Elite | |
Status: | Closed |
Image Alt: | Elite Cinema Kolkata |
Map Type: | India Kolkata |
Building Type: | Cinema hall |
Location: | in Dharmatala, Esplanade, Central Kolkata |
Address: | 136, SN Banerjee Road, Esplanade, Dharmatala, Kolkata, West Bengal 700013 |
Location Town: | Kolkata |
Location Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 22.5629°N 88.3539°W |
Inauguration Date: | 1940 |
The Elite was a single-screen theater, situated in S.N. Banerjee Road, Kolkata. It had started operation on August 2, 1940. It was once owned by 20th Century Fox and photographic studio Bourne & Shepherd and had its share of silver screen legends like Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan to name a few.[1] [2] The 78-year old auditorium in central Kolkata ended its journey on 1 June, 2018.[3]
The building was finally demolished on the 12th. of February 2024.