Elite Cinema Hall, Calcutta Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 78-year-old iconic Elite Cinema of Kolkata closed forever. www.business-standard.com/ . 12 July 2020.
  2. Web site: The dying pulse of single screen theatres in Kolkata. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ . 12 July 2020.
  3. Web site: End of the show: 78 years on, it’s curtains for Elite. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ . 12 July 2020.