A HISTORY OF CINEMA'S RESILIENCE

They said movie theatres would die.

They survived television. Home video. DVDs. Streaming. And two pandemics.
Cinemas Forever tells the story.

By Vishek Chauhan

THE STORY

Cinema has survived before.

Every generation has predicted the end of the movie theatre. Television would kill it. VCRs would kill it. DVDs would kill it. Streaming would kill it.

Yet the theatre kept adapting. Cinemas Forever explores that remarkable history through the eyes of a fourth-generation cinema exhibitor.

From the rise of television to the streaming revolution and two unprecedented pandemics, the cinema experience repeatedly reinvented itself.

THE JOURNEY

Every threat changed cinema.

Television

The first great threat to theatrical exhibition.

Home Video

Movies entered living rooms.

DVDs & VCDs

Entertainment became increasingly personal.

Streaming

The biggest transformation of the modern era.

Two Pandemics

Cinema faced extraordinary disruption — and survived.

THE BOOK

Cinemas Forever

How Movie Theatres Fought Back Against TV, Home Video, Streaming—and Survived Two Pandemics

A deeply researched account of how theatrical exhibition repeatedly adapted to technologies and crises that threatened its existence.

252 Pages

2026 Publication

ISBN 9798902963073

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THE AUTHOR

Vishek Chauhan

Fourth-Generation Cinema Exhibitor

Vishek Chauhan is a fourth-generation cinema exhibitor and the CEO of Roopbani Cinema in Purnia, Bihar.

His family's connection with cinema dates back to 1960, when Roopbani Cinema became part of Purnia's cinematic landscape.

Today, Chauhan carries that legacy forward while navigating the changing world of theatrical exhibition.

1960 Cinema Legacy

4th Generation

2026 Book Publication

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INDUSTRY SUPPORT

A conversation for cinema professionals.

Akshay Rathi Mayank Shekhar Satadeep Saha Susil S. Dungarwal FRICS Komal Nahta

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IN THE MEDIA

The story is getting attention.

The Hollywood Reporter India Interview on the book and theatrical revenue The Economic Times Why theatres survived Bollywood Hungama Pre-OTT exhibition trivia in the book Indian Television Bestseller coverage RVCJ Bestseller coverage Telly Chakkar Bestseller coverage

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