going to the movies while in India

pikeman · Apr 15th, 2006, 05:27

I'm thinking going to the movies after dinner might be a nice thing to do.
I'm not into pub-crawling. Now, I've never seen an Indian film, but what language will I find?
Subtitled? Possibly English?
Pete

Shaktipalooza · Apr 15th, 2006, 05:32

Bollywood flicks make their way to every state in India. They're most likely to be in Hindi. Within each state you'll find movies shot in the regional language.

You won't see much in the way of subtitles.

Generally Indian flicks are simple enough to follow with their rather predictable plot lines. It's worth it just to see the musical numbers.

dani · Apr 15th, 2006, 05:32

no need for subtitles, the story will be self explanatory

Theon · Apr 15th, 2006, 08:38

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Originally Posted by dani

no need for subtitles, the story will be self explanatory

I know you're being simplistic on purpose dani, but we don't want pikeman or others to get the wrong idea. While I'm sure you can enjoy a typical Indian film without subtitles, much of the meaning is lost even when you have the benefit of subtitles.

phantom · Apr 15th, 2006, 11:09

If you are in bigger cities then you would have no trouble finding out the multiplexes which might be running english movies.

sam371 · Apr 17th, 2006, 20:58

If you happen to be in Jaipur, check out Raj Mandir theatre. Ask any cabbie or rickshawallah and they'll take you there. Raj Mandir itself is a sight enough even if you don't care about the movie.

crvlvr · Apr 18th, 2006, 00:30

pikeman, will you be watching the movie in India or in US? Most indian movies screened in the US have english subtitles.

Rothrock · Apr 18th, 2006, 01:31

With as long as those movies are, is it something one does "after dinner"?

If the theater has AC I would think it would be a good way to beat the heat of the day. I think my friends talked about hanging out and having snacks and socializing, sounds like fun.

skell · Apr 18th, 2006, 04:27

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Originally Posted by sam371

If you happen to be in Jaipur, check out Raj Mandir theatre. Ask any cabbie or rickshawallah and they'll take you there. Raj Mandir itself is a sight enough even if you don't care about the movie.

I saw one movie during my 7 weeks in India; Veer Zaara at the Raj Mandir. It was over 3 hours long, no subtitles, but I didn't miss a thing!

Great experience!!

gautam_n_ · Apr 18th, 2006, 05:13

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Originally Posted by Rothrock

With as long as those movies are, is it something one does "after dinner"?

If the theater has AC I would think it would be a good way to beat the heat of the day. I think my friends talked about hanging out and having snacks and socializing, sounds like fun.

Night show generally starts at 9:30 PM or 10:00 PM

TracyB · Apr 18th, 2006, 05:15

We went to the INOX in Goa (very nice, btw)..and saw Malamaal Weekly..No subtitles, and we were able to follow most of it..But we did have Goan friends with us that every now and then clued us in..But i loved it..it was hilarious

traceyam · Apr 18th, 2006, 21:34

I ducked into a theater in Delhi to get out of the rain and was wonderfully indoctrinated into the world of Bollywood via K3G. The experience was terrific. My Hindi was minimal at the time - you'll enjoy the film anyway. Hint: ask for a balcony seat, the crowd gets pretty rowdy down front.

pikeman · Apr 18th, 2006, 23:08

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Originally Posted by crvlvr

pikeman, will you be watching the movie in India or in US? Most indian movies screened in the US have english subtitles.

I've never seen an english-subtitled Indian film . . . .!

gypsichief · Apr 18th, 2006, 23:45

U could go for a bollywood masala movie ..u will find 1 in any of the cities except some of the smaller south indian towns where u wil have to settle for one of the south indian language movies...
i was in alleppy (a small town in kerala) during december n my three spanish friends n me went for a tamil movie, the language none of us understood..but it was real fun...n we laughed a lot

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Shaktipalooza Maha Guru Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Portland Oregon USA Posts: 895	Bollywood flicks make their way to every state in India. They're most likely to be in Hindi. Within each state you'll find movies shot in the regional language. You won't see much in the way of subtitles. Generally Indian flicks are simple enough to follow with their rather predictable plot lines. It's worth it just to see the musical numbers. __________________ IndiaGroove - Train finder now in beta! Pics from India 2006 Traditional Indian Dance

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traceyam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 426	I ducked into a theater in Delhi to get out of the rain and was wonderfully indoctrinated into the world of Bollywood via K3G. The experience was terrific. My Hindi was minimal at the time - you'll enjoy the film anyway. Hint: ask for a balcony seat, the crowd gets pretty rowdy down front. __________________ "Don't you sometimes wish the arctic was strawberry flavoured?" -- Thermoman

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