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Mumbai Movie Ticket Prices to Soar: BMC Hikes Entertainment Tax Sevenfold
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News18•04-10-2026, 11:28
Mumbai Movie Ticket Prices to Soar: BMC Hikes Entertainment Tax Sevenfold
- •The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to significantly increase the entertainment tax for cinema halls, multiplexes, and live entertainment venues in Mumbai.
- •Under the new proposal, the tax per show for air-conditioned cinema halls and multiplexes is proposed to increase from Rs 60 to Rs 400, an approximate sevenfold hike.
- •Marathi and Gujarati films, plays, and musical events have been completely exempted from this tax.
- •Theater owners and producers predict that this tax hike will increase movie ticket prices in Mumbai by an average of Rs 5 to Rs 10.
- •Industry insiders express concern that the additional tax will put further pressure on the film industry, which is slowly recovering post-pandemic.
Key Questions Answered
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has proposed increasing the per-show entertainment tax for air-conditioned cinema halls and multiplexes from Rs 60 to Rs 400.
Marathi and Gujarati films, plays, and musical events have been completely exempted from the newly proposed entertainment tax hike.
The entertainment tax for cinema halls and entertainment venues in Mumbai had remained completely unchanged for 60 years, dating back to 1969, before this new amendment was introduced.
