While in most Bollywood movies, the theme of love and friendship often get intermingled, nonetheless there are some characters who have epitomised true friendship on the silver screen.
So, this Friendship Day, let's take a look at our top 5 BFFs from Bollywood movies.
1) Anand Saigal and Dr Bhaskar Bannerjee in Anand (1971)
While the movie is memorable for the poignant tale of cancer patient Anand essayed by Rajesh Khanna, who lives life to its fullest, it also portrays how he imparts some valuable life lessons (like Babu Moshaye, zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi) to his doctor-cum-friend Bhaskar, played by Amitabh Bachchan.
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2) Jai and Veeru in Sholay (1975)
Sholay has been acclaimed as a cult film for a number of reasons, one of them being the bond of friendship that the movie brought to celluloid in the guise of Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra). Jai-Veeru also gave us the first popular friendship song in 'Ye Dosti Ham Nahi Todenge'. Did you know that the two characters were named after Salim Khan's drinking buddies from college?
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3) Kishan and Bishan from Yaarana (1981)
The title aptly sums up the theme of friendship in the film. It gave us all a new definition and meaning of friendship while portraying how Bishan (Amjad Khan) gives up all his riches to see his childhood friend Kishan (Amitabh Bachchan) become a singing superstar. Also, it gave us the perfect song to dedicate to our besties in 'Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahaan, Kahaan Aisa Yaarana.'
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4) Munna-Circuit in Munna Bhai MBBS (2003) & Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
The Munnabhai series redefined the meaning of the term "Bhai" as we see Murli Prasad Sharma aka Munna (Sanjay Dutt) as a goon who's helped by his sidekick-best friend Circuit (Arshad Warsi). In both the instalments of the franchise, we see how Munna is completely dependent on Circuit whenever he needs anything and Circuit is Munna's constant support system, through good times and bad. That's exactly what best friends do, right?
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5) Rani and Vijayalakshmi in Queen (2014)
Queen portrays the journey of an under-confident Rani (Kangana Ranaut) who goes to Paris for her honeymoon after being deserted by her fiancé. This is where she meets Vijayalakshmi (Lisa Haydon) and develops her inner confidence. VeeJay shows her that it's okay to let your hair down and let go of your worries. She is the one who lends a patient ear to all of Rani's "Mera toh itna life kharaab ho gaya" rants without judging her.
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Later, when Rani goes to Amsterdam, she shares a hostel room with three men and forms a special bond of friendship with them.
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So, which one of these remind you of your friends?
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