Tuesday, November 23, 2010

A beautiful marriage proposal

Just finished watching the Indian classic movie Shree 420. Yes, you correctly felt my aversion for the term Bollywood!
If there is something that took me with itself, is the Raj's marriage proposal to the poor school teacher Vidya.
Raj innocently opens up to her, his feelings towards her, which along with honest expression of love, also reflect a promise to support her with all the essentials, a house, clothing, and other amenities. In the same sentence, he reiterates his sense of responsibility when he expresses concern about the education of the children that will form a part of his family subsequent to marriage.
Silly as it may sound, but in the context of a poor chap, the proposal and the expression of the fear of his inability to support the relationship in same act does indeed reflect a sense of responsibility that effects from a commitment to deep rooted love.
On the other hand, the fair lady, in the role of a traditional Indian girl, who is unable to express her love in explicit words, her speech impeded by hesitation and shyness, indicates the same by uttering few words to reciprocate that the other partner may be there to join him in his efforts and support the cause.
Few more seconds of this realization is so well expressed by the artists that it seems difficult to be expressed through words. The inability of human kind to express new found love and her mute expressions of affirmation and hesitation combined, are so well enacted.
The act followed by a beautiful song and lyrics reinforcing the promises made in dialogue form great few minutes.
If you ever come across this movie, try to appreciate this one so beautiful act that begins few minutes after the first hour of the movie.
Regards.