South Kolkata
Tollygunge
Bengali cinema's address, and the end of the tram line.
- Known for
- Tollywood studios, the club, the last tram terminus
- Best hour
- Late afternoon around the studio gates
- Walk
- 24 min, 4 stops
Named for Major William Tolly, who dredged the Adi Ganga in 1775. It gave its first syllable to Tollywood, and the film industry is still here.
Photographs
Photographs of the quarter. Open one to see it full size.
Must-see buildings
Tollygunge Club
1895, on an indigo plantation. Golf, stables, and a banyan you can walk under.
Technicians' Studio
1958. Still a working film studio.
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar metro
Renamed for the actor. Line 1's southern anchor for decades.
Tolly's Nullah
The canal Major Tolly dredged in the 1770s, along the old Adi Ganga.
Where to eat
Sonar Tori
Tollygunge
Bengali, and quieter than the Ballygunge equivalents.
Bijoli Grill
Deshapriya Park, nearby
Since 1927. Caterers to half the weddings in south Kolkata.
Tollygunge phuchka stalls
Around the metro
Evening trade, high turnover.
Things to see
- 01
The studio gates in the afternoon
Technicians' Studio still works. Shoots spill onto the road.
- 02
The Tollygunge Club banyan
If you can get a guest pass. It is worth the effort.
- 03
Tolly's Nullah
What is left of the Adi Ganga, and a live restoration argument.
Stories
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