A long queue gathered at Royal Theatre on North Bridge Road for a popular Tamil film amidst Deepavali celebrations. The film 'Devaki' portrays women's sacrifice, love, highlighting family responsibility and moral duty triumphing over personal desires.
Formerly a bangsawan venue -?a form of Malay opera entertainment, Royal Threatre became a cinema specialising in screening films from India during the 1950s to 1970s. The theatre was located on North Bridge Road, where Raffles Hospital sits today.
