PVR Cinemas
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Public NSE: PVR BSE: 532689 | |
| Industry | Entertainment (movie theatres) |
| Founded | June 1997 |
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
Number of locations | 101 |
Key people |
Ajay Bijli Managing Director |
| Slogan | Experience the Difference |
| Website | www.pvrcinemas.com |
PVR Cinemas is a cinema chain in India. The company, which began as a joint venture agreement between Priya Exhibitors Private Limited and Village Roadshow Limited in 1995 with 60:40 ratio, began its commercial operations in June 1997.
History
The company has its origin as Priya Love Vikas Cinema in Vasant Vihar in South Delhi, which was bought by current owner Ajay Bijli's father in 1978, who also owned a trucking business, Amritsar Transport Co. In 1988, Bijli took over the running of the cinema hall, which was revamped in 1990, and its success led to the founding PVR Cinemas.[1][2]
The Bijli family, a distributor of Hollywood films in India, started the multiplex business in 1997 in association with Village Roadshow pictures, an Australian media company, with the launch of PVR Anupam in Saket, city's first multiplex. In 2003, ICICI Ventures invested Rs 40 crore in PVR when Village Roadshow decided to pull out of the partnership.[3] On 29 November 2012, PVR Cinemas bought 69.27% of the shares of CineMAX from its promoter for 395 crore rupees, making PVR the largest cinema chain in India.[4]
Locations
PVR has 462 screens in 97 locations across 41 Indian cities. It plans to reach 500 screens by 2015.[5]
| State or territory | City | Theater name | Theater locality | Number of screens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Capital Region (India) | Delhi | PVR Priya | Vasant Vihar | 01 |
| PVR Rivoli | Cannaught Palace | 01 | ||
| PVR Prashant Vihar | Rohini | 03 | ||
| PVR Select Citywalk | Saket | 06 | ||
| PVR Vikaspuri | Vikaspuri | 03 | ||
| PVR Naraina | Naraina | 04 | ||
| PVR Anupam | Saket | 04 | ||
| PVR Selectcitywalk | Saket | 05 | ||
| PVR Plaza | Cannaught Palace | 01 | ||
| PVR Director's Cut | Vasant Kunj | 04 | ||
| Faridabad | PVR Crown Plaza | Sector 15 | 02 | |
| Ghaziabad | PVR East Delhi | Kaushambi | 03 | |
| PVR Opulent | Gandhi Nagar | 03 | ||
| PVR Mahagun | Vaishali | 04 | ||
| Gurgaon | PVR Ambience | Sector 24 | 07 | |
| PVR Sahara | M G Road | 02 | ||
| PVR MGF Metropolitan | M G Road | 07 | ||
| Haryana | Panipat | PVR Fun City | 07 | |
| Punjab | Ludhiana | PVR Flamez | Ferozpur Road | 04 |
| PVR Pavilion Mall, Ludhiana[6] | Fountain Chownk | 06 | ||
| PVR Silver Arc | Ferozpur Road | 06 | ||
| Ajitgarh | PVR Mohali | 09 | ||
| Jalandhar | PVR MBD | 04 | ||
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | PVR Centra | 04 | |
| PVR Elante | 08 | |||
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | PVR Aura | 07 | |
| PVR Crown | 04 | |||
| Ujjain | PVR Treasure Bazaar | 03 | ||
| Indore | PVR Treasure Island | 05 | ||
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | PVR Magneto | 04 | |
| Bilaspur | PVR Rama Magneto | 04 | ||
| Bhilai | PVR Surya Treasure Island | 04 | ||
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad | PVR Centre Point ( opening soon ) | Bank More | 04 |
| Bokaro Steel City | PVR The Bokaro Mall | Sector 3C | 03 | |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | PVR Skywalk | Aminjikarai | 07 |
| PVR Marg Junction | 09 | |||
| PVR Grand | Velachery | 05 | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad | PVR Vinayak City Center | Civil Lines | 04 |
| Lucknow | PVR Sahara Ganj | 04 | ||
| PVR Phoenix United | 06 | |||
| West Bengal | Kolkata | PVR Avani | 04 | |
| PVR Diamond Plaza | 05 | |||
| Assam | Guwahati | PVR Dona Planet (opening soon) | G S Road | 02 |
| PVR City Centre (opening soon) | G S Road | 06 | ||
| Rajasthan | Udaipur | PVR Celebration | 04 | |
| Karnataka | Bangalore | PVR Forum | Koramangala | 12 |
| PVR Orion | Rajajinagar | 11 | ||
| PVR Marketcity | Whitefield | 09 | ||
| PVR Xander(Opening Soon) | Whitefield | 09 | ||
| PVR Elements | Thanisandra | 07 | ||
| PVR Vega(opening soon) | Bannerghatta Road | 11 | ||
| Mangalore | PVR Mangalore Forum | Pandeshwar | 06 | |
| Hubli | PVR Laxmi Pride | 04 | ||
| Mysore | PVR Garuda (Opening Soon) | 04 | ||
| Telangana | Hyderabad | PVR Central | Panjagutta | 05 |
| PVR R K Complex | Banjara Hills | 03 | ||
| PVR Inorbit Mall | Cyberabad | 06 | ||
| PVR Forum Mall | Kukatpally | 09 | ||
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | PVR Ripples | 04 | |
| Visakhapatnam | PVR V-Square (Opening soon) | 04 | ||
| Kerala | Kochi | PVR LuLu Kochi | Edapally | 09 |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | PVR Acropolis | Navavadaj | 06 |
| PVR Motera | Motera | 4 | ||
| Surat | PVR RahulRaj | Athwa | 08 | |
| Vadodara | PVR Deep | Old Chhani Road | 03 | |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | PVR Juhu | Juhu | 05 |
| PVR Nirmal | Mulund | 06 | ||
| PVR Oberoi | Goregaon | 06 | ||
| PVR High Street Phoenix | Lower Parel | 07 | ||
| PVR Phoenix MarketCity | Kurla | 09 | ||
| PVR Citi | Andheri | 05 | ||
| PVR Milap | Kandivali West | 04 | ||
| Nagpur | PVR Empress | 05 | ||
| Aurangabad | PVR Aurangabad | 03 | ||
| Nanded | PVR Nanded | 04 | ||
| Pune | PVR Phoenix MarketCity | Viman Nagar | 9 | |
| PVR Koregaon Park Plaza | Koregaon Park | 7 | ||
| Latur | PVR Latur | 3 |
See also
- PVR cinemax Pictures
References
- ↑ "Questions & Answers: Ajay Bijli". Wall Street Journal. Nov 24, 2009. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
- ↑ Peerzada Abrar (Aug 24, 2012). "How Ajay Bijli, the man behind PVR, managed to crack the movie theater business in India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
- ↑ Business Standard
- ↑ "PVR buys Cinemax for Rs 395 cr, becomes country’s largest multiplex". Firstpost. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ↑ "PVR plans to open 500 screens by 2015". Business Standard. September 15, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.pvrcinemas.com/cinemas/Ludhiana
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