Chanakya cinema... a hotspot for many cine goers in South Delhi.. in the heart of Chanakyapuri, has recently been shut down following court orders to convert this location into a multiplex-cum-mall by the NDMC...
Many memories for me are attached to this hall... everything seems to come back in pictures about this hall, the ticket counter, the small momo(Its an awesome tibetan dish.. it quite looks like the very southie Kozhakattai )shop, the countless movies we watched there, the hooting, the whistles we blew, those college days..Nirula's and its world famous HCF( Hot chocolate fudge!!) the worlds yummiest dessert, the numerous birthday treats we had there, never once getting tired of that spot.
College to me one could say translated to Chanakya Theater. :))
I still remember the times when we would rush to the theater by 10ish just to get tickets.
Front stall tickets was what we could afford then because of the number of movies we saw in the month.:)(Our monthly budgets for the pocket money we got ,always had an item for cinema tickets ;)
Maximum number of tickets sold to each person was only two, so we had to make sure if we had a group of 10 ,5 were at the ticket counter and 5 at the entrance line. We always made sure we were the first to buy tickets and the first to enter the hall... and would rush for the best seats... :)
(The thrill of sitting one row in front of the Rs 75 ticket people by just paying 11 bucks.. was beyond words )
Priya cinema..etc came into the picture when we wouldn't get tickets in Chanakya..
Pictures of the bus stop outside chanakya.. planning further for the day after the movie on which dhabha to hit for lunch...aaaww... miss those days :(
Good times i'd call them.... no brilliant times..Haven't been to the theater in nearly 4 years now...
but soon there wont be any theater to go back to. :(
As I listen to Ali Haider's "Purani Jeans" now....am filled with nostalgia ....
Adieus Chanakya hall ..
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