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Films involving Raj Kapoor and Nargis also made its premiere at the theatre. [2] The Regal was the first in Connaught Place to screen Hindi films and fared on its own against competitors, such as the Chanakya which was established in the 1970s. The opening of the PVR Anupam, a four-screen multiplex marked the decline of
Regal Cinema, Connaught Place's first theatre, opened in 1932 and was designed by Walter Sykes George. With the introduction of talkies to Indian cinema in 1931, the new medium quickly gained immense popularity. In the 1930s and 1940s, four theaters opened within Connaught Place Plaza: Regal, Rivoli, Odeon, and the short-lived "Indian Talkie ...
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When the headquarters of Communist Party of India were shifted from Bombay to New Delhi in 1951, they were first housed on “4, Keeling Road”. [11] [12] In 1962, to meet the increasing need of commercial space in Central part of Delhi, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had decided to extend Connaught Place Commercial Area up to the Keeling ...
Connaught Place, also known as CP, is a business and commercial centre with hotels, shopping complexes, and offices.Tourist attractions include Hanuman Mandir, an ancient temple with a mention in Guinness Book of Record, Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory from the 18th century, Maharaja Agrasen ki Baoli and State Emporiums which houses a collection of ethnic specialities of the states.
Connaught Place is a place name of various places in the world: Connaught Place, New Delhi, officially Rajiv Chowk, an affluent business centre and tourist attraction in New Delhi, Delhi, India; Connaught Place (Hong Kong) in Central, Hong Kong; Connaught Place, London in London, England; Taman Connaught, Kuala Lumpur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[1] [2] In his position as Chief Architect to the Public Works Department of the Government of India, he is primarily associated with the development of the city of New Delhi in the early 1930s. He designed some of the city's most notable buildings and was the architect of Connaught Place, the financial centre of the new capital. Russell also ...
Triveni Kala Sangam is an important cultural and arts complex and education centre in New Delhi. [2] [3] Founded in 1950, by Sundari K. Shridharani, who was also its founding director, Triveni, as it is commonly referred, contains four art galleries, a chamber theatre, outdoor theatre, open air sculpture gallery, besides this it runs its various arts, music and dance classes.