A mixture of cultures, characters, families but also a bond between two distinct individuals that come together by choice to hold hands and stay together in times of happiness and hardship .
Marriage's are a fest of fun , energy , love and lot of entertainment. It's also the time the stereotypes shine the brightest. These are a few such stereotypes that come out of every marriage that we all can relate to in our country.
Every family calls upon the fellowship of an entire land to attend their girls wedding, spending more than what they did in the entire twenty or so years she spread her wings inside her own house. May be it's a way to tell how special a daughter is or at times it's just about "what I want to be known as in my community".
Doesn't it seem odd that suddenly in a day she has to call the grooms parents , father and mother. More awkward is the fact that these parent's judge her by the performance she delivers when in walk and talk with them. Even the Indian judicial system gives more opportunities than that.
Even Worse is the anxiety that takes over the families wanting to know every little conversation the couple have, using unusually sweet words and gestures to get it out from them , atleast spare a thought for the poor thing who's trying to understand the stranger she is about to marry.
If this wasn't enough the family's play Sherlock Holmes, inquiring every bit about the bridegroom's job and family but missing one not so important part that only a selected few know, his "CHARACTER". Yes, they are marrying the families and jobs not themselves.
If she scrape's through and arrives at the day of marriage, the entire fellowship breathes down her neck.
The first are annoying aunties who forgot to keep a check on their weights but weigh the gold she wears to complete perfection, even better than the goldsmith who pitched it together.
Then there are the middle aged wags, who put a rumor about the families in the mix and stretch it from all ends till it turns into a compelling new script, Bollywood needs innovator's like them to save the industry.
Also here roam the poachers, who try to pick up the next victim to walk on thin ice. Girls in and around 20 beware there's a hunting squad breathing down your over the top make up. You may be next!!
The ever present family photographer - His skills are extraordinary, he covers the entire fellowship and does it without anyone overshadowing the couple at the center of the stage. Now that's some editing and role trimming skills to be proud of.
Moving on to the men and as royal stag describes "Men will be Men" the only thing they care about is the food and ladies.
They judge every dish, even a single mistake by the cook from his 50 odd and its the family's name that's going down the drain, not the food he cooked.
Now if picking the dish out of a buffet of 50dishes was tough think about the eagle eyes that draw upon the beautiful women in the event. Seriously men make finding needle in a haystack look like a piece of cake.
Finally turning the camera back on to the bridegroom,
We respect the fact that you have gone through tremendous insanity to come out of the marriage unharmed and in love. Please make it count because its just a beginning of onslaughts the fellowship is going to dish out in the near future.
This is why all bridegrooms take the oath of being together at times of hardship and happiness .May the god be with you and save you.
Marriage's are a fest of fun , energy , love and lot of entertainment. It's also the time the stereotypes shine the brightest. These are a few such stereotypes that come out of every marriage that we all can relate to in our country.
Every family calls upon the fellowship of an entire land to attend their girls wedding, spending more than what they did in the entire twenty or so years she spread her wings inside her own house. May be it's a way to tell how special a daughter is or at times it's just about "what I want to be known as in my community".
Doesn't it seem odd that suddenly in a day she has to call the grooms parents , father and mother. More awkward is the fact that these parent's judge her by the performance she delivers when in walk and talk with them. Even the Indian judicial system gives more opportunities than that.
Even Worse is the anxiety that takes over the families wanting to know every little conversation the couple have, using unusually sweet words and gestures to get it out from them , atleast spare a thought for the poor thing who's trying to understand the stranger she is about to marry.
If this wasn't enough the family's play Sherlock Holmes, inquiring every bit about the bridegroom's job and family but missing one not so important part that only a selected few know, his "CHARACTER". Yes, they are marrying the families and jobs not themselves. If she scrape's through and arrives at the day of marriage, the entire fellowship breathes down her neck.
The first are annoying aunties who forgot to keep a check on their weights but weigh the gold she wears to complete perfection, even better than the goldsmith who pitched it together.
Then there are the middle aged wags, who put a rumor about the families in the mix and stretch it from all ends till it turns into a compelling new script, Bollywood needs innovator's like them to save the industry.
Also here roam the poachers, who try to pick up the next victim to walk on thin ice. Girls in and around 20 beware there's a hunting squad breathing down your over the top make up. You may be next!!
The ever present family photographer - His skills are extraordinary, he covers the entire fellowship and does it without anyone overshadowing the couple at the center of the stage. Now that's some editing and role trimming skills to be proud of.
Moving on to the men and as royal stag describes "Men will be Men" the only thing they care about is the food and ladies.
They judge every dish, even a single mistake by the cook from his 50 odd and its the family's name that's going down the drain, not the food he cooked.
This is why all bridegrooms take the oath of being together at times of hardship and happiness .May the god be with you and save you.
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