Male bonding has often been celebrated and appreciated a lot in mainstream cinema and in some of these popular movies, bromance overshadows the hero-heroine bonding and romance. The paradigm of friendship has been of utmost importance in many such films and this ‘friendship day’ can get better by fixing your eyes on any (or all) of these.
1. Sholay
The most popular film that comes to our mind when we think of friendship is ‘Sholay’. The Jai-Veeru duo has been the model of friendship for the Indian popular imagination. The song ‘Yeh dosti hum nahi todenge’ serves as a cherry over the icing.
2. Harry Potter
‘Harry Potter’, apart from all the magic and fight over good versus evil, focuses on the beauty of naive friendship. Harry, Ron and Hermione never separate even during the worst of times and they love that they share between them helps Harry in his mission.
3. Gunday
The model of friendship projected in ‘Gunday’ is quite similar to that of ‘Sholay’. Bikram and Bala are united in their criminality and even jealousy or love cannot separate them. Their love and attachment has gone to the extreme of people calling it homosexual love!
4. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ is a brilliant cinematic narrative that brings together the ideas of friendship and disability. The bonding between these ‘mentally ill’ people is something that the ‘sane’ world can never emulate.
5. The Social Network
The friendship between Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin is marked by betrayal and envy over ambition. ‘The Social Network’ is all about bringing people together, connecting them across the world but ironically Mark lost his own best friend over the process of creating the largest social media site.
6. New York
Kabir Khan’s ‘New York’ is an extraordinary film that shows the virtue of friendship during the time of September 11 attacks. Politics and friendship coalesce together to add tinges of reality in the movie.
7. Hangover
If you want to get a share of fun, frolic, wit and humour and discover the innocence of friendship then watching ‘Hangover’ would be the best options for you. Friendship with comedy is probably the most popular combination.
8. Dil Chahta Hai
‘Dil Chahta Hai’ is one of those early modern films in Bollywood that depict the tensions between friendship with issues of love, romance, economy and relationships. However, inspite of all odds the friendship between the three central protagonists is retained and comes across as sweet, steady and stable.
9. Rock On
Ambition, career, success and hatred loom large over the theme of bromance and friendship in ‘Rock On’. This film also has some amazing soundtracks which complement the content of the cinematic narrative.
10. Rang De Basanti
‘Rang De Basanti’ is the epitome of friendship movies that have come up in recent times. Politics here mingles with the personal and enters every aspect of the life; but the only thing that remains constant is their bonding and friendship.
This friendship day can not get better without watching some of these movies, for the best moments in life are enjoyed in the company of friends.
What’s your favorite movie that reflects your idea of friendship?