With the booming business and expanding reach of cinema, movies have become the key ingredient of a pursuit for happiness, and the filmmakers are giving their sweat and blood to fulfill our desires. While some of the movies end up tickling our funny bone, many of the movies made us cry like a baby. These movies were so emotional that they can melt a cold-hearted person. The plot of these films revolves around storylines that give us many reasons to cry and shed copious amounts of tears. Here is a list of top 10 all-time emotional Bollywood movies with the saddest climax scenes that are sure to trigger your tear ducts:
1. Anand: More than a source of entertainment, Anand was a life lesson. The art of living the life unfolded in this movie helped it to gain the status of a cult classic. Anand, who is the key highlight of this movie taught us to spread happiness till our last breath but made us cry at the end.
2. Rang De Basanti: This patriotic movie was indeed a roller coaster ride of emotions. When cherishing the bond of friendship to giving up your everything for you’re motherland, this movie served some of the classic stories of life. However, the last scene of the film just entangles everyone and even today will leave you in splits.
3. Devdas: The Hindi adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee’s Devdas exhibited one of the greatest love stories of cinema history. This movie depicted the story of a law student, who lost himself to alcohol after getting heartbroken by a girl. In the climax scene, he leaves everything and stays outside the bungalow of Paro to confess his love.
4. Kal Ho Na Ho: Unless you have been living in complete denial of Bollywood movies, there’s no way you’d have missed this iconic scene from Kal Ho Naa Ho. No matter how much you disliked Aman for doling out unsolicited advice to Naina and interfering with her life, you’d still feel a pang when he’s on his deathbed.
5. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai saw the happy ending of a mushy love story but it still managed to make the audience cry. Everything from its costumes to the lead protagonists’ chemistry is still being discussed in pop culture. While there are many emotional scenes in the movie, this one takes the cake for tugging at our heartstrings the most.
6. Veer Zara: The whole sadness of the world is a side and the pain of this movie is aside. Veer Zara was sadness certified but the reunion of two separated lovers leaves you numb. In this scene, an innocent man who chose to be jailed to protect the love of his life finally unites with her. Their reunion continues to be one of the most iconic reunion scenes in the history of Bollywood movies.
7. Rockstar: Rockstar makes motivation run in your blood but leaves you in tears at the same time. The story of Jordan aka JJ and Heer has the potential of becoming the modern love story of Heer and Ranjha. The ending sequence of the movie was a blessing not just for our eyes but also for our hearts as it got a special touch of a soulful song like Nadaan Parindey.
8. Lootera: When Varun was unable to evade the police the one time it counted and was shot— you lost all hope. But, when a dying Pakhi realizes that Varun never wanted her to lose hope, after she finds a painted leaf on the wilting tree, made you so bloody weepy.
9. Masaan: ‘Ye Dukh Sala Khatam Kahe Nahi Hote Hai’ is the right description of this gem. Not just one heart but the movie gave us two heartbreak in the face of Deepak’s heartbreak and Devi’s loss. Deepak losing the love of his life and his purpose to fight the casteist society. Devi being subjected to taboos just because she had pre-marital sex.
10. Taare Zameen Par: For many of us leaving home and moving to another city for a job or academic opportunity has always been difficult. Also, even if you haven’t ever stepped in Ishaan Awasthi’s shoes- the scene where his parents leave him in the boarding school and he cries for his mom will make you feel extremely sad.
