Noisy children, seat kickers and loud conversations are ruining cinema outings. A reminder that good movie experiences begin with mutual respect.

EVERY year, a few days after Deepavali, our family has a little tradition. Once the celebrations, endless hosting, food preparation and eating are behind us, we head to the cinema to catch some of the newly released movies.

It is our little family outing. A chance to sit together, munch on popcorn, enjoy a good film and, for a couple of hours, forget about everything else.

This year, we picked Scene, a family entertainer starring popular South Indian actor Suriya. The movie itself was not the problem. In fact, we went in expecting a pleasant couple of hours.