Razmoni
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| Full name | Razmoni |
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| Address | 67/1, VIP Road, Kakrail Dhaka-1000 |
| Coordinates | 23°44′13″N 90°24′32″E / 23.73705°N 90.408891°E |
| Owner | Ahsanullah Moni |
| Type | Movie theater |
| Capacity | 1150 |
| Acreage | 24 Kathas |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1982 |
| Opened | 3 March 1983 |
| Closed | 11 October 2019 |
Razmoni, a now defunct movie theater, known as Razmoni Cinema Hall, was one of the most famous in Dhaka City.[1] It is located on VIP Road in Kakrail. Freedom fighter Ahsanullah Moni built the Razmoni Theater in Kakrail in 1972 on 24 kathas of land. Another theater named Razia was built next to Razmoni under the same ownership.[2] The 400-seater Razia Auditorium was smaller in size than Razmoni.[3] In addition to the auditorium, the building housed a music and sound recording studio, an image recording studio, a dubbing studio, and an editing panel.[4] Due to the slump in the film business and continued losses, the theater was slated to close in October 2019 and be converted into a commercial building.[1]
History
[edit]On March 3, 1983, this 1,150-seater theater was inaugurated for film screenings. The film 'Lalu Bhulu' directed by Kamal Ahmed was the first film screened in this theatre. In 1984, The building housed the offices of forty film production companies. Hence, the Kakrail area around this theater came to be known as 'Filmpara' in the eighties.[4] The theater did the highest business in the 1990s.[5] On October 11, 2019, after thirty-six years of activity,[6] two theaters, Razmoni and Razia, were announced to be closed.[7] Prior to their closure, the theaters screened 'Nolak'.[4]
Future plan
[edit]A nineteen to the twenty-two-story multi-purpose commercial building named 'Rajmoney Tower' is planned to be constructed at this site after demolishing the theatre. The tower is planned to have underground car parking, retail up to four floors, and the remaining floors to be rented to various offices.[2] There are no plans to build a new modern film screen.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Now Razmoni cinema hall shuts, to be demolished!". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ a b Saad, Saimum. বন্ধ হলো রাজমনি-রাজিয়া, হবে বহুতল মার্কেট. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ ‘মরণ কামড়’-এ টিকে রয়েছে ছোট সিনেমা হল. NTV. 2018-05-05. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ a b c 'লালু ভুলু' দিয়ে শুরু 'নোলকে' শেষ রাজমণির যাত্রা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ বন্ধ হলো রাজমনি সিনেমা হল, ভেঙে তৈরি হবে বাণিজ্যিক ভবন. Channel i (in Bengali). 2019-10-13. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ বন্ধ হয়ে গেল ‘রাজমনি’ সিনেমা হল. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2019-10-13. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "Rajmoni Cinema Hall shuts". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ ভেঙে ফেলা হচ্ছে রাজধানীর কাকরাইলের রাজমনি সিনেমা হল. Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 2019-10-13. Archived from the original on 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ বন্ধ হয়ে গেল কাকরাইলের রাজমনি সিনেমা হল. Jugantor (in Bengali). 2019-10-14. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
