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'''Coronation Cinematograph and Variety Hall''' was a hall in the [[Girgaon]] area of south [[Mumbai]], [[India]], used for variety entertainment shows, dramas and to screen [[movies]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhowmik|first=kaushik|title=The emergence of the Bombay film industry, 1913 - 1936|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/209910252/Kaushik-Bhowmick-s-Thesis|work=A Thesis|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> |
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The first full-length Indian feature film, ''[[Raja Harischandra]]'', was screened here, thus heralding the birth of the [[Cinema of India|Indian film industry]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Raminder |last=Kaur |first2=Ajay |last2=Sinha|title=Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens|date=2005|publisher=Sage Publications|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=978-0761933205}}</ref> |
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== Location and ownership == |
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Crowds thronged roads outside the Coronation Cinema, as it marked the beginning of the Indian film industry. The film was so successful that Dada Saheb had to make more print, and even shown the film in rural areas. The film was a grand success and soon establish Phalke as a producer and paved way for the Indian film industry. |
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Coronation cinema, built in 1912 was located at Narayan chawl<ref>{{cite news|title=Happy birthday Bollywood: Indian cinema enters 100th year|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/happy-birthday-bollywood-indian-cinema-enters-100th-year/254477-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101022404/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/happy-birthday-bollywood-indian-cinema-enters-100th-year/254477-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 January 2014|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=IBN Live|date=3 May 2012}}</ref> at the junctions of Sandhurst road and Khetwadi road<ref>{{cite news|title=Coronation cinematograph, page 641|newspaper=The Times of India Directory|date=1912}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Baghdadi|first=Rafique|title=From playhouse to movie theatre|url=http://indiancinema100.in/from-play-house-to-movie-theatre-by-rafique-baghdadi/|work=Experts speak|publisher=National Film Archive of India|accessdate=21 May 2014}}</ref> in the [[Girgaum]] area of [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bose|first=Ishani|title=Dadasaheb Torne, not Dadasaheb Phalke, was pioneer of Indian Cinema|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-dadasaheb-torne-not-dadasaheb-phalke-was-pioneer-of-indian-cinema-1826721|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=Daily News Analysis Pune|date=25 April 2013}}</ref> It was one of the so-called "Sandhurst road cinemas" of the 1910-1917 Bombay cinema era, during which this area hosted a number of cinema houses including Coronation, the American-India, the Olympia and the New Alhambra.<ref>{{cite book|last=Edwardes|first=S.M.|title=The Gazetteer of Bombay City and Island|date=1909|location=Bombay|page=364}}</ref> The theatre was managed by Narayan Govind Chitre,<ref>{{cite news|title=Cinema on 18 May 1912|url=http://www.indianage.com/eventdate.php/Cinema/18-May-1912|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=Indian Age}}</ref> a friend of the film maker [[Dadasaheb Torne]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gajendragadkar|first=Nikhil|title=Beginning of the dream world...|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/247170/beginning-dream-world.html|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=Deccan Herald}}</ref> |
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== The screening of Raja Harischandra == |
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''Further information : [[Raja Harischandra|Raja Harischandra (Movie)]]'' |
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| ⚫ | On 3 May [[1913 in film|1913]] [[Raja Harishchandra]] (राजा हरिश्चंद्र), a silent [[Indian film]] directed and produced by [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], was screened at Coronation cinema. The film was based on the legend of King [[Harishchandra]], recounted in [[Ramayana]] and [[Mahabharata]] and was the first Indigenous Indian film. |
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== Other screenings and purposes of Coronation Cinema == |
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Coronation cinema was also used for other variety entertainment shows such as dances (by Miss Irene Delmar), comical sketches like "The McClements", jugglery shows by Alexandroff,<ref name=poster>{{cite web|title=Publicity poster - Raja Harischandra|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Publicity_poster_for_film,_Raja_Harishchandra_(1913).jpg|accessdate=21 May 2014|via=Wikimedia commons|year=1913}}</ref> other Indian movies like [[Pundlik]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Dwyer|first=Rachel|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|date=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0415314251|page=Chapter 2}}</ref> (made by [[Dadasaheb Torne]])<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=227}}</ref> and dramas (A dead man's child). |
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== Current status == |
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The theatre is no longer in existence. The area housed Majestic cinema for a few decades, which was replaced by an office complex.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|title=Happy 100th Birthday|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/wknd_article.asp?xfile=/data/wkndentertainment/2013/May/wkndentertainment_May3.xml§ion=wkndentertainment|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=Khaleej Times|date=17 May 2013}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 04:45, 25 September 2023
Coronation Cinematograph and Variety Hall was a hall in the Girgaon area of south Mumbai, India, used for variety entertainment shows, dramas and to screen movies.[1]
The first full-length Indian feature film, Raja Harischandra, was screened here, thus heralding the birth of the Indian film industry.[2]
Location and ownership
Coronation cinema, built in 1912 was located at Narayan chawl[3] at the junctions of Sandhurst road and Khetwadi road[4][5] in the Girgaum area of Mumbai.[6] It was one of the so-called "Sandhurst road cinemas" of the 1910-1917 Bombay cinema era, during which this area hosted a number of cinema houses including Coronation, the American-India, the Olympia and the New Alhambra.[7] The theatre was managed by Narayan Govind Chitre,[8] a friend of the film maker Dadasaheb Torne.[9]
The screening of Raja Harischandra
Further information : Raja Harischandra (Movie)
On 3 May 1913 Raja Harishchandra (राजा हरिश्चंद्र), a silent Indian film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, was screened at Coronation cinema. The film was based on the legend of King Harishchandra, recounted in Ramayana and Mahabharata and was the first Indigenous Indian film.
Other screenings and purposes of Coronation Cinema
Coronation cinema was also used for other variety entertainment shows such as dances (by Miss Irene Delmar), comical sketches like "The McClements", jugglery shows by Alexandroff,[10] other Indian movies like Pundlik[11] (made by Dadasaheb Torne)[12] and dramas (A dead man's child).
Current status
The theatre is no longer in existence. The area housed Majestic cinema for a few decades, which was replaced by an office complex.[13]
References
- ^ Bhowmik, kaushik. "The emergence of the Bombay film industry, 1913 - 1936". A Thesis. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Kaur, Raminder; Sinha, Ajay (2005). Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0761933205.
- ^ "Happy birthday Bollywood: Indian cinema enters 100th year". IBN Live. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Coronation cinematograph, page 641". The Times of India Directory. 1912.
- ^ Baghdadi, Rafique. "From playhouse to movie theatre". Experts speak. National Film Archive of India. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Bose, Ishani (25 April 2013). "Dadasaheb Torne, not Dadasaheb Phalke, was pioneer of Indian Cinema". Daily News Analysis Pune. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Edwardes, S.M. (1909). The Gazetteer of Bombay City and Island. Bombay. p. 364.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Cinema on 18 May 1912". Indian Age. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Gajendragadkar, Nikhil. "Beginning of the dream world..." Deccan Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Publicity poster - Raja Harischandra". 1913. Retrieved 21 May 2014 – via Wikimedia commons.
- ^ Dwyer, Rachel (2006). Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. Chapter 2. ISBN 978-0415314251.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 227.
- ^ Mohamed, Khalid (17 May 2013). "Happy 100th Birthday". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
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