Kashmir used to have about 15 movie theaters — all of them were forced to close their doors. Some of them became malls; others became hospitals.

Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded ...

Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded ...

The Kashmir Valley boasted some 15 movie theaters until 1989, when militants opposed to Indian rule in the region demanded their closure. All were shut down on January 1, 1990.

Feroz Ahmad, a 52-year-old Kashmiri movie buff, tells Scroll.in’s Safwat Zargar that Kashmir’s love for movies was a “craze.” “[W]e would save money for days to buy a ticket,” Ahmad says.

Meet Beenish Manzoor , The Youngest and Most Energetic Female Child Theatre Artist of the Valley Beenish Manzoor, a vibrant ...

An indie filmmaker seeks to challenge Bollywood narrative on Kashmir - Arfat Sheikh became increasingly frustrated by mainstream movies’ representation of Kashmir and its people – so he ...

After The Kerala Story and The Kashmir Files, yet another film that claims to depict a brutal reality, the shocking murder of ...

Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded ...

Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded ...

Movie theaters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have reopened their doors, more than two decades after they were forced shut during an armed rebellion that saw multiple threats and attacks on crowded ...