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Bollywood on Water: Floating Cinema Launches on Srinagar’s Dal Lake
✍️ ThePrint
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 04:40 PM
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A floating cinema set up on Dal Lake in Srinagar screened Bollywood films, offering viewers a unique shikara‑based movie experience.
Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake became the venue for an unconventional cinema experience as a floating screen was installed on a fleet of shikaras, projecting popular Bollywood movies for on‑lookers. The initiative, reported by ThePrint, aimed to blend the region’s traditional water transport with the glamour of Indian cinema.
The makeshift theatre comprised several shikaras anchored in a semicircle, each equipped with a projector and sound system. Spectators gathered on the lake’s banks and on neighboring boats, creating a lively atmosphere reminiscent of open‑air screenings while surrounded by the lake’s serene backdrop.
Local residents and tourists alike praised the novelty, describing it as a fresh way to enjoy films and a potential boost for tourism in Jammu & Kashmir. Organisers indicated that the floating cinema could become a seasonal attraction, encouraging similar cultural experiments on the lake in the future.
The makeshift theatre comprised several shikaras anchored in a semicircle, each equipped with a projector and sound system. Spectators gathered on the lake’s banks and on neighboring boats, creating a lively atmosphere reminiscent of open‑air screenings while surrounded by the lake’s serene backdrop.
Local residents and tourists alike praised the novelty, describing it as a fresh way to enjoy films and a potential boost for tourism in Jammu & Kashmir. Organisers indicated that the floating cinema could become a seasonal attraction, encouraging similar cultural experiments on the lake in the future.