Fame launches mobile ticketing in three cities

Mumbai : Standing in long queues for booking your movie tickets is now a passé. It’s time to do the bookings from your mobile phone. FAME Multiplexes, part of Shringar Cinemas Limited, today announced a unique service ‘M-ticket’ for its patrons in Mumbai, Pimpri (Pune) & Kolkata. A patron can now book the movie tickets of any FAME Multiplexes by a voice-recognition service and pay through their Credit Card. This service has been powered by OnMobile and is available for Hutch, Airtel & Idea subscribers in Mumbai, Kolkata and Pimpri, Pune.

To get your M-ticket
Hutch, Airtel & Idea users call on 505 3263
Select any FAME Multiplex in Mumbai, Kolkata & Pimpri, Pune
Select Movie, Date & the show
Convenience on paying through Credit Card
Can even book 30 minutes before the show
Maximum 6 tickets in One call

To book movie tickets, a patron has to call on 505 3263 and select any FAME Multiplex (FAME Adlabs, FAME Malad, FAME Kandivali) in Mumbai, FAME Hiland Park in Kolkata and FAME Jai Ganesh in Pimpri, Pune. Thereafter, the patron has to select the name of the movie, number of tickets and the day of the show. Finally, the customer enters the credit card number and gets the M-ticket on the mobile phone via SMS, which the patron has to show along with the credit card at the booking counter of FAME.

Commenting on the new service, Mr. Shravan Shroff, Managing Director, Shringar Cinemas Limited, said, “Our constant endeavor has been to introduce intelligent services, which offer value to our patrons. The ‘M-ticket’ service brings the convenience of booking movie tickets without any hassles anytime anywhere from the mobile phone. Going forward, FAME will be offering more exclusive, never–seen or never-heard services to enhance the movie viewing experience for its discerning patrons.”

“The spirit of OnMobile is innovation and we strive to reinvent the way commerce is done in our country by making use of the best technology. FAME Mobile ticketing service has redefined the movie ticket booking experience”, added Mr. Balachandran Unni, Head Mobile Commerce, OnMobile.