Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Sheila Ki Jawani


I chose this video because it shows a little about the Indian topic we have been talking about this last days.  
It's quite a catchy song with a very good choreography and rhythm. As you may notice, the lyrics are very shallow, talking about wealth and beauty as the most important things. We can tell that she would only be with someone if he has money and luxuries, not love. 
The marriage, fixed or not, and the relationships are always based on the notion of convenience, for both parts. Therefore, depends on the economic situation and whether their future will economically prosper with that person.  
This conception shocks me because in our society we're not used to see women married at such early stages of their lives, but when they're older or even sometimes they don't get marry at all.
It surprises me the fact that such a young woman thinks this way, when the logical thought is that she should enjoy the aspects of her youth according to her age. The way the world has changed, making people believe this wrong conceptions, it just doesn't go with me. Nowadays when we watch the TV, read the papers, the magazines, etc, we see that every single thing is related to money, beauty or the physique, when actually, this is the least of our problems as individuals and as human kind.

3 comments:

  1. ajjajajaj que entretenido el vídeo, me gusta. Creo que eso es una de las cosas que me gusta de la cultura Hindú, la música, no se, el estilo.

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  2. I love this video, because i think it's very representative of the indian culture, in terms of joy and happiness that's always present in their movies and songs.
    I also have been exposed to this video all week by Paz, so i ended up loving the song....

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  3. HAAAHAAAHAHAHAHAA I couldn't help it!! it's such a catchy song! Besides, love the choreography.

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