From iconic single screens to multiplexes, streaming platforms and movies watched at home, Hyderabad’s cinema culture has changed dramatically over the years. Theatres that once anchored neighbourhoods have shut, others have reinvented themselves, and the meaning of ‘going to the movies’ has shifted. Yet the appetite for films and the pull of a shared big-screen experience remains, writes Naveen Kumar
From iconic single screens to multiplexes, streaming platforms and movies watched at home, Hyderabad’s cinema culture has changed dramatically over the years. Theatres that once anchored neighbourhoods have shut, others have reinvented themselves, and the meaning of ‘going to the movies’ has shifted. Yet the appetite for films and the pull of a shared big-screen experience remains, writes Naveen Kumar
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