Metro Cinema (Kolkata)
| Metro Cinema | |
|---|---|
Metro Cinema Kolkata | |
Location in Kolkata | |
| General information | |
| Status | Reopened as Metro Central and Metro Inox 3D |
| Type | Cinema hall, Heritage building |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | in Dharmatala, Esplanade, Central Kolkata, 5, Chowringhee Road, Kolkata, India |
| Coordinates | 22°33′51″N 88°20′58″E / 22.5641°N 88.3494°E |
| Current tenants | Metro Reality |
| Inaugurated | 1935 |
| Client | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 80,000 sq ft |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Thomas W. Lamb |
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Metro Cinema or Metro Cinemas is a uniplex cinema hall and a heritage building located in Jawahar Lal Nehru Road (Esplanade), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This theatre was opened by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1935. It is currently owned by a Mumbai-based firm and is undergoing a renovation to be converted into a multiplex theatre. The building is located in the posh Esplanade area of Kolkata, right at the heart of the city. It is a heritage structure and a very famous landmark of the city of Kolkata. And one of the many famous cinema halls in the Esplanade area of Central Kolkata.