Bollywood love stories Archives

From Dil Chahta Hai to Prem Keetanu, How Bollywood’s Campus Film Has Changed With Every Generation There was a time when a college film in Hindi cinema was not just about college. The campus was a backdrop for friendship, first love, ambition, rebellion, failure and the peculiar freedom of being young. Over two decades, Bollywood has kept returning to that world, but each generation has brought its own idea of what being a student means. Dil Chahta Hai (2001) changed the grammar of buddy movies, practically creating a genre. Farhan Akhtar’s film was ostensibly about three friends, but its real subject was growing up. College was a space where friendships were forged before life pulled people in different directions. The film made male friendship aspirational without making it sentime...

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani to Max, Min & Meowzaki: Bollywood Films that Feature Elderly On-screen Pairs It is not often the young pairs who steal the show with their high energy. Bollywood also features films with elderly pairs who show the steady side of life, love and togetherness - one that defines wholesomeness and makes you appreciate the little joys. From Badhaai Ho to the upcoming Max, Min & Meowzaki, here’s looking at films that star elderly on-screen pairs. *Dharmendra & Shabana Azmi - Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani* Veteran and legendary stars Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi breathed life into Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani with their old-money love story, one that took the audience back to the good-old days of Hindi cinema. Their believable chemis...