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History of Ludhiana Cinemas
Today the Cinema business in ludhiana has undergone a series of ups and downs. Once a picture hall came up, no one would fail to notice it. Even roads were popularly christened after them. ‘Raikhy’ and ‘Naulakha’ led to the Cinema Road in the thirties, while Deepak gave rise to Deepak Cinema Road in the early fifties. A few busy crossings are known by the theatres in the surrounding area, like Kailash Chowk & Aarti Chowk. 1931 is a landmark. Ludhiana, a medium-sized town in the thirties, provided its citizens with ‘Raikhy’, ‘Naulakha’ and ‘Minerva’.
In the fifties, population grew and such sites were sought as were close to the railway station and the bus-stand. ‘Society’ appeared, followed by ‘Lakshmi’, a year later. Calcutta-connected and Jalandhar-based Kailash Pictures was the brainchild of Kailash Gupta. With Mr Thapar of Ludhiana in distribution business they founded the ‘Kailash Cinema’. At the house of Aarti Steels Shiv Parshad - Sohan Lal (Lohewale) gave ‘Aarti’ the name to their cinema house. On the G.T. Road appeared ‘Manju’ at the Southeast end and ‘Chand ‘ at the Northwest one. Similarly, ‘Shingar’ made its mark near the busy Samrala chowk. With the green revolution peasantry we see a few cinemas appearing on the city landscape ‘Preet Palace’ and ‘Malhar’ (now demolished).
City-based and traditional business communities entered this business as an avenue for good investment. Namdharis Sadhu Singh raises ‘Sangeet’, as a symbol of their love for music. Raghbir Cycles built ‘Arora Palace’ at Gill Road, which is being run by Gurcharan Singh. ‘Orient’ constructed by Late Kanwaljit Singh ‘Lucky’ in BRS Nagar, has become very popular among Ludhianvis. Recently Basant Palace has come up on Ludhiana map and very soon Ludhiana city is going to have not less than six multiplexes, coming in various parts of the city.
| S.No. | Cinemas | Phone No. | Opening Date | First Movie | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | AARTI PALACE | 2409185 | 23-02-1973 | Parichay | Ferozepur Road |
2. |
ARORA PALACE | 2503498 | 07-05-1982 | Namak Hallal | Gill Road |
3. |
ARORA MINI | 2503498 | 16-07-1984 | Farz aur Kanoon | Gill Road |
4. |
CHAND PALACE | 2741566 | 01-06-1976 | Bhanwar | Near Sabzi Mandi |
5. |
CHAND MINI | 2741566 | 22-11-1979 | Bhagula Bhagat | Near Sabzi Mandi |
6. |
DEEPAK | 06-05-1951 | Ek Tha Raja | Bhadaur House | |
7. |
KAILASH | Closed | 15-03-1957 | Mera Salaam | Civil Lines |
8. |
LAXMI PALACE | 2721106 | 11-06-1958 | Farishta | CMC Road |
9. |
MANJU | 2532046 | 14-10-1964 | Jahanara | Dholewal Chowk |
10. |
NAULAKHA | 2721344 | 27-07-1957 | Payal | Near Rly. Station |
11. |
MALHAR | Closed | 19-11-1982 | Johny I Love You | Gurdev Nagar |
12. |
NIRMAL | 2542643 | 18-03-1994 | Bazigar | Daba Road |
13. |
ORIENT | 5014696 | 13-04-2001 | Jodi No.1 | BRS Nagar |
14. |
PREET PALACE | 2400373 | 14-05-1971 | Hathi Mere Sathi | Link Road |
15. |
RAIKHY | 2721999 | 00-00-1933 | Aalamara | Near Rly. Station |
16. |
SANGEET | 2534666 | 07-02-1975 | Prem Kahani | Partap Chowk |
17. |
SOCIETY | 2741714 | 20-10-1957 | Muklawa | Bhadaur House |
18. |
SHINGAAR | 2660666 | 01-12-1975 | Dharam Karam | Samrala Chowk |
19. |
SHINGAAR MINI | 2660666 | 01-12-1975 | Dharam Karam | Samrala Chowk |
20. |
SHINGAAR MIDI | 2660666 | 23-11-1984 | Jhootha Sach | Samrala Chowk |
21. |
SURYA PALACE | 2472120 | 12-04-2002 | Aankhen | Haibowal |
22. |
SWARN PALACE | 2670344 | 14-06-1984 | Mohabbat | Focal Point |
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