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Ram Charan & Jr NTR

ballpoint pen + a bit of Procreate for some corrections

Do you like homoerotic betrayals?

Do you like lovers best friends being torn apart upon finding themselves on the opposite sides of a war? Where each is burdened with the responsibilities from their chosen role?

Do you like couples where one half represents the oppressive regime and the other half embodies EVERYTHING the said oppressive regime hates? Where the one half, acting as a tool of violence and subjugation for the oppressive regime, has to HUNT DOWN and ARREST the other half who has sworn to attack the oppressive regime head on?

Do you like couples with opposing colour schemes? Where one half embodies a particular element and the other half embodies a contrasting element? Do you like couples who are each other's foils? DO YOU LIKE COUPLES WHO ARE THEMATIC PARALLELS TO EACH OTHER??

Do you like a story that's rich in symbolism? Rife with metaphors? A movie that you can rewatch again and again and STILL discover new stuff to lose your mind over?

Do you like a story where love shines brighter than the sun? Where love conquers all the hurt, anger, grief, heartbreak, generational trauma and violence? Where love heals? Where the sheer power of love changes the entire course of the narrative? Where love rewrites history itself?

Do you like movies that make you feel THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM of human emotions within its runtime?

Do you like gorgeous, jaw dropping cinematography? Do you like highly stylized action sequences?

Do you like banger music and a soundtrack that slaps HARD? Do you like a wonderful song and dance interlude in a movie as it shifts into the next act?

Do you like a character who is just the sweetest and the best and deserves everything that is good in the world and has BIG BROWN MASSIVE ADORABLE DOE EYES? And then proceeds to go through the literal WORST TIME ever?

Of course, you do! You like Nimona!

And ho boy, are you gonna LOVE RRR. Because this movie has got ALL of that and then some more. It's an epic, it's a war movie, it's a love story, it's highly symbolical, it's going to take your heart and rip it into two. And you will thank it for that.

Hmm, Enigma. But where can I watch it? 🤔

It's available on Netflix but only as the dubbed Hindi version. It's pretty good for a dub as the actors dubbed their characters themselves and the director oversaw the translation but! But! Listen! There is a magic in the original Telugu version and if you want to experience it, then thank @charcubed for this post where you can download the original Telugu version in crisp HD with English subtitles FOR FREE

There is a third option. You can stream it for free in Einthusan here. However, the quality of the Einthusan stream is not good, and if there is one movie that DESERVES to be watched in crisp HD quality? Trust me, it's RRR

Akhtar gets off work early one afternoon. He rushes to Ram's flat, intending to surprise him with an invitation to go riding together. His attention is immediately drawn to the bed, where Ram lies asleep, sweating through his shirt.

Akhtar rests a hand on Ram's forehead, testing for a fever. He's burning up. He wakes him gently with a kiss.

Ram blinks himself awake and his eyes lock with Akhtar's. He's sweating and flushed, embarrassed to be seen in such a state. Akhtar teases him for being such a man about it. "Everyone gets sick," he says, a tender smile accompanying the words.

Akhtar reaches for Ram's hands, pure instinct, unable to keep apart from him. He smiles again, overwhelmed with love for this man, intent on healing his pain. He reminds Ram how deeply he loves him, how no effort to help him heal would ever be too much, how lucky he feels to have this day free so he can tend to him.

He's about to pull away when Ram's grip tightens. He needs Akhtar, needs his touch, needs his closeness. They feel each other's love as heat between their hands, as thunder in their hearts, as a fresh breeze blowing through the window.

दोस्ती सिर्फ एक रिश्ता नहीं, ये जिंदगी की सबसे खूबसूरत कहानी है। बचपन के वो दिन याद हैं जब बिना किसी वजह के घंटों बातें होती थीं, हंसी के फव्वारे छूटते थे और हर छोटी खुशी मिलकर मनाई जाती थी। वक्त के साथ ज़िम्मेदारियां बढ़ीं, मुलाकातें कम हुईं और दोस्ती की चमक जैसे फीकी पड़ गई। लेकिन सच्ची दोस्ती कभी पुरानी नहीं होती, बस उसे फिर से जगाने की जरूरत होती है। इस फ्रेंडशिप डे पर शिकायतों को किनारे रखिए और अपने बचपन के दोस्तों को वही पुराना प्यार महसूस कराइए। उन्हें फोन की एक घंटी या एक प्यारा सा मैसेज भी पुराने दिनों को लौटा सकता है। छोटी-छोटी बातें, प्यारी यादें और दिल से निकली हंसी ही तो जिंदगी को आसान बनाती हैं। क्योंकि दोस्त वही होते हैं जो मुश्किल वक्त में भी मुस्कान ले आएं। तो चलिए, इस बार सिर्फ फ्रेंडशिप डे नहीं मनाते, बल्कि दोस्ती को फिर से जीते हैं – जैसे वो बचपन के दिनों में जीया करते थे।

Thanks to the weirdos I obsess with on discord, finally Puting this here;

Alternative scene, Raju just give up and hug his bestie after he passed out before the police has to take control of the crowd 🥲