Editors' Choice: Our 14 Favorite Hindi Movies with Love Triangles
To celebrate the season of love, we narrowed down a list of our favorite Hindi movies with a love triangle theme. Check out which movies are on our list and discover some trivia.
This list is ordered by release date.
This list is ordered by release date.
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- DirectorKishore SahuStarsRaaj KumarMeena KumariNadiraA dedicated surgeon is obligated to marry the daughter of a family friend, but his heart belongs to the nurse who works tirelessly by his side.Armaan starring Anil Kapoor, Gracy Singh, Amitabh Bachchan and Preity Zinta is a remake of this classic movie.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsAmitabh BachchanRekhaJaya BachchanSILSILA is a love story, thwarted by society's demands, which reappears as adultery but can it survive in the face of society?The song "Rang Barse Bheege Chunarwali" is performed by Amitabh Bachchan and features lyrics by Amitabh Bachchan 's father Harivansh Bachchan.
- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsRishi KapoorKamal HaasanDimple KapadiaRaja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. Raja is devastated by this turn of events. But when Kamladevi gets to know that Ravi is seeing Mona, she puts pressure on Mona to give up Ravi and marry someone else.Ramesh Sippy directed the love story Saagar after releasing action flicks like Sholay (1975), Shaan (1980) and Shakti (1982).
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsShah Rukh KhanMadhuri DixitKarisma KapoorA grand musical about three passionate and dreamy characters: Rahul, Pooja and Nisha. Will their dreams come true? Will they find their true love?Shiamak Davar won his first Filmfare award for his choreography in the movie.
- DirectorKaran JoharStarsShah Rukh KhanKajolRani MukerjiDuring their college years, Anjali was in love with her best-friend Rahul, but he had eyes only for Tina. Years later, Rahul and the now-deceased Tina's eight-year-old daughter attempts to reunite her father and Anjali.Choreographer Farah Khan and costume designer Manish Malhotra make a cameo appearance in the scene where Anjali undergoes a makeover and walks up to her group of friends in a pink and orange outfit.
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsAishwarya Rai BachchanSalman KhanAjay DevgnNandini has to choose between Sameer, the man who taught her to fall in love; and Vanraj, the man from whom she learnt how to abide and fulfill promises of love.In the wedding scene, Sameer teases Nandini by saying that she acts like she's "Miss World". The dialogue alludes to how Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was crowned Miss World in 1994.
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsKarisma KapoorRekhaManoj BajpayeeZubeidaa, an aspiring Muslim actress, marries a Sikh prince to become his second wife. Her tumultuous relationship with her husband, and her inner demons lead her to a decision which has fatal consequences for them all.The movie is loosely based on screenwriter Khalid Muhammed's mother Zubeidaa Begum's life.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsAamir KhanRaghubir YadavGracy SinghThe people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.The movie is set in Champaneer, a fictitious village located in Madhya Pradesh. Coincidentally there is a place called Champaneer near Vadodara that became a World Heritage Site in 2004.
- DirectorFarhan AkhtarStarsAamir KhanSaif Ali KhanAkshaye KhannaThree inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.Director Kiran Rao makes a cameo appearance as a Deepa's unnamed friend in the movie. You can spot Rao in the scene where Akash portrayed by Aamir Khan is trying to hide from Deepa portrayed by Samantha Tremayne at a Goa hotel. Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao have been married since 2005.
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsShah Rukh KhanMadhuri DixitAishwarya Rai BachchanAfter his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.Kathak master Birju Maharaj choreographed "Kaahe Chedd Mohe" especially for Madhuri Dixit.
- DirectorNikkhil AdvaniStarsPreity G ZintaShah Rukh KhanSaif Ali KhanNaina, an introverted, perpetually depressed girl's life changes when she meets Aman. But Aman has a secret of his own which changes their lives forever. Embroiled in all this is Rohit, Naina's best friend who conceals his love for her.Parts of the song "Kuch To Hua Hai" are shot in in Toronto.
- DirectorPradeep SarkarStarsVidya BalanSaif Ali KhanSanjay DuttThe lifelong romance between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man.The train featured in the song "Kasto Mazza" is the same train featured in the song "Mere Sapnon Ki Rani" from Aradhana starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna.
- DirectorAnurag BasuStarsRanbir KapoorPriyanka Chopra JonasIleana D'CruzThree young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.The character Shruti Ghosh played by Ileana D'Cruz was loosely based on director Anurag Basu's mother. Shruti Ghosh's 70s era makeup and clothing was based on Basu's mother's old photographs.
- DirectorAanand L. RaiStarsKangana RanautMadhavanJimmy ShergillTanu and Manu's marriage collapses. What happens when Manu meets Tanu's lookalike Kusum - and when Tanu returns?Actress Kangana Ranuat visited the Delhi University campus and interviewed students to prepare for Datto's role.