In 2003, the Forum group completed Forum Mall – India’s first mall to integrate shopping with cinemas. It was a reinvention of retail science; never before had anyone ventured to design a structure where a multiplex would sit on top of a mall. It worked wonders, drawing people through the mall corridors, maximizing shop front visibility, and encouraging walk-ins.

• The Washington Post cited Forum as ‘the edifice of a resurgent Bengal.’
• Far Eastern Economic Review called it ‘emblematic of Kolkata’s newfound confidence.’
• In 2003, the Telegraph stated that more people visited Forum Mall than the Alipore Zoo and the National Museum put together.”