Less than a week remains until the release of *Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1* and *Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari*. This highly anticipated clash between the two films has sparked a fierce battle over show sharing. However, exhibitors are left shocked by the unprecedented demands made by the makers of *Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1*.
**SHOCKING:** Kantara’s distributors demand that single-screen, two-screen, and three-screen theatres *do not* share shows with *Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari*, insisting on 100% showcasing of their film.
A trade source revealed that AA Films, the distributors of *Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1*, sent an official mail to exhibitors outlining their showtime requirements. They have demanded all shows on single-screen cinemas, 12 shows in two-screen cinemas (which amounts to all shows), and 18 shows in three-screen multiplexes—again, effectively requesting every show.
The source explained, “It is common for distributors to demand 100% showcasing in single-screen and two-screen cinemas. But as far as we remember, this is a rare instance where a distributor has asked for all shows even in a three-screen cinema.”
Understandably, many exhibitors have expressed reservations about this arrangement. One exhibitor, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Bollywood Hungama,
> “I don’t agree with this unreasonable demand. We understand that *Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1* is a highly anticipated film. But *Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari* also looks like a fun entertainer that will attract family audiences and youth. Hence, I’d like to play that film as well. We hope the makers of *Kantara* understand our dilemma and find a solution.”
Further details from the AA Films mail reveal even more astonishing demands for larger multiplexes. They require:
– 21 shows in four-screen theatres
– 27 shows in five-screen cinemas
– 30 shows in six-screen multiplexes
– 36 shows in seven-screen multiplexes
– 42 shows in eight-screen multiplexes
– 48 shows in nine-screen multiplexes
– A whopping 54 shows in 10-screen theatres
In addition, AA Films has asked for 100% shows in IMAX properties as well. This demand implies that *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle* will end its successful run in IMAX theatres on October 1.
This bold show-sharing request has put exhibitors in a difficult position as they try to balance the expectations of distributors and audience preferences.
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