If you're staying home this Valentine's Day weekend, and need a good movie to watch with your date, Deepa Gahlot gives you many options to choose from.
Bareilly Ki Barfi
Where to watch: Netflix, Zee5
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari's gentle romantic comedy began the trend of setting stories in small town India and marked the rise of non-nepo stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon.
Band Baaja Baaraat
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Directed by newcomer Maneesh Sharma, the film introduced Ranveer Singh to Hindi cinema. The opposites attract plot had Bittoo (Singh) as a village boy who runs into Delhi's ambitious Shruti (Anushka Sharma), who mixes business with romance.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Ayan Mukerji followed up Wake Up Sid with his designer date movie -- luscious locations, great-looking stars, witty lines and ups and downs in the lives of the hedonistic Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor) and his friends, medical student Naina (Deepika Padukone), feisty Aditi (Kalki Koechlin) and alcoholic moper Avi (Aditya Roy Kapoor).
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Zoya Akhtar made a stylish buddy movie film about three men who take a trip together. They have adventures, fall in and out of love and return as real adults with a renewed sense of purpose.
Starring Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin, the film was aspirational and uber glamorous.
Jab We Met
Where to watch: JioCinema, Amazon Prime Video
The biggest attraction of Imtiaz Ali's romcom was its vivacious female lead, Geet (Kareena Kapoor, in a career-defining role), who meets a morose, heartbroken Aditya (Shahid Kapoor) and changes his life.
Later, he comes to her aid and and sweeps her off her feet.
Hum Tum
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Kunal Kohli's Indianised version of When Harry Met Sally followed the ups and downs in the relationship between Karan (Saif Ali Khan) and Rhea (Rani Mukerji) -- the meet, connect, break-up a few times, before realising they are meant to be together.
Dil Chahta Hai
Where to watch: Netflix
Farhan Akhtar created his own version of the Hollywood summer romance telling the story of 3 friends (Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna) and their complicated relationships with women (Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, Dimple Kapadia), portraying upper class, city lifestyles and attitudes that an urban demographic could relate to.
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Karan Johar burst on to the scene with this peppy love triangle starring Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji with dramatic highs, humour -- a complete crowd-pleasing package.
Andaz Apna Apna
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, it starred Aamir Khan and Salman Khan as good-for-nothings who want to marry heiresses (Karisma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon played the ditzy female leads).
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Where to watch: Zee 5
Mansoor Khan's debut was a version of Romeo And Juliet set in Rajasthan, where Raj (Aamir Khan) and Rashmi (Juhi Chawla), belonging to warring Thakur clans. fall in love and trigger a tragedy.