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The Mumbai High Field, formerly called the Bombay High Field, [1] is an offshore oilfield 176 km (109 mi) off the west coast of Mumbai, in Gulf of Cambay region of India, in about 75 m (246 ft) of water. [2] The oil operations are run by India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
The Regal Cinema is an Art deco movie theatre located at Colaba Causeway, in Mumbai, India. [1] Built by Framji Sidhwa, the first film to be aired at the Regal was the Laurel and Hardy work The Devil's Brother in 1933. [2] [3] According to the Limca Book of Records, it is the first air conditioned theatre of India. [4]
Recently some cinemas, (often interchangeably called "theatres") have been forced to shut shop due to the high entertainment tax (which stands at 55%), that results in huge losses. Since 2000, 50 cinemas have shut down in the city. Mumbai is known for its entertainment industry so there are a lot of cinemas.
The Panna field is 95 kilometres (59 mi) northwest of Mumbai, and has an area of 430 square kilometres (170 sq mi). It is just north of the Bassein gas field and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of the Bombay High oilfield. The Mukta field is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northwest of Mumbai, and has an area of 777 square kilometres (300 sq mi).
The Eros Cinema is an Art Deco style cinema theatre located in Cambata Building at Churchgate, Mumbai, India.It has a seating capacity of 1,204 people per show. [1]The architect Shorabji Bhedwar designed the Streamline Moderne building, marking the beginning of Back Bay reclamation in early 1938.
Metro Cinema c.2005. Metro is located in the Dhobitalao area of Mumbai. [2] The Art Deco cinema opened on 5 June 1938, and initially exhibited movies made by MGM. The interior, floors, walls, ceilings as well as the furniture, was in shades of red and pink.
Mother India, a Bollywood film ran for a whole year starting October 1957 at Liberty. [6] Almost three decades later, one of Bollywood’s most successful movies Hum Aapke Hain Kaun [7] ran for 105 weeks in regular shows and 16 weeks in the matinee show in total from 1994 onwards at Liberty (completing its 100th week on the run in August 1996 [8]).
Mumbai is the birthplace of Indian cinema with the oldest film shot in the country in 1896 in the Kala Ghoda area. Many cinemas, including an IMAX dome theatre, catering to mainstream Marathi, Bollywood and Hollywood films dot the city. The city contains some old movie theatres like the Plaza, New Empire Cinema (Mumbai) and New