Balaka Cineworld

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Balaka
বলাকা
Balaka Cineworld logo.jpeg
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Balaka in 2022
Balaka Cineworld
Full nameBalaka Cineworld
Address New Market, Mirpur Road
Dhaka
Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°44′00″N90°23′06″E / 23.7334°N 90.3851°E / 23.7334; 90.3851
OwnerHasan Movies Limited
TypeMovie theater
Capacity 1011
Screens1
Construction
Opened1 May 1964 (1964-05-01)
Closed20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
Reopened29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)

Balaka is a movie theater located in New Market, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] Balaka Cineworld, one of the oldest movie theaters in the country, was closed on 20 March 2020 for COVID-19 epidemic, [2] but reopened on 29 September 2022. [3]

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History

Balaka in 1975 Balaka cinema.jpg
Balaka in 1975

Balaka was established by MA Hasan in Dacca, the capital of East Bengal. [2] East Pakistan Communications minister Khwaja Hassan Askari opened the new cinema hall on 23 April 1964. [4] Screenings began a week later, on 1 May. The inaugural film was Dui Diganta. [5] [6] In 2016, the manager of the cinema said, without explanation, that its history went back to 27 August 1951. [7]

After Hasan's death in the 1970s, the movie theater was owned and operated by his heirs. [2] In 1985, a branch theater of Balaka Cineworld, Balaka-2, was established. Balaka was first modernized in 2001. In 2015, the second Balaka was closed due to lack of customers. The digital theater system was first introduced in the country at Balaka Cineworld. [8]

On 7 November 2019, after the death of Mohammad Hasan Ali Imam, managing director of Hasan Movies Limited, a conflict arose between his two wives and children over the ownership of the movie theater. In such a situation Mohammad Hossain, the son-in-law of the Imam's daughter, was given the responsibility of managing the movie theater. Balaka Cineworld closed on 20 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Balaka could not be opened due to monetary loss of ৳30 lakh during the lockdown and legacy issues of the movie theater. [2]

Features

The movie theater currently has 1011 seats. [9] Four shows are held here daily. [8]

References

  1. ↑ ৬২ বছরে পদার্পণ করল বলাকা সিনেওয়ার্ল্ড. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 অভ্যন্তরীণ দ্বন্দ্বের বলি বলাকা. Sarabangla.net (in Bengali). 28 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Reopening of cinemas --- hope and hurdles". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Cinema Hall Opens". Pakistan Observer. APP. 23 April 1964. p. 8.
  5. ↑ "A Memorable Event". Pakistan Observer (Advertisement). 1 May 1964. p. 3.
  6. ↑ Chandan, Md Shahnawaz Khan (20 September 2013). "The Nawab's Last Bow". The Daily Star.
  7. ↑ ৬৫ বছরে বলাকা সিনেওয়ার্ল্ড. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. 1 2 Afin, Suhada (3 September 2016). এখনো দর্শক ধরে রেখেছে বলাকা সিনেমা হল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  9. ↑ সংস্কার হচ্ছে বলাকা সিনেমা হল. Channel i (in Bengali). 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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