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has been one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the city of

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, India and

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since the 20th century. And movie theatres are major entertainment venues in the city.

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) ; 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. ; Lighthouse Lighthouse Cinema was a single screen cinema hall and heritage building located in Humayun Place in

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, next to New Empire ;Metro Metro Cinema (Kolkata)

Metro Cinemas is a uniplex cinema hall and a heritage building located in Jawahar Lal Nehru Road (

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), ;New Empire New Empire Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Humayun Place in

, (opposite Shreeram Arcade). ;Paradise Paradise Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Bentinck Street (

) ;Priya Priya Cinema is a uniplex cinema hall situated in

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, near

Deshapriya Park Deshapriyo Park is a playground of South Kolkata, having Rashbehari Avenue on one side and Sarat Bose Road on another side. Different games like Cricket, Football, Tennis etc. are regularly played here by professional and amateur players and loca ...

;Roxy Roxy is located in Esplanade, Kolkata. Once an Opera House it was converted into a movie theatre in the early 1940s.

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came to this theatre to watch Ashok Kumar-starrer ''Kismat''. ; Star Theatre 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 Mitra was a cinema hall, located in Bidhan Sarani. Mitra began its journey as Chitra in 1931 and its inauguration was graced by

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. ; Elite 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,

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, Darpana and Talkie Show House. Rupbani was inaugurated and christened by

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himself.

Multiplex

; Nandan Nandan is a Government sponsored cinema located in A.J.C. Bose Road, (near

Rabindra Sadan Rabindra Sadan is a cultural centre and theatre in Kolkata, located close to the St. Paul's Cathedral on Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Road in South Kolkata. It is noted for its large stage which is a prime venue for Bengali theatre and Kolk ...

. The theatre was inaugurated by

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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.

References

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Notable cinemas

Single screen

Multiplex

See also

References