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5 feel good Bollywood films that will leave you with smile


For many of us, Bollywood films are much more than a source of entertainment. They provide an escape into a completely different world. Irrespective of whether you are tensed, heartbroken or just frustrated, a good Bollywood film will always manage to cheer you up. So, we list down 5 Bollywood films that are guaranteed to bring a smile on your face every time you’re feeling low. Check it out.

Andaaz Apna Apna (1994)
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi


Released over two decades ago, Andaz Apna Apna with its casting brought together Aamir and Salman Khan, two of most popular stars, along with a bevy of comic legends like Mehmood, Jagdeep and Devan Varma. While on paper, the film looked all set for a blockbuster run, the box-office figures told a completely different story. Andaaz Apna Apna was only able to collect a total of Rs. 9 crore at the box-office and was declared a flop. While people are still trying to figure out why the film failed to rake in the numbers at the box-office, over the years the film has gained a cult status, whose charm increases every time you watch it.


The one thing that has massively helped the film age so gracefully are the dialogue.

The film’s lines such as ‘Lagta hai kacha khiladi hai’ ‘Yeh Teja Teja kya hai’, ‘Main Teja hoon mark idhar hai,’ ‘Gham ka saathi rum’, ‘Jab dil toota hai to asar seedha deemag par hota hai’, 'Ajeeb gale-padu ladki ho’ among others never fail to bring a smile on one’s face whenever they are mentioned.

Munnabhai M.B.B.S (2003)
Director: Rajkumar Hirani


Munnabhai M.B.B.S was Sanjay Dutt’s big comeback film. Along with Sanjay Dutt’s return, the film also gave us the gift of the epic bromance between Munna (Sanjay Dutt) and Circuit (Arshad Warsi) and the hilarious character of Dr. Asthana (Boman Irani). Rajkumar Hirani may have taken the idea of an older outsider wanting to become a doctor from 'Patch Adams' but in essence 'Munnabhai M.B.B.S.' is its own film mainly due to the unique characters and excellent performances.


Sanjay Dutt absolutely nails the character of Munna Bhai and we can’t really picture anyone else in it. Here is a glimpse of it from the film.

We also saw Sanjay Dutt sharing screen space with father Sunil Dutt in the film, who made his presence felt even in a short role.

Arshad Warsi is another highlight of the film with his portrayal of Circuit. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S was filled with emotion, drama, comedy, romance and with it, Rajkumar Hirani gave the audience a glimpse of what the audience can expect from him in the future.

3 Idiots (2009)
Director: Rajkumar Hirani


Another Rajkumar Hirani film, another gem. You don’t exactly need to be an engineer to relate to this movie, just being part of the Indian Education System is more than enough to understand the message behind it. Loosely based on the Chetan Bhagat novel Five Point Someone, the film showed us how in today’s education grades and marks are the only barometer for judging a student's potential. The film’s story revolved around three friends studying engineering at the prestigious ICE university. However, only one of the three seems to be up for it. Rancho (Aamir Khan) feels that studying just because you need to get a high rank or avoid failing won’t help you understand anything. Rancho studies engineering because he is passionate about it, which is why studying doesn’t feel like a chore to him.


The film’s story is told in a series of flashbacks as Raju (Sharman Joshi) and Farhan (R. Madhavan) are looking for their friend Rancho and remember incidents from the time they spent together in the university. Just like every Rajkumar Hirani film, the film amalgamates humour and emotion in just the right promotions. While the film is filled with plenty of rib tickling moments it also gives you plenty to think about after you finish it.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Director: Zoya Akhtar


Zoya Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a perfect salute to friendship. It is a journey of three friends who go on a road trip and face the highs and lows of life together.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara saw Hrithik Roshan (a successful investment banker), Abhay Deol (a wealthy businessman) and Farhan Akhtar (a writer from a modest background) as friends who are not bothered about each other’s family backgrounds. In fact, not only do they have different backgrounds but also contrasting personalities. While Farhan is an extrovert and fun loving, Hrithik is focused on his career and is more of an introvert.


Despite these differences, they are best of friends who want to be with each other through their ups and downs. The film takes us on a journey through Spain along with these best friends. A road trip where each one gets to do the ultimate sport of his choice and the other 2 just have to do it with him. Whether they want to or not! The best part of the film is that the friendship of the three leads feels extremely real which is also a major reason for the success of the film since the audience could relate with the characters and situations presented in the movie.

Jab We Met (2007)
Director: Imtiaz Ali


Right from the very first scene of the film, you get completely engrossed in the story. We see two contrasting personalities in the form of the free-spirited Geet Dhillon (Kareena Kapoor Khan) and the sad and silent Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapoor) ending up together. The movie is about the journey the two people who have absolutely nothing in common but end up falling in love with each other. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, this was also Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s last film together as a couple.

The film received an overwhelmingly positive response from critics as well the audience. Along with amazing performances, Jab We Met’s biggest strength were probably its quirky one liners.

Nalayak, vardi uthake phenk de!
(Thow away your uniform, you useless man)

Tumhe na uthake museum mein rakhna chahiye, ticket lagna chahiye tumhe dekhne ke liye!
(You should be kept in a museum and people who want to see you should be charged an entry fee)

One liners like these interjected so much zest in the movie that it made everyone fall in love with it immediately and still remember them even today

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