Once these 'futuristic' multiplexes are ready and functioning, Indian halls will be right there with the advance guard of cinema technology. There are several of these on the drawing board already. New Delhi's Priya Exhibitors has tied up with Village Roadshow, Australia's premier motion picture company, to build the Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) chain of multiplexes in Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, Calcutta and Madras, among other cities. Warner Bros has signed a deal with the Maharashtra government to build similar multi-screen complexes in the state. "Multiplexes are the need of the hour," says Sarabjit Singh, general manager, Paramount Films of India. "They'll give distributors and exhibitors leeway to plan the release and marketing of their films."