This Day That Year

Dhoom kicked off a YRF franchise that made its villains look cool, from John Abraham to Hrithik Roshan

The Dhoom franchise, that started 15 years ago on 27 August, showed us how the bad guy can look stylish, through John Abraham and Hrithik Roshan's characters.

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! completes 25 years: How Sooraj Barjatya made Indian culture fashionable

Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! worked wonders as the ideal escapist film that both generations needed at a time when the country was going through a turmoil at a macro level.

Love Aaj Kal completes 10 years: Imtiaz Ali's film continues to be timeless, like the feeling of love

With the past juxtaposed against the present, Love Aaj Kal was the ideal film to introduce the cinematic tool of a parallel narrative.

The Mask completes 25 years: Chuck Russell's film championed VFX, propelled Jim Carrey to superstardom

The Mask was a rare 'superhero' film that did not carry the burden of saving the entire civilisaton.

When Harry Met Sally turns 30: A classic romcom that stands out due to its interaction between yin and yang

When Harry Met Sally showed that a man and a woman, though fiercely individualistic, can be together given they are willing to give their relationship time.

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam initiated Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romance with the idea of letting go

In Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, that released 20 years ago on 18 June, Sanjay Leela Bhansali showed how love is more about letting go than holding on.

Lakshya completes 15 years: How Indian Army played a catalyst in the love story of Hrithik and Preity's characters

The Indian Army, that serves as a point of conflict in the love story of Hrithik and Preity's characters in Lakshya, also ends up as the primary force behind their reunion.

Yuva turns 15: Mani Ratnam's take on youth politics would've been more inclusive with meaty female characters

Mani Ratnam's depiction of the youth's relationship with politics was on point in his 2004 film Yuva, but it could have been so much more had he also looped in the women.

Sarfarosh completes 20 years: Aamir Khan's performance showed early signs of a star craving to be an actor

Sarfarosh released at a time when Aamir Khan was undergoing a transformation from a young romantic hero to the more age-sensitive character actor as we know him today.

Gol Maal completes 40 years: Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Amol Palekar was the not-so-Angry Young Man of 1970s

While Salim-Javed wrote dialogues laced with rage for Amitabh Bachchan's Angry Young Man movies, Gol Maal director Hrishikesh Mukherjee commented on issues like unemployment in siganture lighthearted style.