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It is very easy to say that Bollywood is famous for its song-and-dance sequences, bright colors and melodrama, but what is hardly ever touched upon in great detail is the presence of the divine in its storylines. The fascinating thing about Bollywood cinema is that the presence of religion and God is always a given, regardless of genre, time period or what have you.

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Tanul Thakur
(Dhanbad, India)

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thakurtanul [at] gmail [dot] com

Love Story 2050 - Dud chala dude banne?

One upon a time there was a boy. He used to watch a lot of Hrithik Roshan movies. And he had a dad who was a director. And the boy wanted to be an actor. And he wanted to be Hrithik. So, one night when he was watching Koi Mil Gaya for the 537th time, he thought he had enough of it. He went up to his dad and said ,” Papa Papa, Mujhe hero banna hai.” It was very late in the night and his dad was feeling very sleepy watching I, Robot. He was too jaded to reply. But his son repeated, “Papa Papa, Mujhe hero banna hai!” Papa dear was really sleepy but even then he asked ,” Accha Beta! Kya kya chahiye tumhein movie me?” Son dearest replied …