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December 26, 2006
Bad news for Bollywood fans in New Jersey
Indo-Asian News Service, via HindustanTimes.com
Bad news for Bollywood fans residing in New Jersey and New York as seven-screen movie house CinePlaza is on the verge of closing down.
"This theatre is like the lifeblood of Indian entertainment; it is a home to us," said Vijay Shah, the owner of CinePlaza. Shah saved the theatre once but this time chances are dim.
Shah's multiplex, located in an underground parking garage has been cast in doubt after the building's owner got approvals to demolish the theatre and replace it with a 29-storey residential and commercial tower, reported northjersey.com.
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The theatre represents a unique cultural niche where Shah screens about 60 Indian films a year, including eight or 10 blockbusters that sell as many as 15,000 tickets per show.CinePlaza is the largest Indian theatre on the East coast, with a capacity of about 1,300 seats. The closing of the theatre will hugely disappoint the locals.
The owners of the property, Brooklyn-based Forest City Ratner Companies, planned its redevelopment Wednesday when the North Bergen council approved rezoning the property. ...
However, the other tenants in the shopping centre, including a ShopRite and Bally's gym, will be not be affected by the redevelopment plan.
Posted by lumi at December 26, 2006 6:46 AM