet.

For now, The Legend of Maula Jatt is only being screened at Atrium. Not Nueplex or Cinepax. Moreover, Atrium Cinemas’ owner Nadeem Mandviwalla is also the main contributor to the movie.

Dispute

The main dispute according to the social media users is the unequal distribution of prices of the movie. The film distributor demanded an increase in the ticket prices of The Legend of Maula Jatt. Since then, the ticket prices for this movie have increased in various cinemas compared to other shows.

This offer of increasing ticket prices has apparently been declined by Nueplex and Cinepax as both the major cinemas have refused to increase the price.

As per SAMAA Digital, Tariq Mehboob, Chief Financial Officer of Cinepax cinemas, said that the negotiations are underway with the film distributor and producer and the matters will be settled soon. He said that before the release of any film, an agreement is reached between the distributor and cinema owners, after which the film is allowed to be screened in that cinema.

The controversy has been going on since October 6. Of 122 screens in Pakistan almost 50 of the main multiplex screens have not yet released any schedule for The Legend of Maula Jatt a day after the film’s release.