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unusual facts about New Theatres


Dena Paona

Based on a novel by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay and produced by New Theatres, it is credited as the one of first Bengali talkies, and along with Alam Ara, was one of the first sound films produced in India.



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Alfred Butt

Outside London Butt opened two new theatres, firstly, the Alhambra Theatre Glasgow in 1910, designed by Sir John James Burnet and, secondly, the Theatre Mogador Paris in 1919 (delayed by the World War I), designed by Bertie Crewe.

Birendranath Sircar

Also there was a group of talented actors with New Theatres like K.L. Saigal, K. C. Dey, Prithviraj Kapoor, Chhabi Biswas, Bikash Roy, Pahari Sanyal, Basanta Choudhury.

Shaw House and Centre

In mid-2010, plans were made to add in 2 more 3D theatres and 1 IMAX theatre.The Cineplex closed in late 2010 for renovations to add the new theatres.It reopened on the 5 May 2011.The latter officially opened on the 19 May 2011 to screen it`s first movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.