Why DDLJ?

So I am watching DDLJ (or Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge) yet again. As my best friend said, I am perhaps watching it for the 1,23,678th time in my short life. He even called me 'loco', which seems an apt enough description for me. He laughed and laughed, but then also said he understood why someone like me would like a movie like DDLJ. Well, he said, deep within my carefree, cool, sporty exterior, I was an incurable romantic. Hmmm. That did make me think about why I keep coming back to this movie again and again -- like a stressed-out hack coming back to her keyboard.

I don't know what is it about the movie. Maybe because it's a romantic flick. There's a knight in shining armour, deeply in love with the girl. He will do anything for her, to marry her, to keep her happy. Being in some really bad relationships, I know most definitely that there are very few guys out there who will come even close to a Raj Malhotra. Most of them are selfish jerks. So maybe watching this movie again and again somehow reinforces my belief that I will find a guy like him someday (I know this sounds stupid and illogical). Raj is loving, caring, passionate, a tad idiotic at times, makes Simran laugh, wants to see her happy, will never hurt her for anything (atleast not intentionally), is a gentleman, knows how to adjust and adapt. Sigh!

I love DDLJ. Even though I have grown up with this movie and know by now that things hardly pan out so ideally, I would still like to believe that the knight is still out there. I can wait. And I will wait.