With actor Amir Khan’s movie ‘Dangal’ being released on December 23, the rush to movie theatres has increased to a maddening level, with almost all theatres going ‘House Full’ for next few days.
With the arrival of digital technology and to avoid the mad rush at ticket counters, many people have now taken to online ticket booking website book my show to book their seats in advance.
Though it now seems that the huge rush has even hit the online traffic, with the site reportedly crashing due to the mad rush to book the advance tickets online.
India Today
According to India Today, on December 23 the moment one visited the website, they are directed to a page saying,
“Error. This page can’t be displayed. Contact support for additional information. The incident ID is: N/A.”
The crash reportedly was due to the mad rush to book the tickets online with many Mumbai Pune, and Delhi NCR theatres having already sold out in advance.
Besides the above cities, Bengaluru and Mysuru (Mysore) have also registered strong ticket sales as this is Aamir’s first movie since 2014’s PK which went on to become an international hit.
The fact that almost all critics and celebrities are calling the movie, Aamir’s best work in ages, ‘Dangal’ popularity is now expected to not only gain more pace but also go house full for next few weeks.