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Bengaluru’s Urvashi Theatre demolition begins after court order
Demolition of Bengaluru’s iconic Urvashi Theatre began on Monday following a court order, The Federal reports, with police deployed at the Lalbagh Road site. The 1,100-seat single-screen theatre, inaugurated by Kannada actor…
Demolition of Bengaluru’s iconic Urvashi Theatre began on Monday following a court order, The Federal reports, with police deployed at the Lalbagh Road site. The 1,100-seat single-screen theatre, inaugurated by Kannada actor Dr Rajkumar, screened thousands of films across languages during its 56-year history.
Telugu360 reports that the property lease expired in 2018 and courts ruled in favour of the original landowners after years of litigation. The Supreme Court had earlier extended the handover deadline while hearing an appeal. Urvashi, opened in 1970, was among Bengaluru’s early 4K and advanced-sound venues and screened Avatar in 3D in 2009.
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The Federal leads with the demolition and the theatre’s emotional place in Bengaluru’s film culture, while Telugu360 gives greater space to the lease dispute, court proceedings and technological upgrades. Neither account challenges the court-ordered handover, though the reports differ in emphasis over whether demolition is beginning or is now confirmed. Together, they show a landmark ending shaped by a property dispute, not simply by changing cinema habits. The demolition began after the seats were removed, with police present at the site.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): telugu360.com (neutral report), thefederal.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
