Valentine Special: As Valentine’s Week approaches, we often get attracted towards Bollywood’s legendary love stories, sweet romantic songs and films with happy endings. But if we look carefully, many superhit and memorable films of Hindi cinema are those which have depicted on the screen the pain of love’s disintegration rather than the celebration of it. In these films, the story of incomplete love, the pain of separation and ultimately being torn apart in that love is shown. Here, not love, but the pain and sorrow caused by it is made the center of the story. In these stories, love is not a fairy tale, but a feeling that breaks and changes a person from within.

In these films, the next stage of love is not living together, but heartbreak, relationships gradually fading and sometimes the same love taking a destructive form. Amidst the silence, loneliness and emotional conflict going on within, these stories create such characters, whose identity is not formed by their successes, but by their sorrows, battles and struggles. These films bring out the emptiness and truths that come after love in a more realistic, subtle and sensitive manner.

Let’s take a look at 7 such films, which presented the truth of heartbreak in a very sensitive manner.

1. Omkara (2006)

Based on Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’, this film brings out the tragedy of betrayal and distrust in love. This story is a depiction of how deceit and suspicion break relationships. Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Ajay Devgan played powerful roles in this film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

2. Ghajini (2008)

The story of a lover burning in the pain of memory loss and the fire of revenge. Sanjay’s unfulfilled love and his pain are felt in every scene. This film of Aamir Khan and Asin turns out to be a poignant story of love remaining incomplete.

3. Rockstar (2011)

In this film, love is of a moment, but its pain is of a lifetime. Jordan’s broken heart shapes both his identity and his music. The story of Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri shows that even the return of love does not always bring a happy ending.

4. Lootera (2013)

Told in a restrained and calm style, this story highlights the pain of separation and sacrifice. Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha brought emotional depth to life in this film directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.

5. Aashiqui 2 (2013)

This story starts with romance and turns into tragedy. The film depicts the emotional struggle of how love can turn into addiction and self-destruction. This film of Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor leaves the echo of heartbreak for a long time.

6. Sanam Teri Kasam (2016)

Starting with an innocent love story, the film turns into a deep tragedy. Here heartbreak is not just a phase but becomes a permanent condition of life. Harshvardhan Rane and Mawra Hocane played this pain with sensitivity.

7. Laila Majnu (2018)

A modern adaptation of the classic love story, where passion and yearning become another name for love. Here heartbreak seems like a lifestyle. This film of Tripti Dimri and Avinash Tiwari brings out the pain of love in a new way.