Bollywood Movie Clichés

The “Broken Button/Forgotten Towel” Rule: The couple is now probably married and finds it hard to share an in-the-rain moment like their days of youth. So to initiate moments of intimacy the husband’s shirt loses a button. He’s in a hurry and can’t take his shirt off, so his wife has to sew it while standing close to him, as he looks down at her adoringly. He tries to hug her, but she frees herself, blushes and goes back to her wifely duties. The husband also often forgets his towel while he’s in the shower and when his wife fetches it for him, he pulls her into the shower along with the towel. Very smart!

Sampada compiles a list of Hindi movies clichés. There has been a distinct shift in trends in recent times so feel free to add to the list. Some clichés are well, unique to Bollywood and movies would be boring without them.