This article covers the top 6 Bollywood movies on extramarital affairs. Read the full article to know more about it.
Introduction
The Bollywood industry is said to be India’s and the world’s largest film industry when it comes to production and the number of movies made per year. The term Bollywood was given to Indian cinema in the 1970s.
It is reported that the value of the Bollywood industry as of 2020 was 139 billion rupees. However, due to the impact of Covid-19, the numbers decreased. Nevertheless, it is reported that the numbers are improving now.
There are multiple genres of movies that are made in the Bollywood industry. However, in this article, I will discuss movies on extramarital affairs. I have tried to select the best movies in the extra-marital affairs genre for you all.
See for yourself and decide if you wish to watch all 6 of them, or you can choose one or two as per your choice.
List of Top 6 Bollywood movies on extramarital affairs.
- Murder
- Silsila
- Life in a Metro
- Guide
- Pati Patni Aur Woh
- The Lunchbox
So, let me now discuss these films in brief for you so that you can have an idea about the same.
Murder
A 2004 film in the genre of romantic thriller, the director as well as the writer of this film was Anurag Basu. Mukesh Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt are the producers of this film. It was released on the 2nd of April 2004.
The film’s story is about a woman named Simran who is married. However, her husband indulges himself in a lot of work and is unable to take out much time for his wife. Simran becomes bored of her life, and involves herself in an affair with her ex-boyfriend, Sunny, from college days. When Simran’s husband, Sunny, feels suspicious about her affair, he hires a private detective to know about it.
An interesting, thrilling movie with great direction, the reason why I added this to the list of movies on extramarital affairs. In the year of its release, it was the ninth highest-grossing film of the year. The movie received mixed reviews from critics.
For the actors Emraan Hashmi and Mallika Sherawat, this film played a major role in their careers as this gave them their breakthroughs. Many might consider this a bold movie. In fact, when the film was released, it was censored and given the A certificate.
The Cast of this Film is:
- Emraan Hashmi as Sunny
- Ashmit Patel as Sudhir Sehgal
- Mallika Sherawat as Simran Sehgal
- Raj Zutshi as Inspector Rajvir Singh
- Sheeba Chaddha as Simran’s friend
- Kashmera Shah as a Lounge singer
- Krish Chawla as Kabir Sehgal
Source of information for the Cast members – Wikipedia.
Silsila
It is a movie based on the genre of romantic drama. The movie was released on the 14th of August 1981. Yash Chopra was the director as well as the writer for this film.
The story is about a man named Amit who gets married to her brother’s fiance as his brother passed away in an accident. Amit sacrifices his love life for this. However, he has no control over fate which brings him to his love. Unable to give up on his feelings for her love, he ends up being in an extramarital affair.
This movie was a flop at the box office in the first week of its release. Critics mentioned that the storyline is cliche and makes no sense. However, the reason why I added this one to the list of movies on extramarital affairs is that this film is one of the first attempts of the Bollywood industry to make movies in this genre.
I personally liked the direction, the performance of the cast, and the fact that the film threw light on an extramarital affair. It is not easy to forget the love of one’s life. At the same time, it is not easy to maintain a relationship that did not begin with the essence of love.
The same thing happened with Amit in this film. It is a very nice portrayal of human feelings and how the attachment to one’s love does not allow us to move on with our new relationships.
The Cast of this Film is:
- Amitabh Bachchan as Amit Malhotra
- Jaya Bachchan as Shobha Malhotra
- Rekha as Chandni
- Shashi Kapoor as Shekhar Malhotra
- Sanjeev Kumar as Dr. V. K. Anand
- Sudha Chopra as Shobha’s mother
The source of information for the cast of the film is Wikipedia.
Life in a Metro
This movie’s release was on the 11th of May 2007 and it belongs to the genre of romantic drama. The writers of this film are Anurag Basu and Sanjeev Dutta. Ronnie Screwvala is the producer of this film.
The story of the film is about a woman named Shikha who sacrifices her education and dreams for marriage and a daughter. She was a talented dancer with dreams. However, she is unhappy in her relationship and feels exhausted from her duties.
Her husband, on the other hand, is in an affair with a girl in his office. Shikha gets attracted to a theatre artist who struggles to make a great career for himself. Watch out for the full film to see how the characters link when a man named Rahul rents out couples having affairs.
The whole film revolves around nine characters. Life in a Metro is a great film that shows how the characters in the story learn the value of love, suffer heartbreaks and proceed with their journey in life. This movie was semi-hit and had mixed reviews from critics. It was the 26th highest grosser film in the year of its release.
The Cast of this Film are:
- Dharmendra as Amol
- Kay Kay Menon as Ranjeet Kapoor
- Irrfan Khan as Monty
- Sharman Joshi as Rahul Dhupia
- Shiney Ahuja as Akash Sharma
- Nafisa Ali as Shivani
- Shilpa Shetty as Shikha Kapoor (nee Ghosh)
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Shruti Ghosh
- Kangana Ranaut as Neha Grewal, Shruti’s roommate
- Ashwin Mushran as Abdullah Ansari, Shruti’s Boss
- Manoj Pahwa as Doctor Aftab Ahmed, Rahul’s neighbor
- Sumit as director
- Pritam Chakraborty as Rock Band Leader (Guest Appearance)
The source of information for the cast of the film is Wikipedia.
Guide
This is a 1965 film made in the genre of a romantic drama film. Vijay Anand was the writer as well as the director of this film. The story of this film was based on The Guide by R.K. Narayan. The film was released in the United States in February 1965, while in India it was released on the 2nd of April 1966.
The story of the film goes like this – there is a tour guide named Raju who takes Marcus and his wife Rosie to visit ancient caves. Rosie seemed unhappy in her marriage, and despite the fact she was married, Raju got attracted to her.
Rosie leaves Marco for Raju, but the lovers can’t live a happy life due to a tragedy. The story is very interesting, and you must give this a watch. I personally loved the plot and the performance of the actors, because of which I added this to movies on extramarital affairs.
The film was a successful one and the critics stated that it is as one of the best films Bollywood has made. It also received a lot of awards and nominations. The performances of Dev Anand as Raju and Waheeda Rahman were highly appreciated by critics and the audience.
The Cast of this Film are:
- Dev Anand as Raju
- Waheeda Rehman as Rosie Marco
- Leela Chitnis as Raju’s Mother
- Kishore Sahu as Marco
- Gajanan Jagirdar as Bhola
- Praveen Paul as Bhola’s wife
- Anwar Hussain as Gaffoor
- Rashid Khan as Joseph
- Ram Avtar as Pandit
- Narbada Shankar as a pandit
- Nazir Kashmiri as a villager
The source of information for the cast of this film is Wikipedia.
Pati Patni Aur Woh
This film’s release was on the 6th of December 2019 and it belongs to the genre of romantic comedy. Mudasssar Aziz is the writer as well as the director of this film. The producers of this film are Bhushan Kumar, Renu Ravi Chopra, Juno Chopra, and Krishan Kumar.
Chaos starts happening in the life of Chintu Tyagi, who is married to a woman named Vedika, played by Bhumi Pednakar. Chintu is a middle-class man and an engineer who is attracted to a girl named Tapasya, a fashion designer by profession.
The film tried to portray that we find escape through other things in life. For example, in this case, Chintu finds his escape from the harassment of his parents and Vedika’s big dreams by having an extramarital affair. However, he later realizes how much he loves Vedika and her importance in his life.
The budget of this film was Rs28 crore; however, the box office collection was Rs117.70 crore. This is an entertaining film, and you will definitely enjoy this. Out of all the movies on extramarital affairs I have mentioned, this one is the most recent one.
However, Pati Patni Aur Woh was actually a remake of the 1978 film having the same title. The 1978 one starred Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha, and Ranjeeta Kaur as the lead roles.
The Cast of this Film are:
- Kartik Aaryan as Abhinav Chintu Kumar Tyagi
- Bhumi Pednekar as Vedika “Guddi” Tripathi Tyagi
- Ananya Panday as Tapasya Singh
- Aparshakti Khurana as Fahim Abdul Rizvi
- K. K. Raina as Professor Arvind Kumar Tyagi
- Rajesh Sharma as Prem Tripathi
- Navni Parihar as Kusum Tyagi
- Geeta Agarwal Sharma as Hemlata Tripathi
- Neeraj Sood as Baldev Raj Pandey
- Shubham Kumar as Rakesh Yadav
- Manu Rishi Chaddha as Inspector Mukhtar Singh
The film also has special appearances of Jimmy Shergill as the narrator, Kriti Sanon as Neha Khanna, and Sunny Singh as Doga.
The Source of information for the cast of this film is Wikipedia.
The Lunchbox
I had to add this one to the list of movies on extramarital affairs, as this one is my favorite among the ones I have mentioned. Also, this film stars one of my favorite actors, the late Irrfan Khan.
This film was released on the 19th of May 2013 at Cannes Film Festival and was released on the 20th of September in the theatres in India. Ritesh Batra is the writer as well as the director of this film. The producers of this film are Anurag Kashyap, Guneet Monga, Karan Johar, Ronnie Screwval, and Siddhart Roy Kapur.
Ila is a housewife who feels very lonely in her marriage, and she decides to make it better. Therefore, she plans on sending a special lunch to her husband. However, by mistake, Saajan, who is a widower, receives the lunchbox.
After not getting a response about the lunch from her husband, she sent a note the other day with the lunch box, which starts with a friendship between Saajan and Ila where they talk about their sorrow and life via notes.
I am pretty sure you will love this film because of the amazing story, and of course, the phenomenal performances of the talented actors Irfan Khan and Ila Fernandes.
The film received a lot of love from the audience in India and overseas. It was the third highest-grossing foreign film in the United States in 2014. The film also got a nomination for the British Academy Film Awards 2015.
The Cast of the Film is –
- Irrfan Khan as Saajan Fernandes
- Nimrat Kaur as Ila Singh
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Aslam Shaikh, Saajan’s colleague
- Lillete Dubey as Ila’s mother
- Nakul Vaid as Rajiv Singh, Ila’s husband
- Bharati Achrekar as Mrs. Deshpande
- Yashvi Puneet Nagar as Yashvi Singh, Ila & Rajiv’s daughter
- Denzil Smith as Mr. Shroff, Saajan’s office boss
- Shruti Bapna as Mehrunissa, Shaikh’s wife
The source of information for the cast of the film is Wikipedia.
Conclusion
So this was all about the top 6 movies on extramarital affairs. All of these films are great to watch. However, it depends upon you which one you would like to watch.
So enjoy and Happy Watching!
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