Kolkata: With the Kolkata Municipal Corporation deciding to take over the century-old Star Theatre from a private operator, the fate of the heritage cultural institution lies uncertain.
Starting from April 1, Star Theatre will have new bosses from the civic body, who are yet to decide on the future of the employees and the cultural and entertainment activities going on in the theatre.
Priya Entertainment Private Limited (PEPL), which has so far been running the famous theatre successfully on a lease agreement, had employed altogether 88 people in the theatre besides running a restaurant, fast food chain and a sweet shop inside the premises.
When contacted, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) member of Mayor-in-council Atin Ghosh told PTI that they were yet to plan the future course of action.
PEPL's owner Arijit Dutta said the end of agreement with them might also mean that the theatre would no longer screen commercial Bengali movies and would cease to be a youth hangout joint.
"It is the only good theatre we have in the entire north Kolkata. But now we do not know whether they will continue screening films or not," he said.
KMC has already raised concerns over the commercial activities going on in the theatre.
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