It may be surprising to hear that the younger generation, who are enjoying the facility of being able to buy tickets online immediately to watch the movies they want, once had to buy tickets in 'black' to enter movie halls in Kathmandu. It was only three decades ago. There was a flourishing trend of ticket counter employees of the movie hall collaborating with outsiders to sell tickets outside the hall.

How long the film ran was also determined based on the number of people buying tickets outside the hall. After the crowd of the audience, the business of selling tickets in 'black' was more flourishing. 'What happened when the ticket ran out at the counter in the hall?' Agents were selling tickets in the corner outside the hall at double or triple the price of the hall. A similar scene was seen outside all the movie theaters in the valley.

How much was the price of a ticket at a film hall in Kathmandu in 2050? We may be surprised to hear it. At that time, the price of dress circle was 16 rupees, balcony was 14 rupees and special ticket was 12 rupees. Such tickets used to be sold outside the hall in 'black' for 25-30 rupees to 250 rupees. When the

movie was running for a long time and the counter ran out of tickets, the customer was forced to spend more money to buy a "black" ticket. Sometimes the police were seen arresting the ticket sellers . But because there was no regular police surveillance, this kind of business was going on uninterruptedly. Audiences used to get killed by this business, which reached the hands of black sellers with the connivance of the staff sitting at the ticket counter of the hall .

A feature prepared by Mukund Kumar BC was published in the Kantipur Daily on October 6, 2050, about how the business of selling tickets to 'Black' is going on in the film halls of Kathmandu. This news helps to understand the society and culture of the valley where cinema was one of the limited options of entertainment at that time . In the

news, it is written based on the conversation of the ticket sellers in 'Black', they take more money from young-young couples so that they pay more money because of the fear of honor in front of their girlfriends . This fact explains what was the understanding of love in the society at that time and what was the psychology of the boys in a relationship.

Kumari, Vishwajyoti, Jai Nepal, Ranjana, Patan's Ashok and other film halls were operating in the valley at that time. It is said in the news that tickets were sold in 'black' in all these halls. At that time, like now, information such as which movie is playing in which theater and when, and who has played in that movie, was not easily accessible to the general public. At that time, which movie was played in which hall, who is the hero of the movie? From what time does it operate? It was not easy to get information about which movie is shown in which hall from which day of the month . For almost 55 years, one could get information about all the films only by listening to the advertisements of Radio Nepal, by looking at the posters stuck on the walls of the valley or by someone giving information. In the newspaper published in the evening every day under the name of

evening, information was given about which movie was playing in which hall. Some newspapers also kept information about which movie was played in which hall. Before going to watch, even if you don't get enough information about the film easily, you would have to pay a higher price and buy a ticket in Black .

In this news, an attempt has been made to reveal who the ticket sellers were in 'black'. At that time, those who sold tickets in this way were not only young people but also old people . Some of them were those who had experience of selling black tickets for ten years . It was also found that the youths who sell tickets in some of the blacks are pickpocketing and drug trafficking in the morning and evening. It was also found that young girls who sell tickets in some blacks engage in sex business at night.