Highlights
It can also be noted that Bollywood has been a consistent force in portraying the strength that is friendship within its narratives. Whether it’s the friendship formed in college or the friendship that lasts a lifetime, these films portray the happiness, the challenges, and the significance of friends. Before the Friendship Day celebration takes place, it is high time to recall these films that teach people about the importance of friendship. These 8 movies provide the best of both worlds, be it the good old comedy, a tearjerker, or inspiration, and how friendship is depicted in Indian cinema and globally.
1. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
This classic romance also shows a good friendship between Rahul, Anjali, and Tina in a good way. The college days and the subsequent occurrences depict how friendships change and still remain strong.
2. Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
This is the story of three young men and their friendship as they learn about life, love and what it means to grow up. This film connected to a generation and changed the way people looked at friendship in Bollywood films.
3. Rang De Basanti (2006)
Unlike other patriotic films, it explains how friendship can lead to change. This relationship pushes the principal characters to fight for what they consider right and for the people they care about.
4. 3 Idiots (2009)
This movie is also based on engineering college and revolves around the friendship of three students who revolt against the system. It underlines the aspect of friendship that true friends stand with each other in the fulfillment of dreams.
5. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
It can be described as a road trip movie that examines the dynamics of friendship as experienced during childhood and as they are, in the real world. It makes people realize that it is possible to rekindle the friendship and start afresh with your friends and make new memories.
6. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
This film explores how friends drift apart with age and people going their separate ways due to their individual lives. But at the same time, it proves that real friendships can be restored even if people have not seen each other for a long time.
7. Veere Di Wedding (2018)
This is a movie that revolves around the lives of four women and how they stand by each other through the good and the bad times, hence the theme of sisterhood.
8. Chhichhore (2019)
A powerful drama that alternates between the past and the present, showing the importance of college friends and friendship in general, and how it helps during difficult times.
