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'''Roxy Cinema''' is a single screen cinema hall located in [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]] Metro, Chowringhee Place, [[Dharmatala]], [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India. | '''Roxy Cinema''' is a single screen cinema hall located in [[Esplanade, Kolkata|Esplanade]] Metro, Chowringhee Place, [[Dharmatala]], [[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#.UDTV4M95MxB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709021330/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120702/jsp/calcutta/story_15680643.jsp#.UDTV4M95MxB|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2012|access-date=22 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]|location=India|date=2 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Roxy Cinema Location">{{cite web |title=Roxy Cinema Location |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/movie_listings/Kolkata+Roxy+Cinema+Hall.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511044845/https://entertainment.oneindia.in/movie_listings/Kolkata+Roxy+Cinema+Hall.html |archive-date=2012-05-11 |access-date=22 August 2012 |url-status=live |publisher=One India}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Roxy Cinema started as an Opera House. In early 1940s the house was converted into a cinema. The hall had high banisters but during this conversion stage height was removed. In 1941 the first film screened in this theatre was Ashok Kumar-starrer ''Naya Sansar''. [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose]] came to this theatre to watch Ashok Kumar-starrer ''[[Kismet (1943 film)|Kismet]]'' (1943), | Roxy Cinema started as an Opera House. In early 1940s the house was converted into a cinema. The hall had high banisters but during this conversion stage height was removed. In 1941 the first film screened in this theatre was Ashok Kumar-starrer ''Naya Sansar''. [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose]] came to this theatre to watch Ashok Kumar-starrer ''[[Kismet (1943 film)|Kismet]]'' (1943),<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" /> which ran for 108 weeks at Roxy.<ref name="SaranAlvi2008">{{cite book|author1=Santhya Saran|author2=Abrar Alvi|title=Ten Years With Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi's Journey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JVD7dajMt3YC&pg=PA37|access-date=17 June 2013|year=2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-670-08221-6|page=37}}</ref> | ||
In 2005 the theatre was renovated by its owners. In 2011, Kolkata Municipal Corporation seized the theatre as the theatre owners did not pay lease agreement renewal dues. | In 2005 the theatre was renovated by its owners. In 2011, Kolkata Municipal Corporation seized the theatre as the theatre owners did not pay lease agreement renewal dues.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" /> | ||
== Current status == | == Current status == | ||
{{As of|July 2012}} this cinema is owned by Bengal Properties Private Ltd and the director of this hall is Arun Mehra and the theatre is active. The hall has AC tower, Dolby Digital sound and a 2K projection silver screen. Sitting capacity of this hall is 730. | {{As of|July 2012}} this cinema is owned by Bengal Properties Private Ltd and the director of this hall is Arun Mehra and the theatre is active. The hall has AC tower, Dolby Digital sound and a 2K projection silver screen. Sitting capacity of this hall is 730.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" /> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 02:55, 5 February 2026
| Roxy Cinema | |
|---|---|
Location in Kolkata | |
| General information | |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Cinema hall, Heritage building |
| Location | Chowringhee Place. near Esplanade Metro |
| Address | 12 B, Chowringhee Place |
| Town or city | Kolkata |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 22°33′44″N 88°21′00″E / 22.5622°N 88.3499°E |
| Renovated | 2005 |
Roxy Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located in Esplanade Metro, Chowringhee Place, Dharmatala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres">"Rise and fall of dream theatres". The Telegraph. India. 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.</ref><ref name="Roxy Cinema Location">"Roxy Cinema Location". One India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.</ref>
History
Roxy Cinema started as an Opera House. In early 1940s the house was converted into a cinema. The hall had high banisters but during this conversion stage height was removed. In 1941 the first film screened in this theatre was Ashok Kumar-starrer Naya Sansar. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose came to this theatre to watch Ashok Kumar-starrer Kismet (1943),<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" /> which ran for 108 weeks at Roxy.<ref name="SaranAlvi2008">Santhya Saran; Abrar Alvi (2008). Ten Years With Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi's Journey. Penguin Books India. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-670-08221-6. Retrieved 17 June 2013.</ref>
In 2005 the theatre was renovated by its owners. In 2011, Kolkata Municipal Corporation seized the theatre as the theatre owners did not pay lease agreement renewal dues.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" />
Current status
As of July 2012[update] this cinema is owned by Bengal Properties Private Ltd and the director of this hall is Arun Mehra and the theatre is active. The hall has AC tower, Dolby Digital sound and a 2K projection silver screen. Sitting capacity of this hall is 730.<ref name="Rise and fall of dream theatres" />