Today, October 20, 2024, marks the festival of Karwa Chauth, a day that celebrates love and commitment. Many Hindi movies have showcased the beautiful relationship between a married couple, also reflecting on their struggles, emotions, and sacrifices. On the special occasion, let’s take a look at some of the Bollywood movies available on the OTT service Netflix that celebrate the essence of marriage.

7 Bollywood movies on Netflix to watch this Karwa Chauth:

1. Laapataa Ladies 

Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, who made her on-screen debut with Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives this year, shares a great bond with her family. Riddhima lost her dad, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor in 2020. During one of the promotions of her show, Riddhima revealed that her family including Ranbir Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, and herself would cry in ‘separate rooms’ after Rishi Kapoor’s death.

During a new interview with YouTuber Siddharth Kanan, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni got candid about losing her father, Rishi Kapoor. The actress shared how her family hid emotions and didn’t show them to each other.

Riddhima recalled, “When my dad passed away we never showed emotions to each other. We used to go to separate rooms and cry like take it all out and then come and then just be normal or act normal, but it has got us really close.”

Riddhima continued that Kapoor’s family might not express how they feel, however, they bear the pain of losing him “deep down”. The Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives actress shared that she supports her mom, Neetu Kapoor and vice versa. 

Riddhima, who stays in Delhi, expressed that she meets her mom, Neetu Kapoor in Mumbai whenever the latter feels upset. The debutante is married to Bharat Sahni and they have a daughter Samara Sahni.

This is not the first time that Riddhima Kapoor Sahni spoke about losing her father Rishi Kapoor. In an earlier interview with YouTuber Anushka Arora, Riddhima stated that the Kapoor family has got “closer” and that they look after each other a bit more. She also referred to her uncle, actor-filmmaker Rajiv Kapoor who died a year later in 2021.

Rishi Kapoor, who was diagnosed with leukaemia, went to New York for his cancer treatment. He returned to India in 2019. Rishi was later admitted to a hospital in Mumbai as he faced breathing difficulties. The veteran actor died on April 30, 2020.

Coming back to her debut, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni is a part of the third season of Karan Johar’s production venture, Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives. The series is headlined by Maheep Kapoor, Seema Sajdeh, Bhavana Pandey, and Neelam Kothari. The new season has been streaming on Netflix since October 18.

Ranbir Kapoor, who started his acting career with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya in 2007, is one of the most talented actors of his generation. He has worked with several senior actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor and more. Celebrated actor Darshan Jariwala is one of them. Darshan feels that his Raajneeti co-star Ranbir is the ‘best actor’ among his ‘current contemporaries’. The senior actor also recalled Shahid Kapoor seeking advice from the star.

During a new interview with Digital Commentary, Darshan Jariwala was asked about his opinion on Ranbir Kapoor who was last seen in Animal (2023).

“In his current contemporaries, he is the best. Looking at the choice of films, the parts he has chosen to play. Kyunki aap jab ek star ki tarah apne aapko apne career ko dekh rahe hain, (referring to horse’s blinkers as looking in one direction) ki aise hi roles karne hain, but he doesn’t do that. He experiments,” Darshan said.

Citing examples of his recent films, Brahmastra and Animal, the Raajneeti actor shared that he never hesitated to play a variety of roles in his career.

Referring to their 2010 film, Raajneeti, Darshan Jariwala continued that Ranbir Kapoor has learnt a lot from his directors including ace filmmaker Prakash Jha.

Darshan also spilled the beans about Shahid Kapoor seeking a piece of advice from Ranbir Kapoor about if he should sign Phata Poster Nikhla Hero.

The celebrated actor quoted Shahid and shared that he called Ranbir and asked his advice about Rajkumar Santoshi’s directorial. He added that his Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani co-star advised him to do what the director does and not what he says.

Directed by Prakash Jha, Raajneeti starred Katrina Kaif opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The 2010 political thriller also featured actors like Manoj Bajpayee, Nana Patekar, Arjun Rampal, and Naseeruddin Shah. 

Apart from Raajneeti, Darshan has collaborated with Ranbir in Santoshi’s 2009 film, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.

Meanwhile, Pinkvilla earlier learnt that Ranbir Kapoor will lead Yash Raj Films’ upcoming film, Dhoom 4, the fourth installment of the Dhoom franchise. As per a source, producer Aditya Chopra called Ranbir the “ideal choice” to carry forward the legacy of the Dhoom series.

“The discussions with Ranbir have been going on for the longest time. He had always shown interest to be a part of Dhoom 4 on hearing the basic idea, and is now finally confirmed to lead the franchise,” the source told us.

Ranbir has been cast as an antagonist in Dhoom 4. As per the source, the makers are planning to bring two “big heroes” from the younger generation to play cop buddies in the upcoming action.

On the work front, after working with Sandeep Reddy Vanga in Animal, Ranbir is now reuniting with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in his upcoming directorial venture, Love & War. It also stars his wife, actress Alia Bhatt and Sanju co-star Vicky Kaushal. 

Ranbir will also be seen in Nitesh Tiwari’s much-awaited film, Ramayana. He is cast alongside South actress Sai Pallavi in the movie. While he is playing the role of Lord Rama, Sai has been cast as Goddess Sita. It also stars South star Yash.

Ranbir’s other notable works include Rockstar, Wake Up Sid, Sanju, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Shamshera, Bombay Velvet, Tamasha, and Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar.