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SPOILER ALERT

I am the kind of person who would go to extreme measures to avoid spoilers whenever a new film or Tv show releases. I am off social media until I actually finish watching the movie or the whole season of the Tv show. In real life, if I hear a conversation about something I am looking forward to, I immediately leave the scene with hands on my ears singing loudly. I hate those evil people who deliberately post spoilers everywhere and ruin it for everyone. And apparently,  the internet has become one such hub for evils to rant about. We really need a feature to report spoilers or filter out posts that contain them on social media. What a generous world would that be! The accidental kind of spoilers is plain dumb. Be careful guys, do no harm to others as it may just start a rival reaction. But you know what is the worst kind of spoiler? The fake one! You keep imagining scenarios in your head that this might happen, waiting and it ends the other way round. My sister act...

All that could have been

Humaari Adhuri Kahaani I have not seen the movie, I have just read the book. It is an easy read, and is a very typical Bollywood love story but with some sensitive issues involved. If you want to read the book, do not read it for the storyline. Read it for the dialogues. I really loved the dialogues in this book. Describing love is perhaps one of the most difficult things, but throughout the book, you will come across different definitions of love that would just make you sit and ponder on it for quite a while. Here are my favourite quotes from the book:  " If she were that simple, would she be worth seeking?" "Why did it seem so difficult to talk about love? Because the world offered, again and again, instances of love, not just love that was mentioned or spoken of but love in action. Only a cynic could doubt the power of Love or it's reality, and only a fool could be a cynic" " Joy and woe are woven fine, a clothing for the soul d...