Tantra, The Park, Kolkata 6.21

'Tantra' is finest in club experience in India - 5,000 sq feet of high energy in all its forms. There is ample space to glide, circulate and discover. Spread over two split-levels with distinctive personalities, the club has two bars, a pulsating dance floor, a hangout area called The Santra Room.

The Park, Kolkata is one of the premium five star deluxe boutique properties of The Park Hotels, owned by the Apeejay Surrendra Group.

The only state-of-the-art club in the city, it is the Bodhi Bar, the exclusive members’ bar on the mezzanine level – stocking an array of single malts and the finest of cigars – that attracts the more mature clubber. Tantra has been the nerve centre of nightlife in Kolkata since its conception on the 24th of December 1999. The nightclub always figures on the itinerary of party hoppers from all over the country, and its unthinkable not to end a Saturday night at Tantra!

Tantra has revolutionised clubbing in Kolkata with fantastic events that rock the city at least twice a month. With novel themes like Leather and Lace, Coyote Ugly, and Chandni Bar; Fashion events with the likes of fashion maestro Prasad Bidappa, Manoviraj Khosla, Ritu Kumar, Narendra Kumar, Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna, Celebrity faces like Katrina Kaif, Upen Patel, Jesse Randhawa and Deepika Padukhone gracing the ramp; to the out-and-out entertaining item stars like Rakhi Sawant and Mumait Khan having graced the Tantra stage, the very concept of entertainment has received a face-lift since its conception.

An elite clientele that comprises the who’s who of the city; and celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Soha Ali Khan, Ajay Devgan, Kajol reigning heartthrob Saif Ali Khan, the pin-up boy of Latino music Ricky Martin, Melanie Griffith.

Designed by internationally acclaimed designer Carl Ettensperger, Tantra is spread over two split-levels with distinctive personalities. The club has two bars, a pulsating dance floor, a hangout area called The Santra Room and ample space to glide, circulate and discover.

The Santra Room with rich hues of orange, yellow and gold creates a warm and luxurious viewing area with very Indian divans and beanbags. On the upper level, The Bodhi Bar is a private bar where select members can spend some quieter moments and sample the finest whiskies, single malts, cognacs, liqueurs and cigars from around the world. Some of the world’s best single malts, which one could choose from, are The Macallan, Glen Fiddich, Cragganmore, Cardhu and Glen Livet. A wide range of Cuban cigars include Cohiba, Montecristo, Romeo Y Jullieta, and Hoyo De Monterey.