In a world consumed by technology, a love story starts with a text and ends with a text. Whatever they say about how easy technology has made it to fall in love or stay connected to our special ones, they are never going to feel the butterflies in the stomach that come when a girl’s dupatta gets stuck in a boy’s kurta or when you receive a love letter from your loved ones as they are never going to experience old-school romance. In this modern era life of fast dating and rapid breakups, old-school love is rare. But thank God it is not dead. And the credit for keeping the old-school romance alive goes to Bollywood movies, which depict the true essence of old-school love. Here are 8 Bollywood mushy movies that prove how old-school love can survive in this fast-paced millennial world:
1. Shershaah: Shershaah is originally a war movie that shows the life of brave Indian captain Vikram Bhatt, but what impressed us the most was his love story with his fiancée Dimple. From asking her friend to set up a date with her to write letters to each other, there can be no better example of old-school romance than this movie.
2. Sanam Teri Kasam: They say that just a good girl can turn into a bad guy into a gentleman and this movie portrayed exactly that. The story started with one-sided love and ended with the actor sharing some precious moments of his life under the tree where his love was graved.
3. Lootera: The cinematic version of the celebrated English poem, the Last Leaf, shows how two broken hearts can fix each other and can do anything to save their love. The key highlight of this underrated gem was its climax which shows how he seeks redemption to save his love by trying to put a fake leaf on the tree which was his love’s last hope.
4. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge: We can bet there can be no better old-school love story than this movie. Falling in love on an unexpected trip than flying to Saat Samandar Par to convince the parents of your love can you find such kind of commitment and love in this modern day.
5. Saathiya: Two people madly in love, coming from different backgrounds in life, with different ambitions, united by the love they have for each other. Scenes like catching the same train to travel with his lover, finding a house, and making a home out of it show how a relationship blossoms.
6. Lamhe: One thing about this movie is very clear that it was a lot ahead of its time. The movie depicts the story of Viren who falls in love with Pallavi, who loves someone and gets married to him. The turn takes a change in Viren’s life when he takes charge of Pallavi’s daughter after she and her husband passed away in a car crash. As the years pass, Viren and Pooja fall in love, but Viren is not prepared to accept his feelings for someone so much younger than him.
7. Hasse To Phasse: This is a very underrated movie when it comes to performances, music, or even the storyline. The guy is set to marry his girlfriend, and eventually, ends up falling for her eccentric sister, who is probably already in love with him. The beautiful emotional bonding between Meeta and Nikhil’s character is the heart of this tale.
8. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai: This movie is the perfect example of true love never fades away. As Karan Johar’s directorial debut, this classic love triangle between Rahul (SRK), Anjali (Kajol), and Tina (Rani Mukerji) is always a treat to watch. The songs of this movie were super hit and popular back then.
