The idea of entertainment has taken a 180 degrees turn among Nashikites as compared to the year 1995. Children used to go to Children's Park to play with friends accompanied with their mothers as getting to play on a swing was their Priority. Going to Shivaji Park or Nehru Garden was the plan for weekends but now the parks have lost the glamour they once held.

Pre-2002 the number of people going to theaters and cinema halls was strong even though the multiplex culture had not emerged in city. Remember buying the ticket of the blockbuster of 2000 - 'Kaho Na pyaar Hai' in black ...And it cost you Rs 50 for balcony Today the rates of cinema tickets have shot up to Rs 175 and on week- Multiplexes have brought the back the lost glory of cinema in city •

Go Gaming - Parks are seen vacant these days and the gaming zones are attracting the young crowd

• The craze for Pool-Parlours (snooker) is increasing day-by-day among youngsters.

• Coffee-houses have become new kattas for the youngsters to spend their time chatting

• A number of hobby-classes right from Indian classical dances to western dances and painting classes to music classes in the city are giving everyone good opportunity to learn new things

• Theater groups in the city are making a big name in state-level competitions and thereby giving the citizens another option to do something productive in the theater industry

• Weekend parties are now organized more often among friends to relieve stress

• Women have broken out of their shell and besides kitty-parties they are at large involved in social networking and working for social causes. Yet people at large go to the cinema. Besides, after the multiplexes emerged, people were provided with an opportunity to watch a film show any time than the usual 12 noon, 3 pm, 6 pm and 9 pm shows.

For spending quality time people go for excursion to nearby places like Pandavleni, Someshwar and Tapovan for exploring nature. A few years back Phalke Smarak had become a hot spot for families as well as for groups of friends. Slowly even the craze for Phalke Smarak vanished and craze for malls began.

The scenario of theatre in Nashik is still the same. Besides, Kalidas Kala Mandir and Parshuram Saikhedkar Hall even Dadasaheb Gaikwad Sabhagriha is well established