I always wonder what happens after 'happily ever after'. I highly doubt anything ever remains happily ever after. It isn't the way of the world. After Simran grabs Raj's hand and takes the train to her future, what happens? He doesn't have a job, neither does she. What are they going to do? Live off their parents? He's easygoing, she's slightly neurotic. In what universe is that relationship ever going to work out? What about all those Bollywood films which show these college going kids getting married without having done anything worthwhile. Like, um, getting a degree perhaps? Or standing on your own two feet? No, no we must get you married first and foremost. At least they aren't showing that anymore in the current Bollywood films. Girls are standing on their own two feet. In 2 States, she has an MBA and is doing as well, or even better than her boyfriend. Queen is not about her finding a man, but about her finding herself. Khoobsurat, though not a geat film, did show her as a physiotherapist. But that isn't the point of this post. The point is, how many of those love stories actually succeed?
How long before you see all their flaws? How long before the phase of excitement about forbidden love wears out? Can the magic actually remain? How do we know? Would Romeo and Juliet have worked out if their families had accepted them? You have to admit, part of the attraction was the fact that they were from rival families. So what happens when the curtains close? What happens when life happens? It can't be all passion and looking at your partner through rose-coloured glasses? I guess movies don't show it because we don't want to see it. We don't want to see a relationship falling apart. It's too real. Going to a typical romantic movies is almost like wanting to forget everything for a while. Just wanting to live a dream for two hours. Whether it's by staring into Fawad Khan or Shahrukh Khan's dreamy eyes, or by drowning blissfully in the incredible voice of Atif Aslam and several other singers. It's interesting to imagine what it would be like to look like one of the actresses and have someone who looks like Hrithik Roshan serenade us.
I guess I'm just one of those people who likes to think about what happens after the film ends. Do Bunny and Naina stay together? Or is his desire to travel the world stronger than his love for her? How can she expect him to give up what he loves when she won't? Will he get bored of the everyday 'dal chawal'? How is that a fair relationship? Despite my habit of doing this, I still love to watch and read love stories. It's nice pretending that the world is perfect for just a little while. We live in reality most of the time, we deserve to fantasize a little. It's funny how I found a GIF that actually described this post.
How long before you see all their flaws? How long before the phase of excitement about forbidden love wears out? Can the magic actually remain? How do we know? Would Romeo and Juliet have worked out if their families had accepted them? You have to admit, part of the attraction was the fact that they were from rival families. So what happens when the curtains close? What happens when life happens? It can't be all passion and looking at your partner through rose-coloured glasses? I guess movies don't show it because we don't want to see it. We don't want to see a relationship falling apart. It's too real. Going to a typical romantic movies is almost like wanting to forget everything for a while. Just wanting to live a dream for two hours. Whether it's by staring into Fawad Khan or Shahrukh Khan's dreamy eyes, or by drowning blissfully in the incredible voice of Atif Aslam and several other singers. It's interesting to imagine what it would be like to look like one of the actresses and have someone who looks like Hrithik Roshan serenade us.
I guess I'm just one of those people who likes to think about what happens after the film ends. Do Bunny and Naina stay together? Or is his desire to travel the world stronger than his love for her? How can she expect him to give up what he loves when she won't? Will he get bored of the everyday 'dal chawal'? How is that a fair relationship? Despite my habit of doing this, I still love to watch and read love stories. It's nice pretending that the world is perfect for just a little while. We live in reality most of the time, we deserve to fantasize a little. It's funny how I found a GIF that actually described this post.
