Mukta A2 Cinemas

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Mukta A2 Cinemas
Industry Entertainment (Movie Theatres)
FoundedJuly 2011 [1]
Headquarters
Mumbai
,
India
Key people
 Subhash Ghai (Chairman)
Rahul Puri (Managing Director) [2]
Website www.muktaa2cinemas.com

Mukta A2 Cinemas is one of the several cinema chains in India. It is fully owned and operated by Mukta Arts Ltd. The company began its commercial operations in July 2011 with its launch [3] in Vadodara city, Gujarat, India. , the founder of company is Subhash Ghai .

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Philosophy

Mukta A2 CINEMAS, was formed in year 2016. [4] It is a fully owned subsidiary of Mukta Arts Ltd [5] founded by Subhash Ghai. [6] With an aim to provide a multiplex experience at affordable prices, the company is currently present in 20 locations with 48 screens across the country and an international presence with a 6 screen multiplex theater in the Kingdom of Bahrain. [7]

In 2017, it formed a Joint Venture company with South India's renowned Asian Cinemas to build and operate single screens across South India. As a part of this agreement, the cinema chain has already commenced operations in some markets across the southern circuit like Gangavathi, Thandur, Nizamabad,Sadashiv Peth, and Kothagude. [8]

Locations

List of Mukta A2 Cinemas multiplexes across India:

TerritoryCinemaCityTheatre LocalityNumber of Screens
Gujarat Mukta A2 Cinemas Gulmohar park Mall Ahmedabad Satellite4
Mukta A2 Cinemas Centre Square Mall Vadodara Alkapuri4
Rajasthan Mukta A2 Cinemas Nakshatra Mall Banswara Udaipur Dungarpur Link Road2
Maharashtra Jai Hind Mukta A2 Cinemas Lal Baug Mumbai Dr. B.R Ambedkar Road2
Mukta A2 Cinemas Suncity [9] MumbaiVile Parle2
Orion Mukta A2 Cinemas [10] MumbaiSantacruz2
Mukta A2 Cinemas, TopiwalaMumbaiGoregaon (East)2
Mukta A2 Cinemas K MallMumbaiPanvel3
Mukta A2 Cinemas New Excelsior [10] MumbaiFort1
Mukta A2 Cinemas, SFC Mega Mall Sangli M.G Road4
Mukta A2 Cinemas Nupur Cinetorium Aurangabad Seven Hills flyover2
Chhattisgarh Mukta A2 Cinemas Babylon Bhilai Bhilai Shanti Nagar, Bhilai 32
Andhra Pradesh Mukta A2 Cinemas, Vizag Central Vizag Town Main Road, Jagadamba Junction3
Karnataka Mukta A2 Cinemas Sunciti Mall Kalaburgi New Jewargi Road, Bhagyavanti Nagar  3
Mukta A2 Cinemas Vaibhavi Vaishnavi Bengaluru Uttarahalli2
Telangana Mukta A2 Cinemas Ramkrishna 35 MM Hyderabad NTR Estate, JN Road, Abids2

Mukta A2 Cinemas Srinivasa

Karimnagar Kaman Road, Housing Board colony3
Asian Mukta A2 Cinemas Laxmi Shamshabad Laxmi Theatre.1
Asian Mukta A2 Cinemas, MJR MultiplexHyderabadMJR Multiplex, Narapally4
Asian Mukta A2 Sri Sai Ram Theatre Khammam Trunk Road1
Madhya Pradesh Mukta A2 Cinemas Peoples Mall Bhopal Bhanpur4
Haryana Mukta A2 Cinemas, Parker MallKundliSector 62 Kundli3
Uttarakhand Mukta A2 Cinemas Times Square Mall Dehradun Near The host Restaurant, Sahastradhara Road3
Bihar Mukta A2 Cinemas Vinuss One Mall Samastipur Mohanpur Road, Samastipur3

In September 2016, the chain expanded its presence in International Markets, with their first Multiplex in the Kingdom of Bahrain, [11] where Mukta A2 Cinemas were established in Juffair Mall. [12] [13]

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