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Eros Cinema

Eros Cinema is an Art Deco style Movie theater located in Mumbai, India. It has a seating capacity of 1204 people per show.[1]

Eros theatre was founded by Mr. Shiavax S. Cambata in the year 1938 at Church gate the very heart of the business center.[2] Architects Shorabji Bhedwar designed the Streamline Moderne building, it marked the beginning of Back Bay reclamation in early 1938.[3]

The foundation of Eros Cinema was laid in 1935.[3] The cinema opened in 1938 and construction of this building on the then newly reclaimed Backbay plot housing shops and other businesses, apart from the cinema, took about two and a half years to complete. Partially faced with red Agra sandstone, this building is painted cream. The two wings of this Art Deco building meet up in a central block. The foyer is in white and black marble with touches of gold. Marble staircases with chromium handrails lead up to the upper floor. The murals are in muted colours depicting Indian architectures.

The Theatre is also used for PowerPoint and various types of overhead projection based presentations for corporate. The Preview Lounge, which complements the Preview Theatre, has a warm and cozy drawing room atmosphere where it's very comfortable to entertain. It also doubles up for conference room where boardroom style of seating for up to 18 persons and or informal gallery of 35 persons can be arranged for very personalized gatherings.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Security tops India Inc.'s concerns after attacks". The Hindu. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  2. ^ http://www.erostheatre.com/online-cinema-movie-ticket-booking-churchgate-mumbai.html
  3. ^ a b Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (1995). Bombay: the cities within. India Book House. p. 335. ISBN 818502880X.Page 233
  4. ^ http://www.erostheatre.com/online-cinema-movie-ticket-booking-churchgate-mumbai.html