Monday 1 February 2010

To the movies

 

Jov is a huge romantic movie buff. Recently, she watched  'I Hate Valentines Day' with her buddies Xiao and Chenchuai and fell head over heels in love with John Corbett. Although she enjoys Hollywood chick flicks, her heart lies with the Indian romantic movies of the 70s and 80s. The romance, the longing, the melodrama , the soulful promises,  the pain, the endless dancing around trees, in the rain, on bullock carts, or locked rooms, create myriad webs of art work  in her imagination. One day she plans to complete her collection of her all-time favorite Hindi flicks, pirated copies of which she picks up from her local corner shop, and open a free renting service. She also wishes to meet Shashi Kapoor in person one day, but since she hasn't seen him in movies of late, another thing she wonders about, she has no idea what to expect or who to look for when and if she gets to Mumbai.
In this picture , Jov is lost in one of her all time favorite song videos 'Pyar hua ikraar huaaa', the lyrics in a language alien to her but which mesmerize her nonetheless.