Maratha Mandir
 Maratha Mandir in 2022, with a billboard advertising its run of DDLJ | |
  Maratha Mandir Location within Mumbai | |
| Address | Maratha Mandir Marg, RBI Staff Colony Mumbai India |
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| Coordinates | 18°58′16″N 72°49′20″E / 18.971183°N 72.822134°E |
| Public transit | Mumbai Central railway station |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Opened | 1958 |
Maratha Mandir is a cinema hall located in Maratha Mandir Marg, Mumbai, India.[1] It opened on 16 October 1958 and has 1000 seats.[2] In the 1960s and 1970s, it was known for its lavish film launches, but the introduction of multiplexes diverted "class" viewers from establishment with the "masses" of the working class patronizing the theatre instead.[3] It is currently known for holding a record after screening the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge for 1009 weeks since its release in 1995, on 19 February 2015. As of September 2019, the film has been running for a continuous 1230 weeks. This cinema hall is one of the famous landmarks in Mumbai.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Maratha Mandir Cinema Location". One India. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (January 2002). Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: (The "Brave-Hearted Will Take the Bride"). British Film Institute. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-85170-957-4.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (2 October 2007). "Chapter 11: The Brave-Hearted Takes the Box Office". King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-50898-8.
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