Lion Cinemas, Movie theater in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
Lion Cinemas is a multiplex on the 7th, 8th and 9th floors of Lion Shoppers World in Kadamtali Model Town, Keraniganj. It has four screens with 200 seats each, 800 in total, plus a food court and a film museum. Two screens are reserved for foreign films, and one is a 3D screen.
Kishorilal Roy Chowdhury, a zamindar, built the Diamond Jubilee Theatre in Old Dhaka in 1897 for drama; films were shown from 1927. Mirza Abdul Kader bought it in 1930 and renamed it Lion Theatre in 1932, with 938 seats. His successor Mirza Abdul Khaleque closed it in 2005, then built Lion Shoppers World in Kadamtali Model Town, Keraniganj, where the Lion Cinemas multiplex opened on Eid-ul-Fitr 2022.
The multiplex screens local Bangladeshi films alongside international productions, serving as a gathering place for cinema enthusiasts in the region. Visitors notice how the space supports and celebrates films made in Bangladesh through its regular programming choices.
The cinema sits centrally in Kadamtali Model Town with easy access and parking, located within a shopping mall that offers additional amenities nearby. Visitors can combine their movie outing with shopping or dining before or after their show.
The multiplex houses a film museum dedicated to preserving objects and materials from Bangladesh's cinema history. This museum offers visitors a rare chance to explore the development of film culture in the country firsthand.
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