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Mumbai Cinema Ticket Prices to Rise: Entertainment Tax Hiked After 60 Years!
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News18•03-10-2026, 18:14
Mumbai Cinema Ticket Prices to Rise: Entertainment Tax Hiked After 60 Years!
- •The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation plans to significantly increase entertainment tax for theaters, multiplexes, and live performance venues.
- •This amendment comes after the tax remained unchanged for 60 years since 1969 and awaits approval from the Maharashtra government's UDD.
- •Tax for AC cinema theaters and multiplexes is proposed to increase from Rs. 60 to Rs. 400 per show, and for AC single-screen theaters from Rs. 45 to Rs. 200.
- •Tax for plays and music concerts will rise from Rs. 50 to Rs. 100; small theaters and video screening centers will now face a new tax of Rs. 90 per show.
- •Marathi and Gujarati films, plays, and music concerts are fully exempted; ticket prices in Mumbai are estimated to increase by Rs. 5 to Rs. 10.
Key Questions Answered
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has proposed increasing the per-show entertainment tax for air-conditioned multiplexes from Rs. 60 to Rs. 400, while AC single-screen theater rates will rise from Rs. 45 to Rs. 200, and non-AC theaters will be taxed at Rs. 90 per show.
Marathi and Gujarati films, plays, and music concerts have been fully exempted from the newly proposed entertainment tax revisions.
The All-Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has strongly opposed the tax hike, writing a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to urge a withdrawal of the proposal due to industry pressures.
