11 Popular Romantic Bollywood Movies That Gave Us The Most Terrible Relationship Advice

Bollywood has been a go-to source of entertainment for millions of movie buffs all over the world. It’s known for its extravagant plotlines, catchy tunes, and larger-than-life characters that leave you spellbound. But let’s face it, some of the most popular romantic movies from Bollywood have given us some seriously questionable relationship advice. They often paint an unrealistic picture of love and relationships that’s far from the truth. In this article, we take a look at ten such movies that may have given us some of the worst relationship advice but don’t worry, we’ll have a good laugh about it.

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [Keep Trying Even If She Says No]

In this movie, Shah Rukh Khan showed us that persistence is key to winning someone’s heart, even if they have already said “no” a gazillion times. Sure, who doesn’t love a little bit of stalking and ignoring someone’s boundaries, right?

2. Kabir Singh [Toxic Masculinity Is Love]

This movie was all about toxic masculinity and portrayed the male lead’s aggressive and controlling behavior as perfectly acceptable. It also showed us that the female lead should be passive and accept the male lead’s abusive behavior without question.

3. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil [Uski Na Mein Bhi Haa Hai]

This movie taught us that unrequited love is the most romantic thing ever, and we should keep pursuing someone who has already rejected us. It also suggested that there’s no such thing as friendship between people of the opposite sex without romantic feelings getting in the way.

4. Kal Ho Naa Ho [Lying & Manipulation For Love Is Okay]

This movie gave us the idea that it’s totally okay to lie and manipulate someone’s emotions as long as it’s for their own good. I mean, who needs honesty and trust in a relationship, right? And, how could one forget to mention the endless misogyny promoted in the movie?

5. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam [Sacrificing Self For Your Partner Is Okay]

In this movie, the lead characters showed us that sacrificing your own happiness for the sake of your partner’s happiness is the epitome of true love. It’s like, who cares about your own needs and desires when you can just sacrifice yourself for your partner?

6. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai [In Love, Appearance Matters The Most]

This movie promotes the idea that appearance matters more than personality when falling in love. It also suggests that it’s better to be with a self-centered misogynist who loves your looks than someone who genuinely loves you.

7. Main Hoon Na [Change Appearance & Person Will Fall In Love With You]

In this movie, we learned that changing your appearance is the only way to make someone fall in love with you. Because, let’s be real, shallow and superficial love is the best kind of love, right?

8. Raanjhanaa: [Obsession is Love]

This movie glorified the idea of obsessive love and made the male lead’s toxic and manipulative behavior seem perfectly acceptable. Because who needs boundaries and self-respect when you can just obsess over someone and call it love?

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani [Chosing Career Over Love is Okay]

This movie taught us that career and personal aspirations should always come before relationships. Because why bother with emotional intimacy and commitment when you can just focus on your career, am I right?

10. Cocktail [ Changing Yourself To Fit Expectations]

This movie gave us the lovely idea that it’s perfectly acceptable to change who you are to fit your partner’s expectations. Because why bother being true to yourself when you can just mold yourself into the perfect partner for someone else?

11. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna [Cheating is Justified]

The movie promotes the idea that cheating is acceptable if one’s partner is not fulfilling their emotional or physical needs. This can encourage infidelity and a lack of communication in relationships.

So there you have it, folks, some of the worst relationship advice