Coronation Cinematograph and Variety Hall

Coronation Cinematograph and Variety Hall was a hall in the Girgaon area of south Mumbai, India, used for variety entertainment shows, dramas and to screen movies.[1]

The first full-length Indian feature film, Raja Harischandra, was screened here, thus heralding the birth of the Indian film industry.[2]

  1. ^ Bhowmik, kaushik. "The emergence of the Bombay film industry, 1913 - 1936". A Thesis. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ^ Kaur, Raminder; Sinha, Ajay (2005). Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through A Transnational Lens. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0761933205.