Indrapuri Studios is a film and television studio located in 4,
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road,
Tollygunge
Tollygunge (; nicknamed 'Mini Mumbai' or 'Mini Bombay') is a locality of South Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. It is known for being the center of Indian Bengali-language cinema, with filming locations used for other regional Indian films.
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Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
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History
This is one of the oldest and busiest Bengali film studios of Kolkata.
Indrapuri Studios was established in 1935 and currently managed and owned by Sanjeev Bubna and Tejash Doshi, Tejash Doshi is the Managing Director of Indrapuri Studios Private Limited. The studio is spread over two acres and has 6 Studio Floors.
Inspirations
The studio plays a vital role in
Gaurav Pandey
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's Bengali film ''
Shukno Lanka'' (2010). Pandey, the director of the film told in an interview– "This comes from my love for Calcutta. Indrapuri Studios, which appears in the film so many times, is the cornerstone of cinema in Calcutta. My obsession with Indrapuri Studios began from the knowledge that Satyajitbabu (Ray) made a lot of his films there."
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Cinema of Bengal
Indian companies established in 1935
Recording studios in India
Buildings and structures in Kolkata
Mass media companies established in 1935