Regal Cinema

{{Short description|Art-Deco movie theatre in Mumbai, India}}

{{distinguish|Regal Cinemas}}

{{other uses|Regal Cinema (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox venue

| name = Regal Cinema

| nickname = "The Theatre Magnificent"

| image = Regal Cinema Mumbai.jpg

| caption = Façade of Regal Cinema in 2020

| location = SP Mukherjee Chowk Mumbai, India

| publictransit = {{rint|mumbai|suburban}} Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; Churchgate

| type = Cinema Hall

| opened = {{Start date and age|1933|df=yes}}

| renovated = {{Start date and age|2017|df=yes}}

| closed =

| reopened =

| architect = Charles Stevens

| capacity =

| embedded = {{designation list | embed = yes

| designation1 = WHS

| designation1_partof = Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai

| designation1_type =

| designation1_criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type|(ii), (iv)}}(ii) (iv)

| designation1_number = [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1480 1480]

| designation1_date = 2018 (43rd session)

}}

}}

File:Regal-Cinema-1935.jpg

The Regal Cinema is an Art deco movie theatre located at Colaba Causeway, in Mumbai, India.{{cite news|title=Salaam Bombay|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20081130/opinion/salaam-bombay|access-date=12 April 2011|newspaper=Times of Malta|date=30 November 2008}} Built by Framji Sidhwa, the first film to be aired at the Regal was the Laurel and Hardy work The Devil's Brother in 1933.{{cite news|title=The Regal theatre's grandeur, intact & vibrant|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-11-28/news/27649273_1_regal-art-deco-movies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403025131/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-11-28/news/27649273_1_regal-art-deco-movies|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 April 2012|access-date=12 April 2011|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=28 November 2009}}{{cite news |last1=Datta |first1=Rangan |title=CST to Gateway of India: Exploring heritage buildings of Mumbai's Fort area |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/chhatrapati-shivaji-terminus-to-gateway-of-india-the-heritage-buildings-of-mumbais-fort-area-that-are-worth-exploring/cid/1907981 |access-date=15 October 2023 |agency=My Kolkata |publisher=The Telegraph |date=5 January 2023}}

According to the Limca Book of Records, it is the first air conditioned theatre of India.{{cite web |title=First air conditioned theatre |url=http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/recorddetails.aspx?recid=56 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620221514/http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/recorddetails.aspx?recid=56 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2013 |publisher=Limca Book of Records |access-date=11 June 2013 }}