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Plot Summary:
This is a story about a romantic journey of a culturally opposite couple - Krish Malhotra and Ananya Swaminathan. They meet at the IIM-Ahmedabad College and during the program they fall in love. Complications arise after the program comes to an end and they decide to get married. Krish and Ananya belong to two different states of India. Krish, a North Indian Punjabi boy from Delhi, and Ananya, a Tamilian Brahmin from Chennai. They take a conscious decision; they won't get married until their parents agree. Everything goes downhill when the parents meet. There is a cultural clash and the parents oppose the wedding. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple faces a tough battle in front of them. For it is easy to fight and rebel, but much harder to convince. Will Krish and Ananya's love for each other sustain the battles? Will they manage to convince their parents and make it to their wedding? The film thus is a humorous take on inter community marriages in India.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, realistic, fast, romantic comedy
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Aaina (1993)
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Unhappy with her plans for the future, a man (Jackie Shroff) leaves his fiancee (Amrita Singh) and marries her sister (Juhi Chawla).
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 719
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious
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The Other End of the Line (2007)
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An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: UK, USA, India
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, romantic, humorous, realistic, romantic comedy, sincere, captivating, sex comedy, multicultural
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Chameli's Marriage (1986)
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Charandas, a young man in a village has no aim in life except to be a pehelwaan (wrestler). He takes an oath that he will not court or marry a girl until he hits the age of forty. But things changes when Charandas meets Chameli and falls in love with her. A hilarious take on the caste system of India, as both of them come from different castes and try hard to marry each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Total Chaos (2014)
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Total Siyapaa is an upcoming Hindi romantic comedy film directed by Eshvar Niwas and written by Neeraj Pandey.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, realistic, not serious
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Half Girlfriend (2017)
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Madhav Jha, a rustic boy from Bihar who is drawn to his college-mate, Riya Somani, an affluent English-speaking girl from Delhi. There’s just one hitch here. Riya is willing to go thus far and no further; Madhav continues being obsessed with her. Will the Bihar boy and the Delhi girl make it past the half-way mark?.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, sentimental, uplifting, touching, sweet, disturbing
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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
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A girl from Ambala, Kavya Pratap Singh, is about to be married. When she visits Delhi to shop for her 'dhai lakh ka Ghagra'(wedding dress worth Rs. 2 Lakh), she meets Humpty Sharma, a carefree Delhiite, and falls in love with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, funny
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Monsoon Wedding (2001)
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From an exciting Indian wedding comes a relationship from two different times not only showing the modern but also the traditional. Different characters and stories interact with each other in director Mira Nair film where she used an Indian-American production to illustrate these themes modern day Indians are very familiar with.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India, USA, Italy, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, emotional, talky, semi serious, romantic, clever, realistic, art film, sweet
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Dilwale (2015)
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Raj is a Mafia member. One day he meet a girl (Meera) while chasing by his rival gang and falls in love with her. Later he finds out that this girl is the daughter of the leader of his rival gang. Yet their love story continues until he was shot by his girlfriend upon a deep misunderstanding. After that incident these two lovers lives separate until their siblings fallen in love. With this new love story their paths intertwines again.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min
Plot tags: touching, captivating, exciting, sincere, fast
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She Smiles, She’s Snared! (2014)
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On the eve of Nikhil and Karishma’s engagement, Karishma’s wealthy father, Devesh Solanki, expresses his disapproval, believing Nikhil to be a lackadaisical young man. With one week to prove himself worthy to marry Karishma, Nikhil and Karishma's sister, Meeta, grow closer to each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, light hearted, romantic comedy, sentimental, realistic, semi serious
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Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
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On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, realistic, touching, captivating, melancholic, feel good
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Partner (2007)
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The only male child in the family that sired six daughters, Prem has empathy towards the fair sex and decides to assist males to woo women so much so that he becomes popular as the 'Love Guru'. Amongst the men he assists are Bhaskar Chaudhry and Neil Bakshi. Klutz-like Bhaskar has fallen head over heels with his boss, a model and heiress, Priya Jaisingh. A disbelieving Prem refuses to assist him, but subsequently relents. Bhaskar uses his own charm to woo Priya successfully, and is introduced to her dad, Raj. Prem himself falls in love with a widowed single mother, Naina Shahani, a Journalist. Both men are satisfied with her respective lives not knowing that a scandalous secret will surface in the media - changing their lives forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, powerful, remake of american film
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Orange (2010)
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Orange is a 2010 Telugu romantic comedy film directed by Bhaskar, in his third venture after Bommarillu and Parugu. The film features Ram Charan Teja and Genelia D'Souza with Shazahn Padamsee playing a pivotal role. The film, which has music composed by Harris Jayaraj began the first schedule in February 2010,[1] and released on November 26, 2010. Set on the backdrop of Australia, the film opens with an angry Ram (Ram Charan Teja), who just broke up with his girlfriend, narrating the story of his love life to a police officer, Abhishek Verma (Prakash Raj) as he defaces a graffiti of his lover while her father (Prabhu Ganesan) listens.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, realistic, romantic
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Gully Boy (2019)
Plot Summary:
A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, cult classic, fast, motivational
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100% Love (2011)
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Balu (Naga Chaitanya) is a brilliant student and always tops his class. Maha Lakshmi (Tamanna) is maradalu of Balu and she comes from village and stays in Balu’s house to do her graduation in the same college. Balu has the typical ego possessed by state rankers and he is obsessed by it. His studies get disturbed with the entry to Maha Lakshmi as she starts dominating him over a period of time. This leads to differences and ego clashes between Balu and Maha Lakshmi. There is also a subplot of two separated grand parents. The rest of the story is all about how Balu and Mahalakshmi realise that they are made for each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, light, intellectual, feel good, romantic, realistic, semi serious
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Tere Mere Sapne (1996)
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Balu (Arshad Warsi) is a slick but flat-broke cabdriver whose life is changed forever when he picks up an unhappy young rich man named Rahul (Chandrachur Singh) at the airport one day.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 547
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, realistic, stylized, semi serious
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Student of the Year (2012)
Plot Summary:
Several alumni reminisce about their final year at St. Theresa's College and the events that shaped their lives.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: sentimental, realistic, semi serious, humorous, funny, romantic
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Turning 30!!! (2011)
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Naina's story as she grapples with heartbreak, and a crisis in her advertising career in the face of her 30th birthday. And as she fights her anxiety and fears about being 30 years old, Naina realises there's a lot of growing up to be done. Set in the heart of urban Mumbai, Turning 30!!! is a humorous and heart-warming take on a single young woman's journey of finding herself, discovering love and blossoming into a woman of substance.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 410
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, sincere, entertaining, sentimental, realistic, stylized
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My Faraway Bride (2006)
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The story of Alex, a copy-writer dreaming of being an adventure novelist someday, who meets and romances Indian beauty Reena, while she is vacationing in California. Torn by her blossoming feelings for Alex and her Indian family values and obligations, Reena returns home without saying goodbye. Alex, distraught by the turn of events, decides to follow her to Mumbai and win her back.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 659
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, India
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, semi serious, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Wedding Planners (2010)
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Shruti and Bittoo decide to start a wedding planning company together after they graduate from university, but romance gets in the way of business.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, realistic, romantic, entertaining, cute, hot
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Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007)
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Six newly-married, diverse, honeymooning couples face marital bliss and discord, finding out more about themselves, their significant others and life in this happy-go-lucky, quirky drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic, offbeat
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Aisha (2010)
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Aisha is a girl with a simple diktat - everyone's business is her business. Arjun is a boy with even a simpler set of beliefs - Aisha should mind her own business. Caught in the Delhi upper class world with its own set of social rules, Aisha navigates her world with a great sense of style and even greater optimism. Caught in her web are her best friend Pinky, the small town girl Shefali, the west Delhi boy Randhir and the hunk Dhruv. Aisha will make sure everyone dances to her tune. And all Arjun wants to do is disentangle that web and get Aisha out of an impending sticky mess. Who will succeed and who will succumb? Welcome to Aisha's fabulous world where playing cupid is as easy as 123...if only that Arjun would stay out of her way!.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic, entertaining, light, captivating, touching, realistic
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Namastey London (2007)
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Indian-born Manmohan Malhotra decided to re-locate to London, England, established himself, returned to India, got married to Bebo, and after a period of 4 years got a visa for her so that she could live with him. Shortly thereafter she gave birth to Jasmeet. Manmohan was always embarrassed of Bebo, as she was overly healthy and not quite sophisticated, as a result he always left her at home, while he socialized. Bebo did not want Jasmeet to end up like her, so got her admitted in an English Medium school, encouraged to mingle with Caucasian friends, and as a result Jasmeet was transformed in to Jazz - a stunningly beautiful young woman, British in looks, talk, habits, and heart. Manmohan's plans to get her married to an Indian boy are all in vain. His friend, Parvez Khan, is in a similar situation with his son, Imran, openly romancing a Caucasian blonde, Susan. Manmohan decides to take his family for a tour in India.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, realistic, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, patriotic, cult classic, stylized
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Cocktail (2012)
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Gautam is an incorrigible flirt, who runs after every girl he sees. Meera is a pretty girl with desi values and attire, who comes to London from Delhi for a fresh start. Veronica is the spoilt bombshell who loves partying and drinking. Though different from each other, these three are perfect friends staying under one roof until friendship becomes confusing, and love becomes complicated.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, romantic, romantic comedy
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Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, semi serious, funny, romantic, entertaining, fast, masala, humorous
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Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
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Manu comes to India to find a bride for himself and falls for Tanu at first sight but Tanu, a free spirited girl has no plans of marrying him.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, romantic, funny, inspirational, entertaining, realistic
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
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A lonely 40-ish man, likely to remain a bachelor, has a chance to find the love of his life when he falls for a vivacious young woman.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: emotional, feel good, romantic, sentimental, realistic, semi serious, humorous, inspirational, touching, entertaining
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Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two best friends being convinced that they are not in love search for each other's love.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, romantic, funny, light
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Khoobsurat (2014)
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A vibrant, hopelessly romantic physiotherapist meets a handsome young Rajput prince who is the complete opposite of her – and is engaged to someone else.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy, feel good
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Love Breakups Zindagi (2011)
Plot Summary:
Love Breakups Zindagi is a movie which tries to answer the question related to love, breakups and life. A couple and many of their friends experience changes and challenges in their respective lives after attending a wedding.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 156 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic, romantic, light
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When We Met (2007)
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Depressed after the passing of his father, Dharamraj; as well as his gorgeous girlfriend ditching him, Mumbai-based businessman Aditya Kashyap takes a BEST bus, goes to Chatrapati Shivaji Train Terminus, and boards a train. This is where he meets Geet Kaur Dhillon, who is returning home to Bhatinda, and who pays for his ticket. At Bar Nagar, he decides to leave, but she follows him, missing her train. They manage to get a ride to Ratlam, miss the train again, but eventually make it to Bhatinda. Once there, he gets to meet her family; her pretty sister, Roop; as well as her to-be betrothed, Manjeet Singh Mann. Before the engagement could be finalized, she manages to convince her family that she wants to marry Aditya, and they welcome him with open arms. Before he could take stock of these new developments, she elopes with him - not to get married - but to re-locate to Manali - where her true love, Anshuman, is waiting, and who she hopes to get married to.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, humorous, semi serious, inspirational, sentimental, funny, touching, entertaining, melancholic