Housefull at Delhi’s Regal theatre as patrons watch Mera Naam Joker

Regal Theatre, the 85-year-old iconic cinema in the heart of Delhi, will shut its doors to moviegoers on Thursday.

A monument to the city’s cinematic history, its social and culture life, the Connaught Place theatre is screening Raj Kapoor’s Mera Naam Joker and Sangam on its last day. A favourite of Kapoor, it hosted premieres of several films released under RK films, including Sangam that released in 1964 and Mera Naam Joker, first screened in 1970.