Bangalore cinemas
Nataraj Theater (courtesy: Flickr ) The times were clearly in favor of standalone theaters in Bangalore; a time when multiplexes were an unheard of phenomenon. A building hosted a single theater that could withstand a capacity of about six hundred or more people easily. There was a clear demarcation between the first class and the balcony tickets. Just like the categories bestowed by the Indian railways, first class seating was second best in this case as well. The balcony tickets were the premium priced tickets and people clamored well in advance to get the special seats. It was priced more not without a reason. It was a good ten or twenty feet above the supposedly inferior seating arrangement, and the viewers seated in this area did not have to crane their necks to catch the reel life heroes in action. Plaza (courtesy: Flickr ) Like today, the nineties too believed in location centric charges. A theater in a good location charged a...