Elgin Talkies oldest cinema: posters, tickets, film cans
Director: Gaurav Chandelya; Cinematographer: Gaurav Chandelya
Duration: 00:21:17; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 163.364; Saturation: 0.044; Lightness: 0.443; Volume: 0.204; Cuts per Minute: 6.903; Words per Minute: 20.944
Summary: Footage from WICITYTV, which was a pirate cable TV channel that ran in Shivajinagar, Bangalore in November 2005. Elgin Talkies is a 116-year-old decrepit cinema house in Shivajinagar that still uses carbon arc projectors. Older than cinema itself, it was first a playhouse, and its logbook catalogues a veritable history of early cinema from silent films to the screening of India’s first talkie, Alam Ara. Gaurav Chandelya spent 48 hours inside Elgin, clocking the daily films and changes.The film, Kahani Elgin Ki
http://chitrakarkhana.net/elgintalkies.htm was aired on local cable. (
http://chitrakarkhana.net/whycitytv.htm)
Cinema staff puts glue on a film poster .The camera pans on the staff sticking a part of the film poster on the display board, over another film poster, Ajnabee. The film poster has actor Sohail Khan in a black vest. Another cinema staff comes with a small poster which has a date on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film
Lady :Now all new films are screened.
Man:Come,come here. Give the ticket and go there
date
glue
sohail khan
Shivaji Nagar
actor
ajnabee
board
cinema
display
film
poster
staff
Elgin Talkies Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore
bangalore
cinema
elgin talkies
pirate tv
shivajinagar
wicitytv
Cinema staff stick a part of the film poster on the display board, over another film poster, Ajnabee. The film poster has actor Sanjay Dutt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film
Man: This here.
Man:This here.
sanjay dutt
stick
Cinema staff stick a part the film poster "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya" on the display board. The camera pans left and thereafter right. Another cinema staff has a small poster which has a date, 15-11-05 on it,he gives it to his colleague who puts it on the side of the display board.
15-11-05
date
maine dil tujhko diya
No dialog.
Camera pans to the left,a cinema staff takes a portion of the film poster from his colleague while the colleague continues to stick another part of it.
Cinema staff sticks the remainder of the film poster "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya" on the display board. Audience watch the display board. Khan picks up torn posters from the floor and puts it on the side, he requests the audience to go out. The audience goes out. A man with a cap and shawl converses with Khan, who answers him and moves away.
Khan:bahar jao,bahar jao,(go out go out).:repeats
Khan:voice is unclear..
audience
bahar jao
board
display
go out
maine dil tujhko diya
torn
cap
shawl
A man with a cap and a shawl waits inside the theater premises near the gate.
gate
premises
theater
No dialog.
Cinema staff is sticking the poster which has a date, 15-11-05 on the film poster "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya", which is on the display board. His colleague is sticking a poster on the floor beside the display board and Khan is also there. Camera zooms in on the date 15-11-05
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326600/
Elgin Talkies, Shivajinagar, Bangalore
board
cinema
display
staff
sticking
15-11-05
date
film
maine dil tujhko diya
poster
Man: karega na?(Will you do it?)
Other Man: ha (yes)
There are four film posters under the caption' AT 11.SHOWS'. The first two film posters are of the film "Gair Kaanooni"and the third and fourth film poster are of a horror film "Shaitaani Khazanaa".The camera pans right and zooms in on several film posters of the film "Ajnabee".Cinema staff picks up an empty crate of Cola Cola and upturns it. The camera once again pans left to the four film posters. Another cinema staff is picking up torn posters.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187043/
[Shaitaani Khazanaa-no link]Ask Shaina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film
at 11.shows
cinema
cola cola
crate
empty
gair kaanooni
pick
shaitaani khazanaa
staff
torn
A scooter is parked before a stall which has the caption 'SCOOTER STAND' There are film posters of a Tamil film above the caption. A man leans against the side window of the stall.
Man:teen rupaiya(three rupee).
Voice is unclear.
rupaiya
rupees
scooter
scooter stand
tamil
teen
three
posters
side window
stall
No dialog.
The man leaning against the side window of the stall goes in. Camera pans right and zooms to film posters of a Tamil film.
tamil film
Cinema staff stands with a pail of glue,the camera zooms out while his colleague is looking through film posters. The cinema staff puts down his pail of glue, bends to take film posters from Khan.
Khan:( Voice is unclear) neeche ho na (Bend down)
cinema
down
glue
pail
posters neeche
staff
There are two wooden boards displaying the price for the tickets. The first board has Rs.16/- , 1st class. It also has a small Indian flag and a silver streamer. The camera zooms to the board displaying Rs.13/-,2nd class.
No dialog.
1st class
2nd class
Elgin Talkies, Shivajinagar, Bangalore
indian flag
price
rs.13/-
rs.16/-
silver
streamer
ticket
wooden boards
The camera once again shows two wooden boards displaying the price for the tickets. The first board has Rs.16/- , 1st class. It also has a small Indian flag and a silver streamer. The second board displays Rs.13/-,2nd class.
Cinema staff climbs a wooden ladder, camera zooms in when he is sticking a white sheet on the top part of the film poster- Ajnabee while his colleague is looking through posters . He then gets off the ladder and places it further away, and takes another white sheet from his colleague and continues sticking the poster. He once again gets off the ladder,places it further away, while his colleague hands him the last white sheet to cover the remainder of the poster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film
ajnabee
film
sheet
sticking
white
Voices are unclear.
cinema
climbs
ladder
poster
staff
wooden
Cinema staff is on a wooden ladder sticking the last white sheet on the remainder of the poster His colleague helps him. After sticking, he gets off the ladder.
Cinema staff is giving his colleague a poster. The camera zooms on it. Another cinema staff is sticking a white sheet on the bottom part of the poster-Ajnabee, his colleague gives him another white sheet and he continues sticking, his colleague gives him the last white sheet to cover the remainder of the poster. He sticks it and gets up. Khan crosses an adjoining wall onto a parapet with a film poster in his hand. He then gets onto the roof and picks up the poster which has fallen from his hand. His colleague takes an empty crate upturns it climbs off and on. He has a part of the film poster in his hand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film
empty crate
parapet
roof
sheet
sticking
white
ajnabee
Cinema staff climbs on an upturned crate and thereafter a ladder to stick a film poster "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya" in portions over another film poster-Ajnabee with the assistance of Khan. The film poster has Sohail Khan, Sameera Reddy and Sanjay Dutt on it. Thereafter Khan climbs a ladder to stick a poster of the date 15-11-05 on it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326600/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film
Voices are unclear.
Khan:tu idhar aa
(you come there)
Voices are unclear.
Cinema staff: aye haath chhod.(leave your hand)
Voices are unclear.
climbs
crate
maine dil tujhko diya
portions
upturned
15-11-05
date
female actor
film
ladder
male actor
sameera reddy
sanjay dutt
sohail khan
No dialog.
There is a film poster of the film "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya" starring Sohail Khan, Sameera Reddy, Sanjay Dutt and a small poster of the date 15-11-05 on it. A wooden ladder lies against the wall besides the poster.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326600/
maine dil tujhko diya
The chimney is cracked in some portions and a rusted metal rod can be seen. The camera zooms out to reveal the roof. The camera pans right to the terrace.
chimney
metal
rod
roof. terrace
rusted
No dialog
Cinema staff sticks a portion of a film poster with Sanjay Dutt wearing a black vest with a knife in his hand on the wooden display wall over another film poster "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya".Khan has some posters in his hand,however he assists him in straightening the poster. Thereafter Khan puts down his posters and puts glue on a small poster which has the date 15-11-05 and gives it to his colleague. Camera pans to the right to the cinema staff sticking a small poster which has the date 15-11-05 on the film poster.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326600/
Khan:Sanjay Dutt ka (Of Sanjay Dutt)
Voices are unclear.
15-11-05
black
cinema
date
display wall
knife
maine dil tujhko diya
sanjay dutt
staff
sticks
vest
wooden
The audience is waiting inside the theater premises near the gate. Khan is seen walking .The camera zooms to the audience waiting and then pans right to the scooter stand.
Voices are unclear.
Audience: Nahi nahi film ka chahiye.(No,no I want of the film)
Voices are unclear.
audience
chahiye
gate
nahi
no
theater premises
want
The camera focuses on the ticket counter where the cinema staff has shut the ticket window.
Voice :Ha band kar de jeyega.
(Yes,please close).
band
close
ticket counter
cinema
staff
ticket window
No dialog
There is a separate stall with the caption "LADIES" where they can buy their tickets from. The camera zooms out to a cinema staff behind the ticket window.
ladies
separate
stall
The canteen has shelves behind with with packets of food on it and a counter in front. There is a refrigerator on the side. The camera zooms on pictures of film stars stuck on the glass of the counter. Khan removes food packets from the shelves,arranges it on to the counter and sells to the customers.
Voices are unclear
Khan: kya chaiye?ye chaiye? paisa la.(What do you want? Do you want this? Give money)
Khan:kitna ?(how much)
Khan:aye pehle de re
(give it first)
Khan:asia start,achha start kya?
(This is a start,a good start, what)
Gaurav: sach me,sach me (Truly,truly)
Voices are unclear
achha start
asia start
canteen shelves
counter
customers kya chaiye
film stars
food
give money
good start
how much
kitna
kya
packets
paisa la
pictures
refrigerator
stuck glass
this is a start
truly
what
sach me
what do you want
The cinema staff takes a wooden display board with the film poster of "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya" out of the theater premises. The camera zooms on two small Indian flags which are hung on a metal bar.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326600/
Voices are unclear
bar
cinema
display board
film
indian flags
maine dil tujhko diya
metal
poster
staff
wooden
The audience leaves the theater through a side gate. The security shuts the gate.
audience
security
side -gate
theater
No dialog
The Elgin Talkies gate is closed. The cinema staff mount a wooden display with a poster of the film"Maine Dil Tujhko Diya" starring Sohail Khan, Sameera Reddy, Sanjay Dutt and a small poster of the date 15-11-05 on it on the gate .
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326600/
15-11-05
cinema
date
female actor
gate
maine dil tujhko diya
male actor
mount
poster
sameera reddy
sanjay dutt
sohail khan
staff
wooden display
film
Film posters of the film "Gair Kaanooni" are stuck over a poster with Govinda are on the display board, with a small poster 11 To 17 on it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0187043/
11 to 17
gair kaanooni
govinda display board
posters
A Tamil film poster is stuck on the side of the theater with a small poster of the date 11-11-05 on it. The camera zooms to a metal bar with a board of "elf Lubricants",above the poster.
11-11-05
bar
board
elf lubricants
metal
poster
tamil
theater
date
There are two wooden display boards, one board above Elgin Talkies gate with a film poster of the film "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya" starring Sohail Khan, Sameera Reddy, Sanjay Dutt and the date 15-11-05 on it. The other board to the right side of the Elgin talkies gate with a Tamil film poster and the date 11-11-05, and the time-"Daily 9.30P.M.on it."
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326600/
15-11-05
daily
display boards
female actor
film poster
gate
maine dil tujhko diya
male actor
sameera reddy
sanjay dutt
sohail khan
wooden
Gaurav:What is in your hands?
Khan:It is a ticket counter foil you know. We tear the ticket and give a part of the counter foil to the public, this is the counterfoil.
Gaurav: Do you keep this ?
Khan:Yes I am the one at the gate,thats what I do,when the public comes we keep this part and give the other part to them. Whatever is the total I put it in the account
Gaurav: So you take care of everything, the canteen.......
Khan:Yes the canteen,the first show,making the entries, putting the date. See, today the date is the 14th,I put the date,initials. It is a 2.45 show. There are 16 Rs tickets (and 13 Rs).How many tickets have gone?150 have gone.
Gaurav:Oh 150 tickets are sold
Khan has counterfoils of the film tickets in his hands. On the reverse of it he puts the date,the show timing,his initial,cost of the ticket and the number of tickets sold.
cost
initials
show timing
sold
counterfoils
film
tickets
Gaurav:Oh 150 people are sitting in the auditorium.
Khan:Yes
Gaurav:are there more people in the evening or afternoon?
Khan:In the evening there are less.
Khan is standing near the doors of the theater with counterfoils of the film tickets in his hand.
door
theater
The camera shows an infra red vision (night vision) of the film "Ajnabee" (Stranger)
playing on screen. Ajnabee stars Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Akshay Kumar,Bobby Deol and Johnny Lever. Akshay Kumar and Bipasha Basu both wons Filmfare Awards for their performance in this film under the categories of "Best Villian"and "Best Female Debut"respectively.
[(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnabee_(2001_film)]
There are dialogs of the film
ajnabee
akshay kumar
best female debut
best villain
bipasha basu
bobby deol
female actor comedienne
filmfare awards
infra red vision
johnny lever
kareena kapoor
male actor
night vision
Gaurav:Whose can is this?
Khan: This is for the reel
Gaurav:For which film?
Khan: For the one which will show tomorrow
Gaurav:Oh for the one which will show tomorrow..It must have just come.
Khan: After the film runs we return it.
Khan:how much is it?It is 17 reels.17.
Gaurav: Oh it is 17 reels
Khan:17,17 reels
Khan:There is the total,17.
Gaurav:"Qahar" is the name of the film.
Khan opens the can with film reels in it. He shows us the end of the 17th reel. Thereafter he points to the number of reels and the name of the film.
can
film reels
Cinema staff bring cans of films and put it on the pile of cans. Khan counts the number of cans.
Gaurav: for every film how many cans are there?
Khan:Eight cans are there. One,two,three,four,
five,six,seven,
eight. There are eight cans.
Gaurav:for every film do eight such cans come?
Khan:Yes eight, sometimes nine,sometimes ten. The number of reels that are there, those come.
Gaurav:till date which is the longest film you have seen,with the most cans?
Khan:the most?
"Sholay "
Gaurav:"Sholay",
how many cans came
Khan:Eleven,ten cans came.
Gaurav:ten cans came
Khan: ten can.That is a big film.
cinema
film reels cans
staff
Gaurav:have you seen "Sholay"?
Khan:Yes
Gaurav:how did you like it?
Khan: its okay, Dharmendra is a superhit.
Gaurav:Dharmendra is a superhit.
Khan is standing besides the pile of cans and talking to Gaurav. Thereafter he picks up cans.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073707/
can
dharmendra
male actor
sholay
super hit
playrick
Khan picks up the cans and the cinema staff puts it in an rickshaw waiting outside the theater. Thereafter the driver counts the number of cans.
Khan: Voice is unclear
cans
cinema
rickshaw
staff
Khan:How much do you want?
Cinema staff:will you give?
Khan:you take as much as you want.
The cinema staff takes money(from the person who runs the theater)and sits in the rickshaw with the cans.
money
Khan:go fast, and get if fast.
The rickshaw drives off with the cinema staff and the cans.
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