Forum (Kolkata)
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Forum Mall is a shopping mall
in the Bhowanipore
area of Kolkata
, India
. It was initially conceived as an office tower; 80% of the foundation was complete before it was converted into a mall. Currently it covers two-lakh
(2,00,000) square feet of area and has 1.25 lakh (125,000) square feet of retail area, and was opened to the public with the launch of Shoppers' Stop
. Its opening was credited with turning its neighbourhood from a quiet residential area into an upmarket shopping destination. It has been noted for its excellent layout and signage.
The tenants are diverse ranging from retail outlets to entertainment multiplex theatres
to dining. The mall offers paging services
and a dedicated telephone exchange. As of July 2003, the mall had parking space for 175 cars and planned to increase it to 700 cars in 18 months.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in the Bhowanipore
Bhowanipore
Bhowanipore or Bhabanipur is the oldest locality of South Kolkata. It is located just south of the Lower Circular Road . It is the second largest locality in South Kolkata after Ballygunge...
area of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was initially conceived as an office tower; 80% of the foundation was complete before it was converted into a mall. Currently it covers two-lakh
Lakh
A lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand . It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and is often used in Indian English.-Usage:...
(2,00,000) square feet of area and has 1.25 lakh (125,000) square feet of retail area, and was opened to the public with the launch of Shoppers' Stop
Shoppers' Stop
Shoppers Stop is an Indian department store chain promoted by the K Raheja Corp Group , started in the year 1991 with its first store in Andheri, Mumbai Shoppers Stop Ltd has been awarded "the Hall of Fame" and won "the Emerging Market Retailer of the Year Award", by at Barcelona, on April 10,...
. Its opening was credited with turning its neighbourhood from a quiet residential area into an upmarket shopping destination. It has been noted for its excellent layout and signage.
The tenants are diverse ranging from retail outlets to entertainment multiplex theatres
Multiplex (movie theater)
A multiplex is a movie theater complex with multiple screens, typically three or more. They are usually housed in a specially designed building. Sometimes, an existing venue undergoes a renovation where the existing auditoriums are split into smaller ones, or more auditoriums are added in an...
to dining. The mall offers paging services
Pager
A pager is a simple personal telecommunications device for short messages. A one-way numeric pager can only receive a message consisting of a few digits, typically a phone number that the user is then requested to call...
and a dedicated telephone exchange. As of July 2003, the mall had parking space for 175 cars and planned to increase it to 700 cars in 18 months.