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Sheetal Kaur
Cinema halls closing
by Sheetal Kaur on Aug 11, 2010 01:10 AM

Noting of surprise,It is the same story world over in Indian cinema.
It is not fault of the public at all.
Yes piracy has its fair share but the biggest culprits are the film producers them self.
modern films are only for couples or single person.
family value of the ciena is long gone.
No one wishes to take the family out to a cinema night any more.
Film have become a dirty word in families no one even at home in their own privicy watches a movie as acollected family every one watches on his/her own away from each other.
modern films have become vulgar and explicit nothing is left to imagination
Decline of the Indian cinema started in the production houses.
Blight has set in and will keep on spreading there is no way to stop it.
End of the Indian cinema halls is well in sight and fast becoming reality.
One thing for sure that is the Pleasure of watching a movie in a big cinema hall is differnt experiance which can not be had on A TV with DVDs.
Nothing matches big screen and its sound system.







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lax yopr
Costly
by lax yopr on Aug 10, 2010 09:48 PM  | Hide replies

For a family of 4, going to a multiplex is a costly affair.
Ofcourse, i appreciate the service & cleaniness.

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Sudarsan
Re: Costly
by Sudarsan on Aug 11, 2010 08:33 AM
The incomes have also been rising. 2 movies per month sounds affordable for a middle class family in India.

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Pat Thakur
A change indeed!!
by Pat Thakur on Aug 10, 2010 06:07 PM

What was common & affordable by every common soul struck some business-mind as unholy. From the greed to earn more n more was born the idea of Multiplex. This business-mind then "Managed" authorities & made this greed come true. What was affordable to all now became the property of a moneyed few who started boasting of the privilege of visiting these places. To add to the "Volume" that would be cut from these visitor's pockets, the business mind added glamour - parlours, shops, massage bins, karaoke shants, money changers etc etc who offered their (crass) service n wares at ten times higher rates than such normal services (good quality) outside, just because they have to pay the tenfold rents of these malls.

This has become a vicious circle & a symbiotic venture for all from the shopkeepers, their suppliers, employees right to the builders, corrupt authorities etc etc.

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wizardo id
I hope there's competition
by wizardo id on Aug 10, 2010 06:00 PM

competition drives business. if we were left with a single business model we'd end up with monopolies. I remember the arrogant times of the black tickets issued by the theatre chaps themselves in bangalore. serves them right now. no one cares for those hags.

bangalore however is not a good place to watch movies, tickets are expensive, thanks to idiots - mnc/it/bpo professionals throwing money for ordinary experience. chennai is cheaper and better.

delhi and mumbai still have to experiment with a range of experiences. i wish to see a nano model for multiplex. afterall, we cannot shut out the people who cannot afford a 100 ruppee ticket.

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Shoaib Ahmad
Delhi
by Shoaib Ahmad on Aug 10, 2010 06:00 PM

I think delhi has had several theaters which transformed into multiplex like Grandlay, Alankar etc....

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hari
Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 04:56 PM
regarding mumbai..dont worry..i will talk with chavan.

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hari
Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 04:54 PM
i saw many movies in gaiety:)and also saffire:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:11 PM
but gaiety is in mumbai,:) how come

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:15 PM
it is in chennai also...also melody..woodlands etc etc..

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:16 PM
abdiya, you used to see hindi or tamil movies:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:20 PM
hmm, now what good tamil films were they rajnikant's ...:) My place english means sterling and hindi gaity,galaxy near my home:)

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:25 PM
lol..no..rajnikants movies on VCR only..we all friends used to pool money and hire VCR and 4 movies for Rs.100.00:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:26 PM
ok, so you bong has seen more tamil movies than me a madrasi chokri:) amazing:) nice meeting you:)

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:27 PM
welcome:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:22 PM
last movie i saw om, shanti, om:)

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:23 PM
last movie i saw in hall was via darjelling.

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:24 PM
eeks, of all the movie that sleepy boring one..hope you did not sleep..:):)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:27 PM
thennnnnnnnnn???...hmm...why iam not surprised:):)

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:30 PM
in kol..called navina:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:31 PM
what did you do in navina:) hari..lol

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:26 PM
i dint go to watch the movie:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:34 PM
how convenient:) smartuchand,...no need i know what you must have done:)

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hari
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by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:33 PM
that i dont remember:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:29 PM
which theatre was it?:)

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:18 PM
mostly hindi and english..but some good tamil films too..

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:19 PM
satyam,santham,subham are some more halls:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:25 PM
No wonder...you are half madrasi, then:)you should have stayed back there..:)

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gittanjali
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by gittanjali on Aug 10, 2010 05:20 PM
how many years you were there in chennai...:)

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:23 PM
from 84 till 93.

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:26 PM
:):)

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Prabhakar
Re: Re: Cinema
by Prabhakar on Aug 10, 2010 05:03 PM
hari, r u talking about these theatres which were in chennai?

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hari
Re: Re: Re: Cinema
by hari on Aug 10, 2010 05:04 PM
yes..

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ganesh pillai
Come to kerala
by ganesh pillai on Aug 10, 2010 01:15 PM  | Hide replies

Here there are no multiplexes all single screening halls.dzn7z


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R Balasubramanian
Re: Come to kerala
by R Balasubramanian on Aug 10, 2010 03:05 PM
for sex hungry malayalees its more than sufficient.

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Kiran Joseph
Re: Re: Come to kerala
by Kiran Joseph on Aug 10, 2010 05:15 PM
Bala, holier than the Pope?

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Sreejith Sasi
Re: Come to kerala
by Sreejith Sasi on Aug 10, 2010 01:49 PM
Really... didnt you heard about Cinemax: Oberon Mall, Kochi. The first multiplex in Kerala?

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sachin Marathe
Re: Re: Come to kerala
by sachin Marathe on Aug 10, 2010 04:49 PM
multiplexes kill movies. look wat they did to bollywood.

single screens rock. period.

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