Post on 2025-10-01

Karnataka High Court upholds Rs 200 movie ticket cap ahead of Kantara: Chapter 1 release

Rishab Shetty’s Kantara: Chapter 1 is just a day away from its release. However, the Karnataka High Court has recently provided a major update on the Rs 200 movie ticket cap.
The court has declined to lift its stay on a rule that caps movie ticket prices at Rs 200. The court also mandated that records of ticket sales across all payment methods be kept up to date until the case is decided.

A division bench of Justices Suraj Govindaraj and Rajesh Rai K heard the case.

However, the multi-screen premium theatres with fewer than 75 seats are unaffected by the cap, which was included in the 2014 amendment to the Karnataka Cinema (Control) Rules.

The state had previously implemented this policy in 2017, but it was revoked in the face of a challenge in the high court.