From a galaxy far, far away...comes again a tale of Jedis and more

Tears streaming down our faces, we have had to come to terms with this grief — that Bajirao Mastani and Dilwale, the double dhamaka releases, were the reason that Han Solo is not yet home. <cries softly>. But then again, we Chennaiites are hardy people, and a week is not that big of a deal…right? Already, science fiction fans in Chennai have started planning for the first day first show, while Facebook and Twitter have been going crazy with memes and the hashtag #Awakentheforce.

Ratikha Venugopal, model and co-founder of the Comic Con Chennai group is pretty excited as well. She tells us about how the popular group has announced a meet on December 19, and will most inevitably talk about the movie. Any cosplays we can expect? “Not really. The trend is only starting now because of the release,” she says, adding that Star Wars costumes are quite expensive to make or buy — with prices starting from '25,000 onwards! That’s pretty steep! How is she counting down the days until the Chennai premiere? “I am just going to block everyone I know from the US. In fact I will even avoid the Internet for a while. If I see even one spoiler or mention of the movie, I’m afraid I will kill someone,” she huffs amusingly.