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Vettri Theatres first in India to deploy Christie CP4325-RGB RealLaser cinema projector
MUMBAI: Christie®, a leader in creating and delivering the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is proud to announce that Vettri Theatres has become the first cinema in India to be equipped with Christie’s next-generation CP4325-RGB RealLaser™ cinema projector.
Located in Chennai, Vettri Theatres is the most prominent cinema in the city’s Chrompet district with a single-screen auditorium featuring ergonomic cushion seats, three-way stage speakers and eye-catching interiors. The massive auditorium has a capacity of 776 seats and is highly popular among students, working professionals and residents in and around Chrompet district.
“As a forward-looking exhibitor in Chennai, we’ve always thinking of new ways to elevate the movie-viewing experience and introducing state-of-the-art cinema technologies to our patrons,” said Rakesh Gowthaman, Managing Director, Vettri Theatres. “The Christie CP4325-RGB, with its compact, all-in-one form factor, 25,000 lumens and unmatched cinematic performance in 4K resolution, is exactly what we need to deliver the best cinematic visuals to our discerning audiences. We’re proud to embrace RGB pure laser projection and be the first cinema in India to deploy the CP4325-RGB.”
Rajesh Patkar, Deputy General Manager, Cinemas Sales, Christie India, added, “We are delighted that Vettri Theatres has selected our CP4325-RGB RealLaser cinema projector for its flagship auditorium. This is a validation of Christie’s technological leadership in the cinema market and the confidence that exhibitors have in our direct-coupled RGB pure laser projector, which is DCI-compliant and brings low cost of ownership and unrivaled cinematic performance to mainstream auditoriums.”
Christie’s RealLaser family of projectors, which includes the CP4325-RGB, offers all the advantages of a high-performance laser projector in a compact ‘all-in-one’ form factor that eliminates the need for sub-ambient external cooling, while providing a low cost of ownership, excelling in image quality and posting an impressive operational lifetime of over 30,000 hours of theater operation without lamp changes. RealLaser delivers superior and more consistent brightness levels, meeting DCI standards, throughout the entire lifetime of the projector.
MUMBAI: From Ranthambore with roar. This World Tiger Day, BBC Player is sinking its claws into the untamed heart of India with Legendary Tigers of India, a gripping documentary that prowls onto screens this Independence Day, 15 August . Narrated by the late, legendary conservationist Valmik Thapar, the film is more than just stripes and stares. It’s a moving chronicle of survival, strength, and the shifting story of India’s national animal. Thapar, one of the world’s foremost tiger experts, spent a full monsoon-to-monsoon year tracking a new generation of Bengal tigers deep within Ranthambore, one of India’s most iconic tiger reserves.
With intimate access and five decades of experience behind the lens and in the wild, Thapar offers rare glimpses of tigers not just as apex predators, but as emotionally complex, intuitive creatures navigating shrinking habitats and growing human presence.
The film roars to life from Thapar’s own jungle home at the forest’s edge, blending dramatic visuals with a deeply personal narrative. From mother cub dynamics to solitary alpha males, the documentary captures the instinctual ballet of survival, mating, territoriality and raw jungle drama woven through the lens of ecological urgency and reverence.
Premiering exclusively on BBC Player in India via Tata Play Binge and Prime Video (add-on subscription required), this special release is BBC’s tribute to India’s tiger legacy. With India currently home to more than 70 per cent of the world’s wild tigers 3,682, as per the 2023 census the documentary feels both timely and timeless.
In an age of noisy content, Legendary Tigers of India invites audiences to pause, listen, and marvel. Not just at the majesty of the tiger, but at a conservation journey that began with 1,411 tigers in 2006 and roared back in triumph. This isn’t just a documentary. It’s a call to protect what still prowls.
