"I have never seen Jai this involved, this into someone, as if the outside world doesn't exist, he has eyes only for this one person...just that I haven't seen Jai like this..."
"Aditi, Jai was always like this, the only difference is that, earlier it was you, now it's Meghna..."
Surprising and yet realistic how Aditi doesn't realize this fact until it was some other girl, just not her, who was the focus of all his attention...
"I always drop you home Jai. You got a girl-friend, so you forgot your friend?"
Pretty clichéd yet also believable. Definitely something a girl would say to her best friend who is a boy.
"Tomorrow, I'll spend all day with you, just Jai and Aditi..."
"Jai, you spend time with me because you want to, not because you have to...."
Or something to that effect which also was the right dialogue in the right place.
Anyway, I had fun watching the movie. These sort of college movies never get old, I guess. People of all ages relate to it and kind of relive their own college days...and Imran Khan is incredibly cute, reminds me of Aamir Khan in QSQT. Sigh! Can't believe there was a time when I watched DDLJ 7 times in the theatre!
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Ever noticed how American kids are far more outspoken than Indian kids the same age? And American teenagers, at least most of the ones I have seen are able to carry on an interesting conversation with strangers, break the ice and sail right through while Indian teenagers the same age seem more reserved? Maybe it's just me. Anyway, one question that 4-5 year old kids always ask when I am at the airport (this time, they asked my mom), "What's that red thing on your face?" "Does it never go?" There was this one time where I happened to have a bindi with me and I put it on this kid that was playing with me and she had an initial panic attack that it was permanent :) but then proceeded to enjoy the fact that she could remove and place it at will!***
People keep saying working when you have a baby at home is a balancing act. I think working while pregnant is also a kind of balancing act. The one thing that managers will always mention in every meeting with you is "You have only n weeks to go". Yes, it sounds like a pretty innocuous observation but the thing is, this simple observation starts from the time you tell your manager that you are pregnant. So over the course of 8 months, I have heard this observation about 16 times - "You are gone by September, right? That's just like 5 months more, right?", "We better plan your work...you might need to go earlier", "You will be gone pretty soon, so, we need to have a hand-off meeting, you have only 4 months, right?"...so you can imagine, by this time, I so do not want to hear when my vacation starts especially when am working my a** off and putting in after-work hours!***
The other day k spent a long moment looking like he was in deep rumination, he finally said, "You know, I don't mind taking 6 months off if you want to go to work earlier..."
And then it was my turn to give my trademark evil laugh and say, "Fat chance, buddy!" :p
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4 comments:
Kids being outspoken: culture difference maybe?
parth - probably...wish I could remember how I was as a teenager, for some reason, I have no memory of how good I was at general conversations with guests and random relatives as a teenager!
about Jaane tu...it is so true..so how is the baby ?:) take care
IBH - Not sure why your comment refuses to show up here :)
Am doing good. Waiting now :)
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