Metro INOX, Art Deco movie theater in Dhobitalao, Mumbai, India
Metro INOX is a six-screen multiplex in the Dhobitalao area of Mumbai, housed in a 1938 Art Deco building designed by Thomas W. Lamb with D. W. Ditchburn. Its restored interior has marble foyers and staircases, red and pink floors, walls, ceilings and furniture, and murals by students of the Sir J. J. School of Art under Charles Gerard.
The theater opened in 1938, designed by New York architect Thomas W. Lamb and operated by MGM. Over the decades it was converted from a single-screen venue into a multiplex to keep pace with how audiences changed.
Metro INOX takes its name from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the Hollywood studio that built and first ran it. Murals by students of the Sir J. J. School of Art, painted under Charles Gerard, were reached by the marble staircases, and liveried ushers served patrons in the foyer. The cinema sits in Dhobitalao, not Marine Lines.
The cinema is in Marine Lines, a central part of Mumbai that is easy to reach on foot or by public transport. Tickets for popular screenings tend to sell out quickly, so booking in advance is a good idea.
The first Filmfare Awards ceremony took place here in 1955, a moment that tied this venue directly to the story of Indian cinema. The Filmfare Awards have since become one of the longest-running film award ceremonies in India.
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