Mumbai, March 6 -- Veteran Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai has raised significant concerns over the growing number of empty cinema halls in India, attributing it to the steep cost of movie tickets.

Taking to social media, Ghai shared a picture of an almost empty theater and questioned the sustainability of the cinema industry under the current circumstances.

In his post, the director wrote, "Why is Bollywood bleeding today? Because of the heavy cost to watch a film in cinema halls. Cinema lovers have stopped going to theatres to experience a collective movie-watching experience on the big screen."

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Ghai proposed a potential solution to the issue writing, "The only solution... If Bollywood, alon...