Manam movie maniacs

There���������s an unexplainable karmic connection between the average lazy Hyderabadi and a cushy seat in a city multiplex. It calls out to him at odd hours, it decides if his day is going to be any productive at all and is there with him throughout, in his good times, and even the bad ones ��������� the movies, one can safely say, are a Hyderabadi���������s best friend.
If you are bored ��������� chal movie jaayenge! Depressed? ��������� dimag kharab hora, kuch to bhi pichhar dekhenge? Birthday ya promotion? ��������� Imax mein treat detoon! Pappu pass ho gaya? multiplex masti! Anytime is movie time for Hyderabadis.
Metros across the country can hardly give mana movie maniacs any competition ��������� Mumbai may be India���������s movie capital, Madras may be the film fanatics capital, Dilli may be Bollywood���������s favorite subject, but Hyderabad, with more than 150 theatres, is where movies are loved straight from the heart. We don���������t need no theatre, we don���������t need no art, those three hours in a movie theatre, no matter what the movie is, is our asli paisa vasool.
Movies are more than just entertainment for us, it���������s how we live, laugh and celebrate. And most importantly, how we do ���������timepass���������.
Here���������s how you tell us Hyderabadis apart from just another movie-goer across the country ��������� we watch everything! We don���������t pay heed to reviews. We don���������t want to know how technically brilliant the dream sequence is in one movie as opposed to the futuristic fight sequence in another. Even if we know, we don���������t care. We just walk up to the box office counter of city multiplexes with a single-minded purpose ��������� kaunsa ticket available hai?
Where there is a wince-worthy B-grade Bollywood flick or an obscure Hollywood horror dubbed in Telugu, there is a forgiving Hyderabadi ready to watch it. Not just watch it, but enjoy it. Yes, even the blockbuster apocalypse film ���������2012��������� which became a ���������Yugantham��������� in Telugu , in which doomsday victims scream ���������kaapadandi kaapadandi��������� or the Hindi ���������Avatar���������, starring antarikshvaasi, regardless of the fact that the one who bought the tickets doesn���������t understand a word of Telugu or is in it just for the laughs. No, we don���������t even spare ���������F.A.L.T.U.��������� movies like ���������Chatur Singh Two Star���������. Arre tickets available hai toh bas baitke AC aur popcorn enjoy karte hum logaan.
In fact, if you ask any Hyderabadi, ���������picture ku jaayenge��������� is more than just a movie plan, it���������s a whole experience. We dress up for it, with as much care as we would when we go clubbing. The movie is just one part of the whole agenda. No trip to the multiplex is complete without a typical Hyderabadi people-watching session by the balcony railing of Prasads, a fish-watching session by the aquarium at GVK One or a ���������posing��������� session by movie posters anywhere we please. That���������s the fun about movies for us. The ���������joblessness��������� of it all. And it suits us bindaas Hyderabadis just fine.