Eternal Love V/s Conveniently Love
It is said that the only remedy to love is to love more. The feeling of love is perhaps inexpressible. But you do get a glimpse of it in the eyes of Shahrukh Khan throughout ‘Mohabbatein’. The movie is indeed a moving experience especially for people who believe their hearts can beat strong enough to feel wounded. While watching the movie, however, I couldn’t help comparing it with another movie of recent times ‘Dhadkan’. Briefly put for readers, who haven’t seen the two movies, they deal with unresolved love due to the intervention of the girls’ father resulting in a permanent separation. In both the movies, the daughter sacrifices her love at the feet of her father’s wish. However, ‘Dhadkan’ recommends the’move on’ approach, wherein she marries someone else and ultimately falls in love with him too. ‘Mohabbatein” propagates that true love is not alterable. It is eternal devotion and commitment to the person loved, even when it is certain that love will never be reciprocated. Does the...