wow! in a few days this thread got into such a heated debate. I don't really have time to reply to every individual post, so please bear with me.

geno,
I am more liberal than conservative, especially on social issues, but I would take issue with you branding others as "moral police". moral policing is when some try to impose their morals and values on others, i.e. actually forcing people to behave the way they want by intimidation, passing laws etc. In this case thamiz, pavalamani etc are just expressing their valid (from their perspective) concerns that society is degenerating. I don't agree with them, but I can see where they are coming from.

bipolar,
this was my first attempt at film-making. there was quite a bit that I wanted to show in terms of how Karthik impressed Preeti, but could not due to inexperience. I could not show much about Preeti's character since I wanted to conceal that she was married till the end. everything has a +ve and a -ve. Due to my nature I always look at the positives. I feel that under the right circumstances, when two people are together, even if it is but for a brief period, nothing else matters. if they enjoy each others company and understand each other, then everything else just melts away. it may be idealistic, but I strongly feel this way. so even if I did build up her character in terms of the good she has done in her life, some will still view her as bad, and some will give her the benefit of the doubt and view her as good.


you all will be happy to hear that I have the broad outline of my next story. no controversies, extra-marital affairs or anything like that!
it's about this desi guy who comes to the US with the sole aim of earning money, then returning to India and enjoying the rest of his life. his family is in debt, so he slums it out here without experiencing much that the US has to offer. eventually though, when it gets closer to the time he returns, he falls in love with this single mom (american or abcd - not decided), and at the same time his wedding is fixed in india with a girl from a rich family. how does he resolve this?