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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former cinema in New Delhi, India}}<br />
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| location = Regal Building, [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<br />
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| architect = [[Walter Sykes George]]<br />
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| opened = 1932<br />
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| closed = 30 March 2017<br />
| years_active = 1932–2017<br />
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| other_names = Regal Cinema<br />
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| current_use = Museum ([[Madame Tussauds|Madame Tussauds Delhi]])<br />
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The '''Regal Theatre''' also known as the '''Regal Cinema''' was a single screen [[Cinema Halls in Delhi|cinema hall]] and [[theatre]] situated in [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The theatre, which was the biggest in [[New Delhi]], was built in 1932. It served as a venue for ballets, plays and [[talky|talkies]]. The Regal was also the site of [[premiere|theatrical premiere]] of [[Bollywood]] and [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] films. The Academy Award-winning ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' had its Indian premiere at the Regal in 1940.<ref name="curtains">{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Manoj|title=Curtains down at Delhi’s Regal cinema: A look at its cinematic journey over 85 years|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/curtains-down-at-delhi-s-regal-cinema-a-look-at-its-cinematic-journey-over-85-years/story-GJxL4lHtLPfOdLZUvBmS5L.html|accessdate=1 April 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=30 March 2017}}</ref> Films involving [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Nargis]] also made its premiere at the theatre.<ref name=hindustantimes/><br />
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The Regal was the first in Connaught Place to screen [[Hindi language|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 (movie theater)|multiplex]] marked the decline of the theater. As multiplexes started to gain widespread reception in the 2000s, the Regal Theatre resorted to screening [[B movie|B-grade]] Bollywood films to stay operational.<ref name="curtains"/><br />
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On the last day of the theatre's operation on 30 March 2017, the Raj Kapoor-directed films ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' and ''[[Sangam (1964 Hindi film)|Sangam]]'' were screened.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lights out for Regal theatre with Raj Kapoor's 'Sangam'|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/lights-out-for-regal-theatre-with-raj-kapoors-sangam/articleshow/57895294.cms|accessdate=1 April 2017|work=The Times of India|date=29 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="ndtv">{{cite news|last1=Nijhawan|first1=Meghna|title=As Delhi's Regal Cinema Screens Last Show, Twitter Takes Trip Down Memory Lane|url=http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/as-regal-cinema-screens-last-show-twitter-takes-trip-down-memory-lane-1675607|accessdate=1 April 2017|work=NDTV|date=31 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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The owner of the cinema plans to open a multiplex in its place.<ref name=hindustantimes>{{cite news|last1=Rajput|first1=Abhinav|title=Delhi’s Regal Cinema to turn into a multiplex after shutting down, says owner|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/delhi-s-regal-cinema-to-turn-into-a-multiplex-after-shutting-down-says-owner/story-TdYHlxqAWQrVe5RthgDoBP.html|accessdate=1 April 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=30 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Building==<br />
The building of the theatre, the Regal Building, was built in 1932. It was designed by architect [[Walter Sykes George]].<ref name="ndtv"/> and has three [[Floor (building)|floors]]. In 1996, the first and second floors above the ground floor were sold to [[Madame Tussauds]] to open a wax [[Madame Tussauds Delhi|museum]] in the building.<ref name=hindustantimes/><br />
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The design of the building is a combination of [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] and [[Mughal architecture]].<ref name="news18">{{cite news|last1=Tulsiani|first1=Kriti|title=Delhi's Iconic Regal Cinema To Close Its Doors, Owner Says Business Can't Run On Sentiments|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/you-cant-run-business-on-sentiments-hall-owner-on-regal-cinema-shutting-shop-1365990.html|accessdate=1 April 2017|work=News 18.com|date=30 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Former cinemas in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in New Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Theatres completed in 1932]]<br />
[[Category:1932 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:2017 disestablishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Cinemas in India]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]</div>Serzeqy