5 TRAGIC BOLLYWOOD LOVE STORIES

By- Naiteek Bhatt

Roms-Coms are well and good but one could argue that the most epic love stories are the ones without a happily-ever-after

Can one truly celebrate love without fetching the famous screen jodis who were meant to be? Ahead, 5 Such Couples

Mughal-E-Azam's Star-crossed Lover's tale ends with Anarkali almost walled up and then exiled

Salim-Anarkali

Prince Salim spends the rest of his life believing that Anarkali died and never discovers the truth

Salim-Anarkali

Neighbors Devdas and Paro are kept apart by their warring families and she's married off to another

Devdas- Paro

He eventually drinks himself to death comforted in his downward spiral by the courtesan Chandramukhi

Devdas- Paro

Warring families, makes clans, doom Ram and Leela's romance from the start in Goliyon ka Raasleela Ram-Leela

Ram Leela

The Desi Romeo and Juliet end their lives even as better sense prevails among the elders of their tribes

Ram Leela

A more urban version of the Romeo-Juliet tragedy, Qayamat se Qayamat Tak also Hinges on generational rivalry

Raj-Rashmi

Raj and Rashmi, from bitter family enemies, fall in love and run away together but it ends in tragedy.

Raj-Rashmi

Lootera is a story of both heartbreak and hope. Terminally ill Pakhi believes she will die when the lats on a tree fall

Pakhi-Varun

Varun, a thief who vanished on their wedding day, ensures the leaf doesn't fall he's then killed by police

Pakhi-Varun