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Pritam Sukumar's avatar

So personal, yet so relatable! I also grew up in Bangalore at around the same time. I moved to Kumarans from PTA and had the same insecurities!

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Nitesh Jain's avatar

I'm blown away by how many of us were living these dual lives. Interesting times :)

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Ila Reddy's avatar

Enjoyed reading this. You dancing to ‘ek pal ka jeena’ was the plot twist I didn’t expect! Gotta see it to believe it xD

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Nitesh Jain's avatar

Haha! NOT going to happen.

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Siddhesh Raut's avatar

You've managed to capture a snapshot of a really special time and place! I felt I was right there next to you, living it all.

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Nitesh Jain's avatar

That's very kind of you. Thanks for reading!

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Rohan Banerjee's avatar

Loved this. Captures the atmosphere of the time and place so well.

Can I confess that I have never watched all of Kaho Na.. in one sitting. It was asynchronous, episodic viewing two decades before streaming platforms caught on.

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Nitesh Jain's avatar

Honestly, it's a terrible movie. Hackneyed plot, cliched dialogue. Hritik alone saves it, methinks.

Nice to know you've always been ahead of the curve :)

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Ekta K's avatar

This happened with us as well..I am a Baldwinian and we witnessed this postcard madness during KNPH and also Kuch Kuch Hota Hai..lovely trip during memory lane

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Nitesh Jain's avatar

Brilliant! KKHH probably had more appeal with the ladies. I don't recall seeing any merch, atleast. Also, hello neighbour!

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Brijesh Kartha's avatar

Wonderful. I remember the dichotomy well. Will write about it sometime later. Great post mate.

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Nitesh Jain's avatar

Yes! Please write. I'm surprised to see how universal this dichotomy was.

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Rakhi Kurup's avatar

Memories, bring back memories.

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Nitesh Jain's avatar

Word.

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