Swiss Alps, sarson ke khet, chiffon saris and dialogues that cause hearts to flutter - no one does romance quite like Bollywood. Hindi movies offer lessons on how to get the girl (or guy, as the case may be), identifying Mr Right in a crowd of Mr Right-Nows and Mr Terribly-Wrongs, and how to make your dates and weddings grand and larger than life. They have also given us some of the most incredible declarations of love and wedding proposals you could think of, guaranteed to make you weak-kneed and jealous at the same time. Here are our favourite Dilwales who took home their Dulhanias. Which one is yours?
1. Aamir Khan and Preity Zinta, Dil Chahta Hai
This movie not only showed us the value of Goa as a tourism spot but also how to propose in style. Aakash, the guy who uses the entire movie to tell you what an awful thing falling in love can be, goes down on his knees and proposes to Shalini at her wedding to another man. And not just that, he uses the same swoon-worthy speech he did when they first met. There's a reason this movie has cult status.
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2. Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, Yeh Jawani Hai Dewaani
Kabira maan gaya. Nothing is more adorable than the commitment-phobe offering marriage, the baap of all commitments, on a platter. Or in this case, a little blue box with a toffee inside. So much aww... (Skip to the last 7 minutes of the video)
3. Amitabh Bachchan takes a rishta to Mausiji, Sholay
Who needs enemies when you have a friend like Jai (we are referring only to this scene, mind it). Jai goes to Mausiji to ask for Basanti's hand on behalf of best friend Veeru and spins a yarn so neat, even Mausiji says: "Bhalle sau buraiyaan hain tumhare dost mein... Phir bhi tumhare mooh se uske liye tareef hi nikalti hai."
4. Dharmendra asks Mausiji and Poora Gaon for Basanti's hand, Sholay
And the only way to override a proposal like the above would be to up your game like Veeru. Nothing gets things going in your favour like a public suicide threat. Ho hi gayi Mausiji aur Basanti tayyar. "Is liye marna cancel!"
5. Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, 2 States
Can't top this one. Krish hijacks Ananya's job interview to tell her he wants to marry her. The poor girl, completely flummoxed, only manages to ask "ab kya?" Take a look the cutest proposal ever.
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6. Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, Bachna Ae Haseeno
You'd think it would be hard saying no to a proposal from a 'Raj' but Gayatri manages quite well. So while the guy goes on a quest to better his love karma, the girl, not surprisingly, does end up falling for him. So whose proposal is better? You decide.
7. Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta, Kal Ho Na Ho
Rohit proposes to Naina knowing she doesn't love him. But who could refuse when the guy, who is also your best friend, assures you "mera pyar hum dono ke liye kaafi hai." Nice, right? And Don't miss the way the lights shine bright as he says her name. Brownie points for execution, we say.
8. Mallika Sherawat, Rahul Bose and A Cricket Match, Pyaar Ke Side Effects
So the she goes down on her knee, with a rose in her hand, and asks the love of her life to be her knight in shining armor. Only he doesn't want to be - not her knight and certainly not married. It's hilarious how he tries (and fails) to dodge the situation. Match miss ho gaya toh?
9. R Madhavan and Vidya Balan, Guru
A proposal that will bring tears to your eyes. Shyam asks Meenu to marry him in the pouring rain. And when she tells him she has limited time because of multiple sclerosis, he says that whatever time she has left should be spent with him.
10. Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Kapil Dev, Navjot Singh Sindhu, Sajid Khan, The Indian Cricket Team and a Stadium Full of Spectators, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
And finally, the movie puts it right out there and upfront with its title. This just had to be in our list. Sameer proposes to Rani just before a cricket match with a full dil se speech as thousands look at him. In any case, no girl in her right mind would refuse a proposal from the Dabangg Khan. ,P>
