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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
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In the 1930s and 1940s, four theaters opened within Connaught Place Plaza: Regal, Rivoli, Odeon, and the short-lived "Indian Talkie House," which opened in 1938. Connaught Place sprouted as the entertainment hub of New Delhi. The Regal, the first theatre in the area, was opened in 1932 by Sir Sobha Singh.
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.
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 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
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.
Jana Natya Manch (People's Theatre Front; Janam for short) is a New Delhi–based amateur theatre company specialising in left-wing street theatre in Hindi. [1] It was founded in 1973 by a group of Delhi's radical theatre amateurs who sought to take theatre to the people. [2]