DDLJ for real

I am a staunch believer in the fact that what we see in movies, is far from reality. I might hear a few sarcastic remarks, for instance, "Oh, What a genius!", from the other end of my screen after someone having read the first line. But think about it for a second. What we do see, did actually have it's inception rooted somewhere in reality. Having said that, the reality I am talking about could have been inside someone's imagination. And we all live in our own little realities, each independent from the other. What is strange is that haw conveniently, we dismiss this aspect of reality. But then again, let's not get into technicalities of sentiments.

What I want to talk about today, rather type about today, is about a movie, that by itself, was, and is a revolution in it's own right. And to be frank, the movie has turned into a cliché of sorts. And the movie is called Dilwaale Dulhaniya Le Jaenge, DDLJ for sake of convenience. Do not worry. I am not jobless enough to dissect the movie at the altar of joblessness. But I shall do so to one particular scene of the movie. Well, maybe,  I am a little jobless. Just a little. 

I consider myself a passionate movie watcher, a connoisseur, if I were to use a fancy word. You do turn into one regardless of who you are, where you come from, if you happen to get into an engineering college. But if I am to stack myself against someone who IS passionate about his movies, I would, in all likelihood look like a cinematic idiot. The reason why I say that is because, it was not until recently that I saw DDLJ. And if you are an Indian, existing on earth for more than 2 decades without watching DDLJ is a felony, regardless of your liking/revulsion to movies. 

The scene from DDLJ I want to talk about is the one where Kajol is about to board her train back to London, or where ever it is that she was going back to, and Shah Rukh goes to see her off. Yes, I am talking about the "Palat..... Palat" scene. I am not a huge fan of corny movies, but this scene was the one that kept me glued to my seat.

Let me describe the scene to you, just in the remotest case you haven't watched the movie yet. The guy and the lady are parting ways. Le Guy has feelings for the  lady. So when the lady is in the process of walking to her train, the guy stands watching her go. He says (translation)"If she loves me back, she'll turn back and look.". And then, he stands in anticipation. "Palat.... Palat.........Palat.......".

"पलट गई , ताउ!!"(Goodness, gracious!! She looked back!!) 

Trust me, there wouldn't be a happier moment in a guy's life than when this girl he is waiting for, turns and looks for his whereabouts.  And also trust me that the scene playing in the guy's head will, and can only be the "Palat" scene from DDLJ. There's just one last thing you need to trust me on. When a guy waits for a girl walking away, to turn around and look, something inside him tells that the lady will turn around. All he wants is the manifestation of his reality. Mind you, I do not intend to be cocky or arrogant about this last bit I just mentioned. 

There is something so intense about every step the lady takes that exponentially increases the space-time continuum between you and the lady. I don't know if it is a trick your mind plays with you, or is it reality. The only thing you know, you want to do is to somehow, telepathically hold her exactly where she stepped foot last. Actually, you simply want time to stop. And it is getting increasingly difficult to describe what you want as a guy in those moments, as I have no clue. 

Then magically, the girl turns around. 

 I only wonder why all this happens in slow motion, even in reality. It's a mind-trick!! Your brains are screwing with you! Actually, they have been doing that the whole time, if you carefully analyse your predicament. But, again, if the lady turns, the agony is probably worth it. That was all about the story from Mars. 

Let me try and fathom what it is that goes on on Venus. And I just had a blackout. Goodness! What happens on Venus? Huh? I'm going nowhere! Somebody help me!

You know what? I have a feeling that everyone knows exactly goes on in a lady's head as well as they know what goes on in a guy's head. We just want to wrap everything in a blanket of denial and mysticism. And mind you, if that was part of the plan, it is SO completely working! And so, I quote, "Nobody panics when things go according to the plan.".

I wonder what makes the lady turn. Obviously, the fellow has done something. Or maybe not. Who knows? I, for some reason cannot stop thinking about the lady walking away. When I run my tape in a loop, I do notice the lady's stride being a lot slower than her usual speed. Maybe part of her doesn't want to walk. Maybe part of her wants to walk. Maybe, just maybe, part of her wants to turn around and run to the stupid bum. Also, maybe, part of her mind has no clue what to do. And you know what she does? She turns around. Stops. Sees the guy, turns around again, walks slower than ever, stops, turns around, and then, everything sounds like white noise. And then she realises that this was only going on in her head, while she was walking ahead the whole time. 

Phew! Too much confusion!

By now, the chap has almost started shouting the word "Palat" at the top of his lungs, so loud that the lady can hear him say the word. So, out of frustrationtion, she turns and looks behind, just to tell him to stop repeating the word over and over again. BIG MISTAKE...

Stupid lady! She actually gave the bum exactly what the bum was waiting for. And then, the DDLJ track starts playing on the mandolin in the guy's head. May the lord bless the lady...