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{{Short description|Historic movie theatre in Kolkata, India}} | |||
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| location = [[Chowringhee]] Place | | location = [[Chowringhee]] Place | ||
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| location_country = [[India]] | | location_country = [[India]] | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
In 1907 Jamshedji Framji Madan established | In 1907 Jamshedji Framji Madan established the Elphinstone Picture Palace.<ref name="gramo" /><ref name="Milestones in Bollywood Cinema: 1896-1930">{{cite web|title=Milestones in Bollywood Cinema: 1896-1930|url=http://worldfilm.about.com/od/topbollywood/tp/milestones189-1930.htm|publisher=about.com|accessdate=22 August 2012|archive-date=10 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610072057/http://worldfilm.about.com/od/topbollywood/tp/milestones189-1930.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="VinnelsSkelly2002">{{cite book|author1=David Vinnels|author2=Brent Skelly|title=Bollywood showplaces: cinema theatres in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TexkAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=E & E Plumridge in collaboration with Decorum Books|isbn=978-0-9516563-5-8 }}</ref> In this theatre father of [[Uttam Kumar]] used to run the projector.<ref name="Chaudhuri1990">{{cite book|author=Sukanta Chaudhuri|title=Calcutta, the Living City: The present and future|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cGduAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=294|isbn=978-0-19-562586-8 }}</ref> It was later renamed to Minerva cinema (not to be confused with Minerva Theatre). The condition of the movie theatre deteriorated over decades before the Calcutta Municipal Corporation overhauled it, and christened it ''Chaplin'' in 1980s. The theatre was demolished by the municipal corporation in 2013 after remaining non-functional for several years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130428/jsp/calcutta/story_16834384.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160718144350/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130428/jsp/calcutta/story_16834384.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2016| title=End of the road for Chaplin |newspaper=The Telegraph|date=28 April 2013|accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
[[File:5-1 Chowringhee Place - Kolkata 2013-12-24 1385-1386.JPG|thumb|This site occupied by the Chaplin Cinema, it has been demolished by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. <small>December 2013</small>]] | [[File:5-1 Chowringhee Place - Kolkata 2013-12-24 1385-1386.JPG|thumb|This site occupied by the Chaplin Cinema, it has been demolished by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. <small>December 2013</small>]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://worldfilm.about.com/od/topbollywood/tp/milestones189-1930.htm Milestones in Bollywood Cinema] | * [http://worldfilm.about.com/od/topbollywood/tp/milestones189-1930.htm Milestones in Bollywood Cinema] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610072057/http://worldfilm.about.com/od/topbollywood/tp/milestones189-1930.htm |date=10 June 2012 }} | ||
{{Cinema in Kolkata}} | {{Cinema in Kolkata}} | ||
[[Category:Former cinemas in India]] | |||
[[Category:Cinemas in Kolkata]] | [[Category:Cinemas in Kolkata]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:13, 21 March 2026
| Chaplin Cinema | |
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Location in Kolkata | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Cinema hall, Heritage building |
| Location | Chowringhee Place |
| Town or city | Kolkata |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 22°33′41″N 88°21′03″E / 22.5615°N 88.3508°E |
| Inaugurated | 1907 |
Chaplin Cinema was the oldest single screen movie theatre in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was located in 5/1 Chowringhee Place. In 1907 Jamshedji Framji Madan opened this cinema in India.[1][2][3]
History[edit | edit source]
In 1907 Jamshedji Framji Madan established the Elphinstone Picture Palace.[3][4][5] In this theatre father of Uttam Kumar used to run the projector.[6] It was later renamed to Minerva cinema (not to be confused with Minerva Theatre). The condition of the movie theatre deteriorated over decades before the Calcutta Municipal Corporation overhauled it, and christened it Chaplin in 1980s. The theatre was demolished by the municipal corporation in 2013 after remaining non-functional for several years.[7]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Cinema Century". Outlook. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ Swati Mitra (2011). Kolkata: City Guide. Goodearth Publications. p. 101. ISBN 978-93-80262-15-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 pp 17-20, The Gramophone Company's First Indian Recordings, 1899-1908, Michael Kinnear, Popular Prakshan, 2004, ISBN 81-7154-728-1
- ↑ "Milestones in Bollywood Cinema: 1896-1930". about.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ↑ David Vinnels; Brent Skelly (2002). Bollywood showplaces: cinema theatres in India. E & E Plumridge in collaboration with Decorum Books. ISBN 978-0-9516563-5-8.
- ↑ Sukanta Chaudhuri (1990). Calcutta, the Living City: The present and future. Oxford University Press. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-19-562586-8.
- ↑ "End of the road for Chaplin". The Telegraph. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Milestones in Bollywood Cinema Archived 10 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine