Old but Gold HINDI Cinema

While watching an old movie with my mumma, I noticed that the songs featured in the movie had depth in their lyrics. And, the words used were like the words I would find in a book for GRE in Hindi. These words aren’t used so frequently in our Hindi speaking world. Somehow Hindi has lost its charm along the way and I want to blame bollywood for it but something stops me from doing that. Maybe, it is not all bollywood. Maybe, bollywood changed its course due to public demand. Maybe, Hindi lost its importance along the way in school life for kids. I would not deny my last sentence because I know for fact it’s true. I wanted to write a reply to the letter from my grandpa in Hindi because he wrote his letter in Hindi and I couldn’t. I thought I might forget some matras or misspell words. So, I ended up writing my letter in English because I had more practice in English than in Hindi.

Coming back to the depth in Hindi songs which are terribly missing. They might be fun to hear and enjoy for awhile but in the end they are nothing in comparison to the old Hindi songs. Those songs would touch your heart and you would never forget about them. Songs like “Ek ladki bheegi bhagi si” or even the tacky song like “Sar ka liyo khatiya jaada lagey” are still stuck in my mind and I still love listening to them. In comparison to “munni badnaam” or “Sheila ki jawani” which are baseless, meaningless and I would name them as “Ek raat ki chandni type songs”. But, songs by pop artists like "Euphoria" have depth and you love listening to them again and again.  In yesteryears, lyricist would write the song on the situation first and then, the music director will add music to it. Nowadays, it’s vice versa as the music director comes up with a catchy tune and then the song is written to fit the beats.  I would say amazing effort by lyricists.  But, sometimes bollywood comes up with songs which will remind you of those golden years and in a way keep up with that image.  I wonder how long will Kishore Kumar songs will go on entertaining the youth of this country. Will my kids be able to love his songs the way I do?

Misleading Term

“Tomboy: Tomboys tend to hang out and get along with boys rather than fellow girls. Tomboys love to hang out with guys. A stereotypical tomboy wears no makeup or jewelry, wears jeans, baseball caps, has scraggly hair, etc. this is not necessarily true, as many tomboys wear girl stuff too. They just don’t care about what other girls or people think of them. A tomboy who wears girl stuff usual does not cooperate with "normal" girl activities most of the time.”

Now what is missing in this definition is that all girls are boys at heart but they chose not to bring that part out very often. Because, of insecurities or they are concerned about what other girls might say and sometimes their mom preps them to be like an ultimate girl would be, and much more. 


But, some boys are just hypocrites they want their girl to act like an ultimate girl and also think like a guy. Now, DUDE! You are expecting too much. First of all decide what you want in a girl. Do you want her to be your best buddy? Do you want her to be like your girly girlfriend who would crib about a broken nail? Because, it is freaking hard to find a girl who would manage both the identities together. I know one that is Aishwarya Rai. Now, isn’t she one of a kind. LOL! She is a tomboy at heart and she hangs out with guys more than girls but still she was crowned with the Miss World pageant.

My thoughts on Marriage

It literally sucks to be born in a family where arrange marriages are the norm and not love marriages. Apparently, I have turn to an age where I should either be committed to someone or engaged to be married not my choice you see.  I don’t understand why are my friends so excited about getting married so soon. Like, come on, we are just 23 years old. What have I achieved in life? Is one of the questions that pops up in my mind from time to time. I don’t think marriage is an achievement though it might seem to some people.

If you believe it or not but Marriage is a big turning point in one’s life.  It probes you to become an all-rounder in your life’s innings.  It’s not a bad thing to become an all-rounder as such but you need a little bit of experience before it starts or is handed over to you.  An experienced cricketer like “Yuvraj Singh” has tried himself in all positions as a bowler, fielder and batsman. He grew simultaneously in each aspect to know that he is an all-rounder.

People like me with little background knowledge about life and marriage need time and experience. I cannot multi-task like my other friends who could fall in love and study together. I wanted to take everything one by one. Study first and then love was something I wanted to do. Not imposed love by parents just because you are of the AGE. Now, I think I should have learned how to multi-task atleast I would have gained some experience in the area of love. Even my peers who wanted to take it slow like me want to get married now. They are looking for their prospective spouses as they don't want to be late in life.

How do you explain being late in life? Like, how is it late? You’re just 23 or 24. You haven’t enjoyed life as such and getting burdened with responsibilities at this age is quite common in Indian families. The only time you can taste life at this point is with friends and by being single (my opinion). Going on adventures, playing games, watching movies, etc. Because, after this the only adventure you would have is either dealing with kids or finances. The special time that you had with your friends would just be printed in your book of memories somewhere in the attic of your mind. Well, I don’t deny that a smile on your child’s face will just brighten up your day. But, why so early? Why get married when you are just 24 and in a year or two your in-laws/parents will start pressurizing you and your spouse to step it up. You know what I mean by step it up.

So, my question is how does one know that he/she is ready to take on his/her 2^nd innings at this young age of mere 23?