Gold Class Seats

If anything good has ever come out of the Indian caste system, Gold class cinema seats would definitely be at the top of the list. The quality of the picture below is a little off, but you get the idea.


There are 6 rows, 8 seats each, of plush leather lazy boys. The seat are electronically controlled, so you have a remote to help with the reclining. All viewers are provided a dry-cleaned blanket.... obviously you can't watch a movie without a blankie :) The tables between the seats is where your food is served, there are no concession stands here. This hall has a full kitchen at it's disposal, and waiters provide you a menu and take your orders before the movie starts.
Very few theaters provide these kind of halls. Lakshmi and I saw Iron Man 2 (in gold class) at Select City in Saket (a newer, western style mall) 30 minutes from the house. The main cinema halls are located on the second floor of the mall, whereas gold class is on the ground floor by itself. In fact, the waiting area for the movie is a lounge, similar looking to a night club, where they serve you a complimentary apple juice in a champagne glass... don't ask why, because I really don't know. Oh, one more thing, there are no previews when in gold class.
And...how much does all this cost? Well, the normal multiplex movie experience (which is usually frequented by the middle class and above) will cost you Rs. 250 (or 6 CAD) and gold seats are Rs. 850 (or 20 CAD). The common labourer would go to the old style cinema, which is simply a single huge hall playing only 1 movie. This is goes for Rs. 100 or even less.