Raj Mandir Cinema

It is nicknamed the “Pride of Asia” and is considered the crown jewel of India’s cinemas, and certainly lives up to its reputation. The theatre was created to make guests feel as though they were royal guests of a palace, a place full of style and elegance. Walking into this theatre is an experience unlike any other, high ceilings hung with huge chandeliers, lighting that changes from white to blue, and walls covered in artistic artwork. Raj Mandir Cinema looks less like a multiplex and more like a palace. It opened in 1976 and was designed in an Art Moderne style that is rarely found today.

Raj Mandir Cinema opened with the film ‘Charas’. In this one of the most awesome movie theater experiences in the world, the seating here is divided into four sections, Pearl, Ruby, Emerald, and Diamond and once you are seated you will be faced with a huge screen covered by velvet curtains. This is such an experience that every single movie showing over the past 25 years has had a full house, now that is something to brag about. There certainly doesn’t seem to be an any better place to take in the colorful sights and sounds of a Bollywood film. Over the years, it has seen many movie premieres of Hindi films and has become a popular symbol of Jaipur.

• Location: Jaipur, India