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Published: 11 February 2021

Last Updated: 28 February 2021

We have added a list of theaters (Single Screen Cinema Halls) of India as they were in 1952. Please see about 50 pages here.

Indian Cinema Hall List 1952

It would be great if somebody could make type the list into a table. Then we could search it quickly for a city, theater name, owner name etc. Entries could be like so:

Bharat Cinema;Bhopal;Suganchandji Tapadia (RCA);Hindi

Bhopal Cinema;Bhopal;Suganchandji Tapadia (RCA);Hindi

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Published: 23 March 2021

Last Updated: 17 May 2021

by Sidharth Bhatia. Who does not know about Baburao Patel and his filminida? And who doesn't know Sidharth Bhatia, Founding Editor of The Wire,  journalist and writer based in Mumbai, who was among the editors who launched DNA in 2005 and managed its editorial and opinion section. He wrote this book some time ago. I bought i, it is very good and is highly recommended. From the Amazon description,

The book The Patels of Filmindia: Pioneers of Indian Film Journalism is a collector s item featuring beautiful images of hand-painted posters and covers that portrayed the superstars of the times: Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Ashok Kumar, Nargis, Madhubala, among others. A section on Filmindia s reviews, gossip, and the overwhelmingly popular Q&A column makes this book a thoroughly enjoyable read.

Here is your chance to get it on a discount:

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Published: 09 September 2017

Last Updated: 09 September 2017

Listen to this Meera Bhajan. I can hear Kartaal (or KhaDtaal), an instrument used in Bhajans from the ancient times. This is the earliest song in which I have heard it.

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 Listen to Kan Kan Men Bhagwan (1963)