Romance

Oscars 2022: Licorice Pizza addresses age gap between partners but steers clear of predatory behaviour

Licorice Pizza feels like a coming-of-age film not for the teenage character but the adult Alana, who has been floating through life passively, as the object of one casual butt slap after another.

Forty years of Saath Saath: Deepti Naval, Farooq Shaikh romance emphasises ideological sync between partners

Saath Saath stays relevant because of the dividing times that we live in where each passing day tells us about the importance of moral and philosophical equilibrium in personal relationships.

Paul Thomas Anderson on Licorice Pizza, his Oscar-nominated age-gap romance: 'There isn't a provocative bone in film's body'

"I think it would be a mistake to tell a period film through the eyes of 2021. You can’t have a crystal ball, you have to be honest to that time," says director Paul Thomas Anderson on Licorice Pizza.

In Rocket Boys, both Vikram Sarabhai and Homi Bhabha find love, but seek purpose

As a story of two scientists who usher in a wave of unlikely development, and more seriously, a cockiness to compete with the world, Rocket Boys is also a tender telling of two love stories that though framed as love, are really about discovery.

Shamita Shetty Birthday: A look at her love story with Raqesh Bapat in adorable pics

On the special occasion of the diva's birthday, here's a quick look at Shamita Shetty's adorable pictures with Raqesh Bapat.

Films as diverse as Aamis and Moonlight use food as a tool to express intimacy, than just an exercise in sustenance

At its heart, Aamis is a film about the different ways we express intimacy: the ways we discover little nuggets about ourselves and others through the food we choose to put in our mouths and on our plates.

Love, drama and jalebis: How Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon? added a dash of romance to a TV serial

The enduring popularity of Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon? lies in how this very textbook romance in effect became the first “full blown love story” to appear on the small screen.

Radhika Madan, Sunny Kaushal on reintroducing Shiddat wala pyaar to the new generation

“Shiddat is for the 'on-our-sleeves' kind of generation. Our vulnerabilities, our securities, insecurities are always on our sleeves," says Sunny Kaushal, as Radhika Madan insists the "relevance and relatability of the film will hook the audience."

Soulmates of crisis: Cinema frames conflict as the language of romance, but what does it mean to love in a pandemic?

Film has long perpetuated the notion that danger is the prime provoker of passion.

Judas and the Black Messiah actress Dominique Fishback discusses how the film drew upon her skills as a poet and 'epic romantic'

"I just wanted to bring awareness to the fact that in this genre, for Black women, a lot of times we have to prove ourselves in love before we’re deemed worthy of a commitment," says Judas and the Black Messiah breakout star Dominique Fishback.