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Please do another one for Gen z and Gen Alpha. But some others from the era that stayed with me Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Lamhe, Kuch Kuch hota hai (huge SRK fan but hated the ending, Kajol chose the wrong guy :P

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Probably the best thing I have read all week , Natasha. And we need a second edition ( and a third and a fourth of these)

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Thanks! This is the encouragement I need 💜

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Thoroughly enjoyed going down memory lane with this list of films. Thank you for the humour and laughs as well as the questions you've asked that I would have otherwise not delved into too much.

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I am loving the alternate QSQT ending❤️. And So Gaya! God! I am always amazed that ek do teen became a bigger hit than So Gaya. It is a song that has aged so well. And I was rooting for Chunky Pandey in that film 😁

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Most redeeming review of said movies I have ever read - you made them grow forth, the way the filmmakers never could. Goes to show that "the reader takes from the art, what she wants to" holds true for movies too!

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"Sometimes, when I worry about the resonance and value of my own work, I remember this song and reconcile to my fate as a failed artist who could not sync her rhythm with the pulse of the people." - if only you could measure our pulse, Natasha.

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Exactly! Hardly a failed artist.

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I love this: “We refuse to inherit your hatred” - what's the line in Urdu/Hindi?

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"Hum aapki nafrat ke waaris nahi banna chahtey"

Some thing like this!

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Brilliant and funny, loved it! Add on a track of you singing So Gaya to your kids!! We have progressed to Gen Alpha?? Yes pleeez give us another piece with more recent films.❤️❤️❤️

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Thank you!

Imagine coming away from Tezaab... only impressed with Chunky Pandey's driving skills

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But that song was something else along with the picturization of city roads by night. It was lovely. I think I remember only that one bit from the whole movie.

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Also, she mentioned her mentors here. I would love to read more about the mentors who've inspired my mentor!

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Interesting concept, and a lovely piece!

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Thanks, Awantika

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Yup yup yup. QSQT ending as the leads becoming climate warriors 🤩

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Loved that bit the most!

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Love this 🙌🏽

Disastrous film endings leave me sad, love how you have given them more fitting conclusions.

Yes please to more lists of lessons from cinemas of decades past too!

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Thank you, Sai, what a joy to entertain others with a little essay like this

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My heart is sinking thinking of such brilliant story ideas being left in public domain (without copyright), soon to be copied by trashy production houses. Brilliant, your piece inspires me watch cinema, however insipid. I wonder when was it last that I watched a film.

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Hahaha thank you, Rajinder

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'Be like Basanti' - my favourite!

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You are the most awesome Basanti. And Veeru as well

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The end is so beautiful, Natasha.

It has seeds for the next list/lists.

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Thanks Suruchi

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YESS yes yes… more movies. books. anything that changed you and/or that you want to change.

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Aap inspire kareingi, to hum sab instructions follow karengey

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This!

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I loved your list. Lagaan, the movie that could have been made, would not only have Bhuvan calling Kachra by his 'proper' name, but also have Gauri being the 10th player. Such amazing messages could have been conveyed through a couple of tweaks.

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Lovely to hear from you Sandhya

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