It is not a particularly happy time for movie buffs in Patna. Two of its oldest cinema halls are set to become part of the city's history.
The late-night vibrance in Patna shows that instances of crime have significantly reduced.
The famous Ashok theatre, which called itself the pride of Patna, has closed down to make way for a shopping mall with a multiplex.
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The curtains came down on the 'heritage theatre' last week with the screening of Yashraj Films' Band Baja Baarat . This week, another old cinema hall, Elphinstone is set to be closed for a similar reason. Generations of Biharis have grown up watching potboilers in these two theatres.
They have fallen on bad times in an era of multiplexes. Their proprietors believe that huge singlescreen theatres have no future.
In recent times, two other cinema halls - Mona and Regent - have been converted into swanky theatres with a multiplex- look.
They had lured all the movie goers despite the steep hike in their ticket price recently.
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