As Regal Cinema brings curtains down after 85 years, Twitterati turn nostalgic

Designed by architect Walter Sykes George, the thretre opened its gates to movie-goers in 1932 and hosted eminent personalities, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Amitabh Bachchan. As the news spread, Rishi Kapoor too got emotional and opened up about the association of the theatre with his family.

Demolish.Adios Regal Theatre,Delhi.A place where all the Kapoor’s theatre and cinema work was seen.Had”Bobby”premiered there too! Thank you! pic.twitter.com/cpMhE5kLhS

— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) March 30, 2017

Not just our parents, but even generations before that would have caught a matinee show at this theatre which is one of the oldest buildings in Connaught Place. Last week the owners revealed that slow business and high taxes have been quite exhausting for the old building that needs renovations, ultimately deciding to bring down the shutters. “The building is very old and we need to renovate. We are planning to build a multiplex which should be ready in a year-and-a-half or more. We want to provide good facilities to our patrons,” owner Vishal Chowdhary said.

Though fans are happy that it would come back in a new version after some time, they could not help but express their emotions online as the old screen breathed its last.

#regalcinema . Miss you regal . I will never forgotten about my place where I spent precious moments of my life….

— Hnphemant (@Hnphemant1) March 30, 2017

My abbu can’t believe that d iconic #regalcinema is bidding farewell as he has shared some of d fondest memories with my ammi jaan there. pic.twitter.com/f0vHQ1lfQt

— Farah Khan (@FaraaahKhan) March 30, 2017

End of an era,watched so many films here,as a child entered the AV room a couple of times to c how films r done #regaltheatre #regalcinema

— Karan Veer Mehra (@KaranVeerMehra) March 31, 2017

.#bollywood digest

With screening of ‘Mera Naam Joker’ and ‘Sangam’ iconic #regalcinema calls for light out, buh its not a goodbye

— joy pillai (@joypillai1) March 31, 2017

Sayonara…#regalcinema ‘chlo bunk kr k regal jaate hain’ will nvr be spoken…whistle sounds ‘ll be there in our memories…

— Amit Kumar (@pharmamit) March 30, 2017

#regalcinema
Thanks for entertaining us
Making us smile
In heart more than history pic.twitter.com/rxCJCv5eVH

— RITESH KUMAR (@rithk9) March 30, 2017

One of Delhi’s Landmarks sinks into histry. Tho i nvr watchd movi thr. Bt father did on his 1st vsit to Delhi cpl of decads ago #regalcinema

— Tithi Mishra (@Mish_T) March 31, 2017

The (almost) last 2 tickets of (certainly) the last show of the (almost) last such movie theater. Thanks to @GrprtBedi #regalcinema #delhi pic.twitter.com/nPmOT9Eqxs

— Jasminder Gulati (@GulatiSinghJ) March 30, 2017

#AboutLastNight… #Iconic #ANightToRemember #RegalCinema #HistoryIsMade pic.twitter.com/g2BuobD1Hv

— Kanika Sharma (@kanika_sh) March 31, 2017

Remember going with my girl gang 2 watch #Hum in #RegalCinema V had box seats & danced 2 #JummaChuma An era has cm 2 an end with its closing pic.twitter.com/jpz74R8J6c

— Priti Singh (@ThePritiSingh) March 31, 2017

Watched my first film with friends here at#Regalcinema , and probably it was my first school bunk aswell ❤❤ #nostalgic

— pragati arora (@pragatiaroraa) March 30, 2017

#regalcinema curtains come down with Raj kapoor’s Magnum opus ….. pic.twitter.com/qJXEn03kza

— DreamWalker (@hemantkapil) March 30, 2017

Last day Last show. #regalcinema goes down in history books. @vandnadhand #nostalgia pic.twitter.com/GnwuS6RPMu

— saurabh chakravertty (@saurabhchakra) March 30, 2017

We will miss you Regal Cinema! Lot of memories attached to it. Fairwell with Showman show today. #regalcinema @saurabh128 @atm_prakash

— Vibhor Garg (@Vibhorgarg1983) March 30, 2017