Gaiety-Galaxy shuts temporarily, owner says it’s a technical issue
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Mumbai’s iconic Gaiety Galaxy or G7 as it is known hit a road block with no movie screenings on Monday . The complex has as per reports been temporarily shut down. On Monday, a post by a Netizen showed a notice outside the theatre from Bandra police, that shared that the cinema hall has been closed because the management did not renew its license.
Adding to this, Gaiety-Galaxy The theatre was playing shows regularly till Sunday but didn’t play any shows from Monday onwards. Owner Manoj Desai when contacted told HTCity, “The actual reason is some of the cables in the theatre got burned. We have to arrange for new cables from Lohar chawl, South Mumbai. Till that is arranged our shows cannot resume. It’s just a technical issue, nothing more than that.”
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Notably, Gaiety-Galaxy was built on November 24, 1972. Filmmaker Ramesh Sippy’s movie Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) was the inaugural movie.
As per the latest buzz, G7 multiplex originally started with just 3 theatres – Gaiety, Galaxy and Gemini. Gaiety and Galaxy are the biggest screens, consisting of a stall and balcony. While Gaiety is the bigger one, comprising nearly 1000 seats, Galaxy has around 800 seats. Gemini with just one class, has around 240 seats.
Source: Hindustan Times