A magic called love!

• Love stories always proved to be successful plot for movies, at least in India. If people can relate to love stories in movies and support them, why on the world they oppose love in real life? Parents speak to kids about movies, family, culture, songs, functions and other paraphernalia's. But how on the world they forget to mention their stand on the love on real life? I had interesting argument with my Anni (bhabhi) regarding discrepancy in my parents' stand on love. Me: "Our family is cheating younger generation. All the time, they give an impression that they are free to kids, open to kids, and they are open to love marriage also. But when it hits them on their face, they cry, gets depressed, gets worried a lot. Isn't it double stand on their part?" Anni: "mmm....true. But there are some confusion in you guys' stand also" Me: "Why? when it come to love, I went and spoke to my dad that I love so-and-so, and asked for permission and wish in the marriage? If they are not going to accept love marriages, they should have brought up me from childhood saying that they wont allow any bull shit called love....but why didn't they do it?" Anni: "But wait...did you ask your dad's permission to say your love to your girl. You first proposed to her and then only came to your dad for getting his permission for marriage, right??" "Then you don't have rights to ask them to open up about their stand on love marriage" "If you ask them before proposing that girl, probably you would have known their true position" Me: (couldn't argue further) "mmm....But Anni. I have to be man of the family at times when it comes to take decisions. I loved her, i decided that she will be my girl for my life and then propose to her. I can't ask permissions for taking decision and all....come on...I got to be strong these times " :)
• Seeing movies with family are the best time where you can roll in the discussions in home. This time, when i was in home for pooja holidays, it was more like a faily reunion. I was spending time with my dad, mom, Anna, Anni and my niece harini. On Sunday, We were seeing 'something, something' movie. It's also love story movie where the playboy hero falls in love with his dream girl. His mom spoils the scene by scolding her. Here hero decides to go for his love further, goes to her village, works in the farmlands along with herAnna . There were some challenges he had to meet to marry his girl. The whole village conspires in his favor for his love and he marries his girl in the end.Of Course happy ending fairy love tale. There were couple of interesting moments/discussions during the movie in my family Anni got bored in the flow of movie in mid and "evalo love movie varumo theriyiley...koncham bore adikudu, ila" Me: "Anni, don't undermine love movies. Those are hit subjects in tamil movie world. See how hero loves his girl. It is good to see. It got to be a hit movie. Love is truly the best thing to happen in one's life" Anni: (with smile) "ada paavi, nadavulle, unga love matter-iku support theduriya" :) During the scene when hero's mom scolds the girl, I was looking at my mom's reactions. So sad, She didn't show any reaction, just silently she was seeing the movie. But dad left the room calling it is too boring for him to see. :)
• One sub-question to this post on love. Why on the world movie exaggerate love? If you listen to few lyrics on love songs, they are exaggerating a lot about love. SPB in song from same movie: "aagayam ithena nall mann methu vizhamal thoonaga thangavathu kathal than...., aanda dandu kalangal boomiyul pookal poopaka karanema kathal than..." The lyrics in this song are written with good aim to potray of love, but most I found to be too much exaggeration. Why can't movie directors strike a balance in portraying love in movies- much like a practical love? The near-optimum movie I have seen in love is "alaipayuthey" . Maniratnam strikes a practical attempt to discus what is love in real life. All love issues are there in the movie too, but mostly dealt in close relation to real life. Everywhere he leave the audience with question "Is it the feeling you are seeing the true love?" rather than preaching what true love is. Lovely movieyaar!
• I have a post below. Cheery News . And I have kept the question open till end of the day, just to see how interesting people’s imagination is going to be. Again, this post has got nothing to do with that question. ;)

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