MUMBAI: BIG Cinemas has launched a multiplex at Arch Mall in Bengaluru. The launch of this multiplex marks the entry of BIG Cinemas in Bengaluru.

BIG Cinemas at Gopalana Arch Mall in Bengaluru houses 3 contemporary screening rooms with a seating capacity for 1019 people.

BIG Cinemas head – brand experience and design – Archana Jhangiani said, “The development of BIG Cinemas in Bengaluru has been remarkable and we are honored to present it as such a distinguished venue with a modern and contemporary feel to the movie loving residents of the city. Through BIG Cinemas, we aim to reinvent the multiplex experience for Bengaluru and provide world class amenities to our audiences.”

BIG Cinemas is planning to expand its presence in Southern India by adding 22 screens through launch of three new cinemas in Bengaluru, Coimbatore and Hyderabad in 2010. The other two BIG Cinemas that will come up in Bengaluru is a 3 screen multiplex located at Innovation mall and 8 screens megaplex at Whitefield.

BIG Cinemas (West and South) COO Ashish Saksena said, “We are pleased to establish our presence in Bangalore and see considerable untapped potential in Southern India which is a growth territory for us as we are expanding the BIG Cinemas network in not just major towns and cities, but also are focusing on taking the brand and finest cinematic experience to smaller territories which currently lack in good entertainment infrastructure. We believe that everyone deserves to indulge in true cinematic experience the BIG way.”