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The one screen cinema halls have a charm but are also facing a tricky time surviving within the times we reside in. Hence, it isn’t unusual to listen to about such theatres shutting once in a while. The newest theatre to down its shutters is Amber Cinema of Jamanagar. It was also certainly one of the oldest running theatres in Gujarat.
Amber Cinema Jamnagar shuts down; was the ONLY theatre in Gujarat to screen Aamir Khan’s Fanaa and a RARE cinema hall to screen Salman Khan’s Radhe
As per reports, Amber Cinema was inaugurated in 1972 and the primary film to play there was the Dharmendra and Hema Malini-starrer Raja Jani. The theatre soon became popular and an indispensable a part of the lives of the movie buffs of the town. The reports stated that it became difficult for the management to run a single screen in today’s times. Hence, with a heavy heart, it ceased operations on Friday, June 27. A notice board has been put up contained in the premises that states ‘The theatre will remain closed from today’.
Fanaa connection
In 2006, Amber Cinema made news nationwide because it screened the Aamir Khan-Kajol starrer Fanaa, the one film in Gujarat to achieve this. The romantic thriller was banned within the state after Aamir Khan participated in a protest led by environmentalist Medha Patkar against the Narmada Dam. Aamir’s effigies were burned across the state and realizing that there might be law and order problems and even vandalism, theatres across Gujarat decided to not play Fanaa.
The matter reached the Supreme Court which made it clear that the Gujarat government was duty-bound to offer security for multiplex owners in the event that they sought police protection. Accordingly, on June 6, that’s on the twelfth day of Fanaa’s release, Amber Cinema decided to release the Yash Raj Movies saga. From the archives, we’ve got learned that on the primary day, the film recorded only 30% occupancy, possibly on account of fear of protests and violence. But once the general public realized that there was no danger, the shows ran with full occupancy. It was said that individuals flocked from outside Jamnagar as well to catch the film.
On June 11, nevertheless, a person set himself on fire within the washroom of Amber Cinema to protest the screening of Fanaa. It re-ignited the protests. On June 12, the Amber Cinema decided to discontinue the film. By then, nearly 13,000 people had watched Fanaa.
Meanwhile, Pravin Joshi, the person who attempted self-immolation in Amber, passed away after battling for all times in a hospital for 9 days.
Radhe connection
Amber Cinema was certainly one of the three theatres in Gujarat to play Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai (2021). It was released in May that 12 months, throughout the height of the second wave of COVID-19, when cinemas were shut. On June 27, when the Gujarat government allowed theatres to resume operations, the management of the film released the Salman Khan-starrer. The film was available on OTT and furthermore, the word of mouth was poor to average. Yet, the film managed to get around 20-90 admissions a day, which was a feat. The film ran there for nearly 20 days.
RIP single screen culture in Jamnagar
With Amber shutting down, no single-screen cinema is now in operation in Jamnagar. At one point, the Gujarat town had nearly 7 theatres like Deepak, Anupam, Jayshree, Galaxy, etc. At present, three theatres, all multiplexes, are running operations – Inox Crystal Mall, Mehul Cinemas and PVR Utsav JCR Entertainment. The primary two are in the town while the last one is situated on the outskirts and in addition consists of a Drive-In theatre.
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