Basusree Cinema, Kolkata
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StatusActive
TypeCinema hall
| Basusree Cinema | |
|---|---|
 Facade of Basusree Cinema in 2025 | |
  Location in Kolkata | |
| General information | |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Cinema hall |
| Location | 102, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Road, Kalighat, Kolkata, India |
| Coordinates | 22°31′22″N 88°20′47″E / 22.5228°N 88.3464°E |
| Opened | 19 December 1947 |
| Inaugurated | 19 December 1947 |
| Website | |
| basusreecinema | |
Basusree Cinema is a single screen cinema hall located on Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road, near Jatin Das Park metro station in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[1][2][3][4] The cinema hall was inaugurated on 19 December 1947 by Satyabhushan Basu and is regarded as one of the city’s heritage theatres.[5][6][7] The hall hosted the premiere of Satyajit Ray’s debut film Pather Panchali on 26 August 1955, which was attended by several prominent personalities, including the then Chief Minister, Bidhan Chandra Roy.[8][9]
