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  7:30pm|BOOK DISCUSSION|Delhi 4 Shows by Ziya Us Salam, film and literary critic of The Hindu. Since
  the days of veteran directors like Sohrab Modi and Mehboob Khan and
  actors like Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, Delhi had a thriving
  single-screen theater culture. While some halls reserved a box for
  families, others seated women in an exclusive enclosure, or reserved
  aisle seats for the specially -abled, or gave first preference to
  members of our defense forces. From Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr Sarvepalli
  Rahakrishnan, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi the who's who of
  Indian politics too had their favorite hall. Single theaters in Delhi
  were part of India's freedom struggle, and had sociological phenomenon.
  While most talkies still provide the common man his preferred mode of
  entertainment, these halls shall soon become a thing of the past,
  overrun by unrelenting multiplex boon , Delhi 4 Shows-Talkies of yesteryear is
  a clarion call to preserve Delhi's single-screen theatre culture and
  the halls that are sentinels of the city's cultural and historical
  heritage. Followed by a panel discussion on Single Screen: Are They Delhi's Heritage?? Panelists: Danish Iqbal, theatre and radio veteran, Dipa Chaudhuri, Om Books International editor-in-chief & Ziya Us Salam, film and literary critic.

  
  

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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><div> <br /> <p>7:30pm|BOOK DISCUSSION|<em>Delhi 4 Shows</em> by <strong>Ziya Us Salam, film and literary critic of </strong><em>The Hindu</em>. Since <br /> the days of veteran directors like Sohrab Modi and Mehboob Khan and <br /> actors like Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, Delhi had a thriving <br /> single-screen theater culture. While some halls reserved a box for <br /> families, others seated women in an exclusive enclosure, or reserved <br /> aisle seats for the specially -abled, or gave first preference to <br /> members of our defense forces. From Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr Sarvepalli <br /> Rahakrishnan, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi the who's who of <br /> Indian politics too had their favorite hall. Single theaters in Delhi <br /> were part of India's freedom struggle, and had sociological phenomenon. <br /> While most talkies still provide the common man his preferred mode of <br /> entertainment, these halls shall soon become a thing of the past, <br /> overrun by unrelenting multiplex boon , <em>Delhi 4 Shows-Talkies of yesteryear</em> is <br /> a clarion call to preserve Delhi's single-screen theatre culture and <br /> the halls that are sentinels of the city's cultural and historical <br /> heritage. Followed by a panel discussion on <em>Single Screen: Are They Delhi's Heritage?? </em>Panelists: <strong>Danish Iqbal, </strong>theatre and radio veteran, <strong>Dipa Chaudhuri,</strong> Om Books International editor-in-chief & <strong>Ziya Us Salam, </strong>film and literary critic.</p> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.eventincity.com/event/622/BOOK-DISCUSSION-in-Delhi" rel="nofollow">http://www.eventincity.com/event/622/BOOK-DISCUSSION-in-Delhi</a></p> <br /> </div><br /></div>

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