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01 / 6Ambitious Ved from Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha
A man struggling with his own counter-identity, living a life ruled by circumstances rather than choices, Ved is a character that could have easily fizzled in the chaos of life without anyone recognizing him. But for his love and dreams, the man takes a leap of faith, searches his own self to find his passion, and his happiness. The way he meets a stranger in a far away land and lives the most beautiful moments in a fun and lively way, Ved makes us feel happy, and at the same time contemplate life the way it is.
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02 / 6The lost and lively Veera from Imtiaz Ali’s Highway
Veera is a young girl, born in a family of privileges and is ready to get hitched soon. She is born in a secure environment with apparently all the happiness surrounding her, but she still feels suffocated within it. She wants to celebrate life a night before her marriage, and ends up reaching a completely unknown destination with a person who kidnapped her. Veera is not afraid to leave her life behind and finds happiness in a journey which anyone would have hated to traverse, but she lived through it. A dark past, a challenging present, and a future which she doesn’t know about rule her life, but she ends up rising above it all.
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03 / 6The bubbly Geet from Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met
A girl who just can’t stop chattering and is in love with herself and life, Geet is the most free-spirited character created on screen. For her, everything is beautiful and everything is life. She is positive even about the losses and there is nothing that can hold her wild streak back.She is her own favourite and she isn’t afraid to tell this to the whole world. She teaches a dull and lethargic Aditya how to embrace the magic called life. Though she gets into a zone of despair when Anshuman leaves her, she gets out from it even stronger.
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04 / 6The soulful Harry from Imtiaz Ali’s Jab Harry Met Sejal
The movie has not released yet, but the posters say that this is going to be another beautiful story sewn together with unknown destinations and stories which are familiar but still unique. Shah Rukh Khan’s character Harry looks like a happy man who knows how to enjoy life. His energy on the poster is infectious and you can feel the lines of happiness on his face getting on to yours with just one look at him.
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05 / 6The charming and confused Viren from Imtiaz Ali’s Socha Na Tha
Who amongst us has not been confused about love? Viren is also like that. He is in love with his long time girlfriend Karen but is not sure if she loves him the way he loves her or not. On a trip to Goa with Karen, and a girl to whom his parents introduced him as a potential match--Aditi, Viren finds out what love is actually about. His unusual love story and his relationship with his parents where he can get anything he wants with a puppy face, make Viren a character we all love madly.
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06 / 6The vivacious Heer from Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar
In a story which revolves around the story of a heartbroken singer, Heer is the reason which gets the story going. She is a free-spirited young college girl who will take no nonsense, a good friend who will support you through all ups and downs, and a lover who is ready to sacrifice her life for her beloved’s career. She enjoys life, she celebrates every moment of it. She loves from within her soul. Heer dies at the end of the story, but her soulful presence lives even after the curtains fall down.
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Happy Birthday Imtiaz Ali: Thank you for giving us these free-spirited characters who taught us how to embrace life
Imtiaz Ali is one of the best directors Bollywood has today. The man has given us the likes of Jab We Met, Rockstar, and Socha Na Tha, which tells the simplest stories in magical forms. He says that he creates stories from the fragments of real lives. He observes people around them to create beautiful on screen characters. From Viren of Socha Na Tha to Ved of Tamasha, and from Geet of Jab We Met, to Heer of Rockstar, the characters of Imtiaz’s movies are so full of life, that you can instantly relate to their stories. On his 46th birthday, we thank this marvel of a director for giving us these magical characters through his stories.