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[ For the next nearly six minutes, Yusuf's device is going to send one of his favorite scenes from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam over the network! ]
[ The video cuts off to leave Yusuf's smiling face, delighted at the blast from the past. He was only, what, in his early twenties when that came out? When was the last time he watched anything with Aishwarya ( Read more... )
Click to view[ The video cuts off to leave Yusuf's smiling face, delighted at the blast from the past. He was only, what, in his early twenties when that came out? When was the last time he watched anything with Aishwarya ( Read more... )
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Wait what? ]
Do you suppose the video store would stock Bollywood classics, oh omnipotent cat-bum?
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[ Well, as of right now, a cat. The rest of his menagerie is still at his home in Mombasa, hopefully being fed by the man who sits sentinel in the den. Yusuf can only hope. ]
Perhaps I will have to find my way to this video shop. It would be well worth it for a little reminder of home.
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[ The urge to say yes is only quelled by teeth clamping down on his tongue. They do not need any more cats in the flat- and Yusuf has no desire to get attached to cats that may or may not be real. ]
Would you believe me if I said lemons?
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[ If it looks like Yusuf is trying to keep himself from smiling at the feline's antics, then that is perhaps because he finds the nasty look she shoots said feline rather amusing. Something tells him either she is a first time cat owner, or these cats aren't hers to begin with. Silly things. ]
Well, 'nimboo' in hindi means lemon, and the suffix 'da' is a word of affection; the way one would call something little or small. So yes, it is a song about a little lemon- though not so literally about a lemon. The lemon is the vehicle for the metaphor.
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And yet, they're such loving little demons.
[ Making a face-- something akin to oh qurrrrl, if Yusuf were a sassy twenty-something woman-- Yusuf attempts to remember the details without spoiling the movie. ]
More that, she is saying that love is the lemon. It can be tart and make your mouth water, but if you have too much of it, the lemon will burn your tongue. The man staring at her is her betrothed, but at that point, she has intentions toward another.
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[ YUSUF JOKES--
or does he? ]
Are you sure about that though? Never is a very final word.
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