Take note of these best Bollywood films by Mani Ratnam

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The man himself

Mani Ratnam is one of the well-known Indian directors who predominantly works in Tamil cinema but has also given a few hits in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and more

Dil Se - Netflix 

Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala and Preity Zinta starrer film Dil Se marked the director’s debut in Bollywood. This romantic thriller won hearts of the audience for all the right reasons

Guru - Netfli

Film Guru starring Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan is one of the hit films of the director. The songs, the storyline and the performances, everything was top notch in this film! 

Ok Jaanu - Netflix 

Film Ok Jaanu is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film O Kadhal Kanmani, both by Ratnam. This film starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor was praised especially for the actors chemistry 

Saathiya - Amazon Prime Video

Saathiya is a heartfelt romantic film starring Vivek Oberoi and Rani Mukerji. It showcases a fairy tale love story but with the challenges. The soulful songs impressed us all!

Raavan - Amazon Prime Video 

Another film starring the Bachchan couple is Raavan by the director. The action adventure film did not do well at the box office but was praised for the gorgeous visuals and the action sequences 

Yuva - Netfli

This multi-starrer film Yuva is a political action film. A story on the lives of three men and the one fateful incident on Kolkata's Howrah Bridge. Did you know the film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Aayutha Ezhuthu?

Next when?

With films like these, one does wonder when the director will next be seen with a big Bollywood project. We cannot wait to see one!