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The Forum (shopping mall)
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Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
located on Hosur Road
Hosur Road
Hosur Road is the part of National Highway 7 which connects the city of Bangalore capital of Karnataka, and the Tamil Nadu border town of Hosur. It is a four to eight-lane highway which also has service lanes on either sides at the busier parts. Apart from being a part of the National Highway, the...
in Koramangala
Koramangala
Koramangala is a locality in Bengaluru, India. Situated in the south-eastern part of the city, it is one of the largest, and a highly sought after residential locality with its wide tree-lined boulevards with a mix of luxury apartments, commercial structures and posh bungalows. It is largely...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
city in Karnataka
Karnataka
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, India
India
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The Mall is popular among the youth in Bangalore and an attraction to those coming to Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. The shopping mall houses 625000 sq ft (58,064.4 m²) of shops over four levels. The mall has everything from shoes to exercise equipment. A major attraction at the mall is the multiplex, PVR, which houses 11 screens and it features the latest Hollywood, Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
and Kannada movies. The food court is called The Transit Lounge and is designed like an airport Transit Lounge. One can indulge one's taste buds at Transit, KFC
KFC
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, Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
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or Mc Donald's
McDonald's
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PVR (Priya Village Roadshow) opened India's largest 11 screen multiplex in 2004 at the Forum. It was built by the Prestige Group in August 2002
Location
The Forum is located in a part of Bangalore with a large concentration of large multinational corporations such as: Robert BoschRobert Bosch GmbH
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, DELL
Dell
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, Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
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, Accenture
Accenture
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Services Pvt Ltd and Hewlett Packard present in the vicinity. A large number of shoppers are from Christ University
Christ University
Christ University in Bangalore, India founded in 1969 is managed by the priests of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, the first indigenous Syrian Catholic religious congregation in India. The CMI runs around 400 schools, 30 colleges and a number of hospitals at various locations in India...
and Christ Junior College
Christ Junior College
Christ Junior College is a PU college in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is one of the top PU colleges in Bangalore....
, located only about 400 meters from The Forum. The Transit is one of the most popular loactions among st the college students.
The forum has opened a new mall called The Forum Value Mall in Whitefield, Bangalore which will house factory outlets. Built-up area is 473000 sq ft (43,943.1 m²). This mall is going to house Arvind Mill's Megamart store apart from Transit for food court and Fame Cineplex for the movie experience.
Other Forum malls are also going to come up at Cochin, Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
, Hyderabad, Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
and Chennai
Chennai
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. In Hyderabad, it is coming up at Kukatpally, Hyderabad where it will be called as "The Forum Crystal Mall".
Parking
The Forum Mall has two parking areas. A large multi level parking area is present inside the main mall and is accessible from both the Dairy circle-Koramangala road and the Adugodi-Koramangala road. An additional overflow parking lot is only accessible from the Adugodi-Koramangala road.Fire
On January 26, 2009, a minor electrical fire broke out at Transit, the food court at the mall which however was quickly contained.Many visitors are complaining about the lack of safety in the mall as the fire exits and emergency exits are always locked with a chain and pad lock. In case of an emergency this could prove to be a severe problem.