The hall is located on the edge of Chittaranjan Park, right in front of a densely populated neighbourhood. The road in front of it is just 12 metres wide and gives access to the residential blocks ahead which stretch right up to Greater Kailash-II . The hall had never been much of an issue since, because of its lack of any pretensions - it's a long shed with sloping asbestos roof and had cheap tickets - it was frequented by workers in the area. It was, however, closed down in 2002.
At the Authority meeting held last week, it was decided to give seven temporary cinemas a new lease of life. `` These cinemas have been in existence for a long time but have no legal status. They can be regularized with certain conditions. It was decided that FAR for these cinemas will be up to 100, subject to a maximum of 2000 sq m of built up area,'' said officials.
The owner of Chandralok Cinema, Sardool Singh, said that if the hall was regularized by DDA, they would definitely re-open it. The other temporary cinemas which are being considered for regularization are Suraj, Seble, Raj, Swaran, Hans and Lokesh.
In this era of multiplexes, it would seem naive to assume that if Chandralok reopens, it will resume its low-investment , low-key operation . This is giving sleepless nights to the residents of the area. Traffic and security are the main issues.
Dinesh Aggarwal, who lives adjacent to the hall, said: `` The road is much too narrow to accommodate any additional traffic that would definitely come if it is opened again.'' R N Mazumdar, who lives opposite the hall added: `` This is a residential neighbourhood, and as residents of this colony, we oppose any move to open the hall again.''
The CR Park RWA, East Pakistan Displaced Persons (EPDP) Association, has been protesting against the temporary hall since the 1970s without much success. `` The road width is not more than 12m and two cars coming from opposite directions can barely pass each other. The area is not even approachable for fire tenders. Then, there are problems like noise pollution and environmental concerns. If the hall is opened, outsiders will pose a security nightmare. We have written to the LG, UD minister, DDA vice-chairman and UTTIPEC to oppose any plans for opening the hall,'' said PK Paul, general secretary of the association.
DDA officials, however, pointed out that all these halls will have to fulfill certain norms before they can be regularized. "There has to be a minimum of 300 seats, which could go up to 1,000. The width of the road in front has to be 18m and there should be a provision for parking space for one car per 25 seats. The maximum ground coverage allowed will be 50% with an FAR of 60 and the height limit is 15m,'' said an official. There are also other conditions like land use conversion charges, FAR charges and betterment levies. `The cinema has to conform to the Cinematography Act and other statutory provisions. The local body and licensing authorities have to ensure that the above conditions are complied with before renewing the licence,'' added the officials.
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