Bambino Cinema
The Bambino Cinema, is located in Saddar area of Karachi.
History
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. It was inaugurated by President Ayub Khan in 1968.
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, father of Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari, who sold it later.
See also
References
- ^ "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.