Jyoti Cinema (Kolkata)
| Jyoti Cinema | |
|---|---|
  Location in Kolkata | |
| General information | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Type | Past Cinema hall, Heritage building |
| Location | Lenin Sarani |
| Address | 32/1 Lenin Sarani Dharmatala |
| Town or city | Kolkata |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 22°33′49″N 88°21′13″E / 22.5636°N 88.3535°E |
Jyoti Cinema is one of the most popular and oldest single-screen movie theatres of Kolkata, West Bengal. The hall is located in Lenin Sarani.[1][2]
History
[edit]The movie theatre was founded in mid 1930s. The theatre created a sensation by screening 70mm films in the 1970s. Hindi films and English Hollywood films used to be screened regularly. The theatre had a steady audience for its comfortable seating, good screen quality and stereophonic sound.[1]
Current status
[edit]Around 2008, the theatre was suffering huge financial loss and because of this adverse condition, the theatre owners, Dutta and Mansatta, closed this theatre in 2008. As of July 2012[update], there is a distribution office on the ground floor, owned by B.K. Sethi and B.K. Khanna and a finance company in the second floor.[1]
Sethi bought this closed hall in 2010. Later he commented– "We took ownership of Jyoti in 2010. We’re still deciding on what to do with the premises. Single-screen halls are fast closing down and this 10,000sq ft space is not large enough to convert into a mall or a multiplex. Parking is also a problem".[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Rise and fall of dream theatres". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 2 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ "Jyoti Cinema Location". Ghoomo (website). Retrieved 22 August 2012.