Metro Cinema, Art Deco movie theater in Esplanade, India.

Metro Cinema is a uniplex cinema hall on Jawahar Lal Nehru Road in Esplanade, Kolkata. Its weathered pale facade is divided by four vertical blue bands, with three dark rectangular window openings above a central banner. Below, a horizontal sign reads "METRO" in metal capitals, flanked by panels marked "TIRUPATI" and "BOMBAY"; closed metal shutters span the street level, one topped by a "COTTON" sign, and a vertical "METRO" sign stands on the right.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer built the cinema in 1934 to screen its films for Calcutta's English-speaking elite, and it opened in 1935 with Way Out West. New York-based, Scottish-born architect Thomas W. Lamb designed it; he later designed Mumbai's Metro Cinema in 1938. It remained Calcutta's most modern cinema until Lighthouse Cinema opened in the early 1940s.

The Metro was a favourite of Calcutta's European elite — Britons, Jews and Armenians — during the British Raj, and its shows often went housefull. After independence, as that population left, Hollywood gave way to Tollywood and Bollywood films from the 1960s. The theatre also appears in films, notably the 2014 Bollywood thriller Gunday, where it hosts the climax.

The location is in the Esplanade area, a central part of Kolkata, making it easily accessible by public transportation. Visitors can find modern conveniences like retail spaces and dining options conveniently within the same building.

The cinema appears in the 2014 Bollywood thriller Gunday, where its auditorium is the setting for the climax: Priyanka Chopra's character invites both male leads to a film there, and a shooting breaks out in the packed hall. The building's facade also carries the words "METRO", "TIRUPATI" and "BOMBAY" on its signs.