[Bangalore Mirror]

He paid extra money at three theatres for 3D viewing of Jogayya, but had to withstand the ‘mental torture’ of watching it in 2D. He has sought Rs 70K compensation from each hall

Kannada movie buff Rajesh Babanna coughed up a little extra to watch some cool 3D effects in Jogayya, but all he got was mental agony — in 2D — and three wasted hours. His experience at two other theatres was no different, driving him to a consumer court in Tumkur. Jogayya burns exhibitors’ fingers

Since there was no 3D, Babanna says there was a deficiency in service and has sought a compensation of Rs 50,000 from each of the three theatres he watched the movie in: Prashant Talkies, Maruti Talkies and Sri Raj Talkies. The resident of Sira, Tumkur, also sought Rs 10,000 from each of them for the mental agony he underwent and Rs 10,000 for ‘wastage of three hours.’  …

Assertive audience
This is not the only case of fans hitting back. An assertive audience has become the order of the day. For instance, the audience at a Shimoga theatre forced the management to reduce the ticket rates of Paramaatma which released on Thursday. The ticket rate for the film was increased by 30 to 50 per cent in more than 75 screens across Karnataka.  …

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