🎬 Cinematic chaos in Birmingham! 🎬
Picture this: a cinema full of eager film buffs, the lights dim, the screen flickers to life, and… confetti rains down! Yep, you heard right. Cineworld staff had to put the brakes on a movie screening after fans got a bit too excited, tossing confetti in the air when their favourite Indian actor, Pawn Kalyan, graced the screen.
Sanj Langi, who captured this dramatic showdown, explained it’s a norm in southern India to celebrate with confetti in cinemas. But here in the UK? Not so much! Sanj tried to clue in the cinema staff about the confetti-crazed group, which led to the movie being paused so staff could address the chaos. One staffer bluntly queried, “So you’re saying you have no common sense?” while another stressed, “If this happens again, everyone’s going home!”
With the video of this shenanigan racking up over 1.6 million views online, the cinema encounter has sparked quite the debate. Sanj, now banned from Cineworld for refusing to take down his viral footage, stands by the cinema staff. “It’s England, not India,” he noted, adding, “Think about those who have to clean up!”
Online, reactions ranged from disbelief (“Who doesn’t know you can’t throw confetti in a cinema?”) to empathy for late-night staff stuck cleaning (“Imagine cleaning this up at nearly midnight!”).
So, what’s your take? Is bringing a slice of southern Indian celebration to the UK cinema scene a sprinkle of fun or a cleanup nightmare? 🍿🎉