I have also documented cinema halls possessing an old-world charm which, in some cases, has an historical relevance in the modern developmental context. While this may not be immediately apparent to the average cinema-goer, it is to be hoped that my documentation will contribute to a wider appreciation of these architectural assets.

My study is inspired by the pure visual treat of cinema hall spaces and their changing cultures.

Discovering spaces within spaces is something in which I have been particularly interested. I have tried to focus upon people’s interaction with and within these spaces. This exploration has in many situations been an essentially intuitive process. Hoardings create an atmosphere. People interacting with those hoardings create a story. It has been of particular interest to me to seek out and document cinema halls where hand-painted hoardings are still being used. I have also tried to photographically compare examples of cinema hoardings produced by the two different techniques, i.e., hand-painted and digitally printed.

I have tried to document cinema halls in and around Delhi as well, focusing on the quite considerable number as yet unknown to the great majority of the public. Of further interest are the many cinema halls presently lying closed and quite a few of the early cinema halls which have already been permanently closed down.