When I was in my 8th standard I remember my friend telling me how her mom had tears in her eyes and goose bumps all over when she was watching the movie 'Roja', especially the scene where the villain sets the Indian flag on fire and Arvind Swamy tries to extinguish it using his own body and his over sized red sweater. "What rot! Its just a movie people!!" I remember saying to myself. Another day, there was some Nagin- type movie on TV and our maid who was chatting with my mom suddenly fell in front of the TV and did sashtanga namaskaram, saying "devare kapadu nanna" (God please save me) (Nagin and God? I don't get it *scratch head*). I almost had a mini-heart attack when I saw her reverence to that gaudily dressed Nagin (whose tongue seemed to have a life of its own)!
Then yesterday, we were watching 'Marley and me', its a story about a couple who get a horribly unruly puppy and as years go by, they have 3 kids, 1 miscarriage, petty fights, job change, house change, state change and the puppy also grows into this huge dog. Then the dog has to be put to sleep because of a twisted stomach and the hero tells the dog even though he chewed up his sofa, swallowed his answering machine, ate his phone, ripped the carpet and floor, tore the blinds and made the house look like it was burgled he still was the best dog ever.
"Aiioooo entha peetil" (oh no! what a blade) said J
"Hmmm..." said I, trying so very hard not to cry. But when the dog closed his eyes slowly, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati came flooding. J didn't believe I was crying, he made sure the river flowing from my eyes was salty and indeed tears before proceeding to console me. Now if your thinking I have gone soft in the head, think again. I didn't shed a tear when my fishes died. I felt extremely sad, but no matter how hard I squeezed my eyes, I couldn't produce even 1 tear! Well, obviously there is a lot of difference between a dog (super cute, does tricks, knows your feelings, plays with you, always there for you) and a fish (super dumb, swim, eat, poop) but still...oh I don't know!
Anyway, lesson learnt: Never watch a dog movie in which the dog dies or get hurts.
So do you cry when you watch movies?
Oh c'mon tell me the truth I won't tell anyone, Taliban-promise.
Then yesterday, we were watching 'Marley and me', its a story about a couple who get a horribly unruly puppy and as years go by, they have 3 kids, 1 miscarriage, petty fights, job change, house change, state change and the puppy also grows into this huge dog. Then the dog has to be put to sleep because of a twisted stomach and the hero tells the dog even though he chewed up his sofa, swallowed his answering machine, ate his phone, ripped the carpet and floor, tore the blinds and made the house look like it was burgled he still was the best dog ever.
"Aiioooo entha peetil" (oh no! what a blade) said J
"Hmmm..." said I, trying so very hard not to cry. But when the dog closed his eyes slowly, Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati came flooding. J didn't believe I was crying, he made sure the river flowing from my eyes was salty and indeed tears before proceeding to console me. Now if your thinking I have gone soft in the head, think again. I didn't shed a tear when my fishes died. I felt extremely sad, but no matter how hard I squeezed my eyes, I couldn't produce even 1 tear! Well, obviously there is a lot of difference between a dog (super cute, does tricks, knows your feelings, plays with you, always there for you) and a fish (super dumb, swim, eat, poop) but still...oh I don't know!
Anyway, lesson learnt: Never watch a dog movie in which the dog dies or get hurts.
So do you cry when you watch movies?
Oh c'mon tell me the truth I won't tell anyone, Taliban-promise.
wailed like anything when I watched "Australia"!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I cry at the drop of a hat! Anything sad related to kids/pets gets me going. N thinks I'm more entertaining than the movies we watch!!
ReplyDeleteNever cried for movies when I was in India, and my mom believed my heart's made out of stone. The first movie during which I cried was 'Taare Zameen Par' (esply the song Maa). I'm an ardent Baba devotee, and some songs move me to tears. I watched 'Marley & Me' too and loved it - Felt sad, but didn't cry.. may be because I'm not a dog-lover. I know lots of people who cried after watching M&M - Guessing its normal?!? LOL@Sashtanga Namaskaram to TV :-D
ReplyDeleteyou are so funny!
ReplyDeleteI used to cry reading books, watching movies.. I could cry at the drop of a hat. Am much better now :)
ReplyDeleteAs for the maid doing 'sashtanga namaskaram' - well, that's hilarious :)
LOL @ Taliban promise :) and btw I am addicted to your writing!
Cried first time in the theatre during taare zameen par. and I cry again and again for every SRK movie... the reason here is altogether different!!
ReplyDeleteNever could cry easily, always needed to be pushed to the edge to get a tear out...after baby, sob at movies where kids are involved...some hormonal gocha i think !
ReplyDeleteI thank the almighty for freeing Ramaswamy from such a heartless and tearless master..If you will keep ur hands on the head of Osama and promise will tell you my sobby tales...as if I care u say yes or no?? Want to make my 3 paras anyways..
ReplyDeleteI cry watching movies too especially romantic ones where the hero sings songs like Chehra hai ya chand khila hai....and when he spends the entire night looking at the heroine sleeping...buys her chocolates...sobs..sobs...I go.
and I remember crying uncontrollably after seeing that song Maa in Tare Zameen pe...went and hugged Samy...and didn't scold him for like the next 2 hrs..will write more comments as and when I remember my sobby tales...ok??
You know,SJ,it used to be quite difficult for me to make me cry before.I was literally called stone-hearted by my family and friends. But post motherhood,anything would make me cry.Its like motherhood just unscrewed a drain that was blocked somewhere inside me!
ReplyDeleteBTW,ROFL @ your maid's sashtanga namaskaram!
I never cry watching movies...except may be Taare zameen pe. I cry without fail everytime I see my kids on stage performing though, does that count? Hey, its like movies only, just starring my kids!
ReplyDeletewaterworks lady!!
ReplyDeleteditto..i do plenty lot while watching even the crappiest of stuff...now u know why i keep coming back here!!
I would cry if someone frowned at me:)....yup, thats how I am. I have cried a lot watching movies, listening to sad songs, even reading books and papers. Am sure my tear glands are overstressed by now.
ReplyDeleteHmm... I tho cry for everything nowadays. Its like all the crying not done in 25 years comes out now. I cry for patriotic songs and movies. I almost stand up straight and scream passionately.
ReplyDeleteI cry a lot and think a lot after crying when something unjust happens on screen. Like when Debbie on NFNS is not being sent = I get really upset!
I cry when I watch these random videos on Youtube where human spirit triumphs sorta thing? I cry for animal movies, yes.
Acutally, I never used to cry watching movies earlier...but lately, I can't stop myself. The first time I remember crying was for the song - "Yeh to sach hain ki bhagwan hain" from Hum Saath Saath Hain. After that, there was no stopping me. Any small thing brings giant tears in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteDevare, e kanneru inda kaapudu nanna !
I cry all the time. When am tired, when I don't feel like cooking, when I stub my toe, and yes, I bawled after seeing Marley and Me.
ReplyDeleteu really made me cry today..uaaanh..uaanh!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I do. I bet everyone does(atleast many many). If watching movie at home, it would be one pillow on this side and one on another side of the head and rest you know.
ReplyDeleteI LOVEEE DOGS..blindly....i dnt watch any films where they show dogs..one of my principle..i dnt know why, but i just start feeling sooo sad...the moment i see those drooling eyes and then think of the torture that the dog has gone when it was being directed and kind of being tortured to do those antics or acting for the reel...i feel so sad...
ReplyDeleteapart from this..u know...everyday on my way to office...there are near about 7-10 dogs whom i nuzzle...:D :D
i cry at so many things...you have to ask A for that....
ReplyDeletewhile watching movies i remember crying while watching DDLJ ( that time i was struggling to convince my parents for A ) n later on cried profusely while watching 'black' no TV...i was trying to hide it from my maid as she kept looking at my face more than the TV....failed miserably cuz the tears were profuse.....
and dear who told you that your tears are salty??
and have you lost touch with God that you remember taliban when promising??
I don't cry for fiction much, but when movies are inspired by real-life- like M&m- I end up with this wet feeling in my eyes that makes the vision blurred for a few seconds. then I look around quickly to see if anyone noticed, seeing that no one did, and with my pride intact, I brave the rest of the movie without crying:)
ReplyDeleteI am very emotional,i can't see anyone crying.Just cried today morning when my daughter got hurt and she was crying and also i cried last night while reading The Thousand Splendid Suns.
ReplyDeleteWatching movies i don't cry much but when sharuk khan dies i cry,i remember crying so much after watching sharuk dying in kal ho na hoo :(
Forgot to add tara zameen par song,oh my god i still cry when i see that song :(
Forgot to tell you....I waste buckets of tears when I see Parish Hilton ;)
ReplyDeleteI cry when its too funny and even when its too sad, cried myself silly watching TZP!! love your photo blog!!
ReplyDeletebtw..u r a born poet writer.
ReplyDeleteu still angry wit me kya?
i saw nags giveaway...go smudge it all over!!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SPONGEBOB
ReplyDelete(((hugs)))
now, what on earth is mini-heart attack???:))
ReplyDeleteI do cry, like flooded Brahmaputra though. lols. nice post:)))
People you have proved that everyone is a big cry baby!
ReplyDeleteSakshi, you are nuts as usual!
Zillionbig,You have given me an idea for a post thanku thanku!
Oh not you too...i remember my mom crying when she watches all those crap EK serials..gosh its a torture..i have seen this movie, loved the dog, such a mischiveious one, yeah did feel sad but not a single tear
ReplyDeleteI cried for Marley and Me..for the entire day!! It was very sad..
ReplyDeleteSo true..never watch movies where dogs die or get hurt!
--Saranya