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9) Chitchor (1976) : Basu Chatterjee’s charming
5) Andaz (1971 ): Ramesh Sippy’s film was a
bold-for-its-time love story between a widower
(Shammi Kapoor) and an unwed mother (Hema
Malini), brought together by their children.
6) Reshma Aur Shera (1971): Sunil Dutt directed
and starred in this violent love story between
Shera and Reshma who belong to enemy tribes,
and when they are discovered there is a chain of
death and devastation.
7) Pakeezah (1972): Kamal Amrohi’s film, long in
the making, became a superhit because of Meena
Kumari’s tragic death a few days after its release.
The film with its wonderful music is a love
story between a nawab and a courtesan that is
thwarted by social conventions, but her daughter
(Meena Kumari in a double role) attracts a forest
ranger, Salim (Raaj Kumar), who was given the
unforgettable line “Aapke paaon dekhe, bahut
haseen hain. Inhein zameen par mat utariyega...
maile ho jaayenge (I saw your feet - they are very
beautiful. Please don’t step on the ground, as they
will get dirty).
8) Bobby (1973): Raj Kapoor made many
romantic movies, but the love story between
rich boy (Rishi Kapoor) and poor daughter
of a fisherman (Dimple Kapadia) had all the
innocence and heartache of young love.
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and simple film, in which a young woman
(Zarina Wahab) falls in love with a man (Amol
Palekar), who she mistakenly believes is the
match chosen for her; then the real bloke
(Vijayendra Ghatge) arrives, and she is caught in
a dilemma.
10) Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981): In K Balachander’s
superhit, Kamal Haasan as a South Indian boy
and Rati Agnihotri as a North Indian girl face the
full force of parental opposition to their romance.
Their deaths in the end, reportedly triggered off a
chain of me-too suicides.
11) Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988): Mansoor
Khan reworked Romeo And Juliet into a young
love story set in Rajasthan with two warring
Thakur clans coming in the way of the love
between Raj (Aamir Khan) and Rashmi (Juhi
Chawla).
12) Maine Pyar Kiya (1989): Sooraj Kumar
Barjatya makes his directorial debut, giving
Salman Khan his first major role opposite
Bhagyashree, in a love story that strove to defy
class barriers, when rich guy Prem has to prove
his love for Suman by earning money by the
sweat of his labour and proving himself worthy
of her.
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