Watching a bollywood movie in the states is a somewhat different experience.Being packed in a darkened theatre with your fellow countrymen can prove interesting enough.If you are in a small city or a non major hub(not the likes of NJ,Chicago or California) you need to buy your tickets from your local desi store.The price is a tad higher which is fine with me as many times its not easy to get these screenings done specially in small centers.Then you need to arrive early and queue up unless you want to get an imax experience sitting in the front rows.
While the queue gets longer,it also tends to bulge specially at the front and in the middle.Reason being that many of my educated fellow countrymen who are oblivious of the concept of waiting in a line are holding places for their friends,relatives,parents,kids..you name it.In my opinion the reason we stand in a line is because its first in and first out deal,you just cant hold places.People who come late should be at the back behind people who are rightfully in the front.Somehow,its never the case.
Anyway,you ignore this and enter the theatre,and are aghast to find that just as you are about to take your seat somebody motions that they have it blocked for someone who is coming later.During one of the movies I watched recently,the situation became so bad that the organisers had to literally reprimand people that they cannot reserve seats like this!.
Well, its not as bad as it appears.There are good things too...you get to meet friends,make new ones if you are so inclined during the movie break.It somehow makes you feel you are back home.
I enjoy going to hindi movies here in the states,its almost fun.Only if people could switch off their fancy cell phones and the popcorn and the soda were not priced like a gourmet meal,I would have taken off that 'almost'.
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