Curtain call: Cinema's old-world charm
There was a time when going to the movies was not just about what was on the silver screen. It was an experience that included long queues in front of theatres with ornate facades and regal interiors, hoping for last-minute deals with ticket black marketers, and shows that would run for months on end. As movie screens shrink into the palms of our hands, we revisit some of these iconic venues in Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai for a glimpse of what silver screens were really meant to be
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DELHI: Liberty Cinema in Karol Bagh is where Hema Malini once sat among the audience, dressed in a burqa. It’s also where Govinda jumped onto the stage and danced before the audience. Opened in 1956, the venue has seen years of action, but like other single screens it now attracts a dwindling audience
