Indian-born entrepreneurs have made a vacant cinema in Basel
the first Bollywood film palace in Switzerland. Some of the films even run
earlier than in India.
Bollywood on the Rhine knee: Innovative women have awakened
a vacant cinema in the inner city for years from the slumber. Like the bz Basel
reported that opened Studio Central last weekend its doors again to the public.
Yashonda Thotakura, Sunanda Boppana and Supriya Karanam also
operate a film distribution company specializing in Bollywood productions,
which brings Indian productions to cinemas across Switzerland. "We then
came across the opportunity to rent the Studio Central," says Yashonda Thotakura.
However, as far as the culinary offer or the furnishings are
concerned, the Studio Central differs from a conventional cinema: not least
because the cinema is a listed building. Again, there are popcorn and coke at
the bar.
Indian cinema for all
The entrepreneurs have direct access to the films through
their distribution. So it may be that they - thanks to time difference - the
latest blockbuster from Bombay in Basel before the premiere in India can show -
at least a few hours before.
Largest film industry in the world
Bollywood also has a very special connection to Switzerland
- especially to its mountain backdrops. Since the 1960s, the Alps have been
very popular with Indian directors, although the number of films shot in
Switzerland has been declining due to new emphases in productions.
For the time being, a weekends cinema
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