New Delhi: Over the years, the Indian film industry has come a long way by evolving itself as per the taste of the rapidly modernizing society.

The good old days, where the slightest display of on-screen intimacy used to discomfort the masses, are long gone and we are living in an era where liplocks have become one of the most prominent ways of expressing love on the screens.

In the last two decades of Hindi cinema, long intimate scenes involving actors and actresses exchanging bold and passionate kisses with one another have become an everyday thing with on-screen intimacy between a romantic movie’s leading pair coming forward as one of its essential ingredients.

From Rashmika Mandanna and Ranbir Kapoor’s sizzling liplock to Amir Khan and Karishma Kapoor’s iconic 2-minute-long smooch, these are 10 of the most iconic kissing scenes from Bollywood’s films.

1. Shahid Kapoor’s liplock with Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met)

Jab We Met is considered one of the best movies of Shahid Kapoor’s acting career. Besides its evergreen tracks and engaging plot, the rom-com is also well-received by the fans for its temperature-raising kissing scene between Shahid and Kareena Kapoor.

2. Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif’s sizzling kiss (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

Who can forget the highly intimate steamy kiss exchanged between Hrithik and Katreena in ZNMD? The passionate romantic kiss, initiated by none other than super hot Katrina Kaif, is seen as one of the most steamy lip locks of a Bollywood movie to his day.

3. Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma’s steamy kiss ( Dil Dhadakne Do)

In the movie, Anushka Sharma engaged in a passionate on-screen kiss with Ranveer Singh. This was their second big screen lip lock as they had previously also kissed each other during the climax of Manish Sharma’s 2010 rom-com Band Baaja Baaraat.

4. Hrithik’s intimacy with Aishwarya Rai (Dhoom 2)

Hrithik Raushan is the handsome hunk of Tinseltown while Aishwarya is considered one of the most gorgeous ladies in the industry. In their 2006 actioner Dhoom 2, the duo, who were playing two of the leading characters of the film, gave a smacker to each other and later made into the headlines for the same.

5. Aamir Khan’s Rainy Kiss with Karishma Kapoor (Raja Hindustani)

Raja Hindustani’s iconic kiss between Aamir Khan and Karishma Kapoor is perhaps one of the longest liplock of the Hindi Cinema. The duo exchanged a steamy kiss while being soaked up in the rain and lasted it for more than 2 minutes.

6. Ranveer Sing and Deepika Padukone’s engaging kiss (Ram Leela)

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are one of the most celebrated celebrity couples in the country. Other than vibing with each other in real life, the talented duo also shares an amazing on-screen chemistry with each other and their passionate kiss in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2008 release Ram Leela is a perfect example of the same.

7. Shah Rukh Khan’s first On-Screen kiss (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is the undisputed king of Romance and no one does it better than him. The Jawan actor raised the heat in 2012 when he decided to have his first on-screen liplock with gorgeous actress Katrina Kaif in YRF’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

8. Ranbir Kapoor’s passionate kiss with Nargis Fakhri (Rockstar)

Rockstar is one of the most successful movies of Ranbir Kapoor’s acting career and a huge credit for that goes to the compassionate kiss exchanged between him and Nargis Fakhri. The memorable lip-lock between the two only melted the hearts of the cinegoers but also established Ranbir as one best in business when it comes to on-screen romance and intimacy.

9. Rani Mukherji’s lovemaking scene with Kamal Hassan (Hey Raam)

Renowned actress Rani Mukherji’s on-screen lovemaking scene with South Indian actor Kamal Haasan in Hey Raam made headlines back in the 2000s.While the actress’s bold and badass avatar left her fans stunned, she later revealed in an interview that her kiss with Kamal Haasan was not a passionate one but a mechanical one.

10. Ranbir Kapoor’s lip lock with Rashmika Mandanna (Animal)

 This one is the latest of all. In the first track (Hua Mai) of Ranbir Kapoor’s much-awaited movie Animal, beautiful actress Rashmika Mandanna raised the heat by sharing an impassioned kiss with actor Ranbir Kapoor to depict what true romantic relationships are all about.