Movie Theatres

Recently I had been to a movie hall to watch Avatar along with a friend of mine. Although I loved the movie with its 3D effect yet I felt cinema halls back home were more fun ! I still remember the days when I had to stand in a line and wait for a couple of hours in front of the ticket counter under the scorching heat of the sun; sweaty bodies and with stinky fellows pushing me from behind (Indians don't follow one arm distance policy) just in order to get a place for the movie. And most of the times, the counter would display a board saying "House Full" within 30min of its opening. It used to be a signal for "time to purchase illegal tickets or so called black tickets".

But all those wait, sweat, push and pull worth a "paisa vasool" movie. The atmosphere inside the hall would be no less than another Bollywood movie; audience cheering or clapping for the heroes, booing at the villain, whistling on every intimate scene and dancing at every item numbers. Couples would demand for the corner seats so that they could do their own little things without being noticed by others. During intermission, everybody would go out and grab some snacks or sodas. The experience used to be truly exhilarating.

Here things go differently. No long queues, no shouting and everybody seems to be so cold. I remember the first time I had been to a hall in France, I noticed a couple of guys reading novels before the beginning of the movie. I couldn't stop myself but asked my friend out of bewilderment "Is this normal over here ?" Its always a pin drop silence only except for a couple of occasions when your mate would murmur something in your ears. I guess, you can take a guy out of India but you can never take India out of a guy.

Happy Republic Day!

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