In a scene from Kapoor & Sons (2016), Arjun (Sidharth Malhotra) and Tia (Alia Bhatt) stroll through a cemetery, discussing what their tombstones will read. “Aakhri baar likha raha hoon,” Arjun says after a pause. “Ho sake toh kahaani yaad rakhna.” Tia stares at him, not harshly, taken aback by the depth of a person she thought she knew well. There are no phones in sight; just two people in the early stages of love, talking about things bigger than themselves.
In a world where attention is scarce, romance is, at the very best, scattered. How often do we scroll through our phones during a dinner date or consider ‘watching a movie’ as ‘quality time’ spent with a partner? Once together, the time ticks away. Where are the lingering gazes, the coy looks, the loaded silence, the heightened awareness of every touch and whisper? The ache of keeping our desire folded in because we are in a public space?
A couple of young people sit in a park of the mausoleum of the Tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun.BTWImages
So it makes sense that Pragya Sharma, a Gen Z student from Lucknow, wants to take her date to a graveyard. “Romance often exists in these grand and loud spaces, in these big restaurants or cafés, or out in the world. In a cemetery, amidst the quiet and serenity, I can meet the person at their truest self as there is no noise to hide behind,” Sharma shares. She also loves the vibes; the ruins and decay that emit a peculiar melancholy, often leading to deep reflection and deeper conversation.
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