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Memory Palaces

List of theaters..

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Chandni Chowk to China at Bombay’s New Empire
Naya Daur at Bombay’s Nishat theater
Bombay’s Paradise cinema
Patiala’s Phul theater
The ‘box office’ in ruin at Delhi’s defunct Chanderlok cinema
Bombay’s derelict Imperial Cinema
Bombay’s Alfred cinema
An MGR retro at Madurai’s Meenatchi theater
Pune’s landmark Prabhat Talkies
Regal Talkies in Amritsar’s old city
The ‘new’ Dostana at Chandigarh’s Kiran cinema
Mysore’s Lido cinema
The remains of Bombay’s Diana Talkies
Guntur’s Krishna Mahal
Calcutta’s Lighthouse cinema
Bombay’s Dreamland cinema
Bangalore’s Majestic
Delhi’s Chanakya theater and its ‘demise’ two years ago
Magadheera at Hyderabad’s Sudarshan theater
Coimbatore’s Royal theater
Devgan at the New Royal, Bombay
Bombay’s historic Capitol
The Rajni festival at Bangalore’s Natraj theater!
The ‘ruins’ of the Strand theater in Bombay
Dhoom 2 & Fanaa at the Delite in Delhi
Mysore’s Woodlands Cinema
Allahabad’s Palace theater
Bombay’s Plaza
The landmark Shenoys theater in Ernakulum, Kochi
Surat’s Shital cinema
Keshari Talkies in Bhubaneswar
Bombay’s first art deco Regal cinema
Mughal-e-Azam at Bombay’s art deco Eros theater
Saudagar (Ghai) at Bombay’s fabled Metro cinema
Rajni’s Mard remake ‘Maveeran’ at the Anandha theater in Pondicherry
Indias First Silent Movie Theater, Churchgate Mumbai
The Rajni bang at the Shanthi theater in Madras
Ghajini & Delhi 6 at Calcutta’s Paradise Cinema
Bangalore’s ‘ancient’ Elgin Talkies.. as old as the Luimeres in India (1896)
Welcome to the last show — the view from Calcutta
Mysore’s Opera Cinema
Khote Sikkey at Naz Cinema, Lucknow
Sunset Drive-in.. Ahmedabad
The heydays of Bangalore’s movie halls
Jaipur’s famous Raj Mandir screening Rang De Basanti
Golcha cinema in Delhi’s Daryaganj
Bombay’s landmark Minerva cinema & the Sholay history
Bombay’s legendary Maratha Mandir

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24 Responses to “Memory Palaces”

  2. munna Says:
    April 9, 2016 at 1:14 PM

    majestic cinema – Delhi

    Plaza in Delhi

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  7. munna Says:
    July 27, 2019 at 3:48 PM

    Varanasi

    Shahu Palace Cinema Hall is located at godowlia,Varanasi.Shahu Palace Cinema Hall is now closed.

    Shilpi Cinema Hall is located in Khojwa Bazar, Varanasi.Shilpi Theater is now closed.

    Ruins of Prakash Cinema. Most single screen theatres in the city met similar fate.

    Anand Mandir is one of the very few single screen theatres in Varanasi that have survived the onslaughts. The cinema hall now screens only Bhojpuri language films.

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  8. munna Says:
    July 27, 2019 at 3:51 PM

    Taksal Cinema Hall is located at Nadesar Varanasi.Cinema Hall is closed now.

    Chhavi Mahal Cinema Hall is located at Chowka Ghat Varanasi.

    Lalita Cinema Hall is located at Bhelupura, Varanasi.Lalita Cinema Hall is now closed.

    apnabanaras.blogspot.com

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  9. munna Says:
    July 27, 2019 at 3:53 PM

    Prakash Theater is located in Lahurabir Varanasi and is closed now.

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  10. munna Says:
    July 27, 2019 at 3:57 PM

    Laxmi Palace, Cinema Hall,is located at Mahmoorganj, Varanasi

    Ganga Palace Cinema Hall is located at Lohamandi, Chetganj, Varanasi

    Sushil Cinema Hall is located at Godowlia, Varanasi.Hall is closed now.

    Yamuna Picture Palace is located in Bisheshwarganj, Varanasi and is closed now.

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  11. munna Says:
    July 27, 2019 at 4:00 PM

    Mazda Cinema Hall is located at godowlia on the way to Luxa Road.Now the cinema hall is demolished by owner and the land is used as Taxi Stand.

    Located in an ace spot along the lively Bidyapith Road, one cannot possibly miss the Sajan Cinema Hall with its flaming red entrance. Screening a number of popular Bollywood blockbusters as well as some Bhojpuri (a language spoken mostly in eastern and north-central India) films, this cinema is as unpretentious as they come. Don’t expect plush amenities; this one guarantees you a true cinematic experience complete with audience hoots, cat-calls and wolf-whistles when the ‘heroine’ makes her steamy entry on screen for the first time. Ticket rates are cheaper than those at the mall cinemas. Try Sajan when the spirituality of Varanasi has done its time.

    Pushpraj Cinema Hall is located in Shivpur, Varanasi.Pushpraj Theater is now closed.

    Abhay Cinema Hall is located in Assi, Varanasi.Abhay Theater is now closed.

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  12. munna Says:
    July 28, 2019 at 3:47 AM

    Shah, Agra…Saw Darr in second week..If I remember correctly Balcony was Rs. 16.

    Manjushree, Kanpur…Saw HAHK in 4-5th week..

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  13. munna Says:
    August 4, 2019 at 5:38 PM

    The Harchand cinema in Bathinda.

    Batra Theatre Chandigarh

    Bassi Theatre, Mohali

    Kiran Cinema in Chandigarh

    Kiran Cinema in Chandigarh

    https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/ray-of-hope-eludes-kiran-cinema/759956.html

    Phul Cinema in Patiala

    https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/spectrum/society/balconies-and-boxes-the-end/570211.html

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  14. munna Says:
    August 4, 2019 at 5:42 PM

    Sangeet cinema, Ludhiana

    Deepak cinema located near Bhadaur House, Ludhiana

    Kailash cinema, Ludhiana

    https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/community/city-cinemas-going-into-oblivion/373232.html

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  16. munna Says:
    August 4, 2019 at 6:13 PM

    Neelam Theatre, Chandigarh

    https://images.indianexpress.com/2015/06/neelam-theatre-759.jpg?w=759&h=422&imflag=true

    Piccadily Cinemas (Chandigarh)

    Bassi Theatre, Mohali

    Batra Theatre

    TWIN CINEMA, MOHALI

    Nirman Theatre(Chandigarh)

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  18. Rocky Says:
    July 27, 2023 at 1:19 PM

    Regal Theater Projectionist Mohammad Aslam | Special Coverage | Lifetime Achievement Award

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  19. Rocky Says:
    July 30, 2023 at 5:49 PM

    What an apt reply to Naseer by Akhshay Rathi-
    Dear #NaseeruddinShah sahab, While I’m truly grateful to you for gracing the
    @FHF_Official
    ’s function where three projectionists (one of them being from our chain of cinemas) were felicitated for decades of their service, it’s with deep regret & disappointment, that I’m having to write this tweet. As a part of your speech, you said “When a film becomes successful, तो इसकी असली मलाई distributors और exhibitors नाम के दरिंदे खा जाते है” & as a film exhibitor, I object strongly to this distasteful & factually incorrect statement. As they say, ignorance is dangerous, but half knowledge is even more dangerous. Your statement, unfortunately indicates that despite having years of experience as an artiste, you are unaware about the ground realities of the entertainment sector. I hope you realise that the strike rate / success ratio of the films that your ilk (content creators ranging from actors to film makers) makes is sub 10% & an overwhelming majority of the ones that release in cinemas don’t even draw enough footfalls to help us break even on our weekly operational expenses (real estate, electricity, salaries, maintenance, taxes etc). Profits from the occasional blockbuster make up for losses incurred through weeks of playing flop / underperforming films & at the end of the year, we hope that the larger equation allows us to stay in the green.
    Irrespective of the fate of films (disappointing more often than not) that play at cinemas through a month, the salaries of cinema managers, projectionists, ushers, canteen staff, housekeeping teams, box office teams, distribution agents etc are paid in full & I’m pretty sure no दरिंदा would have the stomach to cushion his people from the financial blows being dealt to him. My family, has done that for over 7 decades. Perhaps that is why Shri Lakhanlal Yadav, whom you felicitated at the function, has been with us for 53 years & continues to be a part of our family at work even today, like many others. Thankfully, there are enough foot soldiers who witness, understand, appreciate & share the passion & love for cinema that keeps us exhibitors in the business. If making money was our only objective, I promise, we would have been better off selling our properties & keeping the spoils in a bank fixed deposit, let alone more lucrative investment options. I sincerely hope you’ll realise someday, that more than anything else, we exhibitors & our people work to give the audiences a few hours of joy & escapism from the harsh realities of their lives. The least we deserve for doing so, is a pat on the back instead of brickbats, from the very people whose work we try and take to the widest possible audience despite tough & trying circumstances.
    Sincere regards, (Not) a दरिंदा…Just an exhibitor.

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