Tollygunge 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.
Tollygunge
View of statue of Uttam Kumar, a famous Tollywood actor, at night at Tollygunge .
People walking in Tollygunge
Kolkata, or, , Bengali: [kolˈkata], IAST: Kōlkātā also known as Calcutta, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India.
Kolkata is the seventh most populous city of India with an estimated city proper population of 4.5 million (0.45 crore). It is the centre of the Kolkata Metropolitan Region, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world with a population of over 15 million residents. Kolkata is the de facto cultural capital of India and a historically and culturally significant city in the historic region of Bengal. It is the second largest Bengali-speaking city in the world. It has the highest number of Nobel laureates among all cities in India.
Image: Kolkata City skyline from Hoogly bridge
Image: বাগবাজার সার্বজনীন দুর্গোৎসব ২০১৮
Image: Kolkata CBD
Image: Birla Planetarium Kolkata (24455076008)