Roshmilla Bhattacharya (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 26, 2014)

Mirror had reported that the country’s first National Museum for Indian Cinema would open on February 22. But it could not keep its date with history. According to a source, on the day the article appeared, February 18, a call from Centre informed the museum officials that they'd have to postpone the inauguration.

The Information & Broadcasting Minister, Manish Tewari, was to do the honours. The source says that the last-minute change in plans could have been prompted by political upheavals in Delhi with the Telegana Bill getting passed in Parliament on February 18.

Project coordinator Anil Kumar confirmed that the museum is yet to open. “We are ready and waiting for a fresh date to be set,” he said.

The museum is housed inside the heritage bungalow, Gulshan Mahal, at Mumbai’s Peddar Road. In one of the nine halls, there is a 3-D replica of a set from India’s first full-length feature, Raja Harishchandra, first screened for the public on May 3, 1913, at Girgaon’s Coronation Cinema. The museum was initially slated to open on May 3, 2013, but wasn't ready then.