THE BOLLYWOOD 100

By Genre

The Best Bollywood
Romance Films

36 films in the canon are filed under Romance, from 1955 to 2019.

36 films in this canon are filed under Romance, running from 1955 to 2019. The highest-ranked is Mughal-e-Azam (1960) at #3 — Sixteen years, a fortune, and a court dancer who says no to an emperor.

The genre is spread across the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, with Yash Chopra (4), Sai Paranjpye (2), Imtiaz Ali (2), Mani Ratnam (2) doing the heaviest lifting. Hindi cinema rarely respects a single genre for a whole runtime, so most of these titles are cross-filed — follow the tags on any film page to find its neighbours.

Every entry links out to Wikipedia, IMDb, a trailer and a legal streaming search. See also the full ranked 100 and how we scored them.

RankFilmYearDirectorGenre
3 Mughal-e-Azam मुग़ल-ए-आज़म 1960K. AsifHistorical, Romance
5 Guide गाइड 1965Vijay AnandDrama, Romance
10 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge दिलवाले दुल्हनिया ले जायेंगे 1995Aditya ChopraRomance, Musical
34 Sparsh स्पर्श 1980Sai ParanjpyeDrama, Romance
36 Ijaazat इजाज़त 1987GulzarDrama, Romance
59 Jab We Met जब वी मेट 2007Imtiaz AliRomance, Comedy
60 Barfi! बर्फी! 2012Anurag BasuRomance, Comedy
63 Dil Se.. दिल से.. 1998Mani RatnamRomance, Thriller
66 The Lunchbox द लंचबॉक्स 2013Ritesh BatraRomance, Drama
75 Vicky Donor विक्की डोनर 2012Shoojit SircarComedy, Romance
88 Devdas देवदास 2002Sanjay Leela BhansaliRomance, Drama
89 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! हम आपके हैं कौन..! 1994Sooraj BarjatyaRomance, Family
90 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai कुछ कुछ होता है 1998Karan JoharRomance, Drama
93 Darr डर 1993Yash ChopraThriller, Romance
94 Kabhi Kabhie कभी कभी 1976Yash ChopraRomance, Drama
95 Silsila सिलसिला 1981Yash ChopraRomance, Drama
– Aradhana आराधना 1969Shakti SamantaRomance, Drama
– Teesri Kasam तीसरी कसम 1966Basu BhattacharyaDrama, Romance
– Chashme Buddoor चश्मे बद्दूर 1981Sai ParanjpyeComedy, Romance
– Dil To Pagal Hai दिल तो पागल है 1997Yash ChopraRomance, Musical
– Bombay बॉम्बे 1995Mani RatnamDrama, Romance
– Tamasha तमाशा 2015Imtiaz AliDrama, Romance
– Sir सर 2018Rohena GeraRomance, Drama
– Dum Laga Ke Haisha दम लगा के हईशा 2015Sharat KatariyaRomance, Comedy
– Lootera लुटेरा 2013Vikramaditya MotwaneRomance, Drama
– Monsoon Wedding मॉनसून वेडिंग 2001Mira NairDrama, Romance
– Photograph फ़ोटोग्राफ़ 2019Ritesh BatraRomance, Drama
– Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na जाने तू... या जाने ना 2008Abbas TyrewalaRomance, Comedy
– Rajnigandha रजनीगंधा 1974Basu ChatterjeeRomance, Drama
– Baton Baton Mein बातों बातों में 1979Basu ChatterjeeRomance, Comedy
– Jodhaa Akbar जोधा अकबर 2008Ashutosh GowarikerHistorical, Romance
– Devdas देवदास 1955Bimal RoyRomance, Drama
– Madhumati मधुमती 1958Bimal RoyRomance, Fantasy
– Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa कभी हाँ कभी ना 1994Kundan ShahRomance, Comedy
– Rangeela रंगीला 1995Ram Gopal VarmaRomance, Musical
– Raincoat रेनकोट 2004Rituparno GhoshRomance, Drama

Other genres

Everything else in the canon

Drama 158Comedy 51Thriller 30Crime 27Musical 18Biography 15Action 10Political 9Sports 7Satire 6Legal 5Historical 4Horror 4Family 4Mystery 4Neo-noir 4Coming-of-age 3Anthology 3Documentary 3Sci-Fi 2Fantasy 2Road 2Philosophy 1Heist 1Revenge 1Survival 1Adventure 1Surreal 1Avant-garde 1Dark comedy 1Children 1