Indian films about love have long become a separate and quite popular genre, which has its own characteristic features and traditional moments that distinguish it from all others. In addition, the specificity of Indian cinema as a whole has a great influence on the structure of the Indian film.
Indispensable components
The details that are inherent in Indian cinema as a whole and which all Indian films about love necessarily have are as follows:
- the presence of an additional storyline within the main storyline, retreats and additional stories besides the main one;
- the influence of a typical Indian dramatic tradition, making singing and dancing an integral part of the story being told;
- a rather conditional and implausible plot, which aims to convey to the viewer a very definite thought, rather than tell him a consistent story.
"Love" features
At the same time, romantic Indian cinema, i.e. Indian films about love have their own key points:
- Most of the Indian paintings about love belong to the genre of melodrama;
- The traditional Indian film has a good end with the reunion of lovers after much suffering;
- in the plot of an Indian film about love, a woman is in a more emancipated position than in other Indian films.
Spiritual orientation
India is considered one of the most spiritual countries in the world, and a spiritual orientation is a generally accepted and unshakable quality mark that all Indian films about love possess without exception. In such paintings, truth, true love and beauty always triumph. It is difficult for a European audience with a coarse soul, spoiled and oversaturated with American film production, to appreciate the brainchild of cinema of India, because for this you need to be able to see the unforgettable beauty of the world. For example, almost unceasing songs and dances for the uninitiated will seem ridiculous naivety, but it is through them that the billionth population of India senses and conveys the emotional background of what is happening in the film.
Reference paintings
In the domestic box office since the time of Soviet cinema, Indian films in Russian have occupied a separate niche and are not going to give up positions. They have hundreds of thousands of fans in the vast expanses of the former USSR. The films presented below are especially successful and popular. These Indian films in Russian, despite the different time periods of their appearance, were most interested in both the domestic audience and the world cinema community.
Very sincere and family!
“Both in sorrow and in joy ...” is a film by the Indian director Karan Johar, shot according to his own script in 2001. The main roles were performed by Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. The film was a box office record holder until 2006, spent more than three weeks in third place in the British hit parade and won a large number of awards. The film “In Sorrow and Joy ...” is based on a conflict between social status and love. The main character, forced to choose between a wedding with his beloved girl, who lost her parents and all support, and the world in her own family, with a father who does not approve of his bride, makes a choice in favor of the girl. Together they leave the city, breaking all ties with the family, but some time later the younger brother of the protagonist finds out about what happened and goes after him in the hope of reunion.
Love comes quiet
“Yours Forever” is a 1999 film made by director Sanjay Lila Bhansali in his own script. The main roles were played by Aishwarya Rai, Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan. The film has received more than twenty awards. The conflict between the picture “Forever Yours” is based on the love between the young musician and the daughter of his teacher. The teacher, dissatisfied with this relationship and forgiving the daughter of another, more promising groom, makes them leave and gives the girl to marry another. Letters of the young musician to his beloved, which accidentally fall into the hands of her father and make him completely change his view of the marriage of young people and offer the musician to accompany him on a trip to Italy, where the girl now lives, play a large role in the plot. Her father is going to correct what he did, not wanting to see his daughter unhappy in marriage with an unloved man.
Number one in Russia
Zita and the Gita is a film directed by Ramesh Sippi, filmed in 1972 and immediately skyrocketed to the top of the box office. He was very popular in the USSR. Remakes were repeatedly shot on this picture. The main role was played by Hema Malini, together with her successfully played Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar. “Zita and the Gita” - a film whose story is based on the popular motif of the separated twins in India - this happened with the main characters of the film, Zita and Gita. Both girls lead completely different lives, and one of them has a soft, compliant character, while the other grew up quite tough and active. By chance, the heroines change places and remain to lead each other's lives, and they like it much more than their previous existence. It seems that business is beginning to improve with love, but at this time their uncle intervenes in the situation, whose harassment had already almost brought one of the girls to suicide. He is trying to get rid of a strong sister, which prevents him from suppressing a weaker one, and for this he attracts police connections.
All that God does is for the best
The movie "God created this couple" belongs to the genre of romantic comedy, which is not the most typical of Indian films about love. His premiere took place in 2008 and immediately made him the sixth in the ranking of box office films and the second in the annual hit list. The director and scriptwriter is Aditya Chopra, the main roles were performed by Shahrukh Khan and Anushka Sharma. The film has more than a dozen awards and nominations. The picture unfolds a complex conflict between love and family duty. The main character is a young girl who, at the request of a dying father, married her chosen groom. Despite the fact that her husband sincerely loves her, the heroine does not feel special sympathy for him, but she begins to seriously get involved in a dance partner. Her feelings are mutual, and the partner offers her to leave her unloved husband and run with him, so that the heroine is faced with a truly difficult choice.
"The breath was not mine, and the heartbeat was a stranger ..."
The film "Blind Love" directed by Kunar Kohli was released in 2006. The main roles were performed by Kajol and Aamir Khan. Filming took place in more than five countries. Moreover, part of them, held in Delhi, required special permission from organizations involved in the protection of the historical part of the city and ancient monuments. The right to these shoots also required a large payment. The film has been awarded more than ten awards. The plot is based on the story of a girl who has been blind since birth, who, with the permission of her parents, goes to study in Delhi. There she meets a young guide who she immediately falls in love with. It seems that he feels the same feelings for her. So, at first glance, nothing threatens the relations of young people, and the thing goes straight to the wedding. However, at some point, the heroine finds out that her lover is not at all the person for whom she is trying to impersonate. She has to find out the truth and make a final decision.
New items
To this special category of Indian films, which countless viewers love and watch around the world, in 2014-2015 several new products were added. In them, the fertile topic of romantic relationships and love also comes to the fore. Love wins everything in the following Indian film premieres: “Heart to Heart”, “Love Above the Clouds”, “Leader”, “I Love New Year” and many other worthy projects of modern Indian cinema.