Remembering the glorious past on the last day and last show of Delhi's premier theatre, Regal Cinema, its owner nodded in affirmation that it?s not the end. Rather, it will take them a year to come back as a multiplex to relive the past glory again.
Remembering the glorious past on the last day and last show of Delhi's premier theatre, Regal Cinema, its owner nodded in affirmation that it?s not the end. Rather, it will take them a year to come back as a multiplex to relive the past glory again.
One of its owners Vishal Chaudhary said, "I am feeling very nostalgic that today is the last show. But, it was inevitable and we could see it coming. People are feeling sad about it, but it's not the end. We are going to open up soon and it will take us a year's time to come back again."
Regal was among the earliest to lend its screen to arthouse fare. Films of Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal and later Goutam Ghose were played to discerning audiences.
The arthouse fare usually started in daily four shows but settled for a longer innings in the morning show. The hall had 154 balcony seats, rear star 285, box 40 and 179 front seats
(With agency inputs)
1. Regal Cinema
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An exterior view of the Regal cinema, an 84-year-old movie hall, in the heart of the Indian capital New Delhi.After years of slow but steady decline the colonial-era Regal cinema, a New Delhi institution, is enjoying a late flourishing -- sadly just as it is about to close its doors.
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2. Theatre-goers take selfies
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People clicking pictures at New Delhi's iconic theatre Regal Cinema.
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3. Last show
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An elderly movie buff is carried on a wheelchair inside the hall of New Delhi's iconic theatre Regal Cinema.
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4. New Delhi's Premier Theatre
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Movie buffs taking selfies in front of New Delhi's iconic theatre Regal Cinema.
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5. Classic ticket stubs
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Cashier Bhoop Singh selling tickets before a movie starts at the Regal cinema, an 84-year-old movie hall, in the heart of the Indian capital New Delhi.
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6. The ticket counter
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Bhoop Singh selling tickets before a movie starts at the Regal cinema, an 84-year-old movie hall, in the heart of the Indian capital New Delhi.
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7. The auditorium
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Spectators wait for a film showing at the Regal cinema.
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8. Blue seats and marbelled floors
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The auditorium of Regal cinema, just before a movie screening begins.
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9. The projection room
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The projectionist Ramesh Kumar, has worked at the Regal cinema for 23 years, is seen adjusting the reel in the projector.
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10. Farewell, old friend.
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After years of slow but steady decline the colonial-era Regal cinema, a New Delhi institution, is enjoying a late flourishing -- sadly as it is closes its doors today.
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