Being a Bollywood fan in Germany is not always easy. Either movies like Fanaa do not run at all in German cinemas or their start dates are unknown. With Fanaa we successfully tested the backup capacity Amsterdam. As the world-wide starting date for KANK approached and dates for Germany were not yet announced by rem (Rapideyemovies), emergency plans were framed and we (two friends and I) decided to undertake the 200 km long trip to Amsterdam. At this moment we didn’t mind that the film was shown with Dutch and not with English subtitles. We booked tickets for the showing at 4 p.m.. The showing in the evening was sold out and the midday-showing was also well attended. When we watched the film, about three quarters of the seats were taken. Nearly 95 % of the visitors were Indians. Trailers of “Kabul Express” and “Dhoom 2” were shown. When the film started and Rani appeared a part of the male audience howled and whistled. Comic scenes were rewarded with lots of laughter. When Preity slapped SRK, my neighbour clapped. Due to the missing intermission (the scene, where the intermission was cut off, was obvious), few spectators used the songs for a visit at the washrooms. At the end of the film the audience applauded.For us the trip to Amsterdam was absolutely worthwhile.

By the way, we were not the only crazy Germans who drove to Amsterdam. While we were waiting for admission, two German women were leaving the previous show.