Why Delhi and Kolkata's IMAX 70mm SHUT DOWN?

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2024

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  • @IamBatman09
    @IamBatman09 2 місяці тому +41

    Petition to bring back 1.43 ratio screen in IMAX Wadala. Are you listening Miraj cinemas?

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому +4

      Unlikely but one can hope!

    • @mahfuzmolla
      @mahfuzmolla 10 днів тому

      Imax reels are expensive 20 30 logo k lia thodi na imax reels india mai leke ayenge. Upar se ticket v itnaa expensive hoga ki gand fat jaiga public ka. 2k 3k mai kon movie dekhega.

  • @diwakarbhardwaj4152
    @diwakarbhardwaj4152 2 місяці тому +9

    Oh, I do remember the Ghaziabad IMAX. I've always wanted to watch a movie there, but a ticket price of 170 Rupees in 2006 was too much for a student like me. I remember some of my friends watched Poseidon and Superman returns there. When I started earning, that IMAX screen was gone. Ye ichha dil me hee reh gayi :(

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому +5

      Whoaaa! First person I’ve witnessed who consciously knew about it.
      It’s alright man. I missed bunch of movies at Logix Noida because I did not know what IMAX was in 2016

  • @moviecollector5920
    @moviecollector5920 2 місяці тому +6

    I've very much enjoyed learning all about the giant screens across India Cloudy. Thank you. You have a natural presentation style and don't have to show off in a loud and brash way which is a bit part of the reason your videos have been so successful.
    John.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Thank you so much for always supporting John! Was just watching your Twister video at work, will enjoy it on my TV at home tonight

    • @moviecollector5920
      @moviecollector5920 2 місяці тому

      @@KDCloudy The Twister 4K is very good but I think we'd all expect that from a mid-1990's 35mm anamorphic which always had one of the best soundtracks ever. It doesn't look as good on my telly but it's just like a film print through my video projector to ten feet wide. Another 70 feet or so and I could claim '4K IMAX with Laser'! But I'd prefer a 15/70 IMAX GT.
      John.

  • @hrithikd1310
    @hrithikd1310 2 місяці тому +8

    I live in kolkata. I've watched multiple spectacle movies on that pxl screen (the Batman, rrr, kgf 2, avatar 2, Oppenheimer, furiosa, dune 2) it's my go-to screen & it's fascinating to know about its history.

    • @sayanstarz7
      @sayanstarz7 2 місяці тому +1

      I watched Avengers Infinity War, Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness, Joker on the P[XL]. It was a really nice experience but then this year I watched Dune 2 at Miraj Cinemas, Newtown and I was blown by their screen & sound both so I also went there for Deadpool & Wolverine and again mind blown. If you get the chance try experiencing that once. In this all INOX & PVR this theatre really felt like a fresh change and better quality also.

  • @aarnavg17
    @aarnavg17 2 місяці тому +7

    Saddens me how all big cities had 70mm theatres … and literally none survived.

  • @FRKVlogsByAnupaNikhil
    @FRKVlogsByAnupaNikhil 2 місяці тому

    KD damn good video man .. even i didnt know about the AerenR 70mm 😮 !!
    6:19 damn i can't believe a GT auditorium is made to look like this now 😢 hurt me more than anything

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Yo hey man thanks for the constant support and watching my videos! Really appreciate it :)

  • @jaisurya7806
    @jaisurya7806 2 місяці тому +1

    Great series KD!! It’s amazing how you made even someone like me with no major understanding of IMAX, aspect ratio, etc to just completely understand. Wishing you luck for your upcoming exciting series like this one!!

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Thanks brother ❤️

  • @darshansancheti24
    @darshansancheti24 2 місяці тому +3

    Miraj Maximum is hands down my favorite theatre in the entire Delhi NCR! Despite being from Noida, I happily travel all the way to Gurgaon just for the unbeatable cinematic experience it offers. The sheer quality and ambiance make it worth every mile.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому +2

      Mall of India PXL: Mujhe kyun toda? 🤣
      Miraj is great but their projection felt lackluster for Brahmastra. 4K 2D was great though

    • @darshansancheti24
      @darshansancheti24 2 місяці тому

      @@KDCloudy I absolutely love the PVR Superplex at DLF Mall of India & it’s my go-to theatre! The PXL screen does have some visible dots, but the overall experience is still fantastic, and the other standard screens are great as well. That said, there's something uniquely impressive about the screen size at Miraj Maximum, it really leaves an impact.

  • @dipu94321
    @dipu94321 2 місяці тому +5

    Oh i remember AerenR IMAX so much.
    Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Eagle Eye, The Dark Knight, Avatar. Alice in Wonderland.
    These five films I got to watch and HBP and The Dark Knight remains imprinted in my mind. The opening shot of WB and Legendary logo suddenly transitioning into this giant 70 foot tall and 95 foot wide image was stunning, and Heath Ledger's face reveal. That is probably the most memorable IMAX moment I have ever had, and the second most memorable cinema experience I have ever experienced after Lawrence of Arabia's 8K remaster at Nandan 1
    South City's IMAX, albeit good, does not even hold a candle to AerenR IMAX. Honestly, having watched in many IMAX screens of India, none of them do.
    PVR ruined a fantastic theater by making it a shoddy PXL with poor atmos setup and horrible projection with tons of chromatic aberration for the discernable eye. They could have turned it into a 1.43 IMAX Laser GT venue and the entirety of Asia would have flocked to Kolkata for it, as it would have been the only Laser GT cinema in the continent apart from Grand Cinema Sunshine in Toshima Japan.
    To think that the IMAX film projector, a worshipped commodity, is sitting in Mani Square's Store room and getting destroyed with each passing day, breaks my cinema enthusiast heart.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Wow. Thanks for sharing your experience! I watched Endgame at South City IMAX and its a standard INOX IMAX experience
      I hope Kolkata gets a Laser IMAX next at the very least. IMAX Laser and an IMAX DMR 4K DCP of a movie is some of the best imagery I’ve seen. What IMAX lacks in size, they make up for it in fidelity
      Even the Xenon projector at South City is a kickass 2K projector with their high bitrate content.

    • @dipu94321
      @dipu94321 2 місяці тому

      @@KDCloudy It is. IMAX films shot on IMAX still look really good on the screen of south city. But 70MM is a different beast altogether, and only those who have seen it can testify why it is so revered.
      Grapevine says we are getting a second IMAX at Phoenix Marketcity Alipore, which is due to open next year, so let's see

  • @anurag4813
    @anurag4813 2 місяці тому

    Incredible job. This might be the only proper documentation on India's 70 mm imax theatres on youtube.

  • @Aggie-wal
    @Aggie-wal 2 місяці тому +1

    Love you brother, you finally made it.

  • @icyjaam
    @icyjaam 2 місяці тому +3

    Pvr own the imax place in mani square now, and the pxl screen makes me feel like the remains of a giant

  • @Shillmestonks
    @Shillmestonks 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much for creating these videos and addressing questions every true IMAX fan in India has had.
    You've carefully covered every 70mm IMAX theater across the country also which were about to be an IMAX and it's truly impressive.
    I used to have so many doubts, and you've clarified them all.
    Looking forward to seeing more amazing content from you in the future!

  • @sivagengadharan7880
    @sivagengadharan7880 2 місяці тому

    This video shows your researching skills and passion.
    Long way to go man.

  • @utthapa
    @utthapa 2 місяці тому +1

    Once again, a very well-researched, informative video on the lost IMAX 70mm theatres of India. The Kolkata segment was the most interesting since you could dig up a lot more information about it. It's sad that Kolkata no longer has a GT IMAX 70mm, but the PXL screen, housed inside that auditorium is still impressive. Keep up the good work! Hope to learn more about the lost movie theatres of India through future episodes from you.

  • @ShubSociety
    @ShubSociety 2 місяці тому +2

    So much research for a youtube vedio on a topic which people in india rarely talk about.. You really are a passionate fellow my guy! 👍

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Appreciate it!

  • @aarnavg17
    @aarnavg17 2 місяці тому +6

    I have the right to flex that I lived in East Delhi and watched a 3D movie there as a 4-5 year old.

  • @saiprasad.chavan
    @saiprasad.chavan 2 місяці тому

    Thankyou for making this entire series. Lost of love and best wishes.

  • @santanath6449
    @santanath6449 2 місяці тому +1

    Lots of Love and blessings Vai for this. ❤❤

  • @Horizon9588
    @Horizon9588 6 днів тому

    I have been to the auditorium that used to be imax in Pacific Mall Ghaziabad. It seemed liked they haven't taken down the large screen but hid most of it with black curtain to accommodate smaller projection. Really hope that someday PVR or Cinepolis acquires that multiplex and reconvert that auditorium to IMAX with 1.43:1 Imax laser projection.

  • @drdoom1594
    @drdoom1594 20 днів тому

    Really appreciate the effort put in this video
    Went to pacific mall shown in the video few months ago,it really feels like really old mall stuck in 2009.Fascinating to know about its history
    Hope in future these theaters get restored

  • @gtcdon
    @gtcdon 2 місяці тому

    Excellent series brother. Thanks for taking the effort 👍

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @mananagarwal7002
    @mananagarwal7002 2 місяці тому

    Thanks bro for this amazing series

  • @lookatsarthak
    @lookatsarthak 2 місяці тому

    I used to live in Ghaziabad, very close to Pacific. I was 9-10 years old, but I remember watching Spider-Man 3 there. It was so different than any theatre I had been to before till then.

  • @Shivyyy
    @Shivyyy 2 місяці тому +1

    Still cant get over the fact that there was a 70mm imax 20 mins away from my home once

  • @sachetkarkera9649
    @sachetkarkera9649 Місяць тому

    Great Work KD. Very informative. Requesting you to please make a video on the newly renovated IMAX Wadala by Miraj!!

  • @tech_aashish_kumar
    @tech_aashish_kumar 2 місяці тому

    Excellent content creator ❤

  • @nikhilrsnair
    @nikhilrsnair 2 місяці тому

    Kudos to your effort man 👏👏👏👏

  • @IamBatman09
    @IamBatman09 2 місяці тому +1

    KD excellent content! Can you make a detailed video only explaning IMAX projectors from GT, Digital to XT. Especially talking about its specification like 2k and 4K output.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      I refrain from doing that kind of a video because there’s no publicly available spec sheet. All confidential information. A Japanese channel used to do that and it got banned.

  • @devendranagvekar
    @devendranagvekar 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing Info about the Imax I am big fan of IMAX

  • @kip.design
    @kip.design 2 місяці тому

    Amazing video as always
    Pune has a very old theatre history, wonder if u could dive into that next!

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому +1

      I watched my first hollywood movies at CityPride Swargate! 2006-2007

  • @hemadribhusanamat9384
    @hemadribhusanamat9384 11 днів тому

    Thank you Bhai for making these videos. I always fascinated by IMAX and have been often advocated for these. Anyways, Is there any new 70mm IMAX theatre coming up to India?

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  11 днів тому

      New 70mm bhul jao. New 70mm theatres haven’t opened in 25 years
      Last two 1.43 Laser theatres were IMAX Sydney and IMAX GA Pooler. Only two examples in the past 10 years

    • @hemadribhusanamat9384
      @hemadribhusanamat9384 11 днів тому

      @KDCloudy that's so sad 😢

  • @Tom123754
    @Tom123754 2 місяці тому

    I watched Avatar in ArenR IMAX kolkata in 2010. I remember the ticket pricing was 150, 200, 300. I bought ₹150 ticket. 14 years have passed but I still remember the experience.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому +1

      Amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience

  • @saurabh.100
    @saurabh.100 2 місяці тому

    I also like the technical details of cinema, which is why I subscribed to your channel. Keep it up, bro! 👍

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому +1

      Really appreciate it!

  • @ajsuraj
    @ajsuraj 2 місяці тому

    After IMAX, the next best thing would be to cover P[XL] theatres.
    Man, I love them, especially the one at Bangalore, Orion Mall.
    Have also heard a lot about EPIQ screens too. That should be interesting.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Hmm, PXL venues don’t feel as iconic for me to make a video about, especially when I’ve seen so little consistency across their venues in India - PXL is just a brand they apply for audis over 200 seats. Some PXLs in Mumbai don’t even have Laser projection, but some are reallyyy good

    • @ajsuraj
      @ajsuraj 2 місяці тому

      @@KDCloudy Yep. PXL at Pune sounded bad. Visually, it was good but definitely not audio wise.
      So, hence comes the issue with standards & how clearly it's defined and followed.
      I'll leave it up to you to decide.
      You're doing a good job already.
      I know, the audience might seem limited but they're all passionate people.

  • @tushartomar9827
    @tushartomar9827 2 місяці тому

    Been tracking a lot of history of IMAX in India lately, hope to visit at least Ahemdabad IMAX before its shut down, so regretfully idky about PACIFIC Ghaziabad IMAX , I live 10 mins away from it, recently saw DEVARA in it and man, it hurts what could it have been. i believe LOGIX IMAX, Noida is currently the best in country, biggest in size only the sharpness is arguable with laser ones but hands down the true and best commercial IMAX active .... loved your videos on this.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for the praise! And do try PVR Priya IMAX! That remains the best imo

  • @lightningmcdweeb
    @lightningmcdweeb 2 місяці тому

    THIS IS AMAZE

  • @smedits2705
    @smedits2705 2 місяці тому

    Make a video on pxl and imax. And why pcl don't get the imax aspect ratio by default?

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      No technical reason. All licensing and legal

  • @IamBatman09
    @IamBatman09 2 місяці тому

    Dennis Villanueva says PLF like IMAX and others are to be the future of cinema. As TV's in our living rooms are getting bigger, cinemas shall be forced to introduce giant screen sizes to attract spectators to theatres.

  • @vibhavmathur3032
    @vibhavmathur3032 Місяць тому

    My father visited the Ghaziabad IMAX as we live within 2km of the mall. He watched Superman Returns, Space Station 3D and Open Season there. He said that the auditorium used to be gigantic. He also said that he had not the felt 3D like anywhere before. Thanks KD for the video and I also have your number.lmao

  • @heman9896
    @heman9896 Місяць тому

    Imax Wadala Mumbai is re-opened please review that

  • @hardikmehta8041
    @hardikmehta8041 2 місяці тому +1

    The way they have cropped the screen, that specific image irritates me sm, fr man you could tell.

  • @krabhigyan
    @krabhigyan 10 днів тому

    What is the difference between the IMAX Commercial laser projector and the IMAX XT laser projector ??

  • @srivatsansriram8001
    @srivatsansriram8001 2 місяці тому

    Kd firstly i loved the video but i have a genuine question well what do u think is the future for imax currently with all these theatres bring imax with laser will it ever hit its true potential? Personally i want that 70mm experience again

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      I don’t think corporate is trying to push 70mm at all as there’s very little business incentive to do it
      1.43 Laser is the best we can expect. Film projectors are not offered by IMAX anymore

  • @sagniksamanta3131
    @sagniksamanta3131 2 місяці тому

    I recently watched Joker: Folie à Deux (I didn't like the movie) but the experience was fab as it is shot in the 1.78:1 ratio ig (it filled the whole screen, so it was like I'm sitting right in the middle of what's happening)... I also watched Deadpool and Wolverine and Godzilla X Kong, the 3D was far better than any other theatre I've visited, It would've been great if it still was an IMAX theatre. And also the pricing is very cheap like very very cheap compared to those so-called IMAX theatres..

  • @carminedepaola8018
    @carminedepaola8018 2 місяці тому

    Here in Italy the only true 70mm film 1,43:1 IMAX theatre closed years ago, now we have only digital IMAX...

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  Місяць тому

      Interesting, which venue??

  • @tanveerzulfiqar1578
    @tanveerzulfiqar1578 2 місяці тому

    I am from Jaipur Rajasthan, we still didn't have an IMAX here...I don't know when we will get one IMAX...

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Rajhans Cinemas is bringing one your way!

  • @prabuddhadas935
    @prabuddhadas935 2 місяці тому

    the PXL screen at PVR mani square shows every film in the standard format, :( its not large format. Also the Kolkata Science city is an IMAX dome as far as i know

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Of course it will. But I hope they get atleast an IMAX Laser there which can do 1.90:1

  • @AkhilYedla-e2r
    @AkhilYedla-e2r 2 місяці тому +1

    Bro Visit Chennai PXL at VR mall - It very good

    • @ajsuraj
      @ajsuraj 2 місяці тому

      I've watched PXL at Bangalore & Pune.
      Nothing beats the PXL at Bangalore (Orion Mall).
      Chennai should be good. I would like to visit that.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      Interesting
      I have visited both the IMAXes at Chennai, and have visited VR Mall multiple times yet never got a chance to watch PXL. Someday!
      Yet to visit PXL Orion in BLR. Have visited the PXL at Forum South

  • @travis3366
    @travis3366 2 місяці тому

    small favour, which imax screen that has ratio of 1.43:1 is the best in country for interstellar re-release on 6th Dec.

  • @AkhilYedla-e2r
    @AkhilYedla-e2r 2 місяці тому

    Please compare PLF and IMAX

  • @dukhidarshak
    @dukhidarshak Місяць тому

    Great video. It took me a week to calmly watch the video and the Brahmastra joke was nice 😂
    1 suggestion though, please light your videos a little brighter.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  Місяць тому

      Thank you! Haha
      Will definitely follow up on the advice

  • @BerserkerAsura
    @BerserkerAsura 2 місяці тому

    Why did you stop uploading in HDR? This feels the same as the Prasad multiplex stopped being Imax.

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому

      HLG really screws up my skin tones if not lit well indoors. I’m in the process of upgrading my lighting equipment and also move to a PQ based workflow for my videos. Might move to HDR10 instead of HLG

    • @BerserkerAsura
      @BerserkerAsura 2 місяці тому

      @@KDCloudy No problem 🤗

  • @wilscop
    @wilscop 8 днів тому

    I knew about imax 70mm in ghaziabad I saw a harry potter movie there I don't remember which part and also happy feet in 3d .

  • @SurajBoddu
    @SurajBoddu 2 місяці тому

    wasnt this sad when The Office ended

  • @ravikumarpasupuleti3519
    @ravikumarpasupuleti3519 2 місяці тому

    Do a video on LED theatre in Hyderabad

    • @KDCloudy
      @KDCloudy  2 місяці тому +1

      I shifted from Hyderabad :(
      Might to a reel/short with whatever clips I have

  • @madhuparnadebnath5845
    @madhuparnadebnath5845 2 місяці тому

    wow❤❤❤❤

  • @altinfinity
    @altinfinity 2 місяці тому

    first

  • @aarnavg17
    @aarnavg17 2 місяці тому +1

    Watched Good Newwz in MAXX screen for the same purpose and yeah 🥹