Lion Cinemas
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- Diamond Jubilee Theatre (1897–1932)
- Lion Theatre (1932–2005)
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| Full name | Joy–Lion Cinemas |
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| Address | Keraniganj Upazila, Dhaka District Bangladesh |
| Location | Lion Shoppers World, Kadamtali Model Town |
| Coordinates | 23°42′11″N 90°23′51″E / 23.7030861°N 90.3975788°E |
| Owner | Mirza Abdul Khaleque |
| Operator | Joy Cinemas |
| Type | Multiplex |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Screens | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 31 August 1897 |
| Closed | 2005 |
| Reopened | 2 May 2022 |
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The Joy–Lion Cinemas,[1] or simply the Lion Cinemas, is a multiplex located at Dhaka district in Bangladesh. It was reopened on Eid-ul-Fitr, 2022. It is one of the modern movie theaters in the country.
Establishment
Kishorilal Roy Chowdhury, a Zamindar, built a theatre in Old Dhaka named Diamond Jubilee Theatre in 1897. Drama was performed in this theater. Later, due to the demand, only films were shown in the theater from 1927.[2] A person named Mirza Abdul Kader bought the theatre in 1930. He changed its name to Lion Theatre in 1932.[3][4] The theater could accommodate 938 spectators.[5]
Recent developments
The next owner of the movie theater, Mirza Abdul Khaleque, closed it in 2005 due to financial losses. At that time he bought a land in Kadamtali Model Town in Keraniganj. There, in 2014, he set up a shopping mall called Lion Shoppers World. In that shopping mall, he founded Lion Cinemas.[2] The multiplex was scheduled to open on 1 March 2018[6] and the date was changed to 16 December 2019.[3] It was later inaugurated on Eid-ul-Fitr 2022.[2]