The first of August is celebrated as Friendship Day all over the world. While rejoicing with the best of your pals, here is a list of 10 movies to watch that are based on friendship.
1. Sholay
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, etc.
Directed By: Ramesh Sippy
An inevitable and evergreen movie from Bollywood when it comes to friendship. The tale revolves around two friends, Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra), and their efforts to fight off a bandit Gabbar Singh.
2. Dil Chahta Hai
Cast: Amir Khan, Akshay Khanna, Saif Ali Khan, etc.
Directed By: Farhan Akhtar
Dil Chahta Hai is one of the most memorable movies from Bollywood that comes under the topic of Friendship. The movie revolves around three friends Akash, Siddharth, and Sameer and their love live.
3. 3 Idiots
Cast: Amir Khan, Sharman Joshi, Madhavan, etc.
Directed By: Rajkumar Hirani
If you are thinking of watching a very good movie that discusses friendship, you should never skip this cool tale of 3 idiots! The movie discusses an incredible story of the engineering days of three best friends and their reunion. The movie is a loose adaptation of Chethan Bhagath’s ‘Five Point Someone’.
4. Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapoor, etc
Directed By: Ayan Mukherjee
One of the best and people’s favorite movies. YJHD is a well-made movie based on four friends and their life. The feeling you get while you watch their beautiful moments onscreen is unmatchable.
5. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, etc.
Directed By: Zoya Akhtar
ZNMD is a movie that brings out the beauty of a crazy reunion of three friends during a bachelor party and the adventures they go through along with re-visiting their beautiful past and dealing with the realizations regarding how the present changed them.
6. Munna Bhai MBBS
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, etc.
Directed By: Rajkumar Hirani
Munnabhai MBBS is a movie that promises to tickle your funny bones along with some beautiful moments. The story is about a Gangster Munna Bhai who, to fulfill his father’s dream, enrolls in a medical college to be a doctor with the help of his best friend Circuit.
7. Kai Po Che!
Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh, Rajkumar Rao, etc.
Directed By: Abhishek Kapoor
Kai Po Che! is a breezy story about three friends who plan to start a sports shop as a business and how a political situation affects their life. One of the very first movies of the late Sushant Singh Rajput.
8. Kal Ho Na Ho
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, etc.
Director: Nikkhil Advani
A triangle-love story between Aman, Naina, and Rohit. Naina falls for Aman but Aman convinces his best friend Rohit to woo her because he has his own reason for not admitting his love for her. A beautiful love story that shows the strong friendship between Aman and Rohit.
9. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherji, etc.
Directed By: Karan Johar
One of the evergreen movies from Bollywood. Anjali, a girl after reading her late mother’s letter decides to bring together her father Rahul and her love Anjali back.
10. Student Of The Year
Cast: Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhat, etc.
Directed By: Karan Johar
Debut movie of Siddharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, and Alia Bhat. The story involves a love triangle between three college students, the issues they face, their friendship, and their reunion after years.