Twilight India

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. They are right.

I'll be honest. I was a fan of the Twilight series- the books. And I lusted after Edward Cullen, like every other stupid girl in the world. But my love completely faded away into oblivion the day I watched the movie. Love story between a girl and a sexy vampire turned into some sort of dialogue between two retarded people- I could literally see the cogwheels going round and round inside Rob Pattinson's head as he struggled to construct a sentence (Ditto Bella). And what was with his lipstick?? Bella was too stoned, Alice too squeaky, Rosalie too fat, Carlisle too gay, Emmett not big enough. Did they get anything right? The end was really the icing on the cake- Bella twitching cock eyed on the floor while Edward was once again .... thinking. (tick tock tick tock)

You'd think it couldn't get worse. And I would have agreed with you, had I not been aware of a slimy creature which goes by the name of Ekta Kapoor. Kapoor was so mesmerized by Stephanie Meyer's concept that she vowed to take up the challenge to reconstruct the magical world of Twilight in hindi. No she did not simply steal the movie and translate it. So what if the first trailer features Indian Bella almost getting hit by a car and her vampire sweetheart coming to her rescue at superhuman speed? (the exact same scene from the the book. And the movie). She was merely inspired. And she has put her imaginative nymph to work. Edward, played by Vivian Dsena is not an ice cold vampire like Edward, but just the opposite. The trailers show a butterfly being reduced to ashes on contact with his skin. Improvisation at its very best.

The title? Pyar ki yeh ek kahani. I can already picture all the aunties swooning over our very own desi vampire. *drool*

It starts on the 18th of October. Don't miss it. I know I won't. Laughter is an essential exercise in today's grim, pressure-filled world. So go on, watch the trailers, recommend them, spread some christmas cheer :)