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Movie : Kapoor and Sons (2016) Director : Shakun Batra Tia.. A young, fun-loving girl. She is beautiful. But more than everything, mature enough to handle her life. Tia is not like those rich female characters who we see in the usual family dramas. She is carefree but also mature.. She is rich but also grounded. She is that realistic character who we don’t often get to watch in Bollywood. While all the family drama going around in the film, Tia has her own tragic memories about which she still feels guilty. But she always tried to bury those under sweet smile. After another drama in his family fiction when Arjun tell Tia about the frustrating family behaviour, Tia simply expresses her all pain in a single reply covered with a smile, “You should be happy, at least tumhara family toh hai!”(At least you have a family!) Like every girl, when she saw a handsome guy Rahul, she was attracted towards him. But soon she realises it was just an attraction. But with Arjun, the bond she shared was ...

Movie : Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012) Director :  Lal Jose Fun, Masti, Carefree.. The way most of the youth like to spend their college days. That’s the category where Ravi Tharakan is included. Like others, he also had his dad’s money to spend. Well, everything has an expiry date. There are so many things which affects a person and change them for good. Years after, when Ravi became the great Dr. Ravi Tharakan, he also had a lengthy line of incidents and obstacles. Two people who changed everything were Dr. Samuel and Sainu. For Ravi, the heartbreak he experienced from Sainu made him see his life more seriously. The impact of that breakup hit him hard. He never cared about anything seriously. But in Sainu’s case, he did. He did cared about their relationship. In his life, he always got whatever he wanted. But when he lost Sainu, it was intolerable. Dr. Samuel was the only one to see his potential. And he was the only one who tried to nourish it. As someone who can never lie, he eve...

Movie : Vikramadithyan Year : 2014 Director : Lal Jose Disciplined and Ambitious, That’s how Vikraman is. He was brought up by his father that way. He always had a dream to chase and an ambition to fulfill. And he worked hard for it too.  This is how Vikraman was different from Adithyan. Even though they considered each other as rivals, the intimacy of their childhood friendship was still there somewhere. While Adithyan took his life easily, Vikraman didn’t. And he always even tried to convince Adithyan to change. But the family-rivalry, which their parents started, has always been an obstacle to Adithyan. While Adithyan put the rivalry first, Vikraman’s first priority was his dreams. And it was Vikraman who tried to forward the hand of friendship. And Adithyan finally achieved something big, Vikraman was the happiest person. There he once again proved his friendship.

Movie : Hasee Toh Phasee Year : 2014 Unmatchable brilliance.. That’s what kept Meeta different from others. Her commitment and passion for her work made her a freak in front of others, in front of her own family! But that never brought her down. It only added more fuel to her dreams. Everyone need that one person in their life who will support them and help them to rise back on their falls. And that’s what the void in Meeta’s life. Someone who understand her, someone who accept her the way she is. Her father did qualify these traits, but only to a limit. And when Nikhil entered her life, slowly, but that void was filled. Until Nikhil comes, she never knew the feeling of that companionship. She even never had a friendship like that. Nikhil never forced her to change. He accepted her as the way she is. And whenever she needed to be taken care of someone, he always stood by her side. When she realised that she wants this feeling for her whole life, she didn’t stop herself from confessing ...

Movie : Aravindante Athithikal Year : 2018 Waiting for someone is one of the not-so-great emotional experiences. It becomes terrible when that person’s return is unsure. And when that person is so much close to the heart, then this pain is for the lifetime. Aravindan have been waiting for that day when his mother returns to him. He doesn’t know where she is. While every other person in Aravindan’s life had left their hope, he is still hoping that one day she will return to him. At the same time, he never tried to find her. And when Varada, Aravindan’s friend, tried to find her, Aravindan stops her. As a reason he says, “താനൊരിക്കൽ പറഞ്ഞില്ലേ നമ്മളെ ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ വേദനിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് കാത്തിരിപ്പാണെന്ന്.. കാത്തിരിപ്പിനേക്കാൾ വേദന ഉണ്ടാകുന്നത് അതവസാനിക്കുമ്പോഴാ..” (You once said, what hurts us the most is a long wait for something or someone.. What hurts more than a long wait is when that wait comes to an end!!) There is always that one thing in everyone’s life which helps us to move our l...

Movie : Anuraga Karikkin Vellam Year : 2016 “Love comes and goes, but even when it goes, it leaves something good in its wake.” These are the words Raghu says to his son Abhi when his love leaves him. It definitely sounds a little cliche, but it’s a truth that many people fail to realise. It took Raghu years to realise the importance of affection and fondness in a relationship. He definitely cared for Suma, his wife, but never showed the affection she always wanted from him. What it took to overcome this inertia was the return of Raghu’s lost love in his life. What Raghu needed was someone with whom he can talk freely. And when Nandini, his lost love returns, he gets that missing piece of his life. Abhi is exactly the same as his father. He doesn’t show affection. On the other hand, Eli is super affectionate. She cares too much about Abhi. This affection and possessiveness always irritated him. And it was his only reason to break up with her. Eli reminds us a little of Dimple from Ladi...

Fate is like a psycho. Sometimes fate makes us happy and sometimes the same fate break us down. What the fate has in store for us is always a mystery. From the day Vidyalakshmi chose the love of her life, Shanavas, over her family, her life had been a rollercoaster ride. She faced so many down falls in her way to live a peaceful life. Her struggles show us how the ethics and morals of the society have been changed. And for someone who wishes a peaceful, simple life, it’s not an easily achievable goal. When fate made her meet Preman, a complete stranger, life was giving her a support she needed to make her life stable. And we realise that humanity is not completely gone from our society. Even after being a complete stranger, Preman offered her a hand of support. And with that support, she achieved everything, from the dream of a simple, peaceful life to her ambition which she had to drop because of fate.  Preman is the representation of that drop of humanity which is still there in ...

Movie : Swapnakoodu (2003) Love always happens unexpectedly. That is what happened with Kunjoonju too. For a typical playboy who never cared about the other’s emotions, Kamala was such a unique person he had never met before. He adored Kamala for her brave and independent nature. For someone who can make any girl fall for him easily, Kamala was a challenge for Kunjoonju. But even Kunjoonju didn’t realise when this attraction turned into something more strong. Slowly but eventually he became emotionally attached with her. He only realises this when things go out of hand. He was happy to realise he has finally fell in love. But his happiness didn’t last long as he finds out his best friend Deepu is also in love Kamala. And this made him think that Deepu is the right one for Kamala. When Kamala finally confesses her love for Kunjoonju, he intentionally broke her heart so that Deepu and Kamala could end up together. For an emotionless creep, Kunjoonju’s character is far more than that. He ...

One’s mind is that person’s biggest enemy. Our mind only understands what it wants to understand. It only sees what it wants to see. This is what exactly happens with Sreenivas. A small insecurity developes into something big. Slowly, that insecurity of him started to control his actions. At first, whatever he does is just because of his doubts. But later on, whatever he does is to prove that his doubts are true. For him it wasn’t just a doubt anymore, it was a reality. And he has to prove it somehow. For Sreeni, Ragini was a complex subject. No matter how much he tried, he couldn’t understand this woman. She was so much different from other women. At first this difference charmed Sreeni. But later on, the same difference made her difficult to understand for him. And this created a fear and insecurity in Sreeni. The biggest fall down in Sreeni’s life was a car accident. It was that car accident which turned his life upside down. The accident caused him a half-burned face and a crippled...

Movie : Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani(2013) Naina and Aditi.. An underrated friendship.. Their bond, love, care ... All this kind of lost in the wide range of life lessons the movie taught us. While the friendship of Bunny-Avi-Aditi, Bunny-Avi and the love of Bunny-Naina are being celebrated, the friendship of Naina and Aditi is getting lost in between. From the first meeting itself, it was evident that the chance of a strong friendship between these two would be very rare. While one is an extreme introvert, the other is an extreme extrovert. And that was the reason for not believing in the probability of their friendship.  While Aditi had two close friends with whom she can share anything, Naina was all alone. The only friendly interaction she had was with Aditi and her friends, Bunny and Avi. Even after having two close friends, Naina was the only one she remembered when she badly needed a friend. But why! Why Naina!  Naina was the only one to notice the feelings Aditi had for Avi...

Ritu.. Something which is ought to change with time. Seasonal changes are unavoidable. Life is just like that.. Some changes are unavoidable. Childhood.. The most treasured period in one’s life. Things and people who were once close to us in this period won’t leave our life easily. Even though there is no physical presence, the memories or things related will keep them alive in our life. And it will pull us towards those memories in our entire life. Childhood friendships are beautiful. The innocence and purity in those friendships are difficult to find otherwise. The games, the pranks, the gifts, everything we did together in those days will not leave us till our last breath. Those memories will still be there in our heart, as bright as it was from the day one. But Ritu is ought to change.. Let it be nature or life, these changes are unavoidable. But when these changes affect the precious relationships we once had, everything will be different. 

Avinash, another repressed man who became the victim of his father’s expectations. He always wanted to become a photographer, but ends up in a software firm because his father forced him pick that job. This lack of passion for his job is evident in his work. And these points gives him a similarity to Ved Vardhan Sahni from Tamasha.  His hate towards his father, his work, everything had deeply affected his behavior. He is a person who completely want shut himself off from socialising. And this leads to the fact he realises later that he is very much similar to his father. The way he behaves with Tanya, a companion he got in his journey, is very much similar to his father’s. The realisation that he is exactly like his father comes out as a shock to Avinash. Later when he meets his ex-girlfriend, Rumana aka Rumi, he shares this with her. Her reply to him goes on as follows, “It is a never-ending cycle. Jab tak ek bete ko realize hota hai uska baap sahi tha, uska khud ka ek beta hota h...