Spice up V-Day with romantic Bollywood movies

Valentines Day is here and many would swear theres nothing like grabbing a couch with your partner and watching one of your favourite romantic tales from Bollywood to celebrate the day For added pleasure you could keep a bucket of popcorn handy IANS has shortlisted some films you could pick from to enjoy the special day Feb 14 Jab We Met 2007 Full of life and zest Jab We Met was a blissful tale It tracks the entertaining journey of two complete strangers who fall in love The onscreen chemistry of Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur peppedup the narrative and is billed as one of the best romantic comedies so far Cheeni Kum 2007 Absolutely unconventional in its theme Cheeni Kum is a sweet romance that blooms between a 64yearold chef and a 34yearold woman Despite a huge age gap their attitudes meet and eventually they fall in love The superb performances by Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu made the saga convincing and it can be watched any time Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na 2008 A complete contrast to Cheeni Kum the Imran KhanGenelia DSouzastarrer Jaane TuYa Jaane Na is a puppy love story about confused youngsters who couldnt differentiate between love and friendship Thanks to the fresh treatment and energetic performances the film turned out to be a crowd puller The youthcentric films music was like a cherry on the cake Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 2008 Small town romance has its own distinct flavour and that is what Aditya Chopra tried to capture in the film through Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma A middleaged mildmannered guy is head over heels in love with his pretty wife but she is in love with someone else He decides to win her love by transforming into a loud and funloving young guy from a boring babu Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi spreads a message that being ordinary makes no difference if the love is true Music was the icing on the cake especially tracks like Tujh mein rab dikhta hai and Haule haule Love Aaj Kal 2009 A modernday love tale the film has two love stories from two different generations running side by side It underlines that love has the same essence irrespective of age and time Thanks to the storyline the youth connected with the movie which had Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone as a warring couple The soulful music and songs like Aaj din chadheya and Yeh dooriyan added flavour to the romance Dhobi Ghat 2010 More than a movie it is seen as a fantastic work of art Different from the regular romantic fare the film brought a lot of diversity and innovative ideas into Indian cinema Critics loved it so did the audiences Starring actors like Aamir Khan Prateik Babbar Monica Dogra and Kriti Malhotra it is a mature and sensitive tale that appealed to a niche audience Band Baaja Baaraat 2010 Everything about the film was over the top and loud with loads of colour A careeroriented Delhi girl meets an unpolished guy They first become business partners and then the inevitable happensu00a0 they fall in love The funfilled natural performances of Anushka Sharma and Ranbir Singh complimented the movie described as a sensible new age romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu 2011 Love at first sight is what happens in the film when R Madhavans character Manu an NRI meets Tanu a loud and confused girl After a lot of dillydallying Tanu realises the true meaning of love and reciprocates The intensity in Madhavans acting and his suffering while seeing Tanu drift away from him tug at the heartstrings It boasts of good music too including some fast dance tracks Rockstar 2011 Ranbir Kapoorstarrer Rockstar is one of the best musical love stories in recent times to touch the hearts of movie fans in India and abroad The storyline and acting enthralled the audiences The film is about a jaat boy and his journey of becoming a rockstar Its interesting to see how love played a major role in his success