Career Show Awards 2022 - Best Employers of the Year
We share our achievements with our friends and followers. Cine Grand is one of the winners of this year's "Career show awards 2022". The award is really important to us because of all the effort and passion our team puts into making Cine Grand the place for the best cinema experience in Bulgaria.
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Cine Grand CEO Amitabh Vardhan is entrepreneur of the year 2021
https://ceoreviewmagazine.com/entreprene.../amitabh-vardhan/
My goal is to bring about social change through cinemas. I want to further incorporate cinemas as a means to socialize by coming up with innovative solutions as well as creating new path ways for existing trends.
Moreover, I want to give back to society by employing over 10,000 people all over the globe. I am also currently working on new business models which will make cinemas more accessible and personalized in nature.
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Cine Grand presents its virtual assistant
Cine Grand will delight its customers with a new service. When visiting the site cinegrand.bg, everyone will be able to take advantage of the services of the virtual assistant Oscar, who will answer all kinds of questions.
Oscar really knows everything. He will inform customers about the program of cinemas, upcoming premieres and promotions, opportunities to organize a birthday or private screening. Oscar will solve all problems with the choice of seats and unreceived tickets, will inform customers about the prices for the screening.
At a special event on December 17, Cine Grand will present its new virtual assistant Oscar. Guests will be able to see its incredible possibilities.
Cine Grand is a partner of GDBOP, with whose support they work together in the fight against video piracy of movies. The same event will be attended by representatives of the organization, who will share their achievements in the difficult battle with the pirates of original materials.
All guests of the event will be able to enjoy one of the most anticipated films of this year Spider-Man: No Way Home. Peter Parker's new explosive adventure will set him against well-known villains who are returning from different parallel universes.
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The new season of Bolshoi – exclusively at Cine Grand Park Center
A total of five premieres will be enjoyed by the customers in our luxury halls
For more than two centuries, the Bolshoi Ballet has become an iconic name not only for lovers of this wonderful art. The company rarely tours outside of Russia, so the best possible way to enjoy them is with performances in selected theaters around the world. After more than a year of delay due to the global pandemic, these screenings will provide an opportunity for audiences around the world, including in our country, to enjoy this beautiful art in all its glory.
The Bolshoi Ballet will display five shows for 2021/2022 season. Moscow's emblematic super productionSpartacus, choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich to music by Aram Khachaturian, will launch the season on November 28, followed by Tchaikovsky's essential work and favorite of the end-of-year celebrations, The Nutcracker, on December, right before Christmas.
In the middle of season, George Balanchine's sparkling triptych Jewels will be broadcast in February, unfolding the company's mastery of the ballet art. On March, Tchaikovsky's enchanting Swan Lake promises to captivate dance enthusiasts. The season will end on May with The Pharaoh's Daughter put on French choreographer Pierre Lacotte's production, especially recreated for the Bolshoi.
Give yourself an unforgettable experience with the 2021/2022 season!
The screenings will be at Cine Grand Park Center, and tickets are priced at BGN 20.00.
Here is the full program:
November 28 and December 4 2021
Spartacus
by Aram Khachaturian
choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich
December 18 and 19 2021
The Nutcracker
by P. I. Tchaikovsky
choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich
February 19 and 20 2022
Jewels
by G. Fauré, I. Stravinsky, P. I. Tchaikovsky
choreographed by George Balanchine
March 5 and 6 2022
Swan Lake
by P. I. Tchaikovsky
choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich
May 22 and 28 2022
Pharaoh's Daughter
by Cesare Pugni
choreographed by Pierre Lacotte
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Cine Grand reopens
We know that you have been waiting for this news for a long time and now we can announce it: Cine Grand reopens!
After the challenges of the last months, we are glad to welcome you back to our cinemas.
We want to assure you that we do even the impossible for the safety of all our guests and disinfect everywhere on the premises of Cine Grand.
You are welcome to enjoy the perfect cinema experience in our comfortable halls.
Thank you for your patience and trust!
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Transforming Cinema Viewing Experience
https://www.industry-era.com/vendor-2019-ceo-Cine-Grand.php
Amitabh Vardhan, Director and CEO, Cine Grand is a dreamer and cinema is his passion. He has spent more than 17 years building multiplexes and giving audience a unique movie viewing experience across the globe. Amitabh has been a catalyst in digitalization of Multiplexes through 2K digital projectors, computerized ticketing and analytical and digital CRM. The concept of all recliners, Clip on 3D glasses, Tsar Cinemas, Rainbow popcorns, variable ticket pricing etc. were new concepts developed and implemented by Amitabh in European market.
" After digitalization of projectors the Pictures were much sharper, brighter, colorful and the movies could be released everywhere on the same day "
Having worked for companies like Domino’s, Unilever & PVR Cinemas, Amitabh armed with his immense experience co-founded Cine Grand, which operated cinemas in India, USA, Bulgaria and Romania. Being a team player, receptive and adaptive to challenges, Amitabh believed that through cinemas one can bring happiness to all. These beliefs and qualities helped him in creating path breaking cinemas.
Value for money to customers is a success mantra for Cine Grand, which is committed to DTC—Design, Technology and Customer service—in all the markets. To offer the best customer experience, Cine Grand uses the best architects and designer to design the cinemas which are the latest and most innovative and operation friendly. Cine Grand offers all recliners cinemas with TSAR lounge, where service on seats, special lounges, healthy food, rainbow popcorn, sandwiches, pizzas etc. can be enjoyed. There is a robust CRM in place which takes care of every customer feedback and the resolves the issues within 24 hours.
According to Amitabh, great movie viewing experience starts with building connect with all the customers. Cine Grand creates every cinema with a lot of precision and makes it sure that it has all the latest features like seating, projection, sound, Food & Beverage, IT & service standards etc. Their Research & Development team continuously keeps on working on developing new ideas which provides unique cinema viewing experience to its customers. Cine Grand is member of Europa Cinema, which helps in showing all European movies. Apart from showing Hollywood & European movies, Cine Grand hosts film festivals, TED talks, Ballets and Live plays which gives Cine Grand its uniqueness and an edge over others.
Amitabh states that digitalization of Cinemas was a big change in movie viewing experience. “After digitalization of projectors the Pictures were much sharper, brighter, colorful and the movies could be released everywhere on the same day,” adds the steadfast leader. “The reach of the movies increased which helped in larger footfall. Improved IT had changed the ticketing, customer feedback system, billing and reporting system.” Today, customers can purchase tickets and popcorn without going to Box office or concession. “Alongside improved Seating through all “recliner & Lounge” concept at affordable price increased the footfall in the cinema,” adds Amitabh. “Now one can enjoy cinema on big screen sitting on the most luxurious seats.” For Amitabh, building a connect with customer, innovation and team makes the difference. “We work tirelessly in developing new concepts and ideas so that customers keep on liking our offerings,” states Amitabh. “Customer service provided by the team is a major differentiating factor. Continuous training and development help Cine Grand in achieving highest customer service standards.”
Amitabh along with his team of experts at Cine Grand are planning to enter Macedonia, Serbia, Cyprus and Africa in years to come with the most advanced Cinemas and a lot of customer friendly features. “The ultimate aim/purpose would be create Jobs for at least 10000 people, value creation for all stakeholders and to have many newer experience of life,” says Amitabh.
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Cine Grand introduced its new membership club
At its biggest event for 2019, Cine Grand presented its annual subscription program. The new product guarantees many privileges for all moviegoers.
Amitabh Vardhan, Director and CEO of Cine Grand, welcomes guests at TSAR halls in Sofia Ring Mall. He congratulated all partners and friends for theirs support, which recently made him in the top 10 of best executives fromIndustry Era Magazine.
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New Aviator 3D glasses
Among the gifts each member of our new club receives are Aviator 3D glasses. They are similar to the model worn by Tom Cruise in the cult hit Top Gun. Cine Grand is the first chain in Europe to offer these designer glasses.
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