Being a 90s child is unique in and of itself. We have witnessed technological, societal, cultural, and other improvements. The conversion of single-screen theatres to multiscreen ones is one such development that is pretty obvious. Single screen theatres generally have 4 types of the seat which are as follow – Rear, Balcony, DC, and executive. Obviously, the tickets on single screens are much cheaper and whenever we go to single screens it feels iconic and we get all the Bollywood feels. But it is revolting that single screens are dying and multiplexes have taken over. Yeah, they are more convenient and more comfortable but at the same time, they are pretty expensive.

1. INDIA'S DYING SINGLE-SCREEN
THEATRES ARE TAKING HER
CULTURAL HERITAGE WITH THEM.
Being a 90s child is unique in and of itself. We have witnessed
technological, societal, cultural, and other improvements. The
conversion of single-screen theatres to multiscreen ones is one
such development that is pretty obvious. Single screen theatres
generally have 4 types of the seat which are as follow - Rear,
Balcony, DC and executive. Obviously, the tickets on single
screens are much cheaper and whenever we go to single
screens it feels iconic and we get all the Bollywood feels. But it is
revolting that single screens are dying and multiplexes have
taken over. Yeah, they are more convenient and more
comfortable but at the same time, they are pretty expensive.

2. MARATHA MANDIR
From 1995 through 2015, the Bollywood hit "Dilwale
Dulhania Le Jaayenge" was shown at this venerable theatre.
In 1958, the year the theatre opened, the first film to be
shown here was the classic "Sadhna," starring Sunil Dutt
and Vyjayanthimala. Another Bollywood classic, "Mughal-E-
Azam," had its world debut and spent the entire six years of
its run here. The theatre has indeed experienced some
beautiful times. Elephants and horses appeared to
commemorate special occasions, and Dilip Kumar once
made an impressive entrance on a horse.

3. LIGHTHOUSE KOLKATA
This cinema theatre opened its doors in 1934 to show
Hollywood productions. It was one of Kolkata's busiest movie
theatres over a period of 70 years. It was one of India's
biggest movie theatres, with a 1,396-seat capacity that was
ultimately reduced to 600. The theatre is situated in New
Market's bustling Humayun Place, a popular spot for eating
and shopping. After 2000, Lighthouse began to experience
significant losses, and in February 2002, the management
made the decision to close the hall. The Lighthouse
permanently closed its doors on February 22, 2002.

4. LIBERTY,
CHURCHGATE
Becauseitwasconstructedin1947,theyearIndiaattainedindependence,
thistheatreisunique.Thefirstfilmtobereleasedtherewas"Andaz,"
starringDilipKumar,Nargis,andRajKapoor.ItwasoneofMumbai'sfinal
art-decotheatresandcouldaccommodateabout1,200people.Liberty
wasstrugglingwhenthemultiplexperiodbegan,thereforespacewas
givenawayforstageperformances,musicals,andmovieshoots.Onlyin
2016didLibertyreinventitselfbyaddinganewsoundsystem,anew
projector,andasilverscreeninadditiontoputtinginplaceane-payment
systemforeverythingfromticketstorefreshments.

5. EVEREST TALKIES,
BENGALURU
This hall, the oldest in Bengaluru and one of the last remaining
instances of its kind, is a significant landmark in the thriving Frazer
Town neighbourhood of Bengaluru. It is more than 80 years old.
Modern multiplexes may exist in India's IT centres today, but Everest is
where it all began. Since 1968, the same family has been the theatre's
owners. The theatre was first constructed in 1932. The theatre has
aged with time yet continues to draw crowds because it is one of the
few theatres that show documentaries today. Everest underwent a
much-needed makeover in 2008 and now regularly shows Hindi, English,
and Kannada films

6. MINERVA THEATRE
Thishallisuniquebecauseoftheconnectionbetweenitspastand"Sholay,"oneof
Bollywood'sbiggestboxofficehits.ThemoviepremieredonAugust15th,1975,
andMinervascreeneditforfiveyearsinarow,from1975to1980,witha
steadystreamoffans.Foundedinthelate1960s,Minervaunderwent
renovationsinthe1970s.Thefirstfilmtobeshownherefollowingthe
renovationwas"LalPatthar"in1971.Almostallmajormotionpicturesatthe
periodhadtheirworldpremieresatMinerva,andthetheatre'smanager,Sushil
Mehra,toldLiveMintthatherememberseverymajoractorenteringthe
theatre,fromAmitabhBachchantoSanjeevKumar,Dharmendra,andHema
Malini.
Theseweresomeoftheamazingiconicsingle-screentheatreswhichyoushould
checkoutbeforetheydieandgooutofbusiness!