Cinema and Life
Have you ever watched a movie or a show and thought, “Wait… this is literally meee!” ? Because l ately, I’ve been rewatching Little Things , and the female protagonist, Kavya, feels illegally similar to me. At this point, I’m tempted to email the writers and ask where they got their reference material from. Because I do not remember signing any consent form. Anyways, jokes apart, it genuinely made me pause and think - Do we choose characters we relate to, or do they quietly choose us? Like, what if the first time I watched Little Things , Kavya stayed with me longer than I realised? What if she settled somewhere in my subconscious, and now when I rewatch the show, I don’t just relate ... I recognise. Of course, I still have my individuality. Main koi photocopy nahi hoon . But subconsciously… koi chemical locha toh nahi ho raha na? Because yea, personalities don’t form overnight. And maybe movies and shows contribute more to that process than we like to admit. I think a hu...