• Multiplex complex shall mean an integrated entertainment and
shopping centre/complex or a shopping mall and having at least 3 halls/screens. a large multiplex with 20 or more screens is usually called a megaplex • Theatres are of different types. Now a days we can find four types of theatres. They are Multiplex IMAX Independent & second-run Drive-in theatres • In India, the mushrooming of multiplexes started in the mid-90s •India's first multiplex was MARIS COMPLEX with 5 screens in it and was opened in 80s in Tiruchirappalli.