If we talk about the Romantic movies, then we can say that it was the Golden era of romantic movies, that gave us the greatest hits of all time. This post is dedicated to the Most Romantic Movies of Bollywood All The Time. Lets see which movies are they.(Not in particular order)
- Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Director: Aditya Chopra
Writers: Aditya Chopra (screenplay), Javed Siddiqui (dialogue)
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri and more.
Short Story - Two NRIs unexpectedly fall in love while on a tour in lush landscapes abroad. But the culmination is traditional. A film that redefined young romance for India, it is perhaps the only film that is synonymous with romance for everyone.
- Maine Pyar Kiya
Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya
Writers: S.M. Ahale (story), Sooraj R. Barjatya (dialogue)
Stars: Salman Khan, Bhagyashree, Alok Nath and more
Short Story - Suman and Prem's love is pure, innocent and untainted, and is more of a bond of companionship and helping each other. Moreso, the rich handsome boy falls for the simple girl immediately. He doesn't choose her after trying with others.
- Vivah
Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya
Writers: Aash Karan Atal (dialogue), Sooraj R. Barjatya (story)
Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher and more
Short Story - When Bhagat told him that he had found a suitable match for Prem in Poonam, the niece of Krishnakant, a fruit merchant from Madhupur, Uttar Pradesh, the family traveled there, met with Krishnakant, his wife, Rama, and daughter, Rajni, and instantly approved of Poonam. Prem and Poonam also approved of each other, the Astrologer was consulted and a marriage was scheduled to take place in six months time.
- Veer - Zara
Director: Yash Chopra
Writers: Aditya Chopra (dialogue), Aditya Chopra (screenplay)
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji and more
Short Story - The perhaps ill-fated love between a man and woman from two different countries with a feuding history. Both are forced to live away from each other but they do to keep each other's dignity and proud memory alive. The film focuses on the people of two warring countries, rather than the politics. Circumstances are the only villain, and yet their romance is timeless because they keep it alive with their good deeds.
- Barfi
Director: Anurag Basu
Writers: Anurag Basu, Sanjeev Dutta (dialogue)
Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Haradhan Bannerjee and more
Short Story - Set in the 1970s in a pretty corner of India, Barfi! is the story of three young people who learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's norms of normal and abnormal. Barfi, a hearing and speech impaired boy falls in love with Shruti. In spite of her deep affection for Barfii, Shruti gives into societal and parental pressure to marry a 'normal' man and lead a 'normal' life. Many years later their paths cross once again when Barfi, now in love with Jhilmil, is on the run from the police.
- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Director: Karan Johar
Writers: Karan Johar (dialogue), Karan Johar (screenplay)
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji and more
Short Story - Rahul Khanna and Anjali Sharma were best friends at college. Anjali realizes that she has fallen for Rahul but she's too late because Rahul has already fallen for Tina Malhotra. Heartbroken, Anjali leaves the city. Tina and Rahul get married and soon Tina becomes pregnant, giving birth to a daughter which they call Anjali. Due to complications during pregnancy, Tina passes away. Anjali is brought up by her father, and each year on her birthday he allows his daughter to read one of her mother's letters. Through these letters she learns that her mother (Tina) knew that another Anjali was in love with Rahul, and vows to bring them together again.
- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writers: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Amrik Gill (dialogue)
Stars: Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and more
Short Story - When Salman asks for Ash's hand in marriage her family refuses. They have already chosen a husband for their daughter. Salman returns to Italy. When Ajay, Ash's new husband realizes that his new bride has been in love with someone else, he is prepared to sacrifice his love for her and take her to Italy to be reunited with her true love, Salman.
- Jab We Met
Director: Imtiaz Ali
Writer: Imtiaz Ali
Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Tarun Arora and more
Short Story - A young man down and out on his luck decides to go where destiny may take him. On his way, he meets a bubbly and vivacious girl with a zest for life, soon realizing that she is his destiny. Jab We Met is the epitome of the modern day romance. There's nothing theatrical about it, and the characters are mature to handle their love and its declaration sensibly. But most importantly, its not only about two people falling in love after a few hiccups, but about helping each other become better and happier human beings.
- Devdaas
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Writers: Saratchandra Chatterjee (based on the novel by), Prakash Kapadia (screenplay)
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and more
Short Story - Two of the many adaptations of a Bengali novel follow the life of a wealthy educated lawyer who returns to his hometown and rekindles the romance with his childhood companion. When circumstances separate them, he takes to alcohol, and even the unrequited love of a courtesan cannot bring him back. Not all love stories have happy endings. Ironically, Devdas has both the compassion of Paro, and the loyalty of Chandramukhi, but death is inevitable because he is the tragic hero. The simplicity of Bimal Roy, and the opulence of Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
- Bobby
Director: Raj Kapoor
Writers: Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (screenplay), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (story)
Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Pran and more
Short Story - Two teenagers fall in love. The boy is rich but lonely, the girl poor but vivacious. At a time when love stories were out of fashion, Bobby redefined intense romance. It was fresh and while the story was done to death, it was about youngsters rather than adults. Also, this film is about a girl who helps a boy overcome his shortcomings and inhibitions to become a confident and rebellious young man.
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