Cinemas in Kolkata

This article is on cinema (movie theatres) in Kolkata, for Bengali films, see Cinema of Bengal
Entrance of a single screen Cinema in Kolkata, fully jammed with film posters showing the film enthusiasm of the city

Cinema has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the city of Kolkata, India and movie theatres since the 20th century. And movie theatres are major entertainment venues in the city.[1]

Notable cinemas

There are many single screen and multiplex halls in the city.

Single screen

Chaplin Cinema

Chaplin Cinema is one of the oldest cinema halls in Kolkata, established in 1907. The cinema is located in Hogg Street.

Globe

Globe Cinema is a single screen cinema hall and heritage building located in Lindsay Street (opposite New Market entrance)[2]

Jyoti

Jyoti Cinema is located in Lenin Sarani. In the 1970s this movie theatre created a sensation by screening 70mm films. In 2008 the theatre was closed.[2]

Lighthouse

Lighthouse Cinema was a single screen cinema hall and heritage building located in Humayun Place in New Market, next to New Empire[2]

Metro
Metro Cinema in Dharmatala

Metro Cinemas is a uniplex cinema hall and a heritage building located in Jawahar Lal Nehru Road (Esplanade),[3]

New Empire

New Empire Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Humayun Place in New Market, (opposite Shreeram Arcade).[2]

Paradise

Paradise Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Bentinck Street (Esplanade)[4]

Priya

Priya Cinema is a uniplex cinema hall situated in Rashbehari Avenue, near Deshapriya Park[5]

Roxy
Main article: Roxy Cinema (Kolkata)

Roxy is located in Esplanade, Kolkata. Once an Opera House it was converted into a movie theatre in the early 1940s. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose came to this theatre to watch Ashok Kumar-starrer Kismat.[2]

Star Theatre
Main article: Star Theatre, Kolkata

Star Theatre is a cinema and theatre hall located in Beadon Street. This theatre was built in 1883.

Other Single screen cinemas

Multiplex

Nandan
Main article: Nandan (Kolkata)

Nandan is a Government sponsored cinema located in A.J.C. Bose Road, (near Rabindra Sadan. The theatre was inaugurated by Satyajit Ray in 1985. There are four screens Nandan–I, Nandan–II, Nandan–III and Nandan–IV here. In Nandan–I and Nandan–II films are regularly screened.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cinema in Kolkata". Map of Kolkata. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rise and fall of dream theatres". Telegraph Calcutta. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Metro Cinema Hall". One India. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Paradise Cinema". OneIndia. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Priya Cinema Hall". One India. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
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