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{{Infobox building
| name = Priya Entertainments Pvt Ltd
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| status = Active
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| caption = Facade of Priya Cinema, Kolkata in 2024
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| address = 95, Rash Behari Avenue Kolkata, West Bengal 700029
| location_town = Kolkata
| location_country = India
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| opened_date = 22 May 1959
| inauguration_date = 22 May 1959
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| owner = Priya Entertainments Pvt. Ltd
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'''Priya Cinema''' is a uniplex cinema hall situated in [[Rashbehari Avenue]], near [[Deshapriya Park]], [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India.<ref name="Priya Cinema Hall">{{cite web|title=Priya Cinema Hall|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/movie_listings/Kolkata+Priya+Cinema+Hall.html|publisher=One India|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=18 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818141901/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/movie_listings/Kolkata%20Priya%20Cinema%20Hall.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Priya Cinema (Rash Behari Avenue) theatre">{{cite web|title=Priya Cinema (Rash Behari Avenue) theatre|url=http://movies.nomorequeue.com/Priya-Cinema-%28Rash-Behari-Avenue%29-Kolkata-book-online-movie-tickets/10071/Theatres.html|publisher=No More Queue (website)|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626085216/http://movies.nomorequeue.com/Priya-Cinema-(Rash-Behari-Avenue)-Kolkata-book-online-movie-tickets/10071/Theatres.html|archive-date=26 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The management is run by Priya Entertainments Pvt. Ltd. under the leadership of the managing director '''Arijit Dutta'''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130301/jsp/entertainment/story_16617621.jsp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615122925/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130301/jsp/entertainment/story_16617621.jsp | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 June 2013 | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | first=Mohua | last=Das | title=The actor in Arijit | date=1 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-27/news-interviews/41496228_1_madras-cafe-shoojit-sircar-arijit-dutta | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831082201/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-27/news-interviews/41496228_1_madras-cafe-shoojit-sircar-arijit-dutta | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-08-31 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Mallaya of Madras Café: Who is he?}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-22/news-interviews/41436627_1_shoojit-sircar-vicky-donor-crew-members | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110124847/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-22/news-interviews/41436627_1_shoojit-sircar-vicky-donor-crew-members | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-11-10 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Shoojit Sircar is supportive, Q is cool: Arijit Dutta}}</ref><ref name="In sylvan surroundings">{{cite news|title=In sylvan surroundings|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051120/asp/look/story_5484926.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623202218/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051120/asp/look/story_5484926.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2006|access-date=21 August 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=20 November 2005|location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> This is one of the first cinema halls in eastern India to have features like a [[Dolby Atmos]] [(sound system)], Xenon Christie projector, Recliner seats, QUBE digital projection system,<ref name="Priya Cinema History">{{cite web|title=Priya Cinema History|url=http://www.priyaentertainments.com/theatres.php?ti=9|publisher=Priya Cinema|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615221742/http://www.priyaentertainments.com/theatres.php?ti=9|archive-date=15 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Harkness Screen and 2K Projection System.

== Film Distribution ==
The company's business extends to the [[Film distributor|distribution]] of films as well. They had been the sole distributors for the three biggest Hollywood studios- Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney for releasing their films in Eastern India.. PEPL has also partnered with some of the big Indian production houses viz. UTV Films, NDTV Lumiere, Acropolis, Mumbai Mantra, National Film Development Corporation etc.

== Film Production ==
The house of Priya Entertainments began its journey in the 60s with producing widely acclaimed films like [[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]], [[Aranyer Dinratri]], [[Pratidwandi]] directed by [[Satyajit Ray]], [[Hatey Bazarey]] directed by [[Tapan Sinha]] and Chhuti-the first film directed by [[Arundhati Devi]]. It also produced many other films including Bonojyotsna, Saraswatir Pratigya and Kalochhaya.

Many of these films have won major national and international awards adding to the glory and heritage of this prestigious production house. Hatey Bajare won [[President's Gold Medal Award]] in 1967. [[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]] won a no. of awards in India and abroad including [[Best Direction Award]], [[India]] (1968), [[Best Film Award]], [[India]], Silver Cross, [[Adelaide]] and Best Director, [[Auckland]] in 1969, [[Merit Award]], [[Tokyo]], Best Film, [[Melbourne]] and President's Gold and Silver Medals, [[New Delhi]] in 1970. [[Aranyer Dinratri]] was nominated for [[Best Director Award]] [[Golden Bear]] in [[Berlin International Film Festival]] 1n 1970. [[Pratidwandi]] won the [[Best Direction Award]] and [[Best Screenplay Award]] in India in 1971.

Priya Entertainments also has the rare distinction of winning [[President's Gold Award]] for [[Best Producer]] for three years on the trot.

== See also ==
* [[Nandan (Kolkata)]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.priyaentertainments.com/}}

{{Cinema in Kolkata}}

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