Kabali fever takes over Chennai, Mumbai; fans watch 5am show

The vision looked nothing less than a festival as fans lit up firecrackers and danced to the beats of drums.

Mumbai: At Indian box office, a film’s first day first show usually opens at a respectable hour in the morning but Kabali’s first day first show was scheduled at 5am in Chennai. Well, it’s a Rajinikanth’s film, so rules don’t follow here.

Before starting the ‘Kabali’ journey, fans gathered outside of the theatre around 4am to cheer for their superstar. The vision looked nothing less than a festival as fans lit up firecrackers and danced to the beats of drums.

Atmosphere at 4 AM show at Kasi Theater, #Kabali may come & go; #SuperstarRajinikanth stays forever. @saidhanshika pic.twitter.com/MZn3bxtkwd

— KabaliFestivalBegins (@Rajini_RFC) July 22, 2016

Not only Chennai, but Mumbai is also down with ‘Kabali’ fever as the city’s Aurora Theatre (The owner is a Rajinikanth fan) witnessed a similar kind of reaction on Friday (July 22). Early morning, fans flooded in to watch the superstar’s movie.

Happy Rajini morning from Aurora Mumbai pic.twitter.com/m97ZLUb9M4

— Namrata Joshi (@Namrata_Joshi) July 22, 2016

#KabaliFDFS Madness At Mumbai's Aurora Theatre At 6 Am! #Thalaivar Is Finally Here! pic.twitter.com/Ie2Duy0GFs

— Nilesh Kasurde (@NeelKasurde) July 22, 2016

Bengaluru is also in on the frenzy!

No traffic on Bangalore roads today! #KabaliFDFS

— Manvee S (@manveesharma) July 22, 2016

As fans stepped out of the theatre after watching ‘Kabali’, there were mixed reactions from fans.