Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi

a work of art I keep going back to but find it hard to describe why I love itso much. Maybe it’s because of the 70s setting which I’ve always been so interested in, maybe it’s the performances of the lead cast before Shiney Ahuja decided to ruin his career and our memories, maybe it’s the unbelievably gorgeous Chitrangada Singh who shares such a raw sexual tension with Kay Kay’s character, maybe it’s the music…the song ‘Baawra Mann’ which has been covered so many times and features in thousands of reels today came from this movie… Or maybe it’s the unavoidable heartbreaks of life that each of the characters represent, which makes sense for the title as well which translates to ‘thousands of such wishes’... With the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, a time when India was going through incredible social and political changes, forcing an entire country to grow up quickly… It was a time when every Indian youth had dreams and aspirations and passions and no matter how hard Geeta, Siddharth and Vikram try to go after what they want, they never end up getting it and the question is… Do you still go after what you can’t get and enjoy that pain, or do you find satisfaction in what you do end up with? I don’t know how many people can relate but sometimes I want to feel this bittersweet feeling especially through music and movies and for that pain, Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi is the syrup that hurts you but calms you down at the same time