Blast from the Past:10 Years? Unbelievable! - Page 13

Written in the stars

By BarunDiwani

"Toh kya woh sach mein taare ban jaate hai?"

"So do they really become stars?"

The first blessed line I ever heard Barun speak, had no idea who/what/where the show was about. but i could feel his pain, it gripped me. A handsome grown man asking some girl "so do they really become stars?" The woman touched by his innocent question answers him in her own way, "baat vishwaas ki hai (its all about faith)" "kya meri maa mujhe dekh ke khush hai? (Is my mom happy to see me?)" he turns to her as if he was a little boy desperate for her to answer "yes". The power packed in this scene was enough to start me on my journey, there was a pull, a connection, a sort of magic in it. I count my lucky stars I ever came across it. Only later i would learn how significant this moment really was. The man who didn't believe in anything and passed most things off as "rubbish" had started to look at the stars with the eyes of a naive girl who believed that her deceased parents had become them, perhaps finding some solace in it for himself . As I started to watch this beautiful love story i would find that these gleaming shimmering nightly creatures had a huge role to play in this story.

A back drop no less important than the Raizada mansion and the Gupta house, in a way the stars narrated this love story, a good chance they wrote it eons ago. They were there from the start, the night Khushi fell into his arms and their eyes met for the first time. Next i felt their presence accompanying the song "Tu hi bata mere maula" as Arnav stood by his poolside looking up at them perhaps waiting for something, and Khushi just looked up and dreamt away about her future, they bought so much hope and promise. However, their first real appearance came in the form of a silent wish by both when their longing for one another was just taking shape. And one evening after hearing her dhak dhak, he sat looking up sipping in the romance they exuded silently, though moments later he, out loud he would dub it all as "silly romantic nonsense." Slowly the stars had became a medium of communication that only grew in strength with time. Perhaps their biggest contribution to Arnav and khushi came when they needed each other the most. He was kidnapped and she was desperate to find him, missing each other terribly. It was the stars that allowed them to speak and listen to each other's heartfelt confessions. Then there was the special night before their wedding, Arnav brought the stars, her parents, to Khushi, and after sending them off, the star crossed couple became one.

Many more moments where their indirect presence was felt, countless times when Arnav stood out by the pool side with his romance filled eyes, aloof with her thoughts. And when there was an unbearable pain after he finds that a ring binds her to another, they shared that pain with each other via the stars. With all the moment could be included but that would keep us here for ever, there is one I have to share.

How can we leave out the most precious moment the stars gave us? Khushi tells his picture "Chaliye muskuraaiye! chaliye! (come on smile! come on!)" and how, a gleaming, glowing smile brighter than the stars themselves slowly appears on Arnav's face, his true happiness beaming from within knowing that she'll finally be his forever. It bought closure to the moment that started it all for me. If Khushi were here, she would finally answer him, "Yes Arnavji, today your mom is very happy seeing you."

Ami, goosebumps as I read you describe the scene when Arnav asks Khushi that question. A little boy he surely was. Loved how you connected all the scenes where the stars played an important part. Every time they looked up the sky, their longing for each other clearly evident. I love that scene in red, one of my most favorite scenes. 😃

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by DurgaS

A look at the movie references in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon

as there are plenty and they add to our exploration. If you spot one,

please do send in with your thoughts, we'll post it here.

Let's discuss about some landmark IPK scenes

The title song

Presenting, the original song which inspired the title of our show. It had to be that the theme song, 'Rabba ve' finds its inspiration in the same song. So let's go

Rabba mere Rabba rabba, Rabba mere Rabba

https://youtu.be/as9ptKb7jZs

The pricey thappads

Do you know, Moolrajani, apart from his regular business, has a part time job to earn some extra moolah. He entices rich angry young men into giving him tight slaps (thappads) and receives payment for the same. He must have surely got this idea from these people below who look like his long distance relatives.

In the movie, Lamhe, Pallavi's (Sridevi) distant relatives arrive to claim their right over her house which they won in a court case. Kunwarji (Anil Kapoor) requests them to wait for 6 days, i.e. till Pallavi's marriage. To that, one of them talks bad about her and thus receives a tight slap from Kunwarji and is asked to behave himself. The relative, to heed the request asks for a payment of Rs.1 lakh per day and Rs. 1 lakh for the slap he received. Kunwarji, slaps him three more times and asks his accountant to pay him Rs.10 lakhs.

This was in the 80s. With time, the price of the thappad has increased. Moolrajani now takes Rs.1 crore for a thappad.

The car chase

The girl is whisked away by the bad guy in a car and the hero follows him in another vehicle in a high speed car chase on a route involving many turns and bends. At one bend, the hero suddenly finds the girl, tied up and helplessly lying on the road, to be run over by his own vehicle. To avoid that, the hero swirls the car just in the nick of time and the girl escapes being run over.

Sounds like a scene straight from a Bond movie, right? Well, actually it is. Check this out

https://youtu.be/YTYwDTRv0XI

The difference is,

In IPK while the jeep comes to a screeching halt and after some dishum dishums and a cliff top rescue, the couple eventually reach home safely

In the movie, Casino Royale, Bond's car meets with an accident after the car turns around several times and the boy & girl are caught by the bad guys

Night under the Stars

What a beautiful night it was, for Arnav & Khushi, under those artificial stars, away from all interruptions. It was their first time.

Another much loved couple are Ross & Rachel, from the show F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Do you know, where their first time was? It was in a museum auditorium, under the star display.

FRIENDS pics credited to uploader

IPKKND and Hum hain rahi pyaar ke

(This section is credited to BarunDiwani)

Thank you Ami, for all the pointers

The plot of the movie and the plot of IPK is nowhere close. So what could be the similarities between the two? One has got to watch the movie to find out. Meanwhile, here are a few.

Rahul's (Aamir Khan) nephews & niece call him Kans Mama

Khushi once unintentionally points at Arnav as Kans Mama while narrating the story of the birth of Lord Krishna

Vyjanti (Juhi Chawla) works in Rahul's home

Khushi too works in Arnav's home

Rahul, busy reading the newspaper, tries to take a container without looking and so doesn't see Vyjayanti hiding in the kitchen closet. Vyjayanti, though initially shocked, hands over the required container to him without his knowledge.

Arnav, busy talking on the phone, tries to take a shirt without looking and so doesn't see Khushi hiding in the bedroom closet. Khushi, though initially shocked, hands over the required shirt to him without his knowledge.

Rahul is getting engaged, even though he doesn't want to and is unhappy about it. Vyjanti is heartbroken, slides down the wall crying.

Arnav agrees to get engaged, even though he doesn't want to and is unhappy about it. Khushi is heartbroken, slides down the door crying.

Eventually, in both cases, the said engagements do not take place and the love story between the couples begin.

durga, ami… it’s so good to see movies@ipk again. pricey thappads… hahhhahaha. and my favourite chase was “inspired” by a bond film? another rather dishy man and a character i can’t help having fun with. and watch out aamir k, our hotwa is owning your scenes, some day people might say bond and aamir k were “inspired” by ipk… seriously… and don’t talk about what came before because time travel is a reality, samjhe tum! d’you understand?!! just look at us… we’re sitting in 2011 right now. thank you, my dear blasters for this treat.

Originally posted by: Mysticaldivine

Written in the stars

By BarunDiwani

"Toh kya woh sach mein taare ban jaate hai?"

"So do they really become stars?"

The first blessed line I ever heard Barun speak, had no idea who/what/where the show was about. but i could feel his pain, it gripped me. A handsome grown man asking some girl "so do they really become stars?" The woman touched by his innocent question answers him in her own way, "baat vishwaas ki hai (its all about faith)" "kya meri maa mujhe dekh ke khush hai? (Is my mom happy to see me?)" he turns to her as if he was a little boy desperate for her to answer "yes". The power packed in this scene was enough to start me on my journey, there was a pull, a connection, a sort of magic in it. I count my lucky stars I ever came across it. Only later i would learn how significant this moment really was. The man who didn't believe in anything and passed most things off as "rubbish" had started to look at the stars with the eyes of a naive girl who believed that her deceased parents had become them, perhaps finding some solace in it for himself . As I started to watch this beautiful love story i would find that these gleaming shimmering nightly creatures had a huge role to play in this story.

A back drop no less important than the Raizada mansion and the Gupta house, in a way the stars narrated this love story, a good chance they wrote it eons ago. They were there from the start, the night Khushi fell into his arms and their eyes met for the first time. Next i felt their presence accompanying the song "Tu hi bata mere maula" as Arnav stood by his poolside looking up at them perhaps waiting for something, and Khushi just looked up and dreamt away about her future, they bought so much hope and promise. However, their first real appearance came in the form of a silent wish by both when their longing for one another was just taking shape. And one evening after hearing her dhak dhak, he sat looking up sipping in the romance they exuded silently, though moments later he, out loud he would dub it all as "silly romantic nonsense." Slowly the stars had became a medium of communication that only grew in strength with time. Perhaps their biggest contribution to Arnav and khushi came when they needed each other the most. He was kidnapped and she was desperate to find him, missing each other terribly. It was the stars that allowed them to speak and listen to each other's heartfelt confessions. Then there was the special night before their wedding, Arnav brought the stars, her parents, to Khushi, and after sending them off, the star crossed couple became one.

Many more moments where their indirect presence was felt, countless times when Arnav stood out by the pool side with his romance filled eyes, aloof with her thoughts. And when there was an unbearable pain after he finds that a ring binds her to another, they shared that pain with each other via the stars. With all the moment could be included but that would keep us here for ever, there is one I have to share.

How can we leave out the most precious moment the stars gave us? Khushi tells his picture "Chaliye muskuraaiye! chaliye! (come on smile! come on!)" and how, a gleaming, glowing smile brighter than the stars themselves slowly appears on Arnav's face, his true happiness beaming from within knowing that she'll finally be his forever. It bought closure to the moment that started it all for me. If Khushi were here, she would finally answer him, "Yes Arnavji, today your mom is very happy seeing you."

Gorgeous piece Ami❤️

Memories ran back again, how crazy we were then, even now but that intensity was something.

Stars and pearls are my most fav topic to discuss along with Dupatta...I remember I had a post on it, .

There is no question, Stars became the medium of their conversation, a beautiful way to convey what they can't.

thanks FaiqaDi! Yes the stars and the wind were vital to their mehsoos. This is from one my older posts, forget when I wrote it but cheated for this post:) I remember and loved all the discussions on the thread about the show incorporation of these natural things like water , fire, earth wind etc in the show. Good times!

D, thanks so much for reading again😀 happy to give goosebumps! Yes that scene where she tell him to smile… I remember how content and happy I felt. The show could have ended there!!! Really it could have.

Originally posted by: indi52

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by DurgaS

A look at the movie references in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon

as there are plenty and they add to our exploration. If you spot one,

please do send in with your thoughts, we'll post it here.

Let's discuss about some landmark IPK scenes

The title song

Presenting, the original song which inspired the title of our show. It had to be that the theme song, 'Rabba ve' finds its inspiration in the same song. So let's go

Rabba mere Rabba rabba, Rabba mere Rabba

https://youtu.be/as9ptKb7jZs

The pricey thappads

Do you know, Moolrajani, apart from his regular business, has a part time job to earn some extra moolah. He entices rich angry young men into giving him tight slaps (thappads) and receives payment for the same. He must have surely got this idea from these people below who look like his long distance relatives.

In the movie, Lamhe, Pallavi's (Sridevi) distant relatives arrive to claim their right over her house which they won in a court case. Kunwarji (Anil Kapoor) requests them to wait for 6 days, i.e. till Pallavi's marriage. To that, one of them talks bad about her and thus receives a tight slap from Kunwarji and is asked to behave himself. The relative, to heed the request asks for a payment of Rs.1 lakh per day and Rs. 1 lakh for the slap he received. Kunwarji, slaps him three more times and asks his accountant to pay him Rs.10 lakhs.

This was in the 80s. With time, the price of the thappad has increased. Moolrajani now takes Rs.1 crore for a thappad.

The car chase

The girl is whisked away by the bad guy in a car and the hero follows him in another vehicle in a high speed car chase on a route involving many turns and bends. At one bend, the hero suddenly finds the girl, tied up and helplessly lying on the road, to be run over by his own vehicle. To avoid that, the hero swirls the car just in the nick of time and the girl escapes being run over.

Sounds like a scene straight from a Bond movie, right? Well, actually it is. Check this out

https://youtu.be/YTYwDTRv0XI

The difference is,

In IPK while the jeep comes to a screeching halt and after some dishum dishums and a cliff top rescue, the couple eventually reach home safely

In the movie, Casino Royale, Bond's car meets with an accident after the car turns around several times and the boy & girl are caught by the bad guys

Night under the Stars

What a beautiful night it was, for Arnav & Khushi, under those artificial stars, away from all interruptions. It was their first time.

Another much loved couple are Ross & Rachel, from the show F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Do you know, where their first time was? It was in a museum auditorium, under the star display.

FRIENDS pics credited to uploader

IPKKND and Hum hain rahi pyaar ke

(This section is credited to BarunDiwani)

Thank you Ami, for all the pointers

The plot of the movie and the plot of IPK is nowhere close. So what could be the similarities between the two? One has got to watch the movie to find out. Meanwhile, here are a few.

Rahul's (Aamir Khan) nephews & niece call him Kans Mama

Khushi once unintentionally points at Arnav as Kans Mama while narrating the story of the birth of Lord Krishna

Vyjanti (Juhi Chawla) works in Rahul's home

Khushi too works in Arnav's home

Rahul, busy reading the newspaper, tries to take a container without looking and so doesn't see Vyjayanti hiding in the kitchen closet. Vyjayanti, though initially shocked, hands over the required container to him without his knowledge.

Arnav, busy talking on the phone, tries to take a shirt without looking and so doesn't see Khushi hiding in the bedroom closet. Khushi, though initially shocked, hands over the required shirt to him without his knowledge.

Rahul is getting engaged, even though he doesn't want to and is unhappy about it. Vyjanti is heartbroken, slides down the wall crying.

Arnav agrees to get engaged, even though he doesn't want to and is unhappy about it. Khushi is heartbroken, slides down the door crying.

Eventually, in both cases, the said engagements do not take place and the love story between the couples begin.

durga, ami… it’s so good to see movies@ipk again. pricey thappads… hahhhahaha. and my favourite chase was “inspired” by a bond film? another rather dishy man and a character i can’t help having fun with. and watch out aamir k, our hotwa is owning your scenes, some day people might say bond and aamir k were “inspired” by ipk… seriously… and don’t talk about what came before because time travel is a reality, samjhe tum! d’you understand?!! just look at us… we’re sitting in 2011 right now. thank you, my dear blasters for this treat.

Indi, thanks so much! Loved this portion of D’s … I think shortly after that started I was pulled to AD and not being able to join as much but happy hun hain made it:) two of my favs!

This thread is a feast of jalebis and pan puris, of lassis and jooiiiice, of pushto and aloo puri!

A visual delight and a treasure chest of nostalgia. Thank you to all you incredible ladies for this sumptuous treat :)

There'a a lovely sher by Majrooh Sultanpuri which is so true for our fandom,

"maiñ akelā hī chalā thā jānib-e-manzil magar

log saath aate ga.e aur kārvāñ bantā gayā"

Indi, Faiqa, Kate,

Your gifs are so captivating. Getting hard to go on to the next post. Can't take off eyes on those moving visuals. One after the other, pulling me in, drowning me. Sigh ... ❤️🤗

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kate, and again you do it. every time, without fail, this catching of the moment, embellshing it with your expert touch, taking us to the stars. while the actors and makers of ipk are owed the first applause for creating the unforgettable, you certainly are among those who make sure our memories stay alive, stay in dhakdhak, stay in skd hamesha. thank you for this one.

Aarwen,

Enjoyed watching your vms again. My fav one is 'Tera hero idhar hai' - naughty, fun and loved the editing. Very happy you found your vms just in time. 😃

Originally posted by: Arshi67

This thread is a feast of jalebis and pan puris, of lassis and jooiiiice, of pushto and aloo puri!

A visual delight and a treasure chest of nostalgia. Thank you to all you incredible ladies for this sumptuous treat :)

There'a a lovely sher by Majrooh Sultanpuri which is so true for our fandom,

"maiñ akelā hī chalā thā jānib-e-manzil magar

log saath aate ga.e aur kārvāñ bantā gayā"

hahaha jalebis and panipuris and joooice too? good to see you, dammit. delighted you like the thread, we’re all a bit dizzy from the sudden dive into laad governor and sanka land. i am so tempted to take permanent residence.