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13) Ashiqui (1990): Mahesh Bhatt cast 17) Veer Zaara (2004): Yash Chopra is known as
newcomers Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in
a complicated romance between an unhappy
young man and an orphaned girl, the music
(Nadeem Shrawan) of which remains its
highlight.
14) Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995): Voted as
one of the most popular films of all time, Aditya
Chopra’s debut had strictly-brought-up Simran
(Kajol) and her earnest suitor Raj (Shah Rukh
Khan) melt the heart of her father (Amrish Puri).
15) Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998): Karan Johar’s
debut as director had an unusual love triangle, in
which a dead woman (Rani Mukerji) reunites old
friends (Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol) through letters
she left for her daughter, aware that she had
been instrumental in breaking the heart of her
collegemate.
16) Kaho Naa Pyar Hai (2000): Hrithik Roshan
made a grand debut in his father Rakesh
Roshan’s film, playing a double role as the
man Sonia (Ameesha Patel) loves; when he is
murdered she meets his lookalike, who not just
mends her shattered heart, but helps bring the
killers to justice.
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the king of romance, and has made several love
stories, but this one which was one of the last
he directed, was a heart-tugging tragedy about
an Indian pilot (Shah Rukh Khan), who falls for
a Pakistani woman (Preity Zinta) and spends
a lifetime in a prison across the border on false
charges, till a lawyer (Rani Mukerji) gets him to
tell his story and helps free him.
18) Jab We Met (2007): Imtiaz Ali specialises
in love stories, but he got the formula right with
this film in which the chatterbox Geet (Kareena
Kapoor) brings the depressed Aditya (Shahid
Kapoor) out of his shell, and when she is broken
by the betrayal of her boyfriend, he brings
sunshine back into her life.
19) The Lunchbox: (2013): Ritesh Batra’s moving
film was a romance between a lonely housewife
and a solitary office worker, conducted via notes
in his lunchbox that got exchanged by mistake.
20) Goliyon Ki Raasleela…Ram-Leela (2013):
Sanjay Leela Bhansali favours extravagant
romances, this film starring Deepika Padukone
and Ranveer Singh is a retelling of Romeo and
Juliet, set in Gujarat amidst the violence between
two tribes.