The Indian film industries (Bollywood and others) are very puzzling to me when comparing them to real Indian life. Many of these movies are about falling in love and how true love conquers all.
A normal premise of a movie goes like this:
The hero and heroine meet by chance and fall in love and there is usually some aspect of their lives which is keeping them apart (they are of different social classes, one of them is already engaged to be married through an arranged marriage, etc.). In the middle they are forced apart, there are sad songs and lots of crying. In the end of the movie, something happens and the two who are in love end up getting together.
What I don’t understand is how so many people can watch and love these movies while in their actual lives they would never dream of marrying someone who they fell in love with. Yet, the movies portray love as if it is the only thing that matters in life.
According to Pramod, when Indians watch these movies they wish they could be in these situations. They want to fall in love. It is a desire in them as it is here in the US. However, they know that they cannot give into that desire and so nothing comes of it. Movies are a way to experience it without the social consequences.
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