Following the state government’s diktat, multiplex owners have agreed to screen Marathi movies between noon and 9 pm. The top priority will be a slot between 6 pm and 9 pm, but the film producers have been given freedom to demand slots in the prescribed prime time.

Shiv Sena workers protested outside author Shobhaa De’s house, offering her vada pav and dahi misal after De mockingly said the dishes would replace popcorn in multiplexes. Pics/Satyajit Desai