Long before typing bubbles and blue ticks got our hearts racing, Hindi cinema understood that romance needed distance, and a handwritten letter to bridge it.
About The Author
Lalita Iyer is an Associate Editor at Outlook and the author of Aging (Un)Gracefully, The Whole Shebang, Raising Mamma and other books.
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