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Play House or Pila House is a locality in the Eastern part of Grant Road area, in South Mumbai, India. It was marked as an entertainment centre by the British in 1857. Many famous theatres (some now defunct) are present in this locality. It was surrounded by the red light area of Kamathipura on one side, and the Congress House, occupied by traditional dancers and musicians such as the tawaifs on the other side.[1]
Play House
Pila House | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood in Mumbai | |
| Play House | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Metro | Mumbai |
| Established | 1850 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | BMC |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-01 |
Overview
[edit]Pila House or Play House, as the British dubbed this area, bordering Kamathipura due to the many theatres (play-houses) in this locality. Today, most of the theatres have been destroyed or converted to something else.[2]
It was named as Play House by the British but the locals could not pronounce it well and started calling the area as Pila House or Pila Haus.[3]
Theatres
[edit]Play House was an entertainment hub of the city that staged Parsi plays and Marathi tamashas.
The British shut down all the graveyards in the area and built many theatres (play-houses). Many of these theaters, over a century old, now show classic Hindi films or adult moies, catering to migrant labourers and low-income sex workers from the nearby red-light district, i.e. Kamathipura.[4]
The theatres such as Gulshan Talkies, Alfred Talkies, New Roshan Talkies, Nishat Talkies, Super Cinema, Royal Cinema once were an integral part of the area.[5] These theatres once had a variety of entertainment from Parsee theatre to Silent theatre to Talkies to Plays. But now, most of them have shifted to screening adult C/B grade moies.[1] For example, Alfred Talkies, originally known as Rippon Theatre established in the year 1880 now screens adult C/B grade moies and old blockbuster hindi films. Similarly, the New Roshan Talkies, initially known as Elphistone Theatre, established in the early 1930s now screens mains adult moies and the old hindi films.[6] *Give info about other theatres*[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cinema City: Mumbai – IV: PILA HOUSE, BOMBAY/ MUMBAI – PSBT". Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ rishimajumder (2009-08-17). "Houseful at Pila Haus". Articles by Rishi, and other words. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ "Last Chance to See These Structures Before They're Gone". Paper Planes. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Rich & Working Class: When the Bombay Cinema Hall Enthralled them All". SabrangIndia. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ Gianani, Kareena N. "Once upon a play house". DNA India. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ https://www.projectcinemacity.in/assets/docs/graphic-works//atlas/Pila%20House%20map.pdf
- ^ Bamboat, Sharukh (2023-11-29). "22 Old Theatres in Mumbai: A Tour". Travel India Destinations. Retrieved 2024-10-19.