My Piece for the day

I know it’s cliché, yet deeply sad—and almost absurd—how easily we forget to value what we already have. Sometimes when you look at the world, all you can see are your own deficits. In the middle of that pain and chaos, you forget the most important thing you’re holding onto: love. I think I did that too. I took you for granted, almost like a given. I forgot how incredibly lucky I was to find love on the very first try. No confusion. No baggage. No heartbreaks. No comparisons, no choosing between people. I don’t think we realise how rare one-man-one-woman love stories are—no frogs to kiss before you find your prince. Two cartoons who together are a force to reckon with. Image courtesy - ChatGPT  Don’t get me wrong, but you are not my knight in shining armour. You’d probably send me to sword lessons myself. You’re something better. An equal. Accommodating. Loving. Understanding. My life partner. My best friend. Nothing has given me more purpose than falling in love with ...

I know I am late to the party but I instantly joined the fan club. A take on the silent, and mostly unacknowledged, labour of women in a family, Mrs takes us through the journey of a modern woman as she tries to find her place in the new family after marriage. The film broadly shows daily routine of a family almost on a loop -- wherein men go to work, exercise and enjoy, while women of the house find themselves stuck in the kitchen throughout the day and year.  At one point, the loop begins to feel repetitive, but it serves well to highlight the monotony in a woman's life -- through the protagonist, Richa (played by Sanya Malhotra), and her mother in law. The two scenes about a woman guest taking Richa's stand; and her friend's husband helping in the chores offer a refreshing contrast to the Kumars, who illustrate a typical patriarchal mindset.  Sanya nailed as Richa, as her character's silent compliance with her husband and in-laws demands speaks volumes about her rep...