PK banned at Maratha Mandir and Gaeity Galaxy due to increased ticket prices

The dispute over the ticket prices of Aamir Khan’s PK has resulted in two leading single-screens banning the screening of the film. Maratha Mandir and Gaiety Galaxy won’t be screening the film on 19th.

Manoj Desai of Maratha Mandir said “I was not allowed to open the advance booking for PK and was asked to increase the ticket price from Rs 80 and 100 to Rs 150 and 250 for lower and upper stall respectively. I was given a condition that unless I increase the ticket price I won’t be given the film and hence with due respect to Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani, I preferred shelving the film instead of taking undue advantage of my patrons, my public coming to my theatres by increasing the ticket rates. The discussion continued for two days with Mr. Vinay Choksi of VIP Enterprises who book my theatres, and he was not ready to give me the film if I did not agree to their terms of hiking the ticket rates. Hence, after an unsettled meeting last evening, I decided to shelve the film.”

Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Aamir Khan at PK trailer launch

Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Aamir Khan at PK trailer launch

“I give highest collections because of low ticket price; had I increased the ticket rate of DDLJ then it would not have run for 20 years. I know by not screening PK I will make loss in lakhs, but I am fine bearing the loss rather than bowing down unlike others who have agreed to their terms and conditions. If today I agree to hike my ticket price then tomorrow there will be someone else who will ask me to do the same, which I don’t favour at all. It’s high time that makers realize that they cannot force their films by positioning it as the best or good film, because if the movie gets misfired then it will land nowhere. And I have seen big films having faced such kind of situation. This is the first time ever that my good friend Aamir’s movie will not release in my theatres. But, with this an example will be set for other upcoming films” he added.

A representative of PK, confirmed the news ”Yes! PK will not be released in Maratha Mandir Cinema and Gaiety Galaxy – G7. They contribute highest collection only amongst the single screens and not overall. If the exhibitor is ready to let go business and few lakhs does not bother them, then we cannot stop them”

Via DNA India

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39 Comments

  • even in Kolkata pk is surprisingly nt releasing in an elite single screen called navina.bad news fr me as nw I hv to spend extra money and watch d film in a multiplex

  • its their loss nothing can stop pk to cross 300cr they will surely release pk if not tomorrow then day aftertomorrow but they will surely screen pk.early review of india tv suggest that pk and aamir will win peoole,s heart just can,t wait for tomorrow.

  • First thing Ddlj exposed!
    2nd thing pk team is afraid abt their content which may hav less chances of likd by each and every1

  • Boycott pk andholan starts :)
    lets b a part of it
    bookd my tickts for hobbit:battle of 5 armies
    pk is not xpectd to do great business at single screens itz a plex movie
    ddlj running for 20 years becoz the ticket prices here 20rs/free

  • Only haters have problem with high tickets rates at few places but as usual aamir fans r ready to watch PK at any cost as movies of aamir r always paisa vasool

  • A great salute to amir khan.1st bash others for fudging collection while coming to own film which is exactly matches with no figures.so he thinks boi can save his image.so amir khan advised vvc to hike ticket price.because amir is confident it will be another talash.1st convince MB SRT to say HIM this is his best performance.if this is his best performance,then why he is fearing? the sole thing behind all this drama is that they don’t care about a class movie rather than class movie because they shifted the release date from June to December and hiked the tickets.now today amir khan’s evil face revealed.

    Amir didn’t couldn’t did a special.performance in his life when tried to did that WE saw his evil and insecure side of face.now this is enough to confirm what type of film it will be ,it will surely a crap with some overrated comedy scenes shown in trailer.they are just trying to fool people due to his 3i fame.see his last craps like talash/d3 this much is enough to say his choice and he is not previous amir he is now crazy for BO record by taking most screen with hiking ticket price.shame..big.shame………

    this shows how amir is jealous and insecure of KING KHAN’S STARDOM for breaking the opening day and opening collection of d3.so he knows this is the last chance after that he has no raju/dhoom to save him.amir himself proved the loser by going to such an lowest extent.

    Hats off to Manoj Desai for thinking about the pocket of middle and poor class people,but people will not care what they said and will watch the film in almost double price.that’s what incredible India is!!!!

  • its a tight slap to liar aamir khan and rajkumar hirani who said 2 days before that their film PK’s ticket price is not hiked……i hope my comment gets published

  • Real face of Aamir khan….He does Satyameva jayethe and shows the world that he is really concerned about Inidans but he is behind money all the time.. He knows that this movie will never collect 200 crores because of its multiplex content. He has done two things – 1) He didnt allow PK to release in UAE on thursday (all the hindi movies releases on Thursday in UAE as Friday and Saturday as normal weekends unlike Saturday n sunday in rest of the world). Aamir is worried what if the word of mouth is very bad and it will impact the collections in India. 2) He has hiked the prices in India just to get a respectable lifetime collections if not 200 crores.

    Shame on this perFAKEtionist!!

  • In this economy to raise the prices by as much as 25% is greedy. Some theaters will even raise regular movie ticket prices and this will just fuel more piracy.

  • What a fake man amir is…
    He jst lies to everyone to make his image as a saint…
    He kept barking that ticket price wont be hicked on camera so that he can gain sympathy of indian audience…
    He was saying that hny nd kick hiked their price but I wont…as if he is one of a kind and no one in this industry had bigger heart than his..

  • Ddlj still running becoz couples(boy frnd & girl frnd) get a perfect place to date 4hour only on rs20. But they need to pay rs50 to enter parks. Also there are so many restrictions in parks…

  • Wondering how Aamir’s fans will try to protect him over this issue.

    1) Trying to increase ticket prices.
    2) Using Salman and Srk’s fames/reunion to promote his film.

    Perfaketionist is double faced.

  • @indicine stop spreading negativity of.pk . in some places ticket prices are hiked by exhibitor aamir khan is not responsible. but you published 2 articles which allowed aamir haters to bash him but you didnt post about advance booking of pk whic is excellent so indicine we all know you a srk supporters but be fair to all actors and stop doublestandards.

  • @tiger
    ddlj running becoz of couples lol
    @sss how cud u know that aamir dnt have any raju movie in future r u his wife

  • I really respect Maratha Mandir for standing ground against big film.Mr.Manoj Desai of Maratha Mandir respects his customers,unlike other exhibitors who says …..yes…yes…to whatever producer wants to pockets few more lakhs.Way to go…sir..

  • At least they should have spared the single screens from price hike on which most of the lower middle class rely upon.
    Multiplexes are fine where a person who can afford a ticket of ?300, will definitely afford a ticket of ?500 as well (after the hike). But for a Lower middle class person, a hike from ?100 to ?250 is a big thing and he will certainly think thrice before going for that movie.

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