A technical glitch during the screening of Dhallywood superstar Shakib Khan starrer 'Taandob'—ironically meaning “destruction”—sparked mayhem on Eid day at Chhayabani Cinema Hall in Mymensingh, where angry moviegoers vandalised the venue and reportedly looted parts of it in frustration. The two-storey cinema, which seats 750 people, descended into chaos when the movie suddenly stopped due to a technical fault. Audience members, enraged by the disruption, reportedly vandalised the inside of the theatre and its premises. That changed with the rise of low-quality films, dwindling attendance, and the 2002 cinema hall bombings, which accelerated the decline. But on this Eid, the release of Shakib's blockbuster Taandob brought a rare surge in demand, more than the hall could handle.
