Thursday, March 3, 2011

Movie Night at Prasadz

Last night we ventured out to Prasadz Entertainment Complex (check out the FAQs for advice on how to ride an escalator).

That place is AMAZING. It houses the largest IMAX theatre in Asia, along with many other theatres, some shops and restaurants, an arcade, a bouncy house, a climbing wall and a "4D" virtual entertainment station. Accessible by train, car, auto and bus, sitting on the edge of Husainsagar, Prasadz is the place to be for consumer-based fun.

We chose to get there by train and shared auto. We learned that when traffic is stopped for train crossings, vehicles pull up in every available space on either side of the tracks, parking lot style. When the train passes and the gates lift, cars somehow manage to cross the tracks and get back into loosely defined lanes. The traffic rules for this driving in this situation remain a mystery. We were on the train about the time that many workers at Hi-Tech city head home, so our car was filled with lots of tech employees heading home.

We got to Prasadz, made our way through 2 separate security check points, and settled in for dinner and a movie. There was a good mix of Indian and western food options, but we opted for the fast food dosas. Unlike in many of the other malls we've visited, we seemed to be the only Westerners there. We saw many families and groups of young men, but not too many couples or groups of women.

We didn't have time for arcade games before our movie, but we may go back.
Avatar in IMAX was exceptionally good. The graphics are so much better supersized! People tended to talk throughout the movie, but we expected that from our previous movie experiences.

If you get a chance to visit Prasadz, give yourself enough time to explore, eat, and catch a movie at the Imax. It's definitely worth it.


-KD

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