MNIK no show disappoints Pune cinegoers
Movie buffs were left dejected on Friday as theatre owners initially shied away from screening My Name Is Khan.
By Nikhil Deshmukh, TNN |
PUNE: With theatre owners shying away from screening My Name Is Khan, movie buffs were left dejected on Friday. Theatre and multiplex owners, too, were disappointed as they were banking on attracting huge crowds in view of the long weekend, with Mahashivratri falling on Friday.
The situation at single screen theatres was worse as they had reserved prime slots for MNIK and had no alternative to fall back on. Many such theatres ran the morning show of the scheduled movie and had to close for the day.
Authorities at a theatre acted promptly and screened a Friday release for all shows.
Sonal Gawand, a post-graduate student, said, "I am a fan of SRK and was eagerly awaiting MNIK's release. The ongoing protests have nothing to do with the content of the movie. If the protesters have an issue with an actor, why should movie-goers suffer for it? Political parties have no business interfering in art and culture."
Rukmini Surve, a home-maker, said, "I feel that producers and distributors should boycott places like Maharashtra if there is repeat of such protests. Once the government starts losing revenue, agitations based on a non-issues will be curbed in time."
Asif Pathan and Kamlakar Dubey, bank employees from Dehu Road, said, "Today being a holiday, we wanted to watch the much-discussed MNIK. We will now watch the Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory instead."
In Pimpri-Chinchwad, movie-goers opted for other movies. Policemen were deployed at all theatres to prevent any untoward incident.
The situation at single screen theatres was worse as they had reserved prime slots for MNIK and had no alternative to fall back on. Many such theatres ran the morning show of the scheduled movie and had to close for the day.
Authorities at a theatre acted promptly and screened a Friday release for all shows.
Sonal Gawand, a post-graduate student, said, "I am a fan of SRK and was eagerly awaiting MNIK's release. The ongoing protests have nothing to do with the content of the movie. If the protesters have an issue with an actor, why should movie-goers suffer for it? Political parties have no business interfering in art and culture."
Rukmini Surve, a home-maker, said, "I feel that producers and distributors should boycott places like Maharashtra if there is repeat of such protests. Once the government starts losing revenue, agitations based on a non-issues will be curbed in time."
Asif Pathan and Kamlakar Dubey, bank employees from Dehu Road, said, "Today being a holiday, we wanted to watch the much-discussed MNIK. We will now watch the Marathi film Harishchandrachi Factory instead."
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A college student from Akurdi, Saurabh Gadgil, said he was disappointed that MNIK was not being screened in Pune.In Pimpri-Chinchwad, movie-goers opted for other movies. Policemen were deployed at all theatres to prevent any untoward incident.
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