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From Baghban to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge: When Bollywood celebrated Karwa Chauth on the silver screen
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Biwi No. 1 are other such films that include depictions of the festival.
Bollywood films which have aced the portrayal of Karwa Chauth on-screen
Bollywood has been brilliant at capturing the essence of festivals, the emotional bond, the festivities and all the celebrations that follow with it. One such festival is Karwa Chauth where Indian women fast for the long life of their husbands. The emotional essence of the festival seems to have garnered much attention from the filmmakers. From Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham to Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, check out Bollywood films that depicted the pious essence of Karwa Chauth in their films.
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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
When it comes to Karwa Chauth, who can forget Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham that celebrates the festival with glitz and glam. The family celebrates the Indian festival even while living in London amongst the Indian community which gives a sense of unity within the community, strengthens bonds and forms emotional connections. It is one of the best picturised scenes in the film.
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Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995)
Who can forget the iconic Karwa Chauth scene from the Aditya Chopra-directed movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, twenty-seven years later. The memory of Simran faking her weakness and fainting on the ground so that Raj could feed her is still fresh in the audience’s memory.
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Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
One of the most romantic films ever produced in Bollywood, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam has an individual Karwa Chauth song to it. It is titled “Chand Chupa Badal Mein”, as the lead couple, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan celebrate their special moment together.
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Baghban (2000)
Nobody is a match to this legendary couple of Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini who showcased how love triumphs over all and is everlasting even in old age. The gut-wrenching Karwa Chauth scene made everyone cry their hearts out when both, Hema and Amitabh keep a fast for each other and Amitabh fakes eating food when Hema catches his lie.
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Thank You (2011)
This is the odd one out of all the emotional scenes as the comedic Anees Bazmee film picturised the Karwa Chauth scene with humour, with Irrfan Khan showing his comic timing.