Lion Cinemas

The Joy–Lion Cinemas,[1] or simply the Lion Cinemas, is a multiplex located at Dhaka district in Bangladesh. It was reopened on Eid-ul-Fitr, 2022. It is one of the modern movie theaters in the country.

Lion Cinemas
লায়ন সিনেমাস
Full nameJoy–Lion Cinemas
Former names
  • Diamond Jubilee Theatre (1897–1932)
  • Lion Theatre (1932–2005)
AddressKeraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District
Bangladesh
LocationLion Shoppers World, Kadamtali Model Town
Coordinates23.7030861°N 90.3975788°E / 23.7030861; 90.3975788
OwnerMirza Abdul Khaleque
OperatorJoy Cinemas
TypeMultiplex
Capacity800
Screens4
Construction
Opened31 August 1897 (1897-08-31)
Closed2005 (2005)
Reopened2 May 2022 (2022-05-02)
Website
http://joycinemas.com/

History

Establishment

Kishorilal Roychowdhury, a Zamindar, built a theatre in Old Dhaka named Diamond Jubilee Theatre in 1897. Drama was performed in this theater. Later, due to the demand, only films were shown in the theater from 1927.[2] A person named Mirza Abdul Kader bought the theatre in 1930. He changed its name to Lion Theatre in 1932.[3][4] The theater could accommodate 938 spectators.[5]

Recent developments

The next owner of the movie theater, Mirza Abdul Khaleque, closed it in 2005 due to financial losses. At that time he bought a land in Kadamtali Model Town in Keraniganj. There, in 2014, he set up a shopping mall called Lion Shoppers World. In that shopping mall, he founded Lion Cinemas.[2] The multiplex was scheduled to open on 1 March 2018[6] and the date was changed to 16 December 2019.[3] It was later inaugurated on Eid-ul-Fitr 2022.[2]

Features

The area of the multiplex is 18 thousand square feet. There are 4 screens with 200 seats, as well as a food court and a film museum.[3] The multiplex, situated on 7th, 8th and 9th floor of the shopping mall,[7] has total 800 seats. The authority entered into an agreement with Joy Cinemas to operate the multiplex.[7][2] The two screens is reserved for foreign films. The theatre has a 3D screen also.[1][6]

Type of cinemas
  • Bangladeshi films
  • Bollywood Films
  • Hollywood films

References
  1. "শিগগির চালু হচ্ছে পুরান ঢাকার 'জয়-লায়ন সিনেমাস'" [Old Dhaka's 'Joy-Lion Cinemas' to be launched soon]. Channelionline.com (in Bengali). Channel i. 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. "সেই লায়ন সিনেমা হলে পর্দা উঠছে ঈদে" [The screens of that Lion cinema hall is coming up on Eid]. Bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. "বিজয় দিবসে যাত্রা করবে 'লায়ন সিনেমাস'" ['Lion Cinemas' to launch on Victory Day]. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. Ganesh Mukhopadhyay (2012). "Theatre Stage". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. Sahed, Imrul (23 May 2022). "নতুন দর্শক যোগ হচ্ছে চলচ্চিত্রে" [New viewers are being added to the film]. Amader Shomoy. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. Sudeep Kumar Dwip (22 February 2018). "কেরানীগঞ্জের লায়ন সিনেমাজ" [Lion Cinemas in Keraniganj]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. "পুরনো লায়ন সিনেমা হল এবার মাল্টিপ্লেক্স রূপে চালু হচ্ছে" [The old Lion Cinema Hall is now being launched as a multiplex]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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