Updated 14 Feb, 2012, 6:01 pm IST

Booking Tickets Online

03 Mar, 2010, 5:15 pm IST | Gareth Mankoo

If it's a movie, dinner or weekend trip you fancy why bother standing in lines surrounded by noisy, pushy, loud people. Book online.

We are a generation of Internet addicts. We live online. But once in a while it's good to get out and if it's a movie, dinner or weekend trip you fancy why bother standing in lines surrounded by noisy, pushy, loud people. Book online.

Here are some great time-saving measures you can take to save yourself the time, energy, money and of course guarantee a peaceful booking experience.

Movies
Just about every popular multiplex has its own website. You can book movie tickets from these sites and be sure that you reach the theatre before the movie starts. Here are some of the most popular movie booking sites:

PVR Cinemas

PVR cinemas are quite popular all over India and have multiplexes in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Maharashtra, MP, Punjab and UP. Once on the site (mentioned above), select your state by clicking the dropdown arrow in the 'Book Tickets' section, on the right-hand side of the page. Select the name of the cinema, movie, the date and time of the movie as well as the price and number of seats. Click 'Go'. If you're a first time user then click the green button that says 'First Time Users Register Here Free'. Fill in the registration form and click 'Submit', Make sure that you check the 'I accept the Terms and Condition' checkbox. You may be asked to enter the details of your movie again. Do that and click 'Go' again. This will take you to the payment page. Make your payment with one of the desired options and get ready for an evening of fun and frolic.

Fame Cinemas

Fame Cinemas are available for movie buffs at cities like Dhanbad, Pune, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Bharuch, Bengaluru, Vadodara, Kolkata, PanchKula, Nashik, Surat and Aurangabad. Once you're on the site, click the 'Register Here' link present just above the scrolling marquee text. Enter your details and click 'Submit'. On the home page select the movie details from the dropdown box. Immediately, you will notice that the available shows for that particular theatre and movie are enlisted below. Enter your payment details and go ahead with the booking of tickets.

BookMyShow

BookMyShow has gained popularity over the years and has become famous as one of the best movie ticket booking websites. It provides booking facilities for cinema halls all over the country. You can carry out movie-wise as well as region-wise searches from this site. BookMyShow boasts among the largest collections of cities, whose cinema halls it caters to.

Kyazoonga

Another popular site for booking movie tickets anywhere in the country is Kyazoonga. The site also provides you with tickets for concerts and sporting events as well. Make sure that you register with the site.

Some other sites that let you easily book tickets at theatres located all over the country include:
Wave Cinemas
Fun Republic Cinemas
Adlabs Cinemas
Inox Movies

Other region based movie booking sites include:
www.satyamcineplexes.com - Delhi
www.bookeazy.com - Pune
www.ask4ticket.com - Surat
www.prasadz.com - Hyderabad
www.iticket.in - Bengaluru