flash back

i know this is totally inappropriate to write here but there is a dude at school who totally reminds me of shah ruk khan from kal ho na ho. the fact that the movie was set in nyc is probably the only real connection but it’s darned freaky. i mean i kind of expect him to break out into song and dance or to do the puppy-eyes-i’m-dying-for-you look. ahhh. and before you go off thinking that i actually watch bollywood movies let me point out in my defense that the two movies i have seen were actually good (the above mentioned and devdas). needless to say that the friend that made me watch them still laughs at the thought of the tears i shed! yes, i’m incredible that way.

outside of the sphere of bollywood, there are two amazing indian movies that i would recommend to anyone. deeply moving and absolutely tragic, bombay by mani ratnam and earth by deepa mehta, both portray the senseless sectarian violence that has marred india and pakistan over the last fifty years. there’s no signing and dancing, just a raw portrayal of the pain and suffering brought about by hate. there are scenes from both these movies that still send a chill down my spine... unfortunately we never seem to learn our lesson and the vicious cycle continues.

this is a sign that i’ve been spending too much time in the library and the brewed tea is going straight to my head. must stop hallucinating.