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| location = Bentinck Street, [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]
| address = 39, Bentinck Street, Esplanade
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'''Paradise Cinema''' is a single screen cinema hall located in Bentinck Street ([[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]]), [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India.<ref name="Paradise Cinema Location">{{cite web|title=Paradise Cinema|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/movie_listings/Kolkata+Paradise+Cinema.html|publisher=OneIndia|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref> This cinema hall was inaugurated in 1943 and was fully renovated in 1956.<ref name="About Paradise Cinema">{{cite web|title=About Paradise Cinema|url=http://paradisecinemahall.com/Default.aspx|publisher=Paradise Cinema Kolkata|accessdate=21 August 2012}}</ref> The current managing director of the theatre is Arun Mehra.<ref name="Chrysalis time for moribund hall">{{cite news|title=Chrysalis time for moribund hall|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050705/asp/calcutta/story_4946163.asp|accessdate=21 August 2012|newspaper=Telegraph Calcutta|date=5 July 2005}}</ref>

== Renovation ==
In 2004–2005 when single-screen theatres were struggling with high financial loss, theatre management of Paradise Cinema renovated this hall which saw a section of its audience returning. According to theatre director Arun Mehra, this makeover cost {{INRConvert|3.5|m}}. Total number of seats are 1118.

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

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://paradisecinemahall.com/}}

{{Cinema in Kolkata}}

[[Category:Cinemas in Kolkata]]

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