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'''Play House''' or '''Pila House''' is a locality in the Eastern part of ] area, in ], ]. It was developed as an entertainment district by the British in 1857. Many famous theatres (some now defunct) are present in this locality.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leïla Choukroune |first=Parul Bhandari |title=Exploring Indian Modernities : Ideas and Practices |publisher=Springer Nature Singapore |year=2018 |isbn=9811075573 |pages=154 |language=English}}</ref> It was surrounded by the ] of ] on one side, and the Congress House, occupied by traditional dancers and musicians such as the ] on the other side.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cinema City: Mumbai – IV: PILA HOUSE, BOMBAY/ MUMBAI – PSBT |url=https://psbt.org/films/cinema-city-mumbai-iv-pila-house-bombay-mumbai/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |language=en-US}}</ref> '''Play House''' or '''Pila House''' is a locality in the Eastern part of ] area, in ], ]. It was developed as an entertainment district by the British in 1857. Many famous theatres (some now defunct) are present in this locality.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leïla Choukroune |first=Parul Bhandari |title=Exploring Indian Modernities : Ideas and Practices |publisher=Springer Nature Singapore |year=2018 |isbn=978-9811075575 |pages=154 |language=English}}</ref> It was surrounded by the ] of ] on one side, and the Congress House, occupied by traditional dancers and musicians such as the ] on the other side.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cinema City: Mumbai – IV: PILA HOUSE, BOMBAY/ MUMBAI – PSBT |url=https://psbt.org/films/cinema-city-mumbai-iv-pila-house-bombay-mumbai/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Overview== ==Overview==


'''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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Meera |first=Kosambi |title=Gender, Culture, and Performance : Marathi Theatre and Cinema Before Independence. |date= |publisher=] |year=2017 |isbn=9781351565905 |pages=214-215 |language=}}</ref> '''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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Meera |first=Kosambi |title=Gender, Culture, and Performance : Marathi Theatre and Cinema Before Independence. |publisher=] |year=2017 |isbn=9781351565905 |pages=214–215 |language=}}</ref>


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'''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-16 |title=Last Chance to See These Structures Before They're Gone |url=https://www.joinpaperplanes.com/last-chance-to-see-these-structures-before-theyre-gone-forever/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Paper Planes |language=en-US}}</ref> 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'''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-16 |title=Last Chance to See These Structures Before They're Gone |url=https://www.joinpaperplanes.com/last-chance-to-see-these-structures-before-theyre-gone-forever/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Paper Planes |language=en-US}}</ref>
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As '''Play House''' was surrounded by red-light districts, prostitution spilled into the Play House area as well. The area meant to be a "entertainment district" turned into a mini red-light area. Mainly Nepali ] gave ] services in Play House. Most of their customers were labourers and workers on daily wages. New-York based author ] in his book '''<nowiki/>'Maximum City : Bombay lost and found'''' describes it as ''"The men who go there are labourers, cart pullers, coolies: men who work with their bodies all day long and, in the night, buy another working body."''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Suketu |first=Mehta |title=Maximum City : Bombay lost and found |publisher=] |year=2012 |isbn=9780143417910 |pages=344 |language=English}}</ref> As '''Play House''' was surrounded by red-light districts, prostitution spilled into the Play House area as well. The area meant to be a "entertainment district" turned into a mini red-light area. Mainly Nepali ] gave ] services in Play House. Most of their customers were labourers and workers on daily wages. New-York based author ] in his book '''<nowiki/>'Maximum City : Bombay lost and found'''' describes it as ''"The men who go there are labourers, cart pullers, coolies: men who work with their bodies all day long and, in the night, buy another working body."''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Suketu |first=Mehta |title=Maximum City : Bombay lost and found |publisher=] |year=2012 |isbn=9780143417910 |pages=344 |language=English}}</ref>


However, the sex-workers and ] in Play House had the same fate as those in ]. Due to interest of many builders for redevelopment of the area<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pila House Redevelopment: Bombay HC rejects PIL alleging irregularity in granting additional FSI |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/mumbai/pila-house-redevelopment-bombay-hc-rejects-pil-alleging-irregularity-in-granting-additional-fsi |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-20 |title=Bombay HC dismisses PIL against nod for redevelopment of ‘Pila house’ at Kamathipura |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bombay-hc-violations-bmc-commissioner-redevelopment-pila-house-kamathipura-8456638/lite/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>, sex-work has completely stopped in the area. Most of the sex-workers have shifted to other areas such as the surrounding Kamathipura, Foras Road, However, the sex-workers and ] in Play House had the same fate as those in ]. Due to interest of many builders for redevelopment of the area<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pila House Redevelopment: Bombay HC rejects PIL alleging irregularity in granting additional FSI |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/mumbai/pila-house-redevelopment-bombay-hc-rejects-pil-alleging-irregularity-in-granting-additional-fsi |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-20 |title=Bombay HC dismisses PIL against nod for redevelopment of 'Pila house' at Kamathipura |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bombay-hc-violations-bmc-commissioner-redevelopment-pila-house-kamathipura-8456638/lite/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>, sex-work has completely stopped in the area. Most of the sex-workers have shifted to other areas such as the surrounding Kamathipura, Foras Road,


==Theatres== ==Theatres==
'''Play House''' ''was an entertainment hub of the city that staged Parsi plays and Marathi tamashas.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Mrigank |date=2017-05-27 |title=The old cinema experience of alfred talkies |url=https://www.asianage.com/amp/entertainment/in-other-news/270517/the-old-cinema-experience-of-alfred-talkies.html |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=asian |language=en}}</ref> '''Play House''' ''was an entertainment hub of the city that staged Parsi plays and Marathi tamashas.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Mrigank |date=2017-05-27 |title=The old cinema experience of alfred talkies |url=https://www.asianage.com/amp/entertainment/in-other-news/270517/the-old-cinema-experience-of-alfred-talkies.html |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=asian |language=en}}</ref>


The British shut down all the ] in the area and built many theatres (play-houses).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ashwin |first=Sanghi |title=The Sialkot Saga : Bharat Series 4 |publisher=] |year=2022 |isbn=9789356292468 |pages=35-36 |language=English}}</ref> Many of these theaters, over a century old, now show classic Hindi films or adult movies, catering to migrant labourers and low-income sex workers from the nearby red-light district, i.e. Kamathipura.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-10 |title=Rich & Working Class: When the Bombay Cinema Hall Enthralled them All |url=https://hindi.sabrangindia.in/article/rich-working-class-when-bombay-cinema-hall-enthralled-them-all |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=SabrangIndia |language=en}}</ref> The British shut down all the ] in the area and built many theatres (play-houses).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ashwin |first=Sanghi |title=The Sialkot Saga : Bharat Series 4 |publisher=] |year=2022 |isbn=9789356292468 |pages=35–36 |language=English}}</ref> Many of these theaters, over a century old, now show classic Hindi films or adult movies, catering to migrant labourers and low-income sex workers from the nearby red-light district, i.e. Kamathipura.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-10 |title=Rich & Working Class: When the Bombay Cinema Hall Enthralled them All |url=https://hindi.sabrangindia.in/article/rich-working-class-when-bombay-cinema-hall-enthralled-them-all |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=SabrangIndia |language=en}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gianani |first=Kareena N. |title=Once upon a play house |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/special-once-upon-a-play-house-1202576 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> These theatres once had a variety of entertainment from ] to Silent theatre to ] to ]. But now, most of them have shifted to screening adult C/B grade movies.<ref name=":0" /> For example, Alfred Talkies, originally known as Rippon Theatre established in the year 1880 now screens adult C/B grade movies and old blockbuster hindi films. Similarly, the New Roshan Talkies, initially known as Elphistone Theatre, established in the early 1930s now screens mains adult movies and the old hindi films.<ref>https://www.projectcinemacity.in/assets/docs/graphic-works//atlas/Pila%20House%20map.pdf</ref> The Royal Cinema / Talkies, established in the year 1911 opened up mainly for short plays and ]. Unlike other talkies/theatres in Play House, Royal Cinema has a small audience capacity. In the year 1930, the cinema started screening big commercial movies for better business opportunities. However, now the Royal Cinema mainly screens Bhojpuri and adult C/B grade movies. The Nishat Talkies, located right opposite to the Royal Cinema, was established in the year 1952. It is one of the few old theatres in Play House that is still doing well, business-wise. Nowadays, it screens Bhojpuri movies and old Hindi movies. The Gulshan Cinema, however, could not sustain despite the dirt-cheap prices and screening of Bhojpuri and Adult C/B grade movies due to the intense competition and had to shut down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bamboat |first=Sharukh |date=2023-11-29 |title=22 Old Theatres in Mumbai: A Tour |url=https://travelindiadestinations.com/old-theatres-in-mumbai/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Travel India Destinations |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-27 |title=Old Theatres in Mumbai - List Of Oldest Cinema Theatres Called Talkies |url=https://www.mumbai77.com/city/2298/multiplexes-theaters/old-cinema-halls-theaters-talkies/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Super Cinema / Talkies / Super Plaza Cinema, established in the late 1920s began with short-plays. Now, it only screens Bhojpuri movies. It is also one of the few theatres still doing well in Play House and not on the verge of shutting down.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-06 |title=The 16 Best Cinema Halls in Mumbai {{!}} BestMumbai |url=https://bestmumbai.in/cinema-hall/#superplazacinema |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=bestmumbai.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=The Last Picture Show? Reimagining India’s Single-Screen Cinemas |url=https://rax.rochester.edu/s/1676/21/1col.aspx?sid=1676&gid=2&pgid=10602&crid=0&calpgid=13&calcid=664 |url-status=live |website=]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gianani |first=Kareena N. |title=Once upon a play house |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/special-once-upon-a-play-house-1202576 |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref> These theatres once had a variety of entertainment from ] to Silent theatre to ] to ]. But now, most of them have shifted to screening adult C/B grade movies.<ref name=":0" /> For example, Alfred Talkies, originally known as Rippon Theatre established in the year 1880 now screens adult C/B grade movies and old blockbuster hindi films. Similarly, the New Roshan Talkies, initially known as Elphistone Theatre, established in the early 1930s now screens mains adult movies and the old hindi films.<ref>https://www.projectcinemacity.in/assets/docs/graphic-works//atlas/Pila%20House%20map.pdf</ref> The Royal Cinema / Talkies, established in the year 1911 opened up mainly for short plays and ]. Unlike other talkies/theatres in Play House, Royal Cinema has a small audience capacity. In the year 1930, the cinema started screening big commercial movies for better business opportunities. However, now the Royal Cinema mainly screens Bhojpuri and adult C/B grade movies. The Nishat Talkies, located right opposite to the Royal Cinema, was established in the year 1952. It is one of the few old theatres in Play House that is still doing well, business-wise. Nowadays, it screens Bhojpuri movies and old Hindi movies. The Gulshan Cinema, however, could not sustain despite the dirt-cheap prices and screening of Bhojpuri and Adult C/B grade movies due to the intense competition and had to shut down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bamboat |first=Sharukh |date=2023-11-29 |title=22 Old Theatres in Mumbai: A Tour |url=https://travelindiadestinations.com/old-theatres-in-mumbai/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Travel India Destinations |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-27 |title=Old Theatres in Mumbai - List Of Oldest Cinema Theatres Called Talkies |url=https://www.mumbai77.com/city/2298/multiplexes-theaters/old-cinema-halls-theaters-talkies/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Super Cinema / Talkies / Super Plaza Cinema, established in the late 1920s began with short-plays. Now, it only screens Bhojpuri movies. It is also one of the few theatres still doing well in Play House and not on the verge of shutting down.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-06 |title=The 16 Best Cinema Halls in Mumbai {{!}} BestMumbai |url=https://bestmumbai.in/cinema-hall/#superplazacinema |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=bestmumbai.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=The Last Picture Show? Reimagining India's Single-Screen Cinemas |url=https://rax.rochester.edu/s/1676/21/1col.aspx?sid=1676&gid=2&pgid=10602&crid=0&calpgid=13&calcid=664 |website=]}}</ref>


==Connectivity== ==Connectivity==

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Play House is an area located in Grant Road, Mumbai.

Play House or Pila House is a locality in the Eastern part of Grant Road area, in South Mumbai, India. It was developed as an entertainment district 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.

Neighbourhood in Mumbai in Maharashtra, India
Play House Pila House
Neighbourhood in Mumbai
Play House
File:Pila House.jpg
Play House street sign
Play House is located in MumbaiPlay HousePlay HouseLocation in Mumbai, India
Coordinates: 18°57′43″N 72°49′23″E / 18.961810°N 72.823091°E / 18.961810; 72.823091
Country India
StateMaharashtra
MetroMumbai
Established1857
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBMC
Elevation4 m (13 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMH-01

Overview

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.

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.

Prostitution

As Play House was surrounded by red-light districts, prostitution spilled into the Play House area as well. The area meant to be a "entertainment district" turned into a mini red-light area. Mainly Nepali sex workers gave prostitution services in Play House. Most of their customers were labourers and workers on daily wages. New-York based author Suketu Mehta in his book 'Maximum City : Bombay lost and found' describes it as "The men who go there are labourers, cart pullers, coolies: men who work with their bodies all day long and, in the night, buy another working body."

However, the sex-workers and brrothels in Play House had the same fate as those in Kamathipura. Due to interest of many builders for redevelopment of the area, sex-work has completely stopped in the area. Most of the sex-workers have shifted to other areas such as the surrounding Kamathipura, Foras Road,

Theatres

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 movies, catering to migrant labourers and low-income sex workers from the nearby red-light district, i.e. Kamathipura.

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. 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 movies. For example, Alfred Talkies, originally known as Rippon Theatre established in the year 1880 now screens adult C/B grade movies and old blockbuster hindi films. Similarly, the New Roshan Talkies, initially known as Elphistone Theatre, established in the early 1930s now screens mains adult movies and the old hindi films. The Royal Cinema / Talkies, established in the year 1911 opened up mainly for short plays and documentaries. Unlike other talkies/theatres in Play House, Royal Cinema has a small audience capacity. In the year 1930, the cinema started screening big commercial movies for better business opportunities. However, now the Royal Cinema mainly screens Bhojpuri and adult C/B grade movies. The Nishat Talkies, located right opposite to the Royal Cinema, was established in the year 1952. It is one of the few old theatres in Play House that is still doing well, business-wise. Nowadays, it screens Bhojpuri movies and old Hindi movies. The Gulshan Cinema, however, could not sustain despite the dirt-cheap prices and screening of Bhojpuri and Adult C/B grade movies due to the intense competition and had to shut down. The Super Cinema / Talkies / Super Plaza Cinema, established in the late 1920s began with short-plays. Now, it only screens Bhojpuri movies. It is also one of the few theatres still doing well in Play House and not on the verge of shutting down.

Connectivity

Play House is well connected to most parts of South Mumbai.

Indian Railways :

Play House is located at a distance of 750m from the Grant Road railway station.

Play House is located at a distance of 2 kilometers from the Sandhurst Road railway station.

It is located at a distance of 1.5 kilometers from the important sub-urban and terminal railway station of Mumbai Central.

It is located at a distance of 2.7 kilometers from the Byculla railway station.

All these stations are at a walkable distance, however, taxis are still available if one does not wish to walk.

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (B.E.S.T.) :

The 'Play House' bus-stop caters to the Play House area. Several buses go through the Play House bus-stop. The List of buses stopping at the Play House bus-stop and their routes are as follows :

• A-102 : From Vijay Vallabh Chowk (Pydhonie) to Grant Road railway station and vice-versa.

• A-104 : From Vijay Vallabh Chowk (Pydhonie) to J. Mehta Marg (Malabar Hill) and vice-versa.

• A-105 : From Vijay Vallabh Chowk (Pydhonie) to Kamla Nehru Park and vice-versa.

• A-135 : From Ferry Wharf to J. Mehta Marg (Malabar Hill) and vice-versa.

B.E.S.T. directly connects Play House to important localities such as the Grant Road railway station, Sandhurst Road railway station, Dockyard Road railway station, Pydhonie, Malabar Hill, Walkeshwar, Girgaon Chowpatty, Nana Chowk , August Kranti Maidan, Bhendi Bazaar, Mazgaon, Tardeo, etc.

Mumbai Metro :

Play House is located at a distance of 700m from the Grant Road metro station on the Line 3 (Aqua Line) of the Mumbai Metro.

It is located at a distance of 1.6 kilometers from the Mumbai Central metro station on the Line 3 (Aqua Line) of the Mumbai Metro.

It is located at a distance of 1.7 kilometers from the Girgaon metro station on the Line e (Aqua Line) of the Mumbai Metro.

State Transport Buses :

Play House is located at a distance of 1.5 kilometers from the Mumbai Central State Transport or Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Bus Depot.

In popular culture

The movie Dukaan : Pila House directed by Indian film-maker Iqbal Durrani, released on 21 May, 2004 starring actors and actresses such as Rati Agnihotri, Vikas Kalantri, Rambha, Salim Ghouse, Shahbaaz Khan, Nawab Shah, Mukesh Tiwari, Deepshikha Nagpal and more showed the story of a young woman living in Mumbai’s Pila House / Play House area, an area infamous for prostitution. The film explores her journey through the hardships, exploitation, and stigma associated with her life as a sex worker. As she struggles to find dignity and meaning within a harsh environment, the film sheds light on her emotional battles, resilience, and the complicated relationships she navigates. Through her story, the movie aims to humanize the experiences of women often marginalized and misunderstood by society.

Image gallery

File:Alfred Talkies.jpg
Alfred Talkies screening the movie 'Jaal'
File:New Roshan Talkies.jpg
Gate of The New Roshan Talkies
File:Nishat Talkies.jpg
Nishat Talkies screening the movie 'The Super Khiladi 3'
Entrance gate of the Royal Cinema
File:Gulshan Cinema.jpg
Gulshan Cinema screening the movie 'Sultan'
File:Super Plaza Cinema.jpg
Outside of the Super Talkies
File:Play House Bus Stop.jpg
Play House bus-stop

See also

Sex work

Prostitution

Prostitution in Mumbai

Prostitution in India

Kamathipura

Sonagachi

List of cinemas in Mumbai

References

  1. Leïla Choukroune, Parul Bhandari (2018). Exploring Indian Modernities : Ideas and Practices. Springer Nature Singapore. p. 154. ISBN 978-9811075575.
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  3. Meera, Kosambi (2017). Gender, Culture, and Performance : Marathi Theatre and Cinema Before Independence. Taylor & Francis. pp. 214–215. ISBN 9781351565905.
  4. "Last Chance to See These Structures Before They're Gone". Paper Planes. 2023-09-16. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  5. Suketu, Mehta (2012). Maximum City : Bombay lost and found. Penguin Books India. p. 344. ISBN 9780143417910.
  6. "Pila House Redevelopment: Bombay HC rejects PIL alleging irregularity in granting additional FSI". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  7. "Bombay HC dismisses PIL against nod for redevelopment of 'Pila house' at Kamathipura". The Indian Express. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  8. Warrier, Mrigank (2017-05-27). "The old cinema experience of alfred talkies". asian. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  9. Ashwin, Sanghi (2022). The Sialkot Saga : Bharat Series 4. Harper Collins. pp. 35–36. ISBN 9789356292468.
  10. "Rich & Working Class: When the Bombay Cinema Hall Enthralled them All". SabrangIndia. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  11. Gianani, Kareena N. "Once upon a play house". DNA India. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  12. https://www.projectcinemacity.in/assets/docs/graphic-works//atlas/Pila%20House%20map.pdf
  13. Bamboat, Sharukh (2023-11-29). "22 Old Theatres in Mumbai: A Tour". Travel India Destinations. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  14. "Old Theatres in Mumbai - List Of Oldest Cinema Theatres Called Talkies". 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  15. "The 16 Best Cinema Halls in Mumbai | BestMumbai". bestmumbai.in. 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  16. "The Last Picture Show? Reimagining India's Single-Screen Cinemas". University of Rochester.
  17. "List of all Mumbai BEST Bus Stops (BEST Bus stops) - Go4Mumbai.com". go4mumbai.com. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  18. "Chalo App : A-102". chalo.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  19. "Chalo App : A-104". chalo.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  20. "Chalo App : A-105". chalo.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  21. "Chalo App : A-135". chalo.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  22. Dukaan: Pila House (2004) ⭐ 5.5 | Drama, Romance. Retrieved 2024-10-25 – via m.imdb.com.

External links

Interview with the owner of 'Gulshan Talkies'

Interview with the caretaker of a Dargah located in Play House

Dukaan : Pila House

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