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	== History ==		== History ==
	Lighthouse Cinema was established in 1934 for screening [[Hollywood]] films. The theatre was designed by [[W.M. Dudok]] . For 70 years this was one of the most popular cinemas in Kolkata.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" /> This was one of the largest cinema halls in India with 1396 sitting capacity. Later it was reduced from 1396 to 600.<ref name="Lighthouse gives way to multiplex" />		Lighthouse Cinema was established in 1934 for screening [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] films. The theatre was designed by [[W.M. Dudok]] . For 70 years this was one of the most popular cinemas in Kolkata.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" /> This was one of the largest cinema halls in India with 1396 sitting capacity. Later it was reduced from 1396 to 600.<ref name="Lighthouse gives way to multiplex" />

	== Closing of Lighthouse ==		== Closing of Lighthouse ==

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'''Lighthouse Cinema''' was a single screen cinema hall and heritage building located in Humayun Place in [[New Market, Kolkata|New Market]], next to [[New Empire Cinema (Kolkata)|New Empire]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] .<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres">{{cite news|title=Rise and fall of dream theatres|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120702/jsp/calcutta/story_15680643.jsp#.UDONVc95MxA|accessdate=21 August 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta|date=2 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Light House Cinema, Kolkata article">{{cite web|title=Light House Cinema, Kolkata |url=http://sitagita.com/bollywood/multiplexes-movie-theaters/west-bengal/light-house.html |publisher=sitagita.com |accessdate=21 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809162337/http://sitagita.com/bollywood/multiplexes-movie-theaters/west-bengal/light-house.html |archivedate= 9 August 2012 }}</ref>

== History ==
Lighthouse Cinema was established in 1934 for screening [[Hollywood]] films. The theatre was designed by [[W.M. Dudok]] . For 70 years this was one of the most popular cinemas in Kolkata.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" /> This was one of the largest cinema halls in India with 1396 sitting capacity. Later it was reduced from 1396 to 600.<ref name="Lighthouse gives way to multiplex" />

== Closing of Lighthouse ==
After 2000 the hall started to suffer a heavy financial loss. In February 2002 the theatre managements decided to close the theatre because of the heavy loss they suffered in last few years and it was permanently closed on 22 February 2002.<ref name="Lighthouse gives way to multiplex">{{cite news|title=Lighthouse gives way to multiplex|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-03-08/kolkata/27139583_1_cinema-hall-cable-operators-new-hall|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103160249/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-03-08/kolkata/27139583_1_cinema-hall-cable-operators-new-hall|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|accessdate=21 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=8 March 2002}}</ref> Two years after closing the hall, in 2004, the theatre's license was also taken away and it turned into a bleak house after some legal actions against "unauthorised changes" made to the premises. After that the entire cinema was converted to [[Citimart]], a shopping complex.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" />

== See also ==
* [[Metro Cinema (Kolkata)|Metro Cinema]]
* [[Globe Cinema (Kolkata)|Globe Cinema]]

== References ==
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{{Cinema in Kolkata}}

[[Category:Cinemas in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Former cinemas]]

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