The Bambino Cinema, is located in Saddar area of Karachi.[1]
بیمبینو سنیما | |
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| Address | Saddar Karachi Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 24°51′51″N 67°01′31″E / 24.864132923752422°N 67.02534750388966°E |
| Owner | Sheikh Kashif Imtiaz |
| Type | Movie theatre |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1968 |
| Architect | Naqvi & Siddiqui Associates |
History edit
The Bambino Cinema was built in the 1960s as the first cinema in Pakistan with a double balcony seating and 70 mm film screen and projection equipment.[2] It was inaugurated by President Ayub Khan in 1968.[3]
During the 1970s, when the Pakistani film industry was in its boom, a mini-cinema Scala was built on its first floor. The cinema is also famous because it was built by Hakim Ali Zardari,[4] father of Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari, who sold it later.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Bambino always comes to haunt Zardari". Samaa TV. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Karachi's iconic Bambino Cinema, once a haven for moviegoers, to be turned into plaza". Arab News PK. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Rehman, Atika (2012-09-23). "Bambino Cinema: Inaugurated by Ayub, destroyed by a mob". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Salman, Peerzada (2012-10-26). "Bambino cinema rises from the ashes". Dawn. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Mahmood, Rafay (2011-05-26). "Bambino: Dust in the wind?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-01-02.