Who Am I? Why Am I Doing This?

I grew up watching Bollywood. Classics to modern flick, I seen them all. Okay, not all, but still, a lot.

I moved away from India when I was 6. That’s when I had to leave behind most of my family, friends and culture. From age 6 to now, almost 20, Bollywood movies and songs are one of my most powerful connections to India, my home. In fact, I only learned hindi by watching these movies.

My point is I have a strong connection and love for Bollywood. To this day, when my cousins and I meet, we jam to songs like Radha Teri Chunari, Saajan Ji Ghar Aye, Gallan Gudiyan and Mehndi Laga Ke Rakhna.

When you love something so much, you want it to be its absolute best. Unfortunately, Bollywood classics aren’t what we remember them to be. Often times, we have on rose colored glasses and are hiding behind the lens on nostalgia and overlook the massive flaws in the movies. I am going to be dissecting some of these movies and figuring out where things went wrong.

This is not meant to be a complaint or a rant. It is simply a critique on what we have been doing wrong and how we can improve.

One of the biggest mistakes we can make as humans is remembering history wrong, because then, we are doomed to repeat it. If we don’t understand the mistakes we made as an audience by accepting regressive thoughts, we are doomed to promote a society where these thoughts are alright. It will only increase our suffering.

Remember, life imitates art just as much as art imitates life.