Delhi's Uphaar cinema fire tragedy - in pictures

  • Fireman in rescue operations during the fire at Uphaar Cinema in which 59 people, trapped in the balcony of the theatre, died of asphyxia on June 13, 1997 in New Delhi. All photos: Getty Images
    Fireman in rescue operations during the fire at Uphaar Cinema in which 59 people, trapped in the balcony of the theatre, died of asphyxia on June 13, 1997 in New Delhi. All photos: Getty Images
  • The tragedy is the subject of a Netflix series called Trial by Fire
    The tragedy is the subject of a Netflix series called Trial by Fire
  • The seven-part series is based on the memoir by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, who lost their two teenage children, Ujjwal, 13, and Unnati, 17
    The seven-part series is based on the memoir by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, who lost their two teenage children, Ujjwal, 13, and Unnati, 17
  • The Netflix series delves into the couple’s 26-year fight for justice against the Ansal brothers who owned the cinema hall
    The Netflix series delves into the couple’s 26-year fight for justice against the Ansal brothers who owned the cinema hall
  • Bollywood blockbuster Border was screening inside Uphaar Cinema in South Delhi’s Green Park when a fire broke out halfway through the movie in 1997
    Bollywood blockbuster Border was screening inside Uphaar Cinema in South Delhi’s Green Park when a fire broke out halfway through the movie in 1997
  • Uphaar Cinema hall pictured in April 2022
    Uphaar Cinema hall pictured in April 2022