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Delhi’s Regal Cinema to get a makeover

Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST
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Regal Cinema at Connaught Place pictured amid moving traffic. Regal, the 84-year-old movie hall in the heart of Delhi will close down on March 31, only to return as a multiplex. The next change, Anushka Sharma starrer Phillauri, will be last movie to be screened in the cinema’s current single-screen avatar. (Sanjeev Verma/HT File Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

Regal Cinema at Connaught Place pictured amid moving traffic. Regal, the 84-year-old movie hall in the heart of Delhi will close down on March 31, only to return as a multiplex. The next change, Anushka Sharma starrer Phillauri, will be last movie to be screened in the cinema’s current single-screen avatar. (Sanjeev Verma/HT File Photo)

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One of the owners Vishal Choudhary said that he has applied for the permission to open a multiplex in the heritage building and has got 60% of the proposals cleared. (S Burmaula/HT File Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

One of the owners Vishal Choudhary said that he has applied for the permission to open a multiplex in the heritage building and has got 60% of the proposals cleared. (S Burmaula/HT File Photo)

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The first and second floors of the Regal Building were sold to Madame Tussauds in 1996, so the famed wax museum could open its 22nd branch in Delhi. The ground floor remains with the owner. (HT File photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

The first and second floors of the Regal Building were sold to Madame Tussauds in 1996, so the famed wax museum could open its 22nd branch in Delhi. The ground floor remains with the owner. (HT File photo)

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The number of visitors to single screen cinemas has been dwindling ever since Delhi’s first multiplex, now called PVR Priya, opened in Saket in 1997. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

The number of visitors to single screen cinemas has been dwindling ever since Delhi’s first multiplex, now called PVR Priya, opened in Saket in 1997. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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The subsequent mushrooming of multiplexes and malls in every corner forced the smaller single-screen theatres to shut down. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

The subsequent mushrooming of multiplexes and malls in every corner forced the smaller single-screen theatres to shut down. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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Attempts at survival are proving to be ineffective. Even after renovating the cinemas, installing latest technologies, and keeping the price of tickets to minimum, these cinemas find themselves inching towards the end. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

Attempts at survival are proving to be ineffective. Even after renovating the cinemas, installing latest technologies, and keeping the price of tickets to minimum, these cinemas find themselves inching towards the end. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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The theatre, built in 1932, holds a special charm for movie lovers, who see it as a place where erstwhile superstars Raj Kapoor and Nargis used to attend film premieres. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

The theatre, built in 1932, holds a special charm for movie lovers, who see it as a place where erstwhile superstars Raj Kapoor and Nargis used to attend film premieres. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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We have got the no-objection certificate from fire department and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as it is a heritage site, our designs have been approved by Delhi Urban Arts Commission, said owner Vishal Choudhary. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

We have got the no-objection certificate from fire department and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as it is a heritage site, our designs have been approved by Delhi Urban Arts Commission, said owner Vishal Choudhary. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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Hindustan Times had reported on December 22 that the cinema was on the verge of closing due to severe cash crunch aggravated by demonetisation. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times had reported on December 22 that the cinema was on the verge of closing due to severe cash crunch aggravated by demonetisation. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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Demonetisation may sound death knell for Delhi’s historic Regal Cinema, Single screen cinemas stare at shutdown as multiplexes, note ban choke profits Choudhary said it was time to fold up Regal as they had not been making money for many years now. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Mar 24, 2017 10:30 AM IST

Demonetisation may sound death knell for Delhi’s historic Regal Cinema, Single screen cinemas stare at shutdown as multiplexes, note ban choke profits Choudhary said it was time to fold up Regal as they had not been making money for many years now. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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