HONEYMOON TRAVELS RVT. LTD. (2007)
DIR. BY REEMA CAGTI

A PERFECT FILM TO WATCH ON YOUR OWN OR WITH YOUR MOM. IT HAS A BOAT SCENE, WHICH I THINK YOU CAN LINK WITH AITRAAZ (2003) AND DIL DHADAKNE DO (2015). THE STORY FOLLOWS A GROUP OF COUPLES OF DIFFERENT AGES AND STAGES IN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS GOING ON A HONEYMOON TRIP. THEY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND THEMSELVES. SPOILER ALERT, THERE IS (OF COURSE) A RUNAWAY BRIDE PLOT. 

AITRAAZ (2003) DIR. BY ABBAS-MUSTAN

A BOLLYWOOD REMAKE OF THE 1994 AMERICAN THRILLER DISCLOUSER WITH DEMI MOORE AND MICHAEL DOUGLAS. AMAZING SETS AND PLOT TWISTS, YOU WON’T NOTICE 3 HOURS AND WILL WANT MORE. STARRING AKSHAY KUMAR, KAREENA KAPOOR AND PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS.

TALAASH: THE HUNT BEGINS (2003)
DIR. BY SUNEEL DARSHAN

THE INDIAN TOM CRUISE AKSHAY KUMAR PLAYS A LOOKING-FOR-A-REVENGE ARJUN, WHO FINDS LOVE, AND HAVING LOVE TO WIN IN THIS THRILLER, THAT HAS BEEN REIMAGINED FOR A FEW TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS ONE.

JAB WE MET (2007) DIR. BY IMTIAZ ALI

WHILE ON THE SEARCH OF THE LIFE PURPOSE, ADITYA RUNS AWAY FROM HIS CORPORATE LIFE AND BY CHANCE MEETS A GIRL GHIT. HE FOLLOWS  GHIT INTO HER WORLD TO HER HOME IN PUNJAB, JUST TO RE-DISCOVER HIS PASSIONS. STARRING THE PRINCESS OF THE 2000S BOLLYWOOD KAREENA KAPOOR.

MUJHSE DOSTI KAROGE! (2003)
DIR. BY KUNAL KOHLI

A STORY ABOUT THREE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS, A CLASSIC LOVE TRIANGLE AND A ROMCOM OF CONFUSION, WHICH KEEPS YOU ON YOUR TIP TOES WITH ITS TWISTS UNTIL THE END. 

3 IDIOTS (2009) DIR. BY RAJKUMAR HIRANI

A DEFINITE CLASSIC THAT I COULDN’T IGNORE FOR THIS LIST. STARRING AAMIR KHAN, THE STORY FOLLOWS THREE UNIVERSITY FRIENDS REMEBERING THEIR UNIVERSITY LIFE AND RECONNECTING AFTER A LONG FALLOUT. 

UMRAO JAAN (2006) DIR. BY J.P. JUTTA

AFTER A CULT ORIGINAL FROM 1981, THIS FILM HAS AISHWARYA RAI AS A LEAD AND TELLS A BITTERSWEET FATE OF UMRAO, A KIDNAPPED GIRL, WHO IS FORCED TO BE A TAWAIF (AN INDIAN GEISHA). BASED ON THE URDU LITERARY CLASSIC.

ANDAAZ (2003) DIR. BY RAJ KANWAR

RAJ IS AN AIR FORCE PILOT THAT IS CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE WITH HIS ROMANTIC FEELINGS. ANOTHER CLASSIC LOVE TRIANGLE AND SOME HAPPY LIFE DISCOVERIES WITH THE FILM’S PLOT TWISTS (ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE LOVE INDIAN FILMS FOR). 

BAGHBAN (2003) DIR. BY RAVI CHOPRA

HAVING A LEGENDARY AMITABH BAKHCHAN AS A LEAD CHARACTER, THIS FILM UNFOLDS COMPLEX ND CONTROVERSIAL RELATIONSHIPS, PARETNS AND CHILDREN CAN HAVE, AS AN ELDERLY COUPLE RAJ AND POOJA NEED A SUPPORT HELP.

DIL DHADAKNE DO (2015) DIR. BY ZOYA AKHTAR

COMBINING ALL THE BEST TRADITIONS OF THE 2000S BOLLYWOOD FILMS ABOUT FAMILIES, THIS IS A CLEARLY NOSTALGIC COMEBACK BY ZOYA AKHTAR THAT DEPICTS A STORY OF THE MEHRA FAMILY OVER THE WEEKEND ON A BOAT CELEBRATING PARENTS’ ANNIVERSAIRY AND GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER AGAIN.