| Siri Fort Auditorium | |
|---|---|
 Siri Fort auditorium complex entrance | |
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| General information | |
| Type | auditorium complex |
| Address | Khel Gaon Road, Siri Fort, New Delhi - 110049 |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Renovated | 2010 |
| Client | Government of India |
| Owner | Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 8,312.44 m2 (89,474.4 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Delhi Development Authority |
28°33′12″N 77°12′39″E / 28.5532687°N 77.2107567°E Siri Fort Auditorium is premier multi-auditorium complex of Government of India. Situated in the Siri Fort in New Delhi, it is also the headquarters of the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which also run the complex.[1] Also close by is the Siri Fort Sports Complex. It was a combined seating capacity of 2500, spread over its four auditorium, making it the largest such complex in Delhi. Besides the National Film Festival organized by DFF wherein public screening of National Film Award winning films is held,[2][3] it also hosts musical concerts, cultural performances, and plays.[4][5]
- ^ "Contact us". Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Public screening of award winning films" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "National Film Festival 2012 begins at Sirifort, New Delhi". Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Siri Fort Auditorium". delhievents. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Pippa de Bruyn; Niloufer Venkatraman; Keith Bain (2006). Frommer's India. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 318–. ISBN 978-0-471-79434-9. Retrieved 28 June 2013.