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Liberty Cinema
Liberty Cinema in 2024
Map
AddressMumbai
India
LocationMarine Lines
Opened1947

Liberty Cinema is an

Hindi movies.[2] David Vinnels and Brent Skelly describe Liberty Cinema as "an exquisite jewel box of rococo decoration enhanced by a coloured lighting scheme suggesting a fairyland far away from the bustle and tumult in the streets outside" in their book Bollywood Showplaces: Cinema Theatres in India.[3] On the fifth floor of the Liberty Cinema building there is a small 30 seater hall, Liberty Mini. Decorated with art from the pre-independence period, it is used for press previews and private screenings.[4] Liberty has been the location of movie premiers of several movies, such as Mughal-e-Azam (a 1960 blockbuster Bollywood movie).[5]

Several iconic movies have premiered and run for a long time at Liberty Cinema.

M F Husain put up a canvas from his series celebrating the Woman as 'Shakti' at the foyer of Liberty Cinema. This piece of art was based on the lead actress of the movie, Madhuri Dixit.[10]

With the entry of multiplex theatres in Mumbai which have been given tax breaks, single screen theatres like Liberty are finding it hard to do business. The current owner, Nazir Hoosein (son of the founder) has rented out part of the Liberty Cinema building for office use to supplement his income.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "The math doesn't add up for Mumbai's Art Deco cinemas". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ^ Hazarika, Sanjoy (5 February 1989). "WHAT'S DOING IN: Bombay". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. ISBN 9780951656358
    .Page 56
  4. ^ "For old cinema owners, an all-new screen test". Daily News and Analysis. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  5. ISBN 978-99903-969-6-6
    .Page 79
  6. ISBN 0-415-93015-4
    .Page 65
  7. ^ "All Time Earners Inflation Adjusted". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  8. ISBN 0-19-567991-1
    .Page 171
  9. ISBN 978-81-7829-833-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )Page 363
  10. ^ Shaina Nath, Maqbul Fida Husain, Anil Relia (2000). The genesis of Gaja Gamini. H2A Graphic International. p. 184.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Page 179

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