dil chahta hai - the heart wants (18th Dec 06, Mon)

As part of my Bollywood weekend movie marathon, I watched DCH yesterday night. I had caught this flick a few years ago and it made the same fresh imprints to watch it yesterday as before.
A carefree portrayal of true modern friendship, the passage of finding true love for 3 different personalities formed the crux of this movie. Added adornments of new-age trendy interior design of the sets, costumes, parents and (not to forget) music, the movie looked like a model movie for the 21st century. Yet it had the sentimental and cultural essence of arranged marriage, love, filial piety and gratitude.I think the ease and humour that was shown in the movie was very adorable. I did feel that at some instances, the character Akash went a little overboard, the character Sameer seemed a little stupid and character Sid seemed to be contradictory with wanting peace and quiet and then spending time in the bar screaming his voice out. But nonetheless, these oddities were overcome with the overall masterpiece.
I wondered, after watching the movie, as to why aren't there such movies made on female friendships, which made me think further as to why female friendships don't seem to be lasting long enough.
My mother was very gregarious in her youth and constantly shares memories of her friendships and childhood with us. But when we ask her as to where they are, sometimes she claims they are back home and sometimes, she doesn't know where they are.
On the other hand, my dad - a shy type - still knows and is in touch with almost all his childhood friends and work colleagues.
I believe it is not just with my family, but also in general that in families with South Asian background, the friendship between females tend to lose the strength, especially after marriage. With so much housework and expectations to live up to, there is rarely enough time to maintain other relationships that we would have once cherished so much. And by the time, the familial relationships become independent enough, the women seem to have completely lost touch and now the same friends seem extremely distant, perhaps even, physically. It is a sad thought but one, that I think ladies have started to live upto.
I don't see the same type of trend in this part of the globe though. Women and men have equal share in socializing and frienships are welcome with both genders. But sadly, I can't feel the same tie of friendship that I see back home here. Especially with the Christmas season around the corner, I keep hearing everyone moaning about troublesome Christmas shopping for presents. Is it because of the hustle bustle in the stores that they detest or is it because of other matters, I don't know, but it seems odd finding buying presents for your loves, tiring.
Anyway, out of the rambling - the movie was very fresh and different (typical cliche said by directors, but this was really different). A good job (as usual) done by Aamir Khan. Saif Ali Khan was perhaps the most outstanding in the movie with his character - watch out for his comedy. Akshay Khanna looks cute as a broody personality. Preity Zinta is not overly chuckly and bubbly, but seems a balanced individual, while Sonali Kulkarni comes as a sweet damsel for comedian Saif Ali Khan.