5 Movies That Break the Typical Romance Criteria

The Bollywood romances are hard to match. Their charm is the funny yet sweet dialogues, charismatic sequences and of course the musicals. As much as they become characteristic of Bollywood, an identity it often becomes a monotonous format. However, there are movies indeed that find a way to break this lethargic repetition. Here are 5 Bollywood romances that broke the typical criteria of what love should be.

Posted On October 27th, 2020

Evening Shadows

Evening Shadows is about both love and acceptance. Karthik returns to his small native home for a ceremony but with an ulterior motive eof coming out to his mother. A story of accepting the ones you love and oneself, this movie is a revolutionary work.

Masaan

A story of how two lives converge and relate to each other even if their lives are totally different. United by tragedy, Massan is a perfect example of how love doesn't have to mean simplicity, it can often be more tragic that one would expect.

Ishaqzaade

Ishaqzaade is a tragedy, Romeo Juliet cast into a new age, this film is a goosebump giving masterpiece. Tied closely with politics it defines what happens to innocent affections when blood lust and anger gets the better of it.

Dum Laga Ke Haisha

The story of every couple who finds themselves in an arranged marriage, Dum Laga Ke Haisha was the film that brought both Bhumi Pednekar and Ayushmann Khuranna immense acclaim. A realistic work of love and family, Dum Laga Ke Haisha is a film of purpose.

Aakash Vani

Vani under societal pressure is forced to marry an abusive man, Ravi whilst her lover Aakash is abroad. A lovely work of second chance that actually addresses the horrors of domestic violence, Aakash Vani is a lesser-known work of Karthik Aaryan and Nushrat Bharucha.