Only in India...Anticlimax!!

Amyth · Sep 3rd, 2007, 12:52

I have never been an ardent fan of Hindi movies, but given a chance I can lose myself to them completely. The catharsis changes my expressions- tenses up my facial muscles, I begin to bite my nails, the pining damsel brings tears to my eyes, the antagonist rises by blood pressure and the chocolate hero being chased unaware by the armed goons, makes me scream “LOOK BACK, YOU FOOL”! I begin to feel bulimic looking at the svelte sultry actresses and I start making phantom plans of strenuous work-outs. The breathtaking locales motivate me to dream of holidays, tell me, if I don’t nurture a dream, what will I pursue in life? Glad, I am NOT a crazy fan of HINDI movies

On one hand where I have this absolute fickle-minded attitude towards HINDI movies, my spouse is absolutely biased. He hates them! He hates them much more than he hates mosquitoes, spam, corruption and traffic. It’s not that I didn’t try to change him, trust me, I did. With a little cajoling I managed to drag him to a SK starrer and learnt the lesson of a lifetime. Throughout the movie, I had a parallel cinema going on by my side; ‘the into-ears’ dialogues were rational, questioning the sanity and verity of the on-screen dialogues. Towards the end of the movie, I started feeling miserable, as if it was ME who made the movie, directed it, acted in it and ended up with such a FARCE!! Although, he is not fanatic about ENGLISH movies either, but over war, fiction and thrillers in ENGLISH, he can easily forget food, sleep, work and wife...perfect for me!!

So that was a little background about our affinity or the lack of it towards MOVIES in general.

Not long, I had a friend over and we made a quick girlie plan to go for a movie, since it was late in the night, we decided to take an escort along. But with the very sound of Hindi movie I saw our plans crashing down to a stupid soap on TV. Life became meaningless at that moment; it was not about not going to the movie it was more about losing face in front of my friend. This is the least I could do for my friend, come on! My friend and I sat almost mourning, dissolving the jest, zeal and movie plan in hot cup of coffee. The escort couldn’t bear the silence and volunteered to take us for a movie, but the condition was- it has to be an ENGLISH movie. At that desperate moment anything on big screen was welcome, we complied. The only tickets available at that time were for THE FIFTH ELEMENT that too in Skyline- a ramshackle, pit of a theatre. Without thinking about the ambience and the coke holders, we went for the movie ...with jutting eye balls in the dark, we carefully walked towards our seats, maybe rope-walking would’ve been much easier, and we settled on almost crumbling chairs and the movie began...finally...what a relief!! I guess that’s what they call BLISS!

Few ads...loud introductory music....and then Lo and Behold... the title – PANCHVA TATV (fifth element)!! (The fifth element- THE MOVIE WAS DUBBED IN HINDI)!!

The Gods way of....

IT HAPPENS ONLY IN INDIA!!

New-South-Welshman · Sep 3rd, 2007, 12:56

Haha. That is a pretty cool short story. I used to hate most Hindi movies, still do, but heck, there is something about them which attracts you to them. Kind of like knowingly touching a hot plate, just to see how hot it is.

shashank.aggarwal · Sep 3rd, 2007, 13:06

Lolz....Amyth you seem to be an Avid hater of Hindi movies...

and I am sure your Mr.Amyth must have loved the "Panch Tatv" thing..

brownboy66 · Sep 4th, 2007, 00:04

excellent story!

Amyth · Sep 4th, 2007, 13:37

New-South-Welshman, Yes! No doubt, Hindi movies have their own charm. They are colourful, enchanting, and a good drift from reality. You can enjoy them as long as your congnitive side of the brain doesn't react

Shashank, don't ask me about the experience, I didn't know whether to cry or laugh...everytime the delicate black guy, who was supposed to be Bruce Willis side-kick, said, "HAI-O-RABBA, HAI-O- RABBA",istead of "Oh- baby, Oh baby" my guts would split open. As I admitted we are not CRAZY about movies , we sat through!

Thanks, Brownboy66, I am glad you liked it

shashank.aggarwal · Sep 4th, 2007, 13:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amyth

everytime the delicate black guy, who was supposed to be Bruce Willis side-kick, said, "HAI-O-RABBA, HAI-O- RABBA",istead of "Oh- baby, Oh baby" my guts would split open

DONT TELL ME...!!

Sep 3rd, 2007, 12:52	#1
Amyth Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Posts: 383	Only in India...Anticlimax!! I have never been an ardent fan of Hindi movies, but given a chance I can lose myself to them completely. The catharsis changes my expressions- tenses up my facial muscles, I begin to bite my nails, the pining damsel brings tears to my eyes, the antagonist rises by blood pressure and the chocolate hero being chased unaware by the armed goons, makes me scream “LOOK BACK, YOU FOOL”! I begin to feel bulimic looking at the svelte sultry actresses and I start making phantom plans of strenuous work-outs. The breathtaking locales motivate me to dream of holidays, tell me, if I don’t nurture a dream, what will I pursue in life? Glad, I am NOT a crazy fan of HINDI movies On one hand where I have this absolute fickle-minded attitude towards HINDI movies, my spouse is absolutely biased. He hates them! He hates them much more than he hates mosquitoes, spam, corruption and traffic. It’s not that I didn’t try to change him, trust me, I did. With a little cajoling I managed to drag him to a SK starrer and learnt the lesson of a lifetime. Throughout the movie, I had a parallel cinema going on by my side; ‘the into-ears’ dialogues were rational, questioning the sanity and verity of the on-screen dialogues. Towards the end of the movie, I started feeling miserable, as if it was ME who made the movie, directed it, acted in it and ended up with such a FARCE!! Although, he is not fanatic about ENGLISH movies either, but over war, fiction and thrillers in ENGLISH, he can easily forget food, sleep, work and wife...perfect for me!! So that was a little background about our affinity or the lack of it towards MOVIES in general. Not long, I had a friend over and we made a quick girlie plan to go for a movie, since it was late in the night, we decided to take an escort along. But with the very sound of Hindi movie I saw our plans crashing down to a stupid soap on TV. Life became meaningless at that moment; it was not about not going to the movie it was more about losing face in front of my friend. This is the least I could do for my friend, come on! My friend and I sat almost mourning, dissolving the jest, zeal and movie plan in hot cup of coffee. The escort couldn’t bear the silence and volunteered to take us for a movie, but the condition was- it has to be an ENGLISH movie. At that desperate moment anything on big screen was welcome, we complied. The only tickets available at that time were for THE FIFTH ELEMENT that too in Skyline- a ramshackle, pit of a theatre. Without thinking about the ambience and the coke holders, we went for the movie ...with jutting eye balls in the dark, we carefully walked towards our seats, maybe rope-walking would’ve been much easier, and we settled on almost crumbling chairs and the movie began...finally...what a relief!! I guess that’s what they call BLISS! Few ads...loud introductory music....and then Lo and Behold... the title – PANCHVA TATV (fifth element)!! (The fifth element- THE MOVIE WAS DUBBED IN HINDI)!! The Gods way of.... IT HAPPENS ONLY IN INDIA!! __________________ Smile -- it makes people wonder what you're up to

Sep 3rd, 2007, 12:56	#2
New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,367	Haha. That is a pretty cool short story. I used to hate most Hindi movies, still do, but heck, there is something about them which attracts you to them. Kind of like knowingly touching a hot plate, just to see how hot it is. __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

Sep 3rd, 2007, 13:06	#3
shashank.aggarwal Mr. Badboy :D Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,490	Lolz....Amyth you seem to be an Avid hater of Hindi movies... and I am sure your Mr.Amyth must have loved the "Panch Tatv" thing.. __________________ Travelogue - Around India Random Reviews

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Sep 4th, 2007, 00:04	#4
brownboy66 Chicken 65 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,255	excellent story!

Sep 4th, 2007, 13:37	#5
Amyth Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Paradise Posts: 383	New-South-Welshman, Yes! No doubt, Hindi movies have their own charm. They are colourful, enchanting, and a good drift from reality. You can enjoy them as long as your congnitive side of the brain doesn't react Shashank, don't ask me about the experience, I didn't know whether to cry or laugh...everytime the delicate black guy, who was supposed to be Bruce Willis side-kick, said, "HAI-O-RABBA, HAI-O- RABBA",istead of "Oh- baby, Oh baby" my guts would split open. As I admitted we are not CRAZY about movies , we sat through! Thanks, Brownboy66, I am glad you liked it

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