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Queen: The modern face of Indian women

All the status updates and reviews of Queen movie literally compelled me to watch the movie. So as I started with the movie, I told myself that by the end of it I’ll have something really good to remember. But I found the first few scenes to be very weird! We Indians are too bored with the usual boy-breaks-a-girl’s-heart thing! It’s quite usual in India, especially in the case of marriage, to see a girl crying over a boy! Well, we all know that wounds get healed with time and of course I expected the same to happen to her! I didn’t show much of interest in the movie and I found it quite disheartening that people had started loving this kind of story! I don’t remember what interested me most, but I kept glued to the Laptop throughout the movie. I kind of started liking the way it had been represented. The girl, the simple , sanskari Indian girl was learning to live! Not a single thing shown in the movie is unreal! Rani, the protagonist, cries remembering that he was there t...

Meeting Them So They Can Select You: Arrange Marriage

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It was the first time she was going to meet someone. Her parents, friends, relatives were all very excited. She had gone to her uncle’s place where they were going to come. Her mom woke her up that morning. Her father greeted her lovingly. Aunt and Uncle smiled when they saw her. Both the brothers were busy in arranging gift packets and fruits on the tray. Her sister had got that beautiful maroon dress ironed for her. Grandparents gave their blessings and she felt very special that day. Everyone was happy. She quickly took a bath and put on that anarkali salwar kameez. Then some kajal, mascara, compact and a lip gloss. She wanted to keep it simple and original. She looked at herself in the mirror and felt good. Half dried hair, little makeup, typical Indian salwar suit with dupatta and her smile! So good! She felt happy and content. How girls sometimes fall in love with themselves! Her happiness was no because she was going to meet that person, who, if destiny allowed, wou...