chinese proverb // red, white & royal blue (2023) // yeh sham mastani — kati patang (1971) // 9-1-1 s6e10, "in a flash" // our red string of fate — alex bentley // maine pyar kiya (1989) // jane eyre — charlotte brontë
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[Image ID: four text images and three gifs, alternating from various sources.
IMAGE 1: A Chinese proverb reading, "An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break."
IMAGE 2: a gif of Alex and Henry sitting together after swimming. Henry looks tense and mournful, and behind him, Alex traces patterns on his skin while he says, "it's like there's a rope attached to my chest, and it keeps pulling me towards you."
IMAGE 3: A lyric from Yeh Sham Mastani from the movie Kati Patang (1971.) It reads, "mujhe dor koi kheenche / teri ore liye jaaye" and the translation reads, "a string pulls me / pulls me towards you"
IMAGE 4: Eddie rapidly climbing the ladder to where Buck hangs lifelessly from his red harness.
IMAGE 5: A poem by Alex Bentley that reads, "To think, I was one decision away / from living an entirely different life / But as fate would have it, / we were destined to meet after all / I was on the brink of disaster, / but you pulled me in with a tug / On a single thread of invisible red string, / but now we’re a love story for all the world. / To see. To breathe. To believe.
IMAGE 6: Prem helping Suman get up because of her hurt leg, both of them limping towards the bathroom so Suman can wash Prem's wound.
IMAGE 7: A quote from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë that reads, "“Because,” he said, “I sometimes have a queer feeling with regard to you - especially when you are near me, as now: it is as if I had a string somewhere under my left ribs, tightly and inextricably knotted to a similar string situated in the corresponding quarter of your little frame. And if that boisterous channel, and two hundred miles or so of land some broad between us, I am afraid that cord of communion will be snapt; and then I've a nervous notion I should take to bleeding inwardly. As for you, - you'd forget me.”"
Let's talk about Sooraj Barjatya's Maine Pyar Kiya.
This is one of those classic films that resemble closely to old Bollywood, bringing a wave of nostalgia to everyone who watches. Released in 1989, it follows Suman as she lives in a family friend's household and falls in love with their son, Prem. However, after Suman's father suffers humiliation from Prem's father, Prem takes it upon himself to prove to Suman's father that he is truly in love with Suman.
A friends-to-lovers trope, Maine Pyar Kiya is considered one of the most iconic romance films ever made in Bollywood cinema. It is also another one of those films that is a perfect mix of the Bollywood formula: action + romance + comedy.
The music, composed by Raamlaxman, is also as iconic as the movie itself and has garnered a following of its own. Here's are three songs that I recommend listening to:
Mere Rang Mein
Kabootar Ja Ja Ja
Kahe Tose Sajna
I hope you're not scared of the length of the movie (192 minutes). Stream it on Bilibili with English subtitles here with some popcorn and enjoy!
My latest fave film is "Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana" which is like this super-cute, wholesome Telugu remake of "Maine Pyar Kiya", which in itself is super-cute and wholesome. What makes the former that little bit better, is the lack of Salman Bhai :)
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Don’t know why, but all of a sudden Mere Rang Mein Rangne Waali from Maine Pyar Kiya popped up in my head tonight. And now I’m on a trip down memory lane 😳🥰🕊️
★ Salman Khan and I were the only two people who competing for the role of Prem in Maine Pyaar Kiya” – Deepak Tijori
“Yes. Salman Khan and I both auditioned for it. I was competing. Sooraj Barjatya later told me that after watching the rushes, the Barjatya family decided to go ahead with Salman Khan