Tollygunge is a locality of South Kolkata. It is famed as the centre of the Bengali film industry, known as Tollywood. It is flanked by the Eastern Railway south suburban line to the north, Lake Gardens and Golf Green in the east, the Pashchim and Purba Putiaries in the south, and Behala in the west. The neighbourhood is served by Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station of Kolkata Metro.
The area called Tollygunge is named after Major William Tolly, who in 1775-76 started a project to excavate and dredge the Adi Ganga as a passage for the people of East Bengal and Assam to Calcutta. He was also granted a license to collect tolls from the passing boats and permitted by the British East India Company to open a gunj or market on the eastern bank of the nullah which acquired the name Tolly's Nullah. The waterway was opened to navigation in 1777.
The area is the centre of the Bengali film industry, which is known by the nickname Tollywood, and is the location of Indrapuri Studio and Technician Studio.
Tollygunge serves as terminal points of several transport services including the tram, city buses of the Calcutta Tramways company and the metro station.
Tollygunge Railway Station is located on the Budgebudge section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway. The Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro station (formerly Tollygunge) had been a terminal station of the Kolkata Metro from 1984-2009. From 2009, the overground extension of the Metro Railway extended the Metro's range to beyond Tollygunge up to Garia.
The Calcutta Tramways Company depot in Tollyguge serves as a terminal point for the tram service (which links it to Ballygunge and B.B.D. Bagh) and city buses operated by the same company. Bus services connect to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (established in 2009) and the line connecting Kudghat and Unitech passes through it.
CSTC BuslinesAC1 Howrah Station – JadavpurAC6 Howrah Station – Garia Bus StandAC17 Thakurpukur – Salt Lake KarunamoyeeAC47 Kudghat – Sapoorji EstateAC48 Kudghat – Bantala IT ParkAC51 Kudghat – Airport Gate No.1S2 Howrah Station – KudghatS4 Parnasree – Salt Lake DepotS4B Haridebpur – New TownS4C Howrah Station – HaridebpurS4D Parnasree – New TownS7 Howrah Station – Garia Bus StandS17A Ariadaha – KudghatS31 Jadavpur – Behala ChowrastaCTC BuslinesC2A Tollygunge – GhatakpukurC8 Barasat – JokaC8A Airport Gate No.1 – TollygungeC14/1 Madhyamgram – TollygungeE45 Joka – DighaM2 Birati – TollygungePrivate Buslines1A Ramnagar – Mukundapur1B Ramnagar – Nayabad (Garia)12C/1B Howrah Station – Pailan37 Howrah Station – Dhakuria40A Babughat – Julpia40B Babughat – Thakurpukur41 Howrah Station – Layalka41B Howrah Station – Netaji Nagar42B Bichalighat – Beliaghata Sales Tax45B Beliaghata Building More – Garia Railway Station47B Kalindi – Dhanmath (Kasba)80A Esplanade – Garia Bus Stand205 Babughat – Bansdroni205A Babughat – Bansdroni208 Howrah Station – Kudghat228 Babughat – Mahamayatala257 Rajabazar – JulpiaSD SeriesSD4 Garfa – ThakurpukurSD4/1 Thakurpukur – Ruby HospitalSD5 Sonarpur Station – KhariberiaSD28 New Dakghar – Jadavpur Central ParkMini Bus Routes112 Howrah Station – Naktala113 Howrah Station – Harinavi114 B.B.D. Bagh – Kudghat117 Howrah Station – Kalitala135 Howrah Maidan – Baishnabghata188 Silpara – Beliaghata CIT MoreKS1 Sarada Park – AnandapurWBSTC Bus RoutesST6 Tollygunge – Salt Lake TechnopolisV1 Airport – TollygungeV9 New Town – TollygungeVS10 Kudghat – UnitechVS10A Kudghat – Airport Gate No.1Neighborhoods in the city include Kudghat, Ranikuthi and Naktala.
South Academy High School (Near Bansdroni bazar )Maharishi Vidyamandir (Near Bansdroni Fire Brigade)G.D.Birla Centre For EducationCalcutta Institute of Engineering and ManagementSir Nripendranath InstitutionGangapuri Siksha SadanPaschim Putiary Sukharanjan Vidyamandir High SchoolNaktala High SchoolSwami Pranabananda VidyapithShri Ritam VidyapithThe Assembly of God Church SchoolMiranda High School, BoralB.D. Memorial InstituteNarmada High SchoolBrajamohan Tewary InstitutionMansur Habibullah Memorial School (Formerly: South End School), Kudghat beside Netaji metro stationAshok Nagar Boys High School(co.education)Milan Garh Girls High SchoolThe Future Foundation SchoolITI TollygungeKalidhan Institution (Near Rashbehari Avenue)Gandhi Colony Madhyamik Vidhyalaya (Boys & Girls)Tollygunge ClubRoyal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC)ITC Sangeet Research AcademyIndrapuri Film StudioA. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of ISKCONUtpal Dutt, film actor and theater personality
