surat a group of citizens have started a campaign mera movie mera food to sensitize moviegoers in the diamond city about their right to carry outside food to theatres and multiplexes the group members have decided to sensitize moviegoers by organizing awareness programmes at multiplexes with the latest judgment of bombay high court which said that if multiplexes didnt allow outside food then there should be total prohibition on eatables inside theatres and multiplexesthe hc directed maharashtra government to seek suggestions from multiplexes associations and take a stand on permitting moviegoers to carry their own food items inside theatresa bench of justices rm borde and rajesh ketkar directed the home department to also consider suggestions submitted by the petitioners that people be permitted to carry outside food to theatresa mumbai resident jainendra baxi had filed a public interest litigation pil in the hc claiming there was no statutory provision prohibiting one from carrying personal food articles or water inside theatres last week some moviegoers in the city had come face to face with the management of a multiplex in adajan after they were prevented from carrying outside food inside the theatre it was after police intervention that the issue was settled advocate arpit shukla who is leading the mera movie mera food campaign told toi the multiplexes have monopoly when it comes to food water and snacks at theatres you cant bring outside food into the theatre and are forced to shell out hefty charges for water bottles snacks and food items this despite the fact that there are no statutory provision prohibiting one from carrying personal food shukla added the campaign will sensitize moviegoers about their right to carry personal food inside movie theatres if the multiplexes are not allowing outside food then people should return the tickets another campaigner rajesh modi said the restriction on bringing outside food to theatres affects senior citizens however the theatre owners cannot force their consumers to buy food from inside the theatre