For the past three weeks, my relatives (or rather, family, since they are most definitely NOT distant) were visiting. They unfortunately, and sadly, left to go back home today. Awww...
But that isn't the point of this!!
Whenever I see my two favourite cousins and aunt of all time, what usually happens is that we suddenly get the urge to watch Indian movies - hence the title of this post. Bollywood movies usually don't interest me that much, but I find them fun to watch when I'm with family, so we watched maybe five movies together. Okay, no, more like two, only because the other three were us going through the songs and sort of half-watching the movie while doing chores like laundry and the dishes.
During their visit, we went to Toronto. Specifically, Gerrard Street - or Little India. We stocked up on some Bollywood films that supposedly had some really good ratings. This included 'You Me aur Hum', 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi', 'Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic', 'Billu Barber', and 'Marigold'.
So, maybe they aren't all that great, but that doesn't mean we didn't buy them anyways! I know that my mum and aunt wanted to see Marigold, but me and my cousin couldn't care less about a interracial love story! And maybe Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic was about to be totally written off by my mum, but she ended up thinking it was okay.
Some people find watching a movie in a different language confusing even if they do have subtitles, but it's easy enough for me even though I'm Indian and don't speak a word of Hindi or any other dialect. I've even watched Chinese films that had very complex and perplexing plotlines, but still managed to follow the story with little difficulty. Sometimes you just have to get past the traditional or religious aspects of the movie.
If you're interested to watch a Bollywood film, I wouldn't know which movie to suggest to you, but I would encourage you to try it out. The culture and music might draw you in, or push you away, but either path you go, you've still had an experience!
Till the next!
