It seems to be the top of the street for but another unmarried display theatre within the city. With the possession of Sharada Cinema in Dadar East back with the Mumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalay Trust, which has requested the former vendors to strip the theatre down to only its partitions, activists worry the theatre will never be back. They really feel that this is step one by means of the consider to redevelop the high 2.5-acre belongings in Naigaon , which also houses the Sangrahalay.
The 750-seater theatre, which was once run by means of Gandhi exhibitors and vendors because the 70s, has been close since November 2017. After an extended prison struggle, the possession of the cinema was once handed back to the Sangrahalay Trust on April 22. The exhibitors were requested to remove all the infrastructure, including chairs, projectors, air conditioners or even the ceiling, from the theatre.
Prafulla Gandhi, one of the vital companions of Gandhi exhibitors, instructed Mirror that the infrastructure was once got rid of, in response to the ‘consent decree’ with the Trust. Explaining why the distributor was once requested to vacate the theatre, Vishwas Mokashi, chief secretary of the Granth Sangrahalay, said, “The infrastructure was once too previous and hence we requested the distributor to vacate it when the hire expired. The important factor one should perceive is that the valuables is legally in possession of the Granth Sangrahalay.
Social activist Medha Patkar and creator Ratnakar Matkari-ledMumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalay Bachao Samiti has alleged that the Trust isn't making any effort to reopen the theatre even supposing vendors have come forward with proposals to run it as a theatre. Kesarinath Mhatre of Mhatre Enterprises has approached the Trust, expressing his pastime to run the one display theatre at a per month rent of Rs one lakh. “I had submitted the proposal to Narendra Patil in 2018.
The current situation of the theatre is stunning. Except partitions, there is no infrastructure in anyway. Still, I am in a position to run the theatre however I haven’t heard any response from the consider after the loss of life of Mr Patil in December.” Mhatre currently runs Amar and Sharad Talkies in Central Mumbai and Laxmi Cinema in Surat. Dhananjay Shinde of Aam Aadmi Party and a member of the Bachao Samiti instructed Mumbai Mirror, “The construction isn't dilapidated or weak. The theatre has a cultural relevance within the city. It is lying in dust with a damaged roof, at risk of the rains.”
RTI activist Anil Galgali, Sudhir Hegishte, Krishna Naik, Gajanan Desai and other members of the Bachao Samiti had a meeting on Tuesday in Naigaon and determined to begin a public marketing campaign to restart the Sharada cinema. Since January this year, Mirror has reported in regards to the decline within the Sangrahalay and the efforts by means of activists to handle the disintegration of the library. The club of the 120-year-old Sangrahalay has been dropping for the previous 10 years.
The 750-seater theatre, which was once run by means of Gandhi exhibitors and vendors because the 70s, has been close since November 2017. After an extended prison struggle, the possession of the cinema was once handed back to the Sangrahalay Trust on April 22. The exhibitors were requested to remove all the infrastructure, including chairs, projectors, air conditioners or even the ceiling, from the theatre.
Prafulla Gandhi, one of the vital companions of Gandhi exhibitors, instructed Mirror that the infrastructure was once got rid of, in response to the ‘consent decree’ with the Trust. Explaining why the distributor was once requested to vacate the theatre, Vishwas Mokashi, chief secretary of the Granth Sangrahalay, said, “The infrastructure was once too previous and hence we requested the distributor to vacate it when the hire expired. The important factor one should perceive is that the valuables is legally in possession of the Granth Sangrahalay.
This is a large achievement. The days of unmarried display theatre are over and hence the committee will make a decision the destiny of this high belongings one day.” Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar is the chairman of the Sangrahalay and his daughter Supriya Sule is one of the trustees. Congress leader Bhalchandra Mungekar and NCP leader Vidya Chavan are vicechairpersons. Advocate Anand Kate, a member of the committee which finalised the consent decree with the Trust, said, “In the executive committee meeting, we had advisable to the consider that we should keep the infrastructure and settle the bill. But our opinion was once overruled.”
Social activist Medha Patkar and creator Ratnakar Matkari-led
Mumbai Marathi Granth Sangrahalay
The current situation of the theatre is stunning. Except partitions, there is no infrastructure in anyway. Still, I am in a position to run the theatre however I haven’t heard any response from the consider after the loss of life of Mr Patil in December.” Mhatre currently runs Amar and Sharad Talkies in Central Mumbai and Laxmi Cinema in Surat. Dhananjay Shinde of Aam Aadmi Party and a member of the Bachao Samiti instructed Mumbai Mirror, “The construction isn't dilapidated or weak. The theatre has a cultural relevance within the city. It is lying in dust with a damaged roof, at risk of the rains.”
RTI activist Anil Galgali, Sudhir Hegishte, Krishna Naik, Gajanan Desai and other members of the Bachao Samiti had a meeting on Tuesday in Naigaon and determined to begin a public marketing campaign to restart the Sharada cinema. Since January this year, Mirror has reported in regards to the decline within the Sangrahalay and the efforts by means of activists to handle the disintegration of the library. The club of the 120-year-old Sangrahalay has been dropping for the previous 10 years.
Dadar theatre stripped down to its walls
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Reviewed by Kailash
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May 08, 2019
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