There are lot of people who watch Bollywood movies and dramas. I was surprised to find a few non-indian people can even sing a song of Bollywood movies. Bollywood gets his name from Hollywood and movies are made in Bombay (now called Mumbai). So Bombay + Hollywood makes kind of bollywood, at least that is what I think how name came about. If anyone knows, do let me know. Indian bollywood movies are fun, the outfits are colorful and bright. Girls look pretty and guys are rugged and handsome. There is a song and dance every 15 minutes or so in a movie and it feels like it is part of movie like old hollywood musicals. If you ever want to see the craze for bollywood movies and check out movies, here are some movies that I think are perfect for new beginners to bollywood scenes.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai:
The story is about 2 girls and 1 boy in college. One of the girl is a tomboy and in love with a guy name Rahul for a long time. They are best friends as well. Until one pretty girl comes in the college, who is not only beautiful but also has a good heart. a boy falls for Tina the pretty girl. Anjali, the tomboy girl, leaves broken hearted to another city as wishes the pair well. Then story skips after 8 years, when Anjali is no longer a tomboy and has became beautiful but still harbor love from the past and unable to forget Rahul. She is about to get married to great guy whom she likes as a person but not in love with him. Meanwhile, Tina has died and she has 8 years old girl, Rahul is widower now. Tina has written a letter for her daughter when she turns 8 to read, as she feels bad about coming between Anjali and Rahul in college, so she ask her daughter and mother’s in law to help reunite Rahul and Anjali, can this happen? Do they have a chance at love second time around. Watch this very entertaining story of love, chances and dancing in this very popular and box office hit, Kuch Kuch Hota hai, which stars ever famous ShahRukh Khan, Rani Mukharji and Kajol.
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Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai
I simply love this movie and Hritik Roshan who debuted with this movie and plays a double role of one rich and one poor guy who are not related by blood, but just happened to look alike. Rohit is an aspiring singer who meets Sonia. Their attraction turns to love when their cruise ship abandons them on a deserted island. Upon return to civilization, Rohit meets with an accident and is killed. A grief-stricken Sonia is sent to New Zealand to her cousin to recover. When she reached there she meets Raj, who looks exactly like Rohit. Raj accompanies Sonia back to India, and at the airport, he is shot at. That s when they realize that Rohit s death was not an accident… I have also written a review about this movie as it is my favorite movie and I watch it a few times in a year. Read the review here: Kaho Na Pyar Hai, Bollywood Movie Review.
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Om Shanti Om:
In this revenge and re-incarnation story that take place around movie industry. Shahruk plyas Omprakash Makhija is a junior artiste in the film industry. He yearns to be a top star like Shantipriya whom he admires and also loves. One day, Omprakash saves Shantipriya s life while shooting for a film. Shantipriya feels obliged towards him. Top film producer Mukesh Mehra is married to Shantipriya but he is not prepared to go public with the marriage. When she tells him that she is carrying his child, he locks her in a studio and sets it on fire. Omprakash is in the studio compound and all his efforts to save Shantipriya are futile. He dies thereafter. Shantipriya also breathes her last in the fire. On the same day on which Omprakash expires in hospital, a top star s wife delivers a baby boy in the maternity ward of the same hospital. The baby boy, Om Kapoor, grows up to become a top star. As time passes, Om Kapoor gets visions of his past life till it is clear that he is Omprakash Makhija reborn. Thirty years after Omprakash and Shantipriya s deaths, producer Mukesh now called Mike because of his base having shifted to Hollywood resurfaces. Om now seeks revenge on Mike by planning a film with him.
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3 Idiots:
3 Idiots is loosely adapted from the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. The film stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani. 3 Idiots went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film. The story is about 3 friends in elite and hard to get in University and pressure they feel, friendship, love and learning from sake of knowledge is all blended well together. It made me cry in happiness.
Farhan Qureshi and Raju Rastogi want to re-unite with their fellow collegian, Rancho, after faking a stroke aboard an Air India plane, and excusing himself from his wife – trouser less – respectively. Enroute, they encounter another student, Chatur Ramalingam, now a successful businessman, who reminds them of a bet they had undertaken 10 years ago. The trio, while recollecting hilarious antics, including their run-ins with the Dean of Delhi’s Imperial College of Engineering, Viru Sahastrabudhe, race to locate Rancho, at his last known address – little knowing the secret that was kept from them all this time.
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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
This multi stars movie is about a loving family who gets separated due to a misunderstanding and how younger brothers grows up and vows to bring back separated older brothers and parents together. The movie title means “Sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness”. Although often times movie tend to focus on sadness, there are plenty of laughter, dance and song sequences and love stories amid all chaos.
Yashovardhan Raichand (Amitabh Bachchan) and his wife Nandini (Jaya Bachchan) have raised their sons, Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) and Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) showering them with love and affection. Yash has tried to pass on to his sons the values, heritage and traditions of their family. Nandini has different dreams for her sons. Dreams of love that she wanted both her sons to experience, more so Rahul as she shares a special bond with him. A bond that has been cultivated with love for a child that was never meant to be… a child who was adopted.
Rahul marries Anjali and brings her home but his father doesn’t approve of her. Rahul thus decides to leave home causing his mother’s every waking moment to be spent eagerly awaiting his return. Seeing this the younger son Rohan makes a promise to reunite the family and bring back the happiness they once shared.
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Dhoom:
This movie and Dhoom Series franchise is not about award winning story or performance, however it is 100% fun and entertaining films that is keeps you edges of your seat until the end. This movie is thriler which has shades of Hollywood movies such as Fast and Furious and Ocean’s eleven, but still different.
Yashraj. Jai (Abhishek Bachchan), a smart assistant police commissioner has a tough time finding a clue to the theft committed by four helmeted men on bikes. They do it so deftly that nobody gets a clue. The only evidence is the super speed hi tech bikes they use for the heist. Jai’s investigation follow the bikes and he meets Ali ( Uday Chopra )an exceptional racer who works as a garage mechanic cum bike dealer. He is an easy going character and his weaknesses other than his bike are women and money.Although they are just the opposites and don’t get along well, Jai and a reluctant Ali form a team to book the culprits.
Meanwhile the gang of bikers lead by Kabir (John Abraham) carry on with their heists at night and work as pizza boys in daylight. Once they almost get caught by Jai but escapes leaving just a bike behind. Kabir informs Jai of their next venture and throws a challenge to either catch him or leave him alone. Even with all the planning the cops fail and the robbers goes scot-free. Jai feels dejected and wants to quit his job. Kabir plans his final robbery at a casino in Goa. Jai and Ali are ready for him. Will they succeed?
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Krrish
This is India’s first true super hero kind of movie and sequel to Koi Mil Gaya. As a young boy Krishna played by Bollywood Hunk Hritik Roshan, was born with super intelligence and power that came from his father and an Alien called Jadoo (Magic) from the previous movie. His parents are supposedly dead and he is raised by his grand mother in remote village, as she does not want scientist and people to use and experiment on his super ability, so she lives in small remote village with him and asks to never reveal his talents to anyone.
As Krishna grows up to be in peace and sheltered environment from the world, he meets a girl who is visiting small town with her friends and falls in love with her. She is a reporter and promises to come back but when she does not, Krishna goes to a city to look for her. Does she really love him or want to use him? Will Krishna be able to help people, hide his true identity and win love? You will have to see this amazing Bollywood movie to decide for yourself.
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Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kal Ho Naa Ho takes place in Manhattan, New York, and is the story of three people, Aman, Rohit (Saif Ali Khan), and Naina (Preity Zinta). The plot is fairly simple. We have a love triangle with a twist. Boy loves girl, girl loves another boy, other boy loves girl. The twist comes when everyone finds out that Aman has a secret. He knows this and pushes Naina away from him and towards her long time friend who has fallen in love with her. It has nice catchy music beat and songs.
Naina lives in bickering, semi-Christian and Punjabi family, has handicapped brother and younger sister and widowed mother and is depressed in life but still tries to live and make best from it all. One day Aman who relocates in her neighborhood and makes her realize how beautiful she really is and brings love in from of Rohit. Rohit likes Naina but is unable to confess his love to her. Aman helps them both and shows them how to live, only to see he has dark and painful secret of his own that he is hiding.
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Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
This is entertaining movie about a con man Ricky Bahl, who frauds girls very intelligently and dumps them. 3 dumped girls get together to get revenge on him by hiring con-woman of their own. Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, as the title suggests, is primarily a tussle between a charismatic con man Ricky Bahl (Ranveer Singh) and three lovely ladies- Dimple (Parineeti), Raina (Dipannita) and Saira (Aditi). The war begins when Ricky (in disguise of fictitious names) cheats on the ladies by disappearing with their money.
Raina being the smartest of all, along with Dimple and Saira, plans to take revenge from Ricky, with a help of small-time sales-woman who works in a mall- Ishika Desai (Anushka Sharma). They are on the verge of winning the battle, when Ishika falls in love with Ricky, who too claims to be all hers. Now, will Ishika remain loyal to the ladies and con Ricky or will she get carried away in love is what follows next in the story.
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
This is unlikely love story between a shy guy and energetic and extrovert girl. When they get married in family emergency situation, he is in love but she is not.
Shy, introverted, and kind-hearted Surinder Sahni is an office worker for Punjab Power. He quietly falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, beautiful and vivacious Tania Gupta, whom he first sees during the preparations for her wedding. Upon their first meeting however, Taani jokingly berates and blames him for setting an impossible set of standards that she was never able to meet as a child. A short while later, Taani’s father suffers a heart attack when the entire wedding party learns that her fiance and his family were killed in a traffic accident. Fearing that Taani will be alone in the world, the professor asks Suri to marry her. Suri concedes; Taani tearfully agrees only to please her father. However, Taani tells him that while she will try to be a good wife, she can never love him due to having no love left within her. Suri still continues to indulge her every desire that includes him becoming a extrovert alter ego Raj for dancing class, just the way Taani would like. Will she choose Raj or Suri at the end?