Nothing is sexier than dancing in the rain and slowly realising you’re in love with your childhood best friend. Under a moonlit gazebo, Shah Rukh’s Rahul and Kajol’s Anjali dance despite the radio silence. Of course, Rahul is nuzzling Anjali’s neck, tracing her face with a finger, all while drenched in a skin-tight black shirt. There is much to think about here: Anjali is engaged, Rahul’s wife is dead and his kid is also named Anjali. Nothing salacious happens. The song ends with Anjali running into the forest out of guilt when she spots the engagement band on her hand given to her by Salman Khan’s Aman. Can’t say we’d have done the same thing in her place, but you do you, girl.
Kissing in Vegas in Anjaana Anjaani (2010)
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, or that’s what Akash (Ranbir Kapoor) and Kiara (Priyanka Chopra) say going into their night in Sin City. Hanging on to life by a thread, threatened by bankruptcy and a breakup, both find solace in each other by distracting themselves from suicide (2009 romantic comedies were so unhinged). Enter stage right: Kiara, soaked from the rain, stumbling into Akash’s Vegas motel room. She accuses him of being jealous at seeing her enjoy herself, the two finally confront their feelings and kiss passionately. The fact that the room is pitch black, save for a light from the window, creates this chiaroscuro playing with the shadows on their faces. The next morning sees them intertwined together in bed, which, judging by how long overdue the kiss was, made perfect sense.
Dupattas unfurling in Sarfarosh (1999)
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