dress circle

Dress Circle

From Mughal-E-Azam to Jodha Akbar, cinema has held us captive. But the old single screen theatres which brought the magic is under threat. The front row, the rear stall, the balcony, the dress circle and the box are terms that has been forgotten.

Today, the Delhi’s single screen theatres are fighting to keep pace with the times.

Golcha Cinema, Box office: Designed by W M Namjoshi, the cinema is a

splendid example of 1950’s Retro-Art déco style

Regal Cinema: New Delhi’s first Theatre designed by Walter Sykes George in1932

Shiela Cinema : India’s First 70mm Theater, built in1961.

Regal Cinema: Located at Connaught Place, it is hub for the street hawkers

Shiela Cinema: The new box office

Box office, Shiela Cinema: Show date stamps.

Shiela Cinema: The closed old counter

Shiela Cinema: Audience of the single screen are predominantly male

Golcha Cinema: Metal detectors make entry into the age old theatre.

Regal Cinema: Cafetaria introducing pop corns, hot dogs and burgers to cater to the taste

Golcha Cinema: since 1954

Golcha Cinema: Hand painted portraits in the lobby

Delite Cinema: The first air conditioned cinema hall of north India since 1954

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