"The Theatre Magnificent" | |
 Façade of Regal Cinema in 2020 | |
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| Location | SP Mukherjee Chowk Mumbai, India |
|---|---|
| Public transit |  Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; Churchgate |
| Type | Cinema Hall |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Renovated | 2017 |
| Architect | Charles Stevens |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii) (iv) |
| Designated | 2018 (43rd session) |
| Part of | Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai |
| Reference no. | 1480 |
The Regal Cinema is an Art deco movie theatre located at Colaba Causeway, in Mumbai, India.[1] Built by Framji Sidhwa, the first film to be aired at the Regal was the Laurel and Hardy work The Devil's Brother in 1933.[2][3]
According to the Limca Book of Records, it is the first air conditioned theatre of India.[4]
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- ^ "The Regal theatre's grandeur, intact & vibrant". The Economic Times. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
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- ^ "First air conditioned theatre". Limca Book of Records. Retrieved 11 June 2013.[permanent dead link]