Bollywood's evergreen love stories
Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor starrer I Hate Luv Storys is the love story of Jay (played by Imran) and Simran (played by Sonam).
Jul 02, 2010 08:00 IST
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Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor starrer I Hate Luv Storys is the love story of Jay (played by Imran) and Simran (played by Sonam).
Jay hates love stories, but as an assistant director to Veer, the most famous romantic filmmaker of Indian Film Industry, Jay has little option but to live with larger than life, glossy, cinematic love on an everyday basis.
Simran on the other hand, loves luv storys. So much so that even her life has begun to resemble one. Her blissful and dreamy life is rudely interrupted by Jay's cynicism. -
While we'll have to wait to find out whether Jay and Simran will ever find their love story in IHLS, here's a list of Bollywood's evergreen romantic films...
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Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge: A love story you'll fall in love with - Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, is a story of Raj (Shah Rukh Khan) and Simran (Kajol) who meet on a whirlwind tour to Europe and eventually fall in love. But Simran's dad (Amrish Puri) has already arranged her wedding with his best friend's son. DDLJ traces Raj's journey to India and into the hearts of Simran's family members.
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Awara: It is one of the true classics which created a very intense on screen chemistry between Nargis and Raj Kapoor. Most of the story occupies the flashback in which a slum boy fells in love with a lawyer. The reunion of the two after twelve years was one of the most heart touching scenes.
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Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak will always be remembered for its youthful exuberance. The movie had a rather predictable premise of two families loathing each other, their children falling in love and having to bear the brunt of their enmity. But Juhi and Aamir's chemistry and freshness worked wonders for this overdone concept.
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Guide: The film is based on the critically acclaimed novel, The Guide, by RK Narayan, and is widely considered to be one of the masterpieces of the Indian film industry. Soulful music by SD Burman added to the romance in the movie.
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Pakeezah: The song Chalo Dildar Chalo from this Meena Kumari-Raj Kumar starrer movie captured romance in the best possible way.
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Mughal-E-Azam: Mughal-E-Azam is the epitome of an ideal Indian love story because it captures the essence of Salim's 'rebellion' and Anarkali's 'sacrifice' ever so beautifully. Prince Salim, leads an army to fight with his own father King Akbar (who refuses to accept Anarkali a courtesan as his daughter-in-law). Salim is defeated and is sentenced to death. Anarkali pleads for Salim's life and even agrees to sacrifice her own in return.
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Maine Pyar Kiya: Sooraj Barjatya with this movie took a brave step of departing from the violence and gritty films that were so popular back then. Maine Pyar Kiya epitomised what we so often call 'innocent first love' and made Salman Khan a household name. The story revolves around Prem (Salman Khan) and his love for Suman (Bhagyashree) the daughter of an ordinary motor mechanic. Ram Laxman's music in songs like Dil Deewana beautifully captured the essence of the movie.
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Barsat Ki Raat: The film revolves around two love stories. Pran (Raj Kapoor) and Reshma (Nargis) and Gopal (Prem Nath) and Neela (Nimmi). Two friends with opposite personalities, the rich but sensitive Pran and the womanizing Gopal, who disregards the faithful Neela (Nimmi) and condems her to wait faithfully for his return with the barsaat (rainy season).
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Silsila: Released in 1981 and made under the crisp direction of Yash Chopra, Silsila was considered a movie ahead of its times. It dared to cover the topic of extra marital affair that was considered a taboo even in films.
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Devdas: In 1956, Devdas proved to be a blockbuster film. The film was remade with Shah Rukh in the lead role and was again a success. Devdas is a rich and handsome young man who is madly in love with her beautiful neighbour, Paro. Forced by circumstances, Paro marries a rich but ageing zamindar. Heart broken, Devdas takes too drinking and gains sympathy of a nautch girl Chandramukhi. The fim has a tragic end with Devdas dying infront of Paro house.
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Dil Ek Mandir: In Dil Ek Mandir Sita (Meena Kumari) is married to Ram (Raj Kumar) who is diagnosed to have cancer. Ram is admitted to a hospital where he is to be treated by Dr. Dharmesh (Rajendra Kumar). Dr. Dharmesh is Sita's former love and both of them are very much uncomfortable to interact in front of Sita's husband. This intense love triangle was a big hit.
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Aradhna: With great music by S D Burman, Aradhna was a musical romantic movie starring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. This movie established Rajesh Khanna as a romantic hero.
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Bobby: Bobby, Raj Kapoor's creation, is an all time classic. It marked the debut of future stars Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia. The movie was a trendsetter in every way. It was the first to introduce the genre of teenage romance with a rich versus poor clash as a backdrop. After its release quite a few films tried to ape this concept but they could never recapture the freshness exuded by Bobby.
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Kagaz Ke Phool: Many claim that the film is semi-autobiographical work of Guru Dutt and that he portrayed his angst in the movie. At the time of production of the film, Guru Dutt's marriage to Geeta Dutt was under strain due to his liking for Waheeda Rehman. This was openly known causing Guru Dutt's personal life to resemble that of the protagonist in the movie. However, the forecast of his own (Guru Dutt's) death, to parallel the sad and imminent death of the protagonist in the film, is debatable.
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Taj Mahal: This 1961 movie saw Beena Rai portray the role of Mumtaz Mahal the beloved wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. It was a tribute to their eternal love.
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Hum Dono: The film had Dev Anand playing a double role, and also has Nanda, Sadhana and Leela Chitnis.
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Dil Deke Dekho: This movie is a cute romantic-comedy by Nasir Hussain starring Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh.
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Love Story: Love Story is a 1981 film directed by Rajendra Kumar. The film also stars Rajendra Kumar alongside his son Kumar Gaurav and Vijeta Pandit, who made their debut in this romantic flick.
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Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai: This black and white romantic movie again by Nasir Hussain had Asha Parekh and Dev Anand playing the lead.
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Madhumati: Madhumati is a 1958 Indian Hindi film directed by Bimal Roy and written by Ritwik Ghatak. Music by Salil Choudhury, lyrics by Shailendra. The movie stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala. It was one of the earliest films to deal with reincarnation and had a gothic noir feel to it.
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Dil To Pagal Hai: This romantic saga directed byYash Chopra depicted the love-lives of dancers in a musical dance troupe. It had Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Karisma Kapoor, with a supporting role by Akshay Kumar.
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Tere Ghar Ke Saamne: This movie starring Dev Anand and Nutan was a modern day love story.
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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam: The story of the movie was adopted from Maitreyi Devi's Bengali novel Na Hanyate. Starring Salman Khan, Ajay Degn and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the movie told the saga of a carefree young musician, who falls for a small-town girl, but destiny had something else in store for them.
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Saawan Bhadon: Sawan Bhadon is a 1970 film produced and directed by Mohan Segal. The film was the debut film for its lead pair Rekha and Navin Nischol.
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Sangam: This love triangle is a psychologically multifaceted tale about male bonding, the meaning of love and friendship.
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Tere Mere Sapne: A triangular love story starring Dev Anand, Mumtaz and Hema Malini had some beautiful and soulful music.
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Barsaat: It is a 1949 Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars the famous duo of Kapoor and Nargis as well as Prem Nath. Barsaat was one of the first major hit films directed by Kapoor.
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Chori ChoriIt Happened One Night. This romantic film stars Raj Kapoor and Nargis. The movie would later inspire the 1990s Hindi re-make, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin.
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Choti Si Baat: Chhoti Si Baat is an endearing, lovable comedy about a painfully shy young man Arun Pradeep (Amol Palekar), who lacks self-confidence and fails to stand up for his convictions, in the process letting all and sundry walk all over him.
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Prem Rog: Prem Rog is a 1982 romantic Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film tells the story of a man's love towards a woman who is a widow and of a higher status.
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Rajnigandha: It's the story of a girl torn between the two men, and between her past and her present.
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Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: This romantic comedy was written and directed by the debuting Karan Johar and stars the popular on-screen pair of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol in their fourth of five movies together. Rani Mukerji features in a supporting role, while Salman Khan has an extended cameo appearance. The movie became the biggest hits of 1998.
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Mili: Mili is a romantic drama film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It starred Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan and Ashok Kumar. Mili, is a story about a girl who has a dreadful ailment, who becomes an inspiration to her new neighbour (Amitabh Bachchan) who is a drunkard and always depressed.
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Tere Naam: This movie starring Salman Khan is about Radhe Mohan (Salman Khan), a rowdy ex-college boy who loses his heart to first year student Nirjara (Bhoomika), a traditional Brahmin girl. Just when Nirjara reciprocates his love, Radhe is attacked by a gang of thugs, loses his mind and is admitted to an asylum where, it is hoped, the more traditional means of treatment could have a therapeutic effect on him.
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Amar Prem: The film starring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore portrays the decadence of human values and relationships and contrasts it by presenting an illustrious example of a young boy's innocent love for neighbourhood courtesan.
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Kashmir Ki Kali: This was Sharmila Tagore's first Bollywood movie. Her innocence, Shammi Kapoor's flamboyance and soulful songs made this film unforgettable.
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Betaab: Betaab directed by Rahul Rawail and produced by Bikram Sing Dahal stars Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh in their debut roles.
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Hero: This Subhash Ghai movie brought together Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Sheshadri. The two complimented each other perfectly.
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Ek Duje Ke Liye: Starring Rati Agnihotri and Kamal Haasan, the movie is about the love between a Tamil man, Vasu (Kamal Haasan) and a North-Indian woman, Sapna (Rati Agnihotri), who are neighbours.
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Kabhie Kabhie: A romantic story spanning across 2 generation of lovers forced to marry against their will due to family feud. This Yash raj classic is brought to life with an all- star cast starring Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rakhee, Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, and Neetu Singh.
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Raja Hindustani: It was a tale of cab driver from a small town who falls in love with a rich girl. Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor played the lead roles.
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Hum Aapke Hain Kaun: The movie saw Salman Khan romancing Madhuri Dixit.
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Dil: Dil starring Madhuri Dixit and Aamir Khan was one of the hit romantic drama movies of 1990. It is a love story leading to an quarrel between the families of the two lovers. Like any other Hindi movies, story had a happy end with the two living happily ever after.
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Dil Hai Ki Maanta Nahi: Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi starring Pooja Bhatt and Aamir Khan is certainly an evergreen and unforgettable movie.
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Lamhe: Love doesn't die with the person...it lives on forever. Lamhe somehow managed to capture this very essence with the very complicated Sridevi-Anil Kapoor romance. With signature Yash Raj drama, the film told us how love cannot be marked by barriers of age.
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Sagar: Dimple Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor reignited their Bobby romance in this film.
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Chandni: Starring Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor and Vinod Khanna in the lead, Chandni was instrumental in ending the era of violence in Bollywood and bringing back romance into Hindi films.
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Julie: Julie gave romance a new definition with the picturisation of pre marital sex.
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: A love story of how a man is willing to sacrifice his life and spend 22 years in prison to protect his Pakistani love. And on the other end, she sacrifices her life and lives in his village while cherishing his memories. Veer Zaara starred Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherji. Without a doubt, this movie was one of the greatest hits and won several awards. -
Saajan: This Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan starrer is an evergreen romantic movie and had even more romantic songs which are popular till date.
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Kal Ho Na Ho: King Khan romanced Preity Zinta in this movie shot across New York.
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Parineeta: Parineeta had Vidya romancing Saif Ali Khan.
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Dhadkan: Dhadkan dealt with the love triangle of Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty and Sunil Shetty.
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Hum Tum: Hum Tum which bagged Saif Ali Khan his first National award saw him romancing Rani Mukherjee.
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Afsana Pyaar Ka: The movie had the romantic pair of Aamir Khan and Neelam.
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Andaz: In 1949, Dilip Kumar co-starred with Nargi, Raj Kapoor in the romantic melodrama Andaz, which made him a star.
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Aashiqui: It is a 1990 Bollywood romance and was particularly noted for its music. The film saw the debut of Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal.
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Heer Ranjha: Starring Raj Kumar and Priya, it tells the story of the love of Heer and her lover Ranjha. Well-known poetic narrations have also been written by Damodar Das Arora, Mukbaz and Ahmed Gujjar, among others.
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Laila Majnu: It is a 1976 Hindi movie based on the legendary story of Layla and Majnun. This film version is directed by Harnam Singh Rawail (H.S. Rawail) and stars Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeeta, Danny Denzongpa, Aruna Irani, Asrani, Iftekhar, Tom Alter and Ranjeet.
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Aye Din Bahar Ke: Aaye Din Bahar Ke is a 1966 Hindi film stars Dharmendra, Asha Parekh. The film is a musical romance with music given by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
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Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi: It had beautiful Madhubala romancing Kishore Kumar in this classic.
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Namsate London: Akshay Kumar romanced Katrina in this film.
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Mohabbatein: SRK unconditionally loved Aishwarya in this film.
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Saathiya: It was a Bollywood drama/romance movie released in 2002. And everone love the pairing of Rani Mukerji and Vivek Oberoi.
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Kaho Na Pyar Hai: The launch film of Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel became a fan favourite, with crowd-pleasing song and dance numbers and especially the lead pair.
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Saawariya: The film starring Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor was based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story "White Nights".
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Fanaa: It was a thriller-romance movie starring Aamir Khan and Kajol in pivotal roles. The movie saw an unusual love story of a terrorist.
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Bachna Ae Haseeno: Romantic hero Rishi Kapoor's son Ranbir Kapoor also launched himself as a lover boy with this film. He romanced his then girlfriend Deepika Padukone besides Bipasha and Minissha in the film.
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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani: Ranbir Kapoor romance Katrina Kaif in this hit film of 2009 and fans loved these two.
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