Released on 5th July 2013, ‘Lootera’ has completed 11 years of being Bollywood’s most profound romantic film. Director Vikramaditya Motwane has treated the story like a delicate work of art, using the innocence of newcomers Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh with finesse. It was not a commercial success at the box office, but with time it has become a timeless film, telling the story of two tormented souls who were meant to be together forever and at the same time, were not meant to be together.

Ranveer plays Varun Srivastava, a conman who falls in love with Pakhi, an aspiring writer and the only daughter of a Bengali family. LandownerThe film’s story, though inspired by O’Henry’s 100-year-old story ‘The Last Leaf’, makes silent references to the beauty of India in the 1950s. The setting is important because it sets the stage for the most heartbreaking moment in the film – the killing of Muslim women in India. landlordship Act in independent India. The meet-cute moment is such a common scene and yet, when Varun and Pakhi reach the end of their love story, you are taken back to that very moment, around the trees when she was driving her car for the first time, and he was just a simple cyclist.

The romance in ‘Lootera’ is only for those who live and appreciate all things ‘old fashioned’. It has slow-burning desires, two beating hearts familiar with the resilience and flexibility of love, and eyes constantly yearning for ‘the one’. Unlike other romantic films, the aim is not to unite the lovers in the end. In ‘Lootera’, the journey is the end and every moment is a new beginning.

It was considered a slow film when it released (a better way of telling the audience that it was boring) but 11 years later, it stands as one of the most important films in Bollywood’s journey of showing the evolution of romance on screen. Physical intimacy is not ignored here, but it is not everything. For Ranveer’s Varun, Pakhi’s silent gazes, her interest in reading and her curiosity add to the charm. His charm, the way he knows everything and the care he shows makes Pakhi fall in love. And it is not the kind of love that makes you dance around or makes you forget yourself. Completely ‘I keep it with things and forget it… something has happened, something has happened‘There’s no point in celebrating here. The love here is as deep as it can be. It’s the sharpest thing to pierce your heart and also the most healing balm.

In ‘Lootera’, Ranveer and Sonakshi have created a couple that doesn’t hold back on emotions, drama and sensitivity. In fact, their relationship is driven by these very instincts. Varun’s emotions peak when he leaves Pakhi on their wedding day and she is so heartbroken that she never talks about it. Even when he turns up at her doorstep years later, needing her to tend to his bullet wounds, she doesn’t ask him how and why. This is not a story that takes you from point A to point B. Rather, a satisfying story despite an unusually romantic ending.

‘Lootera’ is a perfect example of cinema that takes you to a world you’ve never been to before. And for those who are watching it for the first time, it’s even more special. It feels like you’ve received a warm, never-ending hug for the first time from the person who means more to you than the world. It feels like you’re sitting on your window sill, in a rocking chair, reading a Jane Austen book with a thin blanket wrapped around your legs while sipping on a hot chocolate. ‘Lootera’ resonates with those who have experienced love in any form and for those who haven’t, it teaches you that ‘My Friend The Film Isn’t Over Yet‘ It may be a twisted thought. And even if it’s not the ending you wanted, it’s still an ending. Not the happiest ending, but the ending that can at least make you smile without a tear in your eye.