As the first drops of rain brought relief and succour to Mumbaiites, it was a moment for many of us to curl up with a cup of tea to watch the pitter-patter of the monsoon kick up a storm on rooftops. And with that came flooding, flashes of rain-drenched moments from Bollywood film over the years. Several of our B-town actresses have shimmied in their barely-there sarees, grooving to the beats of the incessant rains.

Aashiqui 2 (2013)
Irshad Kamil’s lyrics effectively capture the mood in the chartbuster Tum Hi Ho. The rain in the background acted as a catalyst for the characters, played by Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, to fall in love. And that’s exactly what they do.