She had very little interaction with the male species and was mostly alien to the ways of them. Her father died when she was very young. Her mother and grandmother were the people she looked upto in her life, her role models. And he knew little about females. Together they were keen to chart a new course in their lives. They met each other when they were at crossroads in their life, when they needed a new person in each others life, a new perspective, a non-judgemental entity to bounce their opinions off. Together they walked on anxiously towards a new future, expecting to take whatever life threw at them with considerable ease because now they would have each other to urge them on. How wrong they would be.
The took the same local transport to home and work every day. Even in the suffocating throng of human bodies packed tight one against the other, they kept their distance from each other. Each not invading into the others comfort zone, respecting each others privacy. The self protecting bubble burst one day. She was molested on the ride back home one day, the day he choose to stay away from work because of illness. Like so many other women before her, just like her mother put up with all the taunts everyday, she suffered in silent agony.
She knew things would never be the same with any man. No amount of previous interaction would have prepared her for this. His personal haven came tumbling down upon him like a building of cards. He knew that he could never offer her any solace with his words or his physical presence. If only he could make her understand that not all men arent that bad. But it was too late, too little and too insignificant.
25 comments:
hmmm....i wonder if you have seen this '70s hindi movie called Ghar (yes they come up with intelligent cinema too.) You should if you haven't....talks of exactly the same thing.
if this is a work of pure imagination-bravo!
Misha: intelligent hindi cinema!!! the oxymoron is shocking. Any English movies on this subject? thats more like what I have access to right now.
Wookie: Thank you very much, it is an imaginary situation indeed.
Hola!
Thanks for stopping by my blog..
Lovely piece!
"They met each other when they were at crossroads in their life, when they needed a new person in each others life, a new perspective, a non-judgemental entity to bounce their opinions off."
Doesn't everyone need one of those?? :)
Keep 'em comin'!
..V :)
Linked you to my blog. Makes it easier for my to check updates! I think I should start charging for the publicity ;)..hope you don't mind ayez..
V: Thanks for dropping by. Why dont I link you in my blog and call it even ;) How does that sound?
*cheering wildly* good for you!! its great when someone takes the effort to see the world through a womans eyes, especially for issues like this one :)
*bows down* thank you!
a quick stop..:)..even is good lol..:P..thanks :)..and now I disappear again..*poof*
Meera: thanks for the link. I was like 'OH MY GOD' after that article. Im planning to write something about this pretty soon, hopefully in the next couple of days.
V: hope you get back to active blogging pretty soon :)
Excellent post.
Good one da...bravo.. as someone else put it..
nice one,SS!
aditya, anti, prabha: thanks guys.
vitalstatistix: Thanks dude. Whose feelings are we talking about here. Mine, as the writer or the girl in the write-up?
Lone warrior: this is not the kind of situation you see in a hindi or tamil movie, where the villain would feel the heroine and then she will turn around and slap him or hit him with her footwear. Or a contrived situation in a movie, so that the hero can indulge in a fight sequence for the masses. This is meant to be more than just that. Its supposed to be more emotional and psychological than an a contrived movie sequence.
"intelligent hindi cinema - an oxymoron?" .... go watch Bhansali's BLACK
...and though we dont need ratification,nonetheless TIME magazine's 100 all time favourite movies includes intelligent hindi cinema!!!
(http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/0,23220,pyaasa,00.html)
3 Indian movies in the top 100 for an industry that turns out more than 100 times that number in a year. Chinese and Iranian film industry fare much better. Black was purpotedly a remake!
very sharp sensibly stoned! But, I have removed the last part for my own reasons. sorry about it. You are very right, Lance is very genuine, devoted athlete. Let's wish he wins this final tour also.
Venus, I once knew a girl called Deepti Davey, hence the reason why I asked that question :) Its your blog, you have every right to do whatever you want with it :)
sorry i cant share ur disgust/contempt for "remakes". Steven Soderbergh's Oceans 11 is a remake of Frank Sinatra's famous Rat Pack
movie and is actually awesome! i wudnt strip the director of his due praise just coz it's a remake.
in a sense most movies worth their salt r based on popular novels...in a generic sense they r all remakes of the original author's thought.
waiting for farhan akhtar's remake of Don...hope he'll prove me right.
Thank you very much dear for understanding :)
have a nice weekend!
Venus: Thanks. Im having a rollicking weekend so far. You have a great weekend too.
Sumandatta: Heres what I look for in a movie, in order first to last. Story and screenplay, direction, acting. Im a great fan for fantasy and sci-fi stories. But, I still admire and love matrix (all three parts) more compared to lords of the rings. Why? Matrix was original, a great imagination and conception by the wachowski brothers. I still admire peter jackson and the lotr franchise, I even love them to the extent of being fanatical. But I still give a helluva lot of credit for original script.
Books and movies: Two things which are my lifeline. But im always biased towards the book because its always better than a movie. It encompasses more, conveys more, thats the reason why im a great fan of fantasy novels. Godfather is my all time favorite book but it wont be my favorite movie although I greatly admire the acting by marlon brando and al pacino. Movies like reservoir dogs, usual suspects and 21 grams, are top on my list because they are "orginal compositions"
I despise indian remakes of original hollywood scripts because they make mincemeat of the story to suit they personal needs and its a crass insult to the original creators.
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