Crowds queue outside Versova Cinemax Box Office for the release of Dhoom 2, on 26 November 2006, in Mumbai

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This archival footage captures the bustling entrance of a Cinemax Adlabs multiplex in Versova, Mumbai, India during the theatrical run of Dhoom 2. Large crowds of moviegoers wait in ticket queues outside the box office, reflecting the excitement surrounding the film's release and the lively atmosphere of Indian cinema before widespread online ticket booking. A viewer tells us and asks: "What happened to the other two film posters: Kabul Fiza and Sagari Rayn? This video was filmed on 26 November 2006." Another viewer writes: "2006 was year of Bollywood , almost every month there was one blockbuster . Dhoom 2 , don , fanaa , Golmaal , phir herapheri , gangster the songs the story line everything was rocking back then , people used to discuss on Orkut and went to movies , there was SMS offer