[1] Balaka Cineworld, one of the oldest movie theaters in the country, was closed on 20 March 2020 for COVID-19 epidemic,[2] but reopened on 29 September 2022.

[4] After Hasan's death in the 1970s, the movie theater was owned and operated by his heirs.

[5] On 7 November 2019, after the death of Mohammad Hasan Ali Imam, managing director of Hasan Movies Limited, a conflict arose between his two wives and children over the ownership of the movie theater.

In such a situation Mohammad Hossain, the son-in-law of the Imam's daughter, was given the responsibility of managing the movie theater.

Balaka could not be opened due to monetary loss of ৳30 lakh during the lockdown and legacy issues of the movie theater.