Uphaar Cinema tragedy took place 19 years ago
Delhi’s Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy took place during the screening of film 'Border' on Jun 13, 1997, which killed 59 and injured over a hundred people. The owners of the movie theatre, Ansal brothers, among several others were held guilty of negligence for the tragedy. The Supreme Court in 2015 ordered Ansals to pay ₹30 crore each as a penalty.