Coronation Cinematograph and Variety Hall
Coronation Cinematograph and variety hall was a hall in the Girgaon area of south Mumbai used for variety entertainment shows, dramas and to screen movies.
The first Indian movie Raja Harischandra was screened here, thus heralding the birth of the Indian film industry.[1]
Location and ownership
Coronation cinema was located at Narayan chawl[2], Sandhurst road[3] in the Girgaum area of Mumbai.[4] The theater was owned by R.P.Tipnis and Narayan Govind Chitre[5], friends of the film maker Dadasaheb Torne.[6]
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 liek "The McClements", jugglery shows by Alexandroff [7], other Indian movies like Pundlik (made by Dadasaheb Torne)[8] and dramas (A dead man's child).
Current status
The theater is no longer in existence. The area housed Majestic cinema for a few decades, which was replaced by an office complex.[9]
References
- ^ Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications. 2005. ISBN 0761933204.
{{cite book}}:|first=missing|last=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Happy birthday Bollywood: Indian cinema enters 100th year". IBN Live. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Baghdadi, Rafique. "From playhouse to movie theater". 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.
- ^ "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". Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ 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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