In India very few
films show the actual act of a man proposing a woman. Perhaps this is because it
takes a lot from a writer to convince the viewers that a girl could fall for a
guy this easy or perhaps most of the love stories in Hindi films are abject
fantasies. Anyone who has done so in life knows how difficult and life threatening
it is to propose a woman and Hindi films make a complete mockery of this
wonderful art (or science, whatever!)
I have proposed to two women in my life. The second time I did
it was a lot easier than the first and it was a success. The first time was a really
difficult one. The words couldn’t form in my mind. Whatever words formed couldn’t
be spitted out of the mouth. Nervousness, sweaty palms and forehead, palpitating
heart, heavy breathing.A feeling that the world would come to an end if she
refused. A sense of emptiness.
I was a lot more confident the second time. I felt I could
move on and there would surely be someone else for me. No nervousness, no palpitating
heart. A certain confidence-perhaps my mind said this would surely be a success,
just believe in me. I was experienced; I was a master of romantic one liners
which could even inspire Aditya chopra. I learnt the lesson that failure is a better
teacher than success.
The above scene, though very filmy and clichéd etc, captures
a tad bit of realism. I feel Tamil films are evolving in the right direction
over their Hindi counterpart. Tamil films handle stories in a lot more mature
way and the treatment is very creative. If you really want to watch some good
Indian movies, I suggest switch over to Tamil Cinema.Hindi films have lost it.
