New Delhi: Love and romance have been an integral part of Indian cinema since the beginning. We all have learned romance by watching movies and imitating dialogues. From a proposal on road to romance in ‘sarso ke khet’ (mustard farms), Indian cinema has given us a lot to cherish.
Here is a list of 5 romantic Indian movies you can watch on OTT platforms:
1. Rockstar
Rockstar is the story of Janardan Jakhar aka Jordan (Ranbir Kapoor) chasing his dream to become a rockstar, and in between his journey, he meets and falls in love with Heer (Nargis Fakhri). This film is Imtiaz Ali’s honest attempt to show desire and love through the journey of music. The movie is popular for its music composed by A.R. Rahman.
The film is streaming on Eros Now.
2. The Lunchbox
The love story begins with a mistaken delivery in Mumbai’s famously efficient lunchbox delivery system and connects a young housewife to an older man in the dusk of his life. They start to exchange notes in the lunchbox and build a relationship while they have never even met each other. The film stars Irrfan and Nimrat Kaur and also has Nawazuddin Siddiqui playing a great supporting role.
This can be labelled as one of the most honest films made in Indian cinema. The film is available on Netflix.
3. 96
The film revolves around two high school lovers who meet at a school reunion after 22 years. Vijay Sethupati has given one of the finest performances of his career. The beauty of love and the pain of separation is subtly and honestly crafted by the director C. Prem Kumar.
You can enjoy the Tamil film on MX Player.
4. Barfi!
The film follows Murphy aka Barfi (Ranbir Kapoor) and his relationship with Jhilmil (Priyanka Chopra) and Shruti (Ileana D’Cruz), catering to the themes of love being beyond society’s definition and boundaries. Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra have given their career-defining performances in the film.
You can watch this masterpiece on Netflix.
5. Love Per Square Foot
The plot follows Sanjay and Karina who individually don’t earn enough to be able to buy a home, so they enter into a marriage of convenience. This leads to a unique and twisted tale of love. The film stars Vicky Kaushal and Angira Dhar.
The film is streaming on Netflix.
