noida about a decade ago if you wanted to catch a movie in noida you had two options you could either visit alka cinema at sector 15 or drop in at dharam palace at sector 18 if this reminds you of those early days of doordarshan where you could only choose between dd1 and dd2 then whats happening in noida now is a lot like the cable tv revolution from only two screens in the early 2000s people will get to choose from 80 screens by next year noida is poised to become the destination city for cine magoers today movie halls report people coming all the way from rohini and other parts of west delhi to catch a film the logix city centre having opened recently reports a footfall of 7500 per daywith the retail food and movie halls noida offers a great entertainment opportunity for people from all over ncr pvr ceo gautam dutta said the total number of screens in noida at present is 42 and is expected to go up to 80 by 2017 in contrast gurgaon has 38 multiplex screens and 10 singlescreen cinemas delhi has 114 multiplex screens and 22 singlescreen cinemas the projects expected to become functional by 2017end are an 18screen superplex at gardens galleria five screens at wave one and 15 screens at supernova a superplex is a bunch of halls including luxury halls imax and kids theatre combined with a multiplex with the number of screens set to go up from 42 to 80 by the next year noida is poised to become the film city of ncr with the new malls and food joints noida now has a novelty value my friends often come all the way here to catch a film and share a meal there is a perception among people that it is cheaper in noida than anywhere else to have a good time out sutapa pal an it professional said in fact noida now has a big concentration of movie halls so people are coming here to have a complete experience in shopping dining out and entertainment it is increasingly becoming a fun destination pushpa bector executive vicechairman dlf mall of india said at dt cinemas we are not just looking at noida as a catchment area people from the south east and even west delhi are increasingly coming to noida for fun and leisurethere are seven screens at dlf mall of india including the one with 186 seats dedicated to kids bector added among the up and running movie halls in noida are wave cinemas wave mall dt noida are wave cinemas wave mall dt cinemas dlf mall of india and big cinemas great india place in sector 18 spice cinemas spice world mall in sector 25a and pvr superplex logix city centre which includes a 388seater imax a 4dx luxury hall and a total of 15 screens in sector 32 movie time which was dharam palace once is a onescreen cinema that still