New Delhi, May 30 -- In many villages across rural Maharashtra, the absence of cinema halls has long forced residents to depend on nearby cities to watch new releases. Addressing this gap in the age of evolving technology, a new initiative titled Kissa Shuru Talkies has been launched with the aim of delivering fresh films directly to rural audiences.

The grand launch event was recently held in Mumbai and was inaugurated by Maharashtra's Minister for Information Technology and Cultural

attended as the chief guest. The event also saw the presence of several prominent names from the film industry including Deepak Tijori, Abhijeet Panse, Viju Mane, Sameer Vidwans, Ashish Bende, Subodh Khanolkar, Priya Berde, Kushal Badrike, Santosh Juvekar,...