Films to watch with your beloved this weekend

Metrolife has handpicked stories that will make your heart melt

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and unlike every year, this time an ideal date would be at home. Grab a tub of popcorn and cosy up with your Valentine to watch a romantic movie. Metrolife has curated five films you could choose from:

Sairat (2016)

Nagraj Manjule’s ‘Sairat’ is a romance-drama film about two college friends Archana and Parshant. They fall in love with each other, but they face the scourge of society as they belong to different castes.

Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (2008)

Abbas Tyrewala’s ‘Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na’ is a story about two best friends Jai Singh Rathore (Imran Khan) and Aditi Wadia (Genelia D’Souza). Despite being perfect for each other, they decide to seek soul-mates for each other.

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Nora Ephron’s ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ is about a widower Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) who moves to Seattle with his son after his wife’s death. One night Sam’s son Jonah (Ross Mallinger) calls a talk-radio show to find a new wife for his father. On the other end of the country, Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and develops feelings for him.

Niram (1999)

‘Niram’ is a Malayalam-language rom-com film directed by Kamal and written by Sathrughnan from a story by Iqbal Kuttippuram. Aby (Kunchacko Boban) and Sona (Shalini) are childhood friends. Aby realises that he is in love with Sona, but is never able to express his feelings to her. However, Aby faces a dilemma when he learns that Sona’s marriage has been arranged.

Love, Rosie (2014)

Directed by Christian Ditter, ‘Love, Rosie’ is a quintessential romance flick about best friends Rosie (Lily Collins) and Alex (Sam Claflin). Rosie and Alex have been friends since they were kids, and do not realise that they were in love.