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license combined with the advent of television and changing social climate resulted in the theatre not being profitable. It was later sold in 1977 to Raman Chhiba, he had proposed the theatre served as the new venue for the
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films alongside mainstream films. Word of mouth spread about the venue and it started hosting special film events to attract cinephiles. One of the more popular events was an interactive screening of
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