Once a beloved source of entertainment, the bioscope brought cinema to the Indian streets, captivating audiences with its hand-cranked magic. But in the age of smartphones and multiplexes, the tradition is fading.
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00:30Earlier, there was no theater, only mobile phones and televisions.
00:37Earlier, there was no theater, only mobile phones and televisions.
00:40Now, there is a TV and a mobile phone.
00:43People of the olden days used to show their children and families that this is our childhood.
01:01When I was a kid, the bicycle vendors used to come to our streets and we used to go behind them.
01:08And it was like around, I think, 50 paisa that time.
01:11So, we used to see that films were moving and rotating and songs were...
01:17So, I felt nostalgic and I wanted my daughter to feel that same feeling that I used to have.
01:26I liked it. It was the movie Sholay something something.
01:31It showed 3-3 monuments, Gateway of India, Lotus Temple and India Gate in the movie.
01:40And there was some war going on.
01:56Our house still runs on this.
01:58We get 200, 300, 400, 500 rupees daily.
02:01So, our house runs on this.
02:03Earlier, we used to show it in ration.
02:06So, now we charge a little.
02:08People give as much as they want.
02:20People still ask for it.
02:22People still ask for it.
02:24In birthday parties or weddings or fairs, there is an exhibition.
02:32They call us there.
02:34Like Surajkund or Dilli Art.
02:37That's how I manage my work.
02:39I still work in the village.
02:41That's why I didn't leave this job.
02:43I have to grow trees.