Here is a complete and updated list of cinamas in Karachi.
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(According to Cinema locations)
| No. |
Location's |
Cinema's |
Status |
| 1 |
Clifton |
Cineplex 1 |
Running |
| 2 |
Clifton |
Cineplex 2 |
Running |
| 3 |
Drig Road |
Sangam |
Running |
| 4 |
Drig Road |
Shabnam |
Running |
| 5 |
Garden Road |
Bambino |
Running |
| 6 |
Garden Road |
Renu |
Running |
| 7 |
Juna Markeet |
Nigar |
Running |
| 8 |
Korangi |
Ghalib |
Running |
| 9 |
Korangi |
Naseem |
Running |
| 10 |
Korangi |
Nasreen |
Running |
| 11 |
Korangi |
Shehzad |
Running |
| 12 |
Korangi |
Tasvir Mehal |
Running |
| 13 |
Korangi |
Zeenat |
Running |
| 14 |
Landhi |
Gulistan |
Running |
| 15 |
Landhi |
Mehtab |
Running |
| 16 |
Landhi |
Sheesh Mehal |
Running |
| 17 |
Leyari |
Crown |
Running |
| 18 |
Liaqatabad |
Venus |
Running |
| 19 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Capri |
Running |
| 20 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Nishat |
Running |
| 21 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Prince |
Running |
| 22 |
Manghopir |
Kiran |
Running |
| 23 |
Napier Road |
Kumar |
Running |
| 24 |
Napier Road |
Roxy |
Running |
| 25 |
Nazamabad |
Musarrat |
Running |
| 26 |
New Karachi |
Saba |
Running |
| 27 |
New Karachi |
Shirin |
Running |
| 28 |
Orangi |
Metro |
Running |
| 29 |
Qaidabad |
Lalazar |
Running |
| 30 |
Qaidabad |
Nargis |
Running |
| 31 |
Sher Shah |
Delight |
Running |
| 32 |
Sher Shah |
Raj Mehal |
Running |
| 33 |
Sher Shah |
Rang Mehal |
Running |
| 34 |
Waheed Murad Road |
Afshan |
Running |
| 35 |
Waheed Murad Road |
Nasheman |
Running |
Some facts about Karachi's cinema's
 
The first cinema of Karachi was Star Cinema, BunderRoad. It was built in 1917-1918. (Thanks: Aqeel Abbas Jafri, Karachi)
- Jubilee Cinema on Marston Road (Waheed Murad Road) was the first cinema which was inaugurated in September 1947 after partition.
- Prince Cinema on M.A. Jinnah Road has the highest number of 1.322 seats.
- Murree Drive Inn Cinema on University Road was the biggest ever cinema with a capacity of 700 cars.
- Princess Cinema on M.A. Jinnah Road with its 132 and Scala Cinema on Garden Road with its 144 seats were two smallest cinemas.
- The peak period for cinemas was in 1977 when 110 cinemas were running in Karachi.
- The first Cinema-Scoop screen was installed in Rex Cinema, Saddar Karachi.
- The first 70mm machinery was installed in Rivoli Cinema on Marsten Road.
Closed cinemas in Karachi
(According to Cinema locations)
| No. |
Location's |
Cinema's |
Status |
| 1 |
Airport |
Luxery |
Closed |
| 2 |
Bahadrabad |
Amber |
Closed |
| 3 |
Bahadrabad |
Hollywood |
Closed |
| 4 |
Drig Road |
P.A.F. |
Closed |
| 5 |
Drig Road |
Shama |
Closed |
| 6 |
Federal B Area |
Arshi |
Closed |
| 7 |
Federal B erea |
Opera |
Closed |
| 8 |
Garden Road |
Lyric |
Closed |
| 9 |
Garden Road |
Renu |
Open again in 2008 |
| 10 |
Garden Road |
Scala |
Closed |
| 11 |
Kemari |
Badar |
Closed |
| 12 |
Kemari |
Nageena |
Closed |
| 13 |
Korangi |
Masood |
Closed |
| 14 |
Korangi |
Sangeet |
Closed |
| 15 |
Korangi |
Shirin |
Closed |
| 16 |
Landhi |
Mehar |
Closed |
| 17 |
Lasbela |
Society |
Closed |
| 18 |
Liaqatabad |
Firdous |
Closed |
| 19 |
Liaqatabad |
Glaxy |
Closed |
| 20 |
Liaqatabad |
Irm |
Closed |
| 21 |
Liaqatabad |
Mizrab |
Closed |
| 22 |
Liaqatabad |
Nering |
Closed |
| 23 |
Luckey Star Area |
Fleet Club |
Closed |
| 24 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Anjuman |
Closed |
| 25 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
King |
Closed |
| 26 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Light House |
Closed |
| 27 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Lyric 2 |
Closed |
| 28 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Majestic |
Closed |
| 29 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Mehfil |
Closed |
| 30 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Naz |
Closed |
| 31 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Picture House |
Closed |
| 32 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Plaza |
Closed |
| 33 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Princess |
Closed |
| 34 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Queen |
Closed |
| 35 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Ritz |
Closed |
| 36 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Star |
Closed |
| 37 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Taj Mehal |
Closed |
| 38 |
Maleer |
Casino |
Closed |
| 39 |
Maleer |
Gulshan |
Closed |
| 40 |
Maleer |
Gulzar |
Closed |
| 41 |
Maleer |
Nafees |
Closed |
| 42 |
Maleer |
Sanam |
Closed |
| 43 |
Maleer |
Shabana |
Closed |
| 44 |
Maleer Cantt |
Piccadilly |
Closed |
| 45 |
Maripur |
De Luxe |
Closed |
| 46 |
Maripur |
Falcon |
Closed |
| 47 |
Mission Road |
Empire (Qismat) |
Closed |
| 48 |
Napier Road |
Noor Mehal |
Closed |
| 49 |
Napier Road |
Super |
Closed |
| 50 |
Nazamabad |
Liberty |
Closed |
| 51 |
Nazamabad |
Nayab |
Closed |
| 52 |
Nazamabad |
Regent |
Closed |
| 53 |
Nazamabad |
Relex |
Closed |
| 54 |
Nazamabad |
Shalimar |
Closed |
| 55 |
Nursery |
Khayyam |
Closed |
| 56 |
Old Sabzi Mandi |
Chandni |
Closed |
| 57 |
Pak Colony |
Chamman |
Closed |
| 58 |
Rashid Minhas Road |
Murree Drive Inn |
Closed |
| 59 |
Saddar |
Capital |
Closed |
| 60 |
Saddar |
Mayfair |
Closed |
| 61 |
Saddar |
Odeon |
Closed |
| 62 |
Saddar |
Palace |
Closed |
| 63 |
Saddar |
Paradise |
Closed |
| 64 |
Saddar |
Reagle |
Closed |
| 65 |
Saddar |
Reu |
Closed |
| 66 |
Saddar |
Rex |
Closed |
| 67 |
Saeedabad |
Alif Laila |
Closed |
| 68 |
Saeedabad |
Rubi |
Closed |
| 69 |
Site erea |
Dilshad |
Closed |
| 70 |
Stadium Road |
Drive Inn 1 |
Closed |
| 71 |
Stadium Road |
Drive inn 2 |
Closed |
| 72 |
Teen Hatti |
Filmistan |
Closed |
| 73 |
Teen Hatti |
Novelty |
Closed |
| 74 |
Waheed Murad Road |
Eroz |
Closed |
| 75 |
Waheed Murad Road |
Godin |
Closed |
| 76 |
Waheed Murad Road |
Jubilee |
Closed |
| 77 |
Waheed Murad Road |
Koh-e-Noor |
Closed |
| 78 |
Waheed Murad Road |
Qaisar |
Closed |
| 79 |
Waheed Murad Road |
Rivoli |
Closed |
| 80 |
? |
P.N.S. Bahadur |
Closed |
| 81 |
? |
P.N.S. Dakiar |
Closed |
| 82 |
? |
P.N.S. Dilawar |
Closed |
| 83 |
? |
P.N.S. Hamaliya |
Closed |
| 84 |
? |
P.N.S. Karsaz |
Closed |
| 85 |
? |
P.N.S. Shafa |
Closed |
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A complete list of cinemas in Karachi cince 1917
(According to Cinema names)
| No. |
Cinema's |
Location's |
Status |
| 1 |
Afshan |
Waheed Murad Road |
Running |
| 2 |
Alif Laila |
Saeedabad |
Closed |
| 3 |
Amber |
Bahadrabad |
Closed |
| 4 |
Anjuman |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 5 |
Arshi |
Federal B Area |
Closed |
| 6 |
Badar |
Kemari |
Closed |
| 7 |
Bambino |
Garden Road |
Running |
| 8 |
Capital |
Saddar |
Closed |
| 9 |
Capri |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Running |
| 10 |
Casino |
Maleer |
Closed |
| 11 |
Chamman |
Pak Colony |
Closed |
| 12 |
Chandni |
Old Sabzi Mandi |
Closed |
| 13 |
Cineplex 1 |
Clifton |
Running |
| 14 |
Cineplex 2 |
Clifton |
Running |
| 15 |
Crown |
Leyari |
Running |
| 16 |
De Luxe |
Maripur |
Closed |
| 17 |
Delight |
Sher Shah |
Running |
| 18 |
Dilshad |
Site erea |
Closed |
| 19 |
Drive Inn 1 |
Stadium Road |
Closed |
| 20 |
Drive inn 2 |
Stadium Road |
Closed |
| 21 |
Empire (Qismat) |
Mission Road |
Closed |
| 22 |
Eroz |
Waheed Murad Road |
Closed |
| 23 |
Falcon |
Maripur |
Closed |
| 24 |
Filmistan |
Teen Hatti |
Closed |
| 25 |
Firdous |
Liaqatabad |
Closed |
| 26 |
Fleet Club |
Luckey Star Area |
Closed |
| 27 |
Ghalib |
Korangi |
Running |
| 28 |
Glaxy |
Liaqatabad |
Closed |
| 29 |
Godin |
Waheed Murad Road |
Closed |
| 30 |
Gulistan |
Landhi |
Running |
| 31 |
Gulshan |
Maleer |
Closed |
| 32 |
Gulzar |
Maleer |
Closed |
| 33 |
Hollywood |
Bahadrabad |
Closed |
| 34 |
Irm |
Liaqatabad |
Closed |
| 35 |
Jubilee |
Waheed Murad Road |
Closed |
| 36 |
Khayyam |
Nursery |
Closed |
| 37 |
King |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 38 |
Kiran |
Manghopir |
Running |
| 39 |
Koh-e-Noor |
Waheed Murad Road |
Closed |
| 40 |
Kumar |
Napier Road |
Running |
| 41 |
Lalazar |
Qaidabad |
Running |
| 42 |
Liberty |
Nazamabad |
Closed |
| 43 |
Light House |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 44 |
Luxery |
Airport |
Closed |
| 45 |
Lyric |
Garden Road |
Closed |
| 46 |
Lyric 2 |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 47 |
Mayfair |
Saddar |
Closed |
| 48 |
Majestic |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 49 |
Masood |
Korangi |
Closed |
| 50 |
Mehar |
Landhi |
Closed |
| 51 |
Mehfil |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 52 |
Mehtab |
Landhi |
Running |
| 53 |
Metro |
Orangi |
Running |
| 54 |
Mizrab |
Liaqatabad |
Closed |
| 55 |
Murree Drive Inn |
Rashid Minhas Road |
Closed |
| 56 |
Musarrat |
Nazamabad |
Running |
| 57 |
Nafees |
Maleer |
Closed |
| 58 |
Nageena |
Kemari |
Closed |
| 59 |
Nargis |
Qaidabad |
Running |
| 60 |
Naseem |
Korangi |
Running |
| 61 |
Nasheman |
Waheed Murad Road |
Running |
| 62 |
Nasreen |
Korangi |
Running |
| 63 |
Nayab |
Nazamabad |
Closed |
| 64 |
Naz |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 65 |
Nering |
Liaqatabad |
Closed |
| 66 |
Nigar |
Juna Markeet |
Running |
| 67 |
Nishat |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Running |
| 68 |
Noor Mehal |
Napier Road |
Closed |
| 69 |
Novelty |
Teen Hatti |
Closed |
| 70 |
Odeon |
Saddar |
Closed |
| 71 |
Opera |
Federal B erea |
Closed |
| 72 |
P.A.F. |
Drig Road |
Closed |
| 73 |
P.N.S. Bahadur |
? |
Closed |
| 74 |
P.N.S. Dakiar |
? |
Closed |
| 75 |
P.N.S. Dilawar |
? |
Closed |
| 76 |
P.N.S. Hamaliya |
? |
Closed |
| 77 |
P.N.S. Karsaz |
? |
Closed |
| 78 |
P.N.S. Shafa |
? |
Closed |
| 79 |
Palace |
Saddar |
Closed |
| 80 |
Paradise |
Saddar |
Closed |
| 81 |
Piccadilly |
Maleer Cantt |
Closed |
| 82 |
Picture House |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 83 |
Plaza |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 84 |
Prince |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Running |
| 85 |
Princess |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 86 |
Qaisar |
Waheed Murad Road |
Closed |
| 87 |
Queen |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 88 |
Raj Mehal |
Sher Shah |
Running |
| 89 |
Rang Mehal |
Sher Shah |
Running |
| 90 |
Reagle |
Saddar |
Closed |
| 91 |
Regent |
Nazamabad |
Closed |
| 92 |
Relex |
Nazamabad |
Closed |
| 93 |
Renu |
Garden Road |
Open again in 2008 |
| 94 |
Reu |
Saddar |
Closed |
| 95 |
Rex |
Saddar |
Closed |
| 96 |
Ritz |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 97 |
Rivoli |
Waheed Murad Road |
Closed |
| 98 |
Roxy |
Napier Road |
Running |
| 99 |
Rubi |
Saeedabad |
Closed |
| 100 |
Saba |
New Karachi |
Running |
| 101 |
Sanam |
Maleer |
Closed |
| 102 |
Sangam |
Drig Road |
Running |
| 103 |
Sangeet |
Korangi |
Closed |
| 104 |
Scala |
Garden Road |
Closed |
| 105 |
Shabana |
Maleer |
Closed |
| 106 |
Shabnam |
Drig Road |
Running |
| 107 |
Shalimar |
Nazamabad |
Closed |
| 108 |
Shama |
Drig Road |
Closed |
| 109 |
Sheesh Mehal |
Landhi |
Running |
| 110 |
Shehzad |
Korangi |
Running |
| 111 |
Shirin |
Korangi |
Closed |
| 112 |
Shirin |
New Karachi |
Running |
| 113 |
Society |
Lasbela |
Closed |
| 114 |
Star |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 115 |
Super |
Napier Road |
Closed |
| 116 |
Taj Mehal |
M.A.Jinnah Road |
Closed |
| 117 |
Tasvir Mehal |
Korangi |
Running |
| 118 |
Venus |
Liaqatabad |
Running |
| 119 |
Zeenat |
Korangi |
Running |
1) The old name of M.A. Jinnah Road was Bunder Road.
2) The old name of Waheed Murad Road was Marston Road.
Some more facts:
Thanks a lot to Mohammed Ayub Qureshi and Zoaib Mansoor for verification of Karachi cinema list...
- By Mohammed Ayub Quresh, Saudi Arabia
After going through the list under title "A complete List of Cinemas in Karachi" I found the following that might be wrong, please re-confirm and correct if these are wrong.
- Flate - actual name is Fleet club located at Lucky Star area.
- King, this name was not heard by me, I do not think there was any cinema named King at MA Jinnah road.
- Metro, this was situated in Orangi not Korangi.
- Odeon, it was located in Sadar not in Mari pur as you mentioned.
- Queen - I do not think there was any cinema named queen at MA Jinnah road.
- Station - This is wrong name actual this was Shirin located in Korangi and closed since long time. Another cinema Shirin (same name) is located in New Karachi, same owner.
Really you did hard job, I was astonished when I saw Picture House name in the list, this cinema was closed in 50's and now I am sure no body knows that there was a cinema.
- I rememeber, after domolishing Majestic cinema at M.A. Jinnah Road (Allah Wala Market) is built in place of Majestic cinema and King and Queen were also built in this huge multi storeyed building like Nairang cinema at Liaquatabad was domoslished and two mini cinema's were created in one building Mizrab and Venus while Mizrab is closed and Venus is running.). Robinson Road is connected with M A Jinnah Road so all locations names M.A. Jinnah Road, Allah Wala Market and Robinson road are same and treated as correct.
In 50's and 60's some of Karachi's new created cinemas at that time without roofing, so called open air (may be due to financial problems), like Nairang cinema at Liaquatabad, Shirin cinemas in Korangi and New Karachi and Musarrat cinema in Nazimabad etc.
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By Zoaib Mansoor, Karachi
There are few cinemas which have been closed now e.g. Reno, Scala, Nayab, Novelty are closed and not yet demolished.
Secondly Metro I guess is in Orangi and not in Korangi. There are other cinemas as well I guess are closed now but I am not sure. I will try to get the actual information about them.
I would like to see some photographs of cinemas from the past if you have...
- This picture is not a cinema picture, this photos is a latest new market that have taken place from old open air cinema Driven No. 1....
- Novelty cinema has been demolished and now its a complete ground. Kindly correct the spelling of Drugg road.. its Drig road.
- DHA cinema in Lahore will soon be inaugurated and it will be Pakistan's first totally computerized cinema. The owner is Nadeem Mandviwala who also owns Nishat cinema in Karachi.
- By Nadeem H. Mandiwalla, Karachi on 26.01.2009
In the comments section it mentions that ‘Nadeem Mandviwalla is the owner of the newly converted DHA Cinema in Lahore’. I would like to correct this that DHA Cinema is the property of DHA Lahore and Mandviwalla Entertainment has been awarded the conversion and management contract of the same for 5 years. It is correct that we own NISHAT Cinema in Karachi.
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