I would call it the savior for people who are more used to the culture of metros like Delhi and Mumbai. I myself shifted from Faridabad to Chandigarh and was looking for some place to hang out. Thank god, Fun Republic was present just 4 KMs from where I live. It’s not as big as the multiplexes in Gurgaon, but well it is something. In fact it’s better than some of the complexes I saw in Hyderabad.

So, how is it? Well, it is good. Fulfils most of my requirement from a hangout place. Parking is easy (unless you decide to see Lakshya first day second show) and cheap at Rs. 5 (2 wheeler) and Rs. 10 (4 wheeler). It has got Planet M for all my music buying (accepts cards for sales for even 55 bucks!). For food, it has Pizza Hut, Sagar Ratna, Cinemasala, Cafe Coffee Day, Ruby Tuesday and Tikka Express. Showrooms of Levi’s, Dockers, Reebok, Greg Norman, Rockport, Giny and Jony, Lilliput, Provogue, Samsonite, Lee Cooper, Hangten, Adidas, Ethos, Emminent, Numero Uno, Oleega, Nzyme, Fen Fang. It even has a game parlor for kids and adults alike.

For the movie part, it has 4 auditoriums. All as good if not better than the PVRs of the Delhi NCR. Tickets are cheap (50-120 bucks). But well, I have never found a decent soft drink from the movie shops. They just recently raised the price of the popcorn soft drink combo from 40 bucks to 60 which kinda sucks. Always give me my mountain dew with too much soda. Maybe they can check that aspect! Popcorns are bad at times too. But well, considering the halls hardly get enough viewers for most of the movies (I have just seen 1 house full in 5 months and around 15 movies I have seen there), it’s a surprise they are still doing good. I have seen movies with just 5 people sitting on the day of release (matchstick men I believe was the unfortunate candidate).

Overall, it’s better than any other alternative available in and around Chandigarh (yeah, much better than visiting sector 17!) and worth a visit if you wanna catch a flick without burning a hole in your pocket.