BEST ROM-COMS OF ALL TIME

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Men, women, relationships, it’s always a tricky situation – ripe for hijinx, drama, romance and much movie comedy. Here, we have done the research on rom-com genre (Bollywood and Hollywood both), and giving you a list of best rom-coms till date. These rom-coms will make you laugh, might make you tear up, and will certainly have you rooting for love to win the day in its epic, underdog struggle with loneliness and disconnection. Basically in a typical romantic comedy the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and apparently meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance (e.g., class differences, parental interference; a previous girlfriend or boyfriend) until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally hitched. So grab your sweetie, remote and popcorn, and settle in for some good hearty love and laughs.

1. 500 DAYS OF SUMMER

500 Days of Summer is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb. The actors have done their part very nicely. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays as Tom Hansen, a trained architect who works as a writer at a greeting card company. Zooey Deschanel plays as Summer Finn, assistant to Tom's boss. Tom falls in love with Summer but things don't go quite according to the romantic dream he has in mind. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life. The cleverest thing about about this is its shuffled chronology. This makes the movie very interesting. It is a relief to have a film that tackles the painful side of romance, and this one has its good points.

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2. CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE

Crazy, Stupid, Love is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa from a screenplay written by Dan Fogelman. It stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, and Kevin Bacon. Calâ€™s (Steve Carell) life changes dramatically when his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore) asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob (Ryan Gosling), learning to pick up girls at bars. This movie is on balance, remarkably sane and reasonably smart. With both funny and dramatic twist and turns and great actor's play, this movie leaves us wanting to see it again and again.

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3. HUM TUM

Hum Tum is a 2004 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The movie stars Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherji in the lead roles. The film is loosely based on the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally. The film that took the battle of the sexes to a whole new level, it is about a boy and a girl, totally opposite from each other who just cannot tolerate each other falling hopelessly in love over a span of 7 years. Saifâ€™s impeccable comic timing and Rani Mukherjiâ€™s brilliant performance make it arguably the best Bollywood rom-com ever. The comic characters Hum and Tum have their own animated sequences in the movie, where they represent the current state of Karan's ( Saif Ali Khan) and Rhea's ( Rani Mukherji) relationship.

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4. JAB WE MET

Jab We Met is a 2007 Indian romantic drama film directed and written by Imtiaz Ali and stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. The film tells the story of a feisty Punjabi girl, Geet Dhillon (Kareena Kapoor) who is sent off track when she bumps into a depressed Mumbai businessman, Aditya Kashyap (Shahid Kapoor) on an overnight train to Delhi. It is a very simple, interesting and charming film about a heart-broken and serious guy who meets an extremely vivacious and talkative girl who gradually manages to change his perception of life and love. Jab We Met remains one of the most popular romantic films in Bollywood. The film helped bring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor's acting careers to a whole new level.