Nishat Cinema
Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, Saddar,
Karachi
75560
Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, Saddar,
Karachi
75560
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An article about the destruction of this theatre that appeared in the New York Times can be read here.
Nishat Cinema, Our identity, A landmark of Karachi & A memorable place for millions who have grown up by watching films in NISHAT was sacrificed by a mob which was protesting against the Un Islamic film “Innocence of Muslims”. The Incident took place on 21 September 2012 at 4:00 PM. Nadeem H. Mandviwalla (Owner)
Here is an article from July 2004 about the closing:
http://tinyurl.com/ydhbvje
Nishat is one of the oldest and the finest theatres of karachi still running the best of the lot. Currently Indian flick “Race” is drawing huge crowds.
The Nishat Cinema can be seen on the extreme right of this vintage photograph:
http://flickr.com/danial/1417846/
A photograph of the Nishat Cinema prior to closing:
http://flickr.com/photos/pakpositive/49244875/