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We need to talk about Bollywood. But rightly or wrongly, the term has come to represent Indian cinema more broadly β taking in everything from the Telugu-language films of Hyderabad to the very un-Bollywood work of Kolkata great Satyajit Ray. This landmark film was a resounding success as Indian audiences had rarely ever seen teenage love expressed so sensuously on screen.
The lead duo was believable too, and Kapadia became a national sensation with her mini-skirts and halter tops β an exposing bikini sequence was especially eye-grabbing. The big scene When the top screen villain of the time Prem Chopra makes a cameo as himself. This s blockbuster was directly responsible for audiences in India and elsewhere returning to Bollywood after a drastic drop in attendance in the s due to video piracy and disillusionment with the crude action films of that era.
Expect 14 songs, two weddings and a cremation. Nothing else really happens, yet its shameless lavish depiction of every celebration of a perfect north Indian family, and especially their elaborate colourful Hindu wedding rituals, sucked audiences into cinemas again and again. The big scene When wonder dog Tuffy has to decide whether to reunite the lovers or not.
This romantic comedy fits the Bollywood template perfectly: it boasts flamboyant colours, songs and dance and, more importantly, a big fat Indian wedding. It tells of two characters, Bunny Kapoor and Naina Padukone , and their group of friends, who we first meet as they leave university before the film flashes forward to the end of their twenties.
