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Delhi Four Shows
Publisher:
Om Books International
| Author:
Ziya Us SalamÂ
| Language:
English
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Since the days of veteran
directors like Sohrab Modi and Mehboob Khan and actors like Raj Kapoor and
Dilip Kumar, Delhi had a thriving single- screen theatre culture. While some
halls reserved a box for families, others seated women in an exclusive enclosure,
or reserved aisle seats for the specially-abled, or gave first preference to
members of our defence forces. From Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi, the Who’s Who of
Indian politics too had their favourite halls. Single-screen theatres in
Delhi were part of India’s freedom struggle, and a sociological phenomenon.
While most ‘talkies’ still provide the common man his preferred mode of
entertainment, these halls shall soon become a thing of the past, overrun by
an unrelenting multiplex boom. Delhi: 4 Shows—Talkies of Yesteryear is a
clarion call to preserve Delhi’s single-screen theatre culture and the halls
that are sentinels of the city’s cultural and historical heritage.
Description
Since the days of veteran
directors like Sohrab Modi and Mehboob Khan and actors like Raj Kapoor and
Dilip Kumar, Delhi had a thriving single- screen theatre culture. While some
halls reserved a box for families, others seated women in an exclusive enclosure,
or reserved aisle seats for the specially-abled, or gave first preference to
members of our defence forces. From Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi, the Who’s Who of
Indian politics too had their favourite halls. Single-screen theatres in
Delhi were part of India’s freedom struggle, and a sociological phenomenon.
While most ‘talkies’ still provide the common man his preferred mode of
entertainment, these halls shall soon become a thing of the past, overrun by
an unrelenting multiplex boom. Delhi: 4 Shows—Talkies of Yesteryear is a
clarion call to preserve Delhi’s single-screen theatre culture and the halls
that are sentinels of the city’s cultural and historical heritage.
About Author
Ziya
Us Salam is Senior Deputy Editor with The Hindu. A noted film and literary
critic, he has contributed to the following anthologies—Being Young in the
Worlds of Islam and Past Tense: Living on the Edge. He has edited an
anthology entitled Housefull: The Golden Age of Hindi Cinema and authored
Delhi 4 Shows: Talkies of Yesteryear, both published by Om Books
International. His forthcoming book, Strands of Commonality: Postcard of
Islam in the Subcontinent, is to be published shortly. He was a jury member
of the International Film Festival of India (non-feature film, 211), Best
Writing on Cinema (28) and Vatavaran.
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