Romance has always been at the heart of cinema, exploring themes from passionate love and forbidden affairs to heartbreak and second chances. Many beloved novels have made the leap to the big screen, with films like Devdas, Lootera, Wuthering Heights and many others, capturing the depth, drama, and magic of their literary origins. Ahead of Valentine's day, have a look at films that are based on romantic novels.
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Months after its first run-in with ‘Bigg Boss 19’, Phonographic Performance Ltd files a police complaint against the makers for using songs without authorisation at the show’s success party
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