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Raj Mandir Cinema

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Bhawandas Road

, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001 India

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01412379372

Status:	Open
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Art Moderne

Function:	Movies (East Indian)
Seats:	1237
Chain:	Independent

Architect:	Waman Moreshwar Namjoshi
Firm:	Unknown

The Raj Mandir Cinema opened on 1st June 1976 with the film "Charas". It was designed by architect W.M. Namjoshi in a spectacular Art Moderne style.

The exterior of the building consists of various asymetrical shapes, zig-zags, curves and even stars set into the facade, all lit at night by concealed lighting. The theatre's name is located on top of the building in large red neon letters and it also boasts the legend 'The Showplace of the Nation - Experience the Excellence'.

In the large foyer there are chandeliers set into domes in the ceiling. A large ramp (rather than stairs) take patrons up into the balcony area. Seating in the auditorium is provided in stalls and balcony areas. The decoration in the auditorium is awesome, with indirect lighting that changes colours, hidden behind and underneath a frond fern leaf-like plaster trough which has openings all over the ceiling and walls. The cinema is equipped to screen 70mm films.

The Raj Mandir Cinema is the best known cinema building in India and is also on the tourist trail for visitors to Jaipur (similar to the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California). It certainly lives up to its reputation as one of the most remarkable cinemas in India.

Contributed by KenRoe

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Scroll down to the bottom of this page and you will see a photo of the Raj Mandir Cinema lobby.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 22, 2006 at 9:24am

Here are some recent photographs of the magnificent Raj Mandir Cinema, Jaipur:
Exterior by day:
http://flickr.com/photos/etm/79311570/
Close-up of exterior by day:
http://flickr.com/photos/62246400@N00/76470902/
Close-up of exterior at night:
http://flickr.com/photos/bindifry/74043534/
Foyer...showing snack bar and decorative detail:
http://flickr.com/photos/shindig/96634164/
Foyer...on the ramp to the balcony:
http://flickr.com/photos/hacksonlee/84697836/
Foyer...viewed from the snack bar:
http://flickr.com/photos/thinkink/75119473/

posted by KenRoe on Mar 22, 2006 at 9:48am

Sorry, here is the correct link to:
Foyer...on the ramp to the balcony:
http://flickr.com/photos/jacksonlee/84697836/

posted by KenRoe on Mar 22, 2006 at 10:22am

Here is a closeup of the Raj Mandir Cinema. Click on the photo to expand it.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 24, 2006 at 9:07am

Another view of the foyer:
http://flickr.com/photos/vjerka/117119853

posted by KenRoe on Dec 27, 2006 at 12:14pm

This is a 2007 night view of the Raj Mandir.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 19, 2007 at 9:20am

Another view of the Raj Mandir Cinema can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Aug 25, 2007 at 7:13pm

Here is another photo of the Raj Mandir Cinema.

posted by Lost Memory on Dec 3, 2007 at 6:50pm

Two recent interior views can be seen here and here.

posted by Lost Memory on Feb 3, 2008 at 2:09pm

This is a 2008 exterior view.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 21, 2008 at 2:32pm

Here is a great night shot of the Raj Mandir Cinema.

posted by Lost Memory on Oct 26, 2008 at 12:53pm

Another nice photo can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Nov 8, 2008 at 3:05pm

More Raj Mandir Cinema related photos can be seen here.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 1, 2009 at 11:32am

This is a 2009 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Mar 9, 2009 at 5:36pm

Here is a September 2009 photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Nov 24, 2009 at 6:46pm

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