Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Release Date: 24 July 2001
Stroryline: Three young men Akash, Sameer, and Siddharth are close friends, but their tastes and characters are completely incompatible. So when Siddharth falls in love with a much older woman, Tara, a woman who has been unsuccessful in keeping her marriage intact as well as alcohol-dependent, widens the rift between the trio, forcing them to part company. Years later, the trio will be re-united, they will be much mature and understanding, but will they still accept Siddharth love for Tara, especially when they themselves have fallen in love with women around their respective ages?
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
Director: Aditya Chopra
Release Date: 12 December 2008 (USA)
Stroryline: SHAHRUKH is married to ANUSHKA but there is a huge age gap between them. There is no real romance in the marriage. Then, a dance reality show called “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” airs and ANUSHKA wants to participate but can’t because her husband is not hip and happening, she has a fear of losing and she also fears that her friends will laugh at her. SHAHRUKH overhears this problem and decides to go in for a makeover. He watches some movies and learns to dance in order to woo his young wife. Throughout the show ANUSHKA keeps falling in love to with this ‘new and improved’ SHAHRUKH KHAN without once realizing that he’s her husband. In the end, a justified title “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”
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Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001)
Director: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla
Release Date: 9 March 2001 (India)
Stroryline: Raj and Priya Malhotra have been married for several years, and live a wealthy and fairly harmonious lifestyle. They have one problem though, Priya cannot conceive. When efforts to adopt a child fail, they decide to use Raj’s sperm on another woman, who is willing to carry their child. They pick Madhubala, a fairly decent, middle-class young woman, who is in need of money. The process is set under way, and Madhu soon gets pregnant. Raj and Priya manage to convince their respective families that Priya is expecting, but the true challenge they must face when certain Hindu prayers and rituals are performed on the mother-to-be. Will they come clean and tell their family about Madhu?
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