Address: 79/3/4, Bidhan Sarani, Kolkata, 700006
Inaugurated In: 31.12.1897
Status: OPEN
Star Theatre of Hatibagan was constructed in 1888. To be more specific, it was built in December, 1887. It was established by Girish Chandra Ghosh, Amritalal Basu, Amritalal Mitra and Dashrathi Roy. The first play staged there was ‘Nashiram’ on May, 1888. Girish and his associates had left the old Star at Beadon Street as its ownership changed. The older one got new name and the new Star was born at 127 Cornwallis Street (now Bidhan Sarani). In 1991, during a play featuring Soumitra Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee on the night of Panchami, a fire broke out at the Star Theatre. The hall remained closed for a long time afterward. Following its revival, the theater's traditional exterior was preserved while the interior was modernized. Currently, it primarily functions as a cinema hall, with plays being staged approximately two days a month. Arijit Dutta of Priya Entertainment previously leased and operated the theater. Currently, the lease to run Star is held by Jaydeep Mukhopadhyay. After being closed during the pandemic, Jaydeep has reopened Star.Now it is being renamed as Binodini Theatre.
Did You Know?
On the night of October 13, 1991, a fire broke out at Star. Soumitra Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee were acting in Ghatak Biday there. Nobody was injured though the entire theatre was burnt. There were talks about land sharks being involved. But there was no proof.