I have been wondering that how can be playing of National Anthem in Cinema halls

can put a Patriotic feeling inside every citizen. Now don’t think that, I don’t want to
show patriotism, respect and love for my country by singing the national anthem in a
cinema hall.

Basically, I have been thinking that people go to the cinemas for just some
entertainment and not to get any certificate on patriotism. Playing the National
Anthem can be mandated in school, colleges, government organisations, sporting
festivals and any events or places which is perfect and pays respect to the national
anthem.

It has been said that the love and respect should come from within and not just by
singing the national anthem before start of a film. In a simpler way, you have a
cornered the audience who are there to watch a film and if you play the National
Anthem just before the film starts, the audience have literally nowhere to go but be a
part of it. It is a way in which the government is force-feeding you national pride and
this can totally dilute the importance of National Anthem. This only makes it cheaper
by forcing people to listen to it. I personally believe that this has nothing to do with
patriotism of any sort.

I read somewhere that. In the sixties, after the India-China war, it was mandatory for
cinema halls to play the national anthem after every movie, but the disrespect led to
the practice being discontinued.

I am in my 10th year of college education that includes my under graduation,

post gradation and doctoral studies, where I never had a chance of standing up
to the national anthem because they never played it except Aug-15 & Jan-26
(Now, where do you really think playing the National anthem should be
mandatory?). Ok, atleast, It would have been meaningful to let the anthem play in
the movie halls on special days, like the Republic Day or Independence day.

Playing it on every single day before every show in every theater in the country is
over doing it, in my opinion. Of course, I will stand up whenever and wherever the
anthem is played if this decision is enforced. But, when it is forced down on
millions of people, like this, it detracts from the speciality of the anthem. A movie
hall experience is not a formal Government inauguration ceremony, or convocation
or similar formal functions.