List of cinemas in Kolkata explained

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

Bijoli CinemaBijoli Cinema is located in 38, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rd, Jatin Das Park, Patuapara, Bhowanipore, Kolkata.
Chaplin Cinema

See main article: Chaplin Cinema (Kolkata). Chaplin Cinema is one of the oldest cinema halls in Kolkata, established in 1907. The cinema is located in Hogg Street.

Chhabighar CinemaChhabighar Cinema is located in 10-A, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Sealdah, Baithakkhana, Kolkata.
Globe

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

Jyoti

See main article: Jyoti Cinema (Kolkata). 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.

Lighthouse

See main article: Lighthouse Cinema (Kolkata). Lighthouse Cinema was a single screen cinema hall and heritage building located in Humayun Place in New Market, next to New Empire

Metro

See main article: Metro Cinema (Kolkata). Metro Cinemas is a uniplex cinema hall and a heritage building located in Jawahar Lal Nehru Road (Esplanade),[3]

New Empire

See main article: New Empire Cinema (Kolkata). New Empire Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Humayun Place in New Market, (opposite Shreeram Arcade).

Paradise

See main article: Paradise Cinema (Kolkata). Paradise Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Bentinck Street (Esplanade)[4]

Priya

See main article: Priya Cinema (Kolkata). Priya Cinema is a uniplex cinema hall situated in Rashbehari Avenue, near Deshapriya Park[5]

Roxy

See 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.

Star Theatre

See main article: Star Theatre, Kolkata. Star Theatre is a cinema and theatre hall initially located in Beadon Street, later moved to Bidhan Sarani. This theatre was built in 1883.

Mitra

See main article: Mitra Cinema Hall, Calcutta. Mitra was a cinema hall, located in Bidhan Sarani. Mitra began its journey as Chitra in 1931 and its inauguration was graced by Subhas Chandra Bose.

Elite

See main article: Elite Cinema Hall, Calcutta. Elite was a cinema hall, located in S.N. Banerjee Road.

In the last decade of the 20th century, a kilometre-long stretch of north Calcutta had as many as 9 single screen cinema halls; Uttara, Sree, Rupbani, Radha, Purnasree, Mitra, Minar, Darpana and Talkie Show House.[6] Rupbani was inaugurated and christened by Rabindranath Tagore himself.

Multiplex

Nandan

See 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cinema in Kolkata. Map of Kolkata. 22 August 2012.
  2. News: Rise and fall of dream theatres. 21 August 2012. Telegraph Calcutta. 15 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Metro first day, first show in mall avatar. telegraphindia.com. 15 July 2020.
  4. Web site: More single-screen cinema halls to shut down post Covid. 3 July 2020 . millenniumpost. 15 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Design hurdle for safety measures at cinema. telegraphindia.com. 15 July 2020.
  6. Web site: The dying pulse of single-screen cinemas. www.telegraphindia.com. 15 July 2020.