There is a template that romantic Hindi films follow. Girl meets boy; boy Meets girl; They both fall in love and then, chase a happily ever after… only after a set of struggles.
It’s only after you grow up that you realize that not every real-life love story follows this template. In fact, more often than not, there may not even be “love” at the core of the story. It has the burden of past, present and future.
But here’s a twist! If you are able to get past that stuff, you find that once in a lifetime kind of love… which is seen in these movies – girl meets boy; boy Meets girl; They both fall in love and then live happily ever after…
here’s the only difference Bollywood Biryani doesn’t have the garam masala of failed chances in love.
Most Indians, minus Gen Z, have grown up watching these movies, and over time, have become so invested in re-telling the same old love songs that cinema has no shadow in their lives.
However, there is one simple message that survives beneath all this modern-day love – what you seek is what you find. So if you’re just looking for a relationship, it’ll find you back… and if you’re looking for love, it’s going to root for you. It is as simple and as complex as that.
Love doesn’t happen by chance; It happens by luck only. And some failed chances at that. Vedic astrology calls this ‘cleansing of karmic accounts’. And only when these accounts are cleared do you see a story worth mentioning. The world is full of mediocre stories anyway.
Excellent harmony of yin and yang occurs only when the power dynamics are truly balanced. And the world can see when it sees – something as simple as a subtle exchange of glances, an unusual hand holding or matching steps.
It’s not as fussy as modern day dating or marriage. It’s sacred, and generally frowns upon in solitude – when you find a home in a person.
And when you do get home, you don’t need to celebrate – you just live in the moment as you snuggle up in your cozy bedroom and forget all worldly inhibitions and fears. And quite unlike Hindi songs, no words can do justice to the peace a soul gets when it finds that one true love.
Perhaps, the actors lip-syncing to these songs can teach the audience a thing or two about love. Although some, not all.
Siddharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani sure can. The entire nation is thrilled to see the reel of their happy pictures and love-filled wedding. The love and chemistry are so palpable that they leap out of our screens the 1903739489389th time we see them… and strike us with the sheer audacity of the purity of love.
Theirs is a love story orchestrated by destiny, and powered by an eerie co-incidence of a name. But they made it nonetheless – cruising through all the rumors and media mentions of former partners that come with film stardom as a bonus.
The buzz of the industry is no less as Kiara is fast racing towards the pinnacle of her career but she chose love and only love over the futility of human desires. When she sees her man, love shines in her eyes; As she stands in the arc light wiping the sweat from her face; And when she mimes to pull him towards her during his bride’s entry – only for an emotional Siddharth to give a hearty smile.
There’s a subtle intimacy in the way they hold each other’s hands, so that they never let go of each other; And there’s a royalty in their being with each other and how real and ethereal they look.
In an industry full of outlandish ambitions, they look like they are at home with each other. And only if they love each other less, will they be able to talk about it more in a four-five year “date”.
As Sid and Kiara turn a new page in their lives and move into their new home after a week of their wedding, the entire nation rejoices and participates in their joy – because for them the joy of pure love, Which is found only after unsuccessful opportunities. But once found, it is a promise of a lifetime of completely different happiness.
(Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not of the organization.)
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