Bollywood's evergreen love stories

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Pakeezah: The song Chalo Dildar Chalo from this Meena Kumari-Raj Kumar starrer movie captured romance in the best possible way.

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Mughal-E-Azam: Mughal-E-Azam is the epitome of an ideal Indian love story because it captures the essence of Salim's 'rebellion' and Anarkali's 'sacrifice' ever so beautifully. Prince Salim, leads an army to fight with his own father King Akbar (who refuses to accept Anarkali a courtesan as his daughter-in-law). Salim is defeated and is sentenced to death. Anarkali pleads for Salim's life and even agrees to sacrifice her own in return.

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Maine Pyar Kiya: Sooraj Barjatya with this movie took a brave step of departing from the violence and gritty films that were so popular back then. Maine Pyar Kiya epitomised what we so often call 'innocent first love' and made Salman Khan a household name. The story revolves around Prem (Salman Khan) and his love for Suman (Bhagyashree) the daughter of an ordinary motor mechanic. Ram Laxman's music in songs like Dil Deewana beautifully captured the essence of the movie.

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Barsat Ki Raat: The film revolves around two love stories. Pran (Raj Kapoor) and Reshma (Nargis) and Gopal (Prem Nath) and Neela (Nimmi). Two friends with opposite personalities, the rich but sensitive Pran and the womanizing Gopal, who disregards the faithful Neela (Nimmi) and condems her to wait faithfully for his return with the barsaat (rainy season)

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Silsila: Released in 1981 and made under the crisp direction of Yash Chopra, Silsila was considered a movie ahead of its times. It dared to cover the topic of extra marital affair that was considered a taboo even in films.