In DDLJ, the father says "ja, Simran, ja." Was that not every desi father telling his daughter, 'go follow your heart?' We swoon. We die. We believe Shah Rukh Khan is a global treasure. Almost every South Asian writer is writing about love in one way or another. How does it show up in our homes? How does it work along lines of gender, caste, class, and age?

Guest author: Uzma Jalaludin

Co-hosts: Upasna Kakroo & Salma Hussain

Produced by: Peerbagh

Episode cover art: Niloufer Wadia

Research: Imtiaz Ali and Diksha Sharma

Supported by: The Very Asian Foundation

Books/media in the episode:

• Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995 film, Aditya Chopra)
• Detective Aunty (Uzma Jalaludin)
• When Dimple Met Rishi (Sandhya Menon)

• Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating (Adiba Jagirdar)