Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

I just had to pen it down. Just had to.
I and my friends planned to watch a movie last weekend.
So the first step is to book tickets.
Since last year, its only internet booking which works for us. I and my laptop savvy friends!
But for this movie, all the multiplexes were house full. Here goes all our savvy-ness!
So I decided to go to a local theater close to my office and book tickets in person.
This was my first time.
Usually its up to the father/brother/boys(who are friends)/husband, to do such menial jobs.
Anyway there I was all smug, standing at the ticket counter. Informed the lady at the counter - 3 tickets, noon show, for next day. She gave a look as if I had asked for her gold chain. May be she dint hear me (which is unheard of, with the kind of voice I am bestowed with). Never mind here I go again - 3 tickets, noon show, tomorrow!!
Finally she handed me over the tickets, still with the same expression!! Damn them! Chennai ladies! Dead as a crow shit!
I saw the tickets - 3 of them CHECK, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara CHECK, 3.15 pm CHECK.
All's well.
So the next day, I reached the theater at 3. My friends came along in 10 mins.
We go to our much coveted platinum rows doorway.

Usual procedure, we show our tickets to the guy with the torch.

D-18, D-19, D-20.

The torch guy walked towards the D row. We moved behind cautious of any unknown staircase.

As we moved close to D. Surprise Surprise!!!!

The whole row was filled with a bunch of college kids (hate to call them kids; they were my height, what the heck! Its about time I accept I am 30 and those were kids!!!!!!!!!)

So this torch guy asks for their ticket. D-18…..D-19….D-20.

Now he got confused. He looks at me and looks at the college kids. And I was furious.

Mystery gets solved by one of the college kid (hick-hick).

Another big surprise!

My tickets are dated on the previous date!

Situation sank in. Actually I am quite quick in identifying blunders. Generally they are not mine!

“So that lady at the counter gave me tickets for that very day! Instead of the next day!”

I tried explaining it to the torch guy.

He gave a suspicious look and asked me to talk to the manager as “he cannot do anything”! I almost felt like a culprit trying to reuse the old tickets.

I cursed myself with those “how-can-I-be-so-bloody-stupid” lines. Then with lame excuses “this-was-my-first-time”! As if I was a 15 yr old virgin taking her first lesson! God damn it!!

Here again me and my arrogance, I told the manager about the blunder committed by one of his really stupid counter lady.

He heard me alright. But informed to me, that the seats are all booked. Only one option, Rs. 10 tickets are available. Take it or leave it.

Again, me on a quick assessment mode, asked my friends for their thumbs up. Poor souls, no other way. Gotta watch the movie!

So we got ourselves 10 rupee tickets.

We were expecting some really rowdy boys shouting obscenities at each scene!

Thankfully the crowd wasn’t very bad there.

We watched the whole movie sitting so close to the screen, we were almost nose to nose with the characters onscreen!

Though we dint mind it a bit. Who would mind being nose to nose with Hrithik!!!!

Loved the movie!

Just coz’ we loved the movie; we din’t crib much about the situation me and the lady at the ticket counter created.

Next time, I will make doubly sure about the bloody date on the tickets! If at all anyone will ever trust me to book tickets!!!!!

As usual, Shit happens!

Life happens!

One more experience. One more lesson learnt!