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[[File:Star Theatre Arnab Dutta.jpg|thumb|Star Theatre, Kolkata]]
[[File:Star theatre.JPG|thumb|[[Trams in Kolkata|Kolkata Tram]] route no. 5 passing by Star Theatre]]
The '''Star Theatre''' is a [[Theater (structure)|theatre]] in [[Hatibagan]], [[Kolkata]]. It was built in 1883. Initially situated in Beadon Street, the theatre later moved to Cornwallis Street - now called [[Bidhan Sarani]]. The Star, along with the [[Minerva Theatre, Kolkata|Minerva Theatre]], was one of the first institutions of commercial Bengali theatre. The Star, along with Minerva and The Classic Theatre, were also one of the places where the [[Cinema of West Bengal|first motion pictures]] in Bengal, made by [[Hira Lala Sen]], were screened. This is a heritage site of Calcutta (Kolkata) that was destroyed in a fire and thereafter restored by the local municipal corporation. The restored Star Theatre maintains the heritage facade; the interiors are contemporary. The property is maintained by a private company. At present, it is primarily a cinema hall; plays are staged on about two days per month. However, during winter (December and January) plays are staged here much more frequently, of the order of ten days per month. The auditorium has excellent acoustics. Star Theatre is close to the junction of Grey Street ([[Aurobindo Sarani]]) and Cornwallis Street ([[Bidhan Sarani]]). The theatre is a 10-minute walk from [[Shobhabazar Sutanuti metro station]]. Star Theatre has an underground car park with a nominal parking fee of Rs 10/- per hour (minimum three hours). Tramcar tracks, and services, on Grey Street and Cornwallis Street enhance the heritage ambience.

[[Girish Chandra Ghosh]] was one of the first to produce plays at the Star Theatre, in the 1880s.

In 2012, the Star Theatre was to be returned to civic ownership, "to stop commercialization of the historic building that was once visited by Bengali luminaries such as [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar|Vidyasagar]], [[Ramakrishna Paramhansa]] and [[Rabindranath Tagore]]."<ref>Anonymous (28 March 2012). [https://archive.today/20130216065152/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-28/kolkata/31248685_1_star-theatre-heritage-building-commercialization "Uncertainty looms over Star Theatre's fates"] ''[[Times of India]]''. (accessed 21 January 2013)</ref>

==References==
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{{Cinema in Kolkata}}
{{Bengali theatre}}

[[Category:Cinemas in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Theatres in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Cinema of Bengal]]
[[Category:Performing arts in India]]
[[Category:Theatres completed in 1883]]
[[Category:1883 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:British colonial architecture in India]]

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