Oh boy! This is gonna be really REALLY tricky. I started out thinking “easy! No problem!” and then I got into it and it is difficult.
Most difficult part: How to illustrate the options! Scenes are tricky, you may not remember them from the film, and I may not be able to find clips or even images to remind you. So I am going with the best image I can find plus a description. Based on that, you will have to choose for each bracket whether or not you have seen them!
Bracket 1
Gazebo Scene-Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Rahul and Anjali, after a slow courtship, reach their peak when they are caught in the rain and Rahul invites Anjali to dance with him.
VERSUS
Jai Playing Harmonica for Radha-Sholay
Radha, as a widow, cannot openly allow herself to build a relationship. But Jai gets around that by playing his Harmonica every night, letting her know he is there, while she goes around turning out lamps.
Bracket 2
Dostana Kiss
Kunal and Sam, challenged to prove their friendship, have to kiss. At first they try but can’t do it. And then, spontaneously, Kunal grabs Sam and pulls him into a passionate kiss.
VERSUS
Proposal Scene-Gadar
Tara Singh has rescued and protected and cared for the delicate young woman Sakeena. At the last minute, she slams on the brakes of his truck and leaps out. He follows and she declares to him that she wants to be his wife, she will cook and clean for him and do whatever he wants.
Bracket 3
JHMS Kiss/Hug
Harry and Sejal have their first kiss, a scarey thing for both of them since it is a test of their sexual compatibility. Equally important, once the kiss is over, the pull each other close for a hug, for mutual comfort.
VERSUS
DDLJ mustard field
Raj and Simran have been on separate journeys, realizing and acknowledging to themselves that they love each other. It has been a matter of faith that the other returns their feelings. Until now, when Simran hears a song playing and leaves her home to run to the field, where Raj is waiting for her. They see each other and finally embrace, no need for words.
Bracket 4
Raj-Rita slap in Awara
It’s a fraught moment, they are swimming and flirting together, sexual tension is high. And then Rita teasingly calls him “Junglee”, unknowingly using a slur that has haunted him his whole life. Raj reacts in quick anger, hitting her. Rita, instead of being afraid, kneels in front of him and asks apology, accepting his dominance and giving up all power in love.
VERSUS
Mughal-E-Azam Peacock Feather
Prince Salim is secretly meeting with the dancing girl Anarkali. He slowly draws a peacock father over her face, tracing her features.
Bracket 5
JHMS Almost Scene
Harry and Sejal, after an emotionally fraught evening, are back in their hotel room together. They embrace on the couch then move to the bed, Sejal giving enthusiastic consent for sexually intimacy. But at the last moment, Harry pulls back, says he doesn’t want to do it this way, secretly. Sejal accepts his decision and embraces him to comfort him as they both fall asleep.
VERSUS
Bahubali Arrow Scene
Princess Devesena suspects that the new worker at the palace, simple minded Baahu, is actually smarter than he appears. Meanwhile, Bahubali is in love with her and observing her bravery and skill as a fighter. Until the night the palace is attacked and he can no longer stay in hiding. Baahu and Devasena come upon each other in battle, they almost wordlessly fight together perfectly, including him casually telling her the key to shooting multiple arrows at once, the trick she has been trying to master.
Bracket 6
Jab We Met Kiss
Geet and Aditya have each in turn comforted the other as they dealt with a breakup. Now Geet has to decide if she wants to stay with her old love or take a chance on Aditya. And that is when she suddenly starts running to Aditya, stopping him, and then reaching for him and kissing him while her old boyfriend watches and therefore learns he has lost her.
VERSUS
Aur Paas
Rahul and Pooja have fought and flirted and come to know each other. And now they are alone after a wedding. And Rahul can no longer keep inside how he feels. Pooja turns and asks for her bracelet and he tells her “come closer”. With no other words but “closer” he indicates how he feels until she melts into his arms.
Bracket 7
Humpty Sharma Morning After Scene
Humpty and Kavya have had several close moments, culminating in what they know will be their last night together when Kavya moves to kiss him and then end up making love. The next morning, Kavya is upset and confused and trying to tell him that she loves him but can’t go against her family. Humpty stops her, he understands, and instead he holds her and comforts her by telling her a silly poem until she falls asleep.
VERSUS
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Scuba Diving Scene
Arjun is a stressed miserable man overwhelmed by responsibility. At first sight, he and scuba instructor Laila felt something pass between them. Now he is having a panic attack under water as his scuba equipment fails. Laila finds him, signals him to be calm, and shares her mask with him.
Bracket 8
Maine Pyar Kiya “say I Love You” scene
Prem and Suman started as friends, then discovered they were more after Prem got into a fight for her at a party. Now Prem is mad with Suman because she skipped their first date in order to do household chores. She comes to his room, ready to say “I love you” and apologize. But he stays angry, ignoring her. Until she teases him too much and he suddenly pushes her up against a wall, challenging her to say it. At which point she takes control again, laughing at him and slipping away, his physical power nothing to her as she knows she has the real power.
VERSUS
Hasee To Phasee Choli Tying Scene
Meeta and Nikhil have fought and talked and spent time together and feel safe together. But Nikhil is engaged to her sister. Meeta is dressing for the wedding and needs help tying her blouse. Nikhil sees her problem and helps without her asking. Their eyes meet in the mirror as he gently pulls on the straps and ties them, letting his fingers brush her back.
Bracket 9
Devdas meets Paro Again
Devdas and Paro were childhood friends, separated, and for years Paro has been waiting for his return. But now she is angry with him because he never responded to her letters. She will not let him see her, hiding behind her bed netting. He moves around trying to get a glimpse of her face. He stays distant as well, seemingly not caring for her through his casual conversation. Until on the way out the door he suddenly snaps a fly in his fingers and says that he is jealous of even a fly that touches her.
VERSUS
Jodha-Akbar Sword Practice
Akbar is slowly wooing his new bride Jodha. He has shown her respect, talked with her, and yet he still hasn’t gotten through to her. So he tries something different, he puts himself directly outside her room and displays his body and his sword abilities for her. Jodha comes upon him and is enraptured, not realizing he knows she is watching until he stops and turns and meets her eyes.
Bracket 10
Bunty Aur Babli first kiss
Bunty and Babli have embraced and had their own little marriage ceremony. On their first night together, Babli gets terribly drunk and falls asleep leaving Bunty disappointed. Until he is awakened the next morning by Babli, showered and refreshed, who asks him to “marry her”. He tries to do so, but they have a hard time kissing at first because their noses don’t match.
VERSUS
Towel Scene in Chalte Chalte
Raj and Priya have been married for a while and are happy together, although they keep fighting too. Raj is ironing his shirt while wearing his towel when Priya teases him by grabbing the towel off him and then giving him the up and down. Raj responds at first with embarrassment, and then a naught smile as he poses for her and walks towards her naked, grabbing her as she giggles, fade out.
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1. Gazebo Scene-Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (There’s only a handful of scenes that can beat the gazebo scene imo)
2. Dostana Kiss
3. DDLJ mustard field
4. Mughal-E-Azam Peacock Feather
5. Bahubali Arrow Scene
6. Jab We Met Kiss
7. Humpty Sharma Morning After Scene
8. Maine Pyar Kiya “say I Love You” scene
9. Jodha-Akbar Sword Practice (I don’t think i’ve seen Jodhaa Akbar fully but I do remember watching this scene!)
10. Bunty Aur Babli first kiss
So many of these are winning just because I’ve only seen one movie in the bracket 🙂
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I was REALLY tempted to put Gazebo against Mustard Field, but I decided to be kind and save that.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 12:01 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Tbh I think that would be one of the few times I would take something from KKHH over DDLJ. But thanks for not pitting them against each other so early in the bracket!
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Nah, still pick the mustard field. I think we discussed this earlier – I just CANNOT take Kajol seriously in most of her “it’s-so-sexy-I’m-in-pain” scenes. She just looks like she’s in pain. And then she, as a 28 YEAR OLD, runs away! What.
That scene always makes me crack up.
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You have no HEART!!!!
On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 12:13 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Okay, love this! I’m not familiar with all these scenes, but I’ll give it my best shot!
1. Jai-Radha
2. Kunal-Sam. Haven’t seen either, but this seems better!
3. DDLJ
4. Mughal-e-Azam. Mostly because the movie acknowledges how annoying both characters are.
5. JHMS.
6. DTPH. I don’t like the movie per se, but this scene has a pretty cool adaptation elsewhere, so I pick this.
7. Humpty
8. Hasee Toh Phasee. Haven’t watched it, but the description + the fact that I just can’t take Prem seriously makes Hasee win out.
9. Jodha-Akbar. Not a fan of Devdas, blech.
10. Chalte Chalte!
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Oh you should watch Hasee Toh Phasee! Lots of flaws, but sooooooooooooo much warm loving sexual tension.
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1. Gazebo KKHH
2. Proposal scenes Gadar- ek prem katha
3. SO hard! Mustard field is a classic, but I loved JHMS kiss so much. KIss
4. Peacock Feather Mughal-E-Azam
5. Almost scene JHMS (but why JHMS had the toughtest opponents??)
6. Kiss Jab We Met
7. Humpty Sharma morning scene
8. Choli scene (I don’t like the movie but this scene was hot)
9. Sword Practice of course because Paro and Devdas are so childish
10. Towel Chalte Chalte
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JHMS scene has the toughest opponents because I knew everyone loves it! And Devdas has the toughest opponent because I hate it and I want to get rid of it in an early round.
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Bracket 1: Gazebo scene
Bracket 2: Dostana kiss
Bracket 3: JHMS Kiss/Hug (This choice was HARD!)
Bracket 4: Mughal-E-Azam Peacock Feather
Bracket 5: Bahubali Arrow Scene
Bracket 6: Jab We Met Kiss
Bracket 7: Humpty Sharma Morning After Scene (Otherwise known as the scene where we all turn our heads away)
Bracket 8: Hasee To Phasee Choli Tying Scene
Bracket 9: Jodha-Akbar Sword Practice
Bracket 10: Bunty Aur Babli first kiss
Special mention: Vishu’s Tamil love confession scene and the “when wife claps, the husband claps and I will make everyone else clap as well” – scene. Sorry, Atrangi Re has my romantic heart currently in its clutches and chooses not to let go. 🙂
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Keep lobbying, maybe I will include Atrangi Re as a wild card!
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I’m sorry but respectfully asking why is Roja not in this? Arvind Swamy is so good in that and I was just wishing someone came and hugged me from the back to splash water with their wet hair.
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Ooo, good suggestion! I’ll have to put in a wild card ina few rounds, maybe that will be it.
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1. Hnnnnnnnnnnnnngh evil choice but “Sholay”
2. “Gadar”
3. “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”
4. “Mughal-e-Azam”
5. Without actually having seen it, “Bahubali” (?)
6. “Jab We Met”
7. “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania”
8. “Hasee Toh Phasee”
9. “Jodhaa-Akbar”
10. “Bunty Aur Babli”
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So proud you picked Bahubali just based on my description!
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Honestly, I was voting against JHMS more than I was voting for “Bahubali” *whistles innocently*
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Blasphemy
On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 2:37 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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I didn’t like JHMS for a long time. And then someone Margaret and DCIBers convinced me otherwise. Now I love it. Probably not as much as the rest of the DCIBers but they definitely changed my mind.
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We do seem to be movie-taste twins. . . sigh.
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Some of these were so easy and some were impossible.
1. Gazebo Scene KKHH
2. Proposal in Gadar
3. JHMS (I am one of the few that just doesn’t find that mustard scene as romantic as everyone else).
4. Peacock feather Mughal E Azam
5. Bahubali sword scene!
6. Jab we Met kiss. This was a tough call.
7. Humpty Sharma after sex scene (it’s technically not the morning after scene. It’s right after they have sex before they fall asleep. Kavya leaves him before he wakes up the morning after). I love this scene SOOOO much!!
8. Hasee Toh Phasee but I also LOVE the scene from Maine Pyar Kiya. This was an impossible choice!
9. Jodha Akbar. This was the easiest choice ever!
10. Bunty Aur Babli.
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Death! Death to Devdas!!!! I will defeat you with my big Naked Hrithik Sword!
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1. Gazebo Scene
2. Neither sound great, but I guess I’ll go with the Dostana kiss since that’s the only one I’ve seen between the two.
3. This one was a toughie. I love the JHMS kiss, but I’m going with DDLJ here. It’s so cinematic and timeless, and you can tell they really, deeply love each other without the physicality of a kiss, which I always applaud Indian cinema for doing so well.
4. Haven’t seen either, but I’m going Mughal-e-Azam. Sounds lovely. And not a fan of slapping in the other one.
5. JHMS. The Bahubaali one sounds cool, but more as a war scene and comradery, not romance.
6. Ooh, this one’s interesting. I’ve seen Jab We Met, but not DTPH, but that one sounded interesting enough that I looked it up. However, I’m still going with Jab We Met. Not a fan of that kind of teasing in DTPH.
7. HUMPTY!!!! It’s been so many years and I still can’t watch that scene without crying.
8. HASEE TOH PHASEE!!!! It’s been so many years and I still can’t watch that scene without getting hot and sqiurmy.
9. Jodha Akbar. Love the female gaze.
10. Those both sound adorable!!! Bunty aur Babli just sounds a tab more romantic and sweet, so I’m picking that one.
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You really need to watch Bunty Aur Babli! It’s so cute.
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Ooh Margaret, I know you already have all the rounds planned, but I wonder if there’s something for best love story VILLAINS? like the Mohnish Behl family in Maine Pyar Kiya or Kuljeet in DDLJ?
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Heck, that could be a whole other bracket game!!! Just plain “best villains” starting divided by genre, and then battle of the champions.
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1. Gazebo
2. Dostana
3. DDLJ (not fair to JHMS!)
4. Mughal-e-Azam
5. Baahubali
6. Aur Paas
7. Humpty
8. Maine Pyar Kiya
9. Jodha Akbar (you set up Devdas to fail, didn’t you? 😏)
10. Chalte Chalte
Did you consider the sword-fight between Jodha and Akbar? That whole sequence is sexy!
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I totally set up Devdas to fail. I hate Devdas. But now I can say that I did include the most popular romance of the early 2000s (blech)
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The scene in Swades where they both step into the water is unaccountably left off of this list, but I will do the best I can.
1. Sholay
2. Dostana
3. DDLJ
4. Mughal E Azam
5. Bahubali
6. Jab We Met. Finally I get to vote for Jab We Met!
7. ZNMD just based on the fact that I completely don’t remember the HSKD scene and I watched the whole movie.
8. Choli
9. Devdas
10. B aur B
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Booooooooooo! Booooo to Devdas! I set it up for failure and you still voted for it!
On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 10:35 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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1. Gazebo Scene-Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (duh!)
2. Havent’ seen the movies so I can’t judge
3. DDLJ mustard field (Much as I LOVE JHMS, I’ve never been wowed by the final kiss/hug)
4. can’t judge
5. JHMS Almost Scene (even though I haven’t seen the arrow scene, I just KNOW I would choose the JHMS Almost Scene.
6. Jab We Met Kiss
7. Humpty Sharma Morning After Scene
8. can’t judge
9. Jodha-Akbar Sword Practice (duh duh!)
10. Towel Scene in Chalte Chalte
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But, YOU HAVE TO JUDGE!!!! You have to pick for every single bracket, even if you haven’t seen them. That is the Rule. I await your decisions.
On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 2:03 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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2. Proposal Scene-Gadar
4. Raj-Rita slap in Awara
8.Hasee To Phasee Choli Tying Scene
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Thank you! I’ve started to tally, and it does actually make a difference if not every bracket has the same votes.
On Sun, Feb 6, 2022 at 5:30 AM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Haven’t seen/don’t remember all of these. Will pick what I know and choose according to your description when totally in the dark .
1: Gazebo
2: Dostana kiss
3: DDLJ
4: Mughal-E-Azam
5: Bahubali
6: Aur Paas
7: ZNMD
8: Choli
9: Jodha-Akhbar
10: Bunty aur Babli
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Awwww, no JHMS love?
On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 8:05 AM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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1. Sholay – that whole romance was so beautiflul-sad
2. Gadar, though I actually prefer the whole dramatic blood wedding scene (not technically romantic I guess!)
3. DDLJ4life!!
4. Mughal-E-Azam
5. JHMS – Harry is just so…PERFECT!
6. Aur Paas
7. ZNMD
8. Maine Pyaar Kiya
9. Jodha-Akbar
10. Bunty aur Babli
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I considered the blood wedding scene! But decided it wasn’t romantic enough.
On Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 9:30 AM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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Couldn’t do it earlier…and even in a hurry now…sorry…
1) Gazebo
2) Dostana
3) JHMS
4) Mughal-E-Azam
5) JHMS
6) Aur Pass
7) ZNM
8) HTP
9) Jodha Akbar
19) Chalte Chalte
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Woot, Gazebo!
On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 12:46 PM dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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