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Raj Mandir Cinema

Overview

Raj Mandir Cinema is a movie theatre in Jaipur in Rajasthan state in India.
Situated on the Bhagwan Das Road, near M.I.
Road, the meringue-shaped auditorium opened in 1976, and over the years has seen many movie premieres of Hindi films, and has become a popular symbol of Jaipur.
The theatre often referred to as 'Cinema Ka Mandir' is equipped with the latest technology in sound and projection with Dolby Atmos and SLS speakers, the first in the state of Rajasthan.
An important landmark and tourist destination, the cinema hall has been accorded the status of largest single screen theatre in Asia.

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

•Originally the brainchild of Mehtab Chandra Golcha, it opened on 1 June 1976 with the film "Charas" which was a charitable fund raiser show organized by Manav Hitkari Sangh.
•It was designed by architect W.
•Namjoshi in Art Moderne style (Streamline Moderne or late Art Deco).
•It was the last cinema built by the Jaipur-based Golcha/Surana family, and also the 34th and last cinema hall designed by the architect, who designed cinema halls all over India, between 1938 and 1976, including art deco masterpieces like Golcha Cinema, Delhi (now closed), Kiran Cinema, Chandigarh and Maratha Mandir, Mumbai, .