kabhie kabhie...

since a long time i was searching for the old classic kabhi kabhi on all the desi portals to watch it for free. I found all the movies save this one. On the way of searching this movie i had to see abhimaan, mili, sholay, Don, Namak halaal, namak haraam, zanzeer and many more. The more i couldn't find it, the desire to search for it grew stronger. Finally i came across unexpectedly at a desi grocery store. All the DVD's are for rent or available in pirated version except this one. I hesitated for a while and different options flew around my mind as it might be available now on net, can't i wait for three weeks so that i can buy it in india for less, it might be available for rent in another store. Finally i had to cough $15 with a angry look and grinding teeth at 'yash raj' logo on the DVD. And finally the much awaited and searched movie ran on my lappy on one of the hindi movie devotional evenings. I need not have to praise again the lyrics and songs of the movie again. I recollect the movie experience at three stages of my life. I saw this When i was in my 8th standard or something, to be more accurately at puberty. Then i saw this in my prime youth, say before 25. now when i am at 28. I had different feelings at these three different stages. The first time i was furious at the movie ending, feeling why a love story has to end in a sad way as it happened in my vicinity or neighborhood or to me in a fictitious world. later when I saw this movie second time i felt sad for amitabh bachan's role and his sad and sick face recollecting all those girls i missed on the way. Now when i saw this lately, i was more excited at shashi kapoor's character, agility an his gait. the same sad amitabh looked like a fool or sick from constipation. Rakhi and waheeda are too good characters. The way they accepted the reality and move on in life looked realistic. Amitabh cannot accept the reality of losing his love and keeps on living in those memories sadly as well as keeps distant to his wife. Rakhi asks amitabh why can't he recollect her as a good memory of his life and live happily instant of recollecting her sadly. this dialouge from rakhi to amitabhi remained and devoured my mind. shashi kapoor asks amitabh, cant he reveal simply that he loved rakhi and questions is'nt his wife loveable? Shashi kapoor accepts his wife previous love happily and smiling.

So patrons, patronesses of sick hearts and lost loves cheer up. You can also sing the song kabhi kabhi.. in shashi kapoor's way kabhi..kabhi..mere..dil..mein..something something..oohhooohoo..:)