Status Closed Country India | Town or city Kolkata | |
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Type Cinema hall, Heritage building Location Lindsay Street, Esplanade Address Fire Brigade Head Quarter, New Market Area, Dharmatala, Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal 700016 Similar Lighthouse Cinema, New Empire Cinema, Roxy Cinema, Metro Cinema, New Market - Kolkata | ||
Globe Cinema was a single screen cinema hall and heritage building located in Lindsay Street (opposite New Market entrance), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The theatre was previously known as Old Opera House. The wooden opera house was established in 1827 and sold to E M Cohen in 1906. Cohen converted it into a movie theatre and named it Globe Cinema. The theatre was owned by Sidhwa family and Jal Tata. Dhansri Abasan Pvt Ltd partnered with Goldstar Enclave Pvt Ltd acquired the Globe Theatre Pvt Ltd from them. The gigantic single-screen theatre has made way for a mini-mall with a twin-theatre multiplex, over 100 retail stores and a food court.
History
The original wooden Opera House was established in 1827. In 1906, the house then known as Bijou Grand Opera House was sold by E. H. Ducasse to EM Cohen. Cohen renamed it Grand Opera House. Later it was converted into a theatre hall and was named Globe Cinema. This was one of the first few theatres in Kolkata which regularly screened English Movies.
During World War II, this hall provided entertainment Allied troops stationed in Calcutta.
In 2000, Arijit Dutta, film distributor of Priya Entertainment took the hall on lease. Priya Entertainment handed it back to owners in April 2006.