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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 a 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.
ISBN - 9789380070261
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Pages : 314
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