MUMBAI: Big Cinemas, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has launched a three-screen multiplex in Aurangabad to further expand its Maharashtra presence.

Anjali Big Cinemas, the newly launched property, has a total seating capacity of 1071 and is located at Khandkeshwar.

Big Cinemas COO Tushar Dhingra said, “Aurangabad is a tourism destination and is one of the fastest growing towns in the region. Audiences here have high expectations and we intend to fulfill them with the Big Cinemas' international experience."

With the launch of this new property, the multiplex chain now has 100 screens in western India wherein Anjali Big Cinemas is the 25th Big Cinemas property in the state of Maharashtra.

"Maharashtra is a very important territory for Big Cinemas, thanks to its flourishing film industry and large percentage of the nationwide box office, due to which we have the largest number of screens in this state,” Dhingra added.