With its ancient humming projector and elegant balcony, the Shahi Theatre is the last surviving single-screen cinema in Shimla, the Himalayan hill station that was once the summer retreat of British India. But like many other once-teeming movie houses across the country that were already struggling to stay afloat, the pandemic may be the final death knell for the century-old picture house. View Full Image This photograph taken on August 29, 2020 shows the Shahi Theatre in Shimla. View Full Image In this photograph taken on August 29, 2020, owner Sahil Sharma poses for a picture at the Shahi Theatre in Shimla. Only two Shimla cinemas were left by last year but when India went into a national coronavirus lockdown, the Ritz folded too.

Source: Mint July 04, 2021 05:25 UTC