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Hyderabad’s first 3-D cinema attracts crowds
HYDERABAD: An arts and design student says it is really nice to have a 3-D cinema to revive cinema culture in Hyderabad, but she is irritated by the ticket price as not only students but many other people also find it hard to pay Rs600 for a movie ticket.
The cinema, Cine Moosh, has been attracting elites, families and students since it opened to the public on Eidul Azha. The 144-seat cinema will exhibit both 2D and 3D movies. Currently it is screening 2D movie Waar, featuring Shaan, Meesha Shafi, Ayesha Khan and Shamoon Abbasi. It is a directorial debut of Bilal Lashari.
“Well, we really enjoyed it. There is no doubt about it. But I feel a little uncomfortable with the ticket price …..Since it is the only cinema here, they are charging as high as Rs600 per person,” says Kaiful Wara, a student of the arts and design institute of Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, who had come with her friends and teachers to watch the movie on Tuesday evening.
The cinema is said to be a joint venture of several partners, who till recently ran a restaurant on the building’s ground floor. Its upper storey houses the digital cinema, located off the famous Auto Bhan, which has now emerged as an important corridor of food outlets, branded garments and shoes, offices of cellphone companies, international food restaurants and high-rise residential-cum-commercial buildings. However, shop owners are complaining about criminals, demanding extortion on the pattern of Karachi.
“The environment is good and that’s why I say it’s nice to have such a cinema and we expect more,” says Ms Wara. She says she has lately seen a movie in Bambino cinema in the city and then it is her second visit to this new digital cinema to have fun. “Cinema is an important thing for any city,” she remarks.
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Was in Hyderabad last week to celebrate Eid. Was disappointed to see the deplorable life style of its residents. Poor sewage, encroachment everywhere, traffic mess, road debris etc. Having cinema is good
@AS: I am hyd resident and I totally agree with you!
That is great news for the people of Hyderabad. People compaining about the infrastructure forgot that they are visiting Hyderabad and not Lahore. It's a day and night difference when you compare both the cities.
Both Quetta and Hyderabad have a great potential to become a model and important cities due to the location If Karachi can get a mass transit and somehow it is connected with Hyderabad with fast mono rail it will be great for both cities and sind as whole. Size and location warrants good development for quetta and HYD to develop them as model cities and if successful apply it to other cities.
@AS: If the government is not doing enough then you do the citizen of Hyderabad should do themselves. I am 200% confident that you can do it. It is illiteracy that is hurting us. Start it slowly and build up ... You will get reward in this world and next world.
its good effort,but they keep ticket of RS 600/00,its so expensive,it means only elite class can enjoy this,once upon a time Hyderabad was centre of cinemas,where every one can enjoyed,Muhammad Ali's Dialgoues,Zeba Bhabhi's sesuosness and sarhies,Shabnam;s dance,waheed murad;s thumkas,but now film also devided by class
@ A Khan - if government is not doing enough then citizen should do it. I agree with this notion but even myself and others have limited capacity. Government officials have broader capacity and influence to engage, apply and achieve especially when it comes to financing. As citizen, we can do charity, we can create aware and spread education but development of infrastructure is not possible and this strictly comes under government's domain. @Fus - right now basic amenities are missing i.e. hygienic society, wider roads, good sanitation. There is no urban planning. Sindh Government - you are doing pathetic job.