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Hindustan Times
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Before Metro…In Dino, watch these 5 heartwarming Hindi romantic movies on OTT
Anurag Basu's directorial, Metro…In Dino is the spiritual sequel to Life in a… Metro (2007). The film stars Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sensharma, Anupam Kher, and Neena Gupta. It focuses on four love stories navigating the complexities of modern love in an urban setting. The film has been garnering enough attention and has built anticipation due to its setting, engaging Pritam Chakraborty's music, remembrances of singer KK and actor Irrfan Khan, and more. A still from Dino As Metro…In Dino gears up for the theatrical release on July 4, stream more Hindi romantic films on OTTplay Premium! From Mrs. to Bareilly Ki Barfi, explore Hindi films highlighting marriages on OTTplay Premium! 5 Hindi romantic dramas on OTT Raanjhanaa Raanjhanaa, directed by Aanand L. Rai, is the story of Kundan (Dhanush), who is in love with Zoya (Sonam Kapoor), a girl who belongs to a different religious background. His one-sided love brings unexpected twists and turns, including Zoya's infatuation with a student leader named Akram (Abhay Deol). The film explores themes of unrequited love, social differences, and the complexity of human relationships. The songs of the film, such as Tum Tak, Banarasiya, Raanjhanaa, and more, are popular among fans. Jab We Met Imtiaz Ali's blockbuster romantic film, Jab We Met, never gets old, no matter how many times you watch it. In this social-media-obsessed age, people yearn for a love story like the film. It is about Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapoor), a frustrated businessman, who meets Geet Dhillon (Kareena Kapoor Khan), a lively and talkative Punjabi girl, on a train. Their journey leads to love and self-discovery while they overcome obstacles in their personal and professional lives. Jab We Met also explores the theme of self-love. Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana, starring Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Kharbanda in the lead roles, revolves around Satyendra Mishra (Rajkummar Rao) and Aarti Shukla (Kriti Kharbanda). They get engaged, but on the wedding night, Aarti leaves the wedding dias to pursue her dreams of becoming an IAS officer. This incident breaks everyone's heart, especially Stayendra. A few years later, Satyendra, who is now an IAS officer, takes charge of Aarti's case after she is accused of corruption. The film is helmed by Ratnaa Sinha. Rockstar Another Imtiaz Ali blockbuster, Rockstar, follows the story of Janardhan Jakhar, aka Jordan, who aspires to be a rockstar and believes that pain is essential for artistic expression. He falls in love with a popular college student, Heer, and their turbulent relationship becomes the catalyst for his transformation into rockstar "Jordan". The film highlights themes of love, loss, fame, and the connection between personal suffering and artistic success. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, and others. Qarib Qarib Singlle Qarib Qarib Singlle is a romantic comedy-drama starring Irrfan Khan and Parvathy Thiruvothu. The film tells the story of Jaya (Parvathy), a widow, and Yogi (Irrfan), a poet, who meet on a dating website. When they go on a road trip to visit Yogi's ex-girlfriends, their relationship deepens, leading them to unexpected love and self-discovery. The movie is helmed by Tanuja Chandra.
Hindustan Times
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
As an actor, baba was open to everything around him: Babil Khan on Irrfan
New Delhi, Babil Khan has fond memories of working as an intern in the camera department on Irrfan Khan's 2017 romantic drama "Qarib Qarib Singlle" and he remembers how his father enjoyed waking him up early in the morning for the shoot. Irrfan passed away on April 29 in 2020 after a fight with a rare form of cancer. Babil, who has followed in his father's footsteps by getting into movies, considers Irrfan among the greatest actors ever and right alongside two of his favourite Hollywood icons Marlon Brando and Philip Seymour Hoffman. He considers himself lucky that he got to closely observe his father's acting process and spontaneity first hand on the sets of the Tanuja Chandra-directed film, which also starred Parvathy Thiruvothu. "I was the intern for the camera department. I was running around with a lens box... It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. And he used to say that this is the best shooting he ever had. He used to say, 'Get up, let's go for the shooting.' It was for the first time I saw him like that. It was amazing, I can't explain, this lightness of being. He was enjoying himself," Babil told PTI in an interview. Babil, who made his acting debut with "Qala" in 2022, recalled an incident when his father immediately incorporated his way of laughter for a particular joke in "Qarib Qarib Singlle". "There was a joke, 'Do latte laana par apni nahi laana.'.. But it was very difficult to execute. He came to me and said, 'Mujhe hasi nahin aa rahi.' I asked him what the joke was and he told me. I started laughing there and he was like, 'OK'. "In that scene, he mimicked the way I had laughed at the joke. But that was the thing. As an actor, he was open to everything that was happening around," the 26-year-old said. According to Babil, Irrfan never had a set formula when it came to acting as he would constantly tweak his performance by observing people. "He used to say, 'whatever nature is trying to give to me at that moment, I will try my best to execute it that way'... He even said in an interview, 'Main to sab se churata hoon.' He never went with the pride that 'I know what I'm doing'." When his admirers would sing paeans about him and his acting prowess, Irrfan would always downplay it. "He was like, 'no, my work is ok' because he didn't think much about himself. Of course, he had some insecurities as a man. But I am fortunate that I got to witness that ," he added. Babil said behind his father's greatness, there was a lot of contribution by his mother, producer Sutapa Sikdar. "If she was doing her own thing.. if she didn't surrender to the combination of what nature was trying to create, I don't think Irrfan would have ever been Irrfan. They combined to create Irrfan," he said. Irrfan and filmmaker Shoojit Sircar worked together on 2015's "Piku" but the bond they shared has now transferred to the family. Babil recalled how Sircar came to his help when he faced social media trolling. "He has really helped me a lot with everything. He's not just a director for me. He's my family... They were also best friends... When he saw me a little disturbed, after all that trolling and everything, he reached out to me. "So Shoojit da called me and said 'stop thinking about it. Now go and clean the room and send me a photo of it'... When I cleaned my room, I found a lot of unnecessary material, which I removed. Similarly, the unnecessary thoughts also started to go out of my mind. I got clarity," said the actor, who is collaborating for an upcoming untitled film. Babil was most recently seen in cyber thriller film "Logout", which was released on streaming service ZEE5.
