Thank you for your kind comment. You mentioned Diana Theatre in Jacob Circle, but I don’t know if there was one. I know of New Shirin Talkies at Jacob Circle (Saat Rasta) but as far as I know Diana Theatre was located at Tardeo near the flyover. Correct me if I’m wrong. Also, this Diana Theatre you’re talking about, is the old building still standing? Please share the details if possible. Appreciate your time and effort.

Glad to read your comment, Bhumesh bhai. I used to live in Balaram Street so not very far from your place. I used to catch my bus no 66 from right opposite Minerva and I have so many fond memories of Minerva myself. As far as I know there was an ice factory or something near Minerva, correct me if I’m wrong. Lucky for you to enjoy premieres from your building, I sometimes used to be in that crowd below. I was there during the premiere of Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, I have seen Pardes 7 times in Minerva. Sad that they dismantled the Minerva and even Apsara building (Apsara had that huge pillar like structure, you remember?) During the Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja premiere I got to see Sridevi, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, Anil Kapoor and Satish Kaushik. In Maratha Mandir, I have memories of Khiladi, Khuda Gawah, Shahenshah, Tere Naam, Bhoot, Devdas and so many other movies. I sometimes wonder why we miss that era? I mean multiplex has better seats, sound, comfort, better ticketing system but weird that we still yearn the old theatres, myself included. I guess life was much simpler then. There was no social media but as people we were connected. I mean the entire India watching the same TV shows like Nukkad, Buniyad, Ramayana, Mahabharat and all that. Anyways, thank you for stumbling around my blog and I would appreciate if you subscribe to it. Although, I write mostly on travel and not on movies, but I’m glad that I was able to transport you back in time at least for few minutes. Take Care.

Samrat was renovated first theatre to Cinemax or multiplex type comfort single screen multiplex
Diamond borivali very small but good theatre
Rajshri at Dahisar 👌

Hum aap ke hai kaun Rupam sion
Angaar (1992) at plaza dadar

Dreamland TEZAAB(50 weeks)
Super talkies Phool aur kaante
Ganga Ilaaka

Glad that you enjoyed reading my post, Dilip bhai. I have just written another post featuring the newly reopened Eros Cinema Churchgate. I would appreciate if you would take some time out, read the post and give your valuable feedback.

True, Dilip bhai.

Swastik, Naaz, and Imperial were all side by side along Lamington Road — a fact that still exists today.