Projectionists step out of shadows, felicitated for their silent contribution to cinema

Unbeknownst to the hooting crowds in the air-conditioned theatre below (Regal was known to be India’s first), Aslam and two other film projectionists would spend roughly nine hours feeding and unloading 35mm film reels on two film projectors—bulky steel behemoths that filled up a room, emitted unreasonable amounts of heat and light. It was a laborious job, to put it mildly.

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