Top 10 Bollywood Tropes

According to Google, a trope is a significant or recurrent theme. Some theme or idea that is repetitive and is used frequently in different stories is known as a story trope. The most famous book trope is enemy to lover. Similarly, some themes are repetitive in Bollywood, like the joint family trope. We have Top 10 Bollywood tropes with examples.

1. Love Triangle

We all know what a love triangle is; this trope is insanely used in Bollywood, Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai to Student of the Year. The most famous Anjali->Raj-> Tina relation was a love triangle. Other examples are Kal Ho Na Ho, Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Dhadkan, Darr, RHTDM, Silsila, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and the list goes.

2. Fixing Each Other

Fixing each other trope, or we can also say Imtiaz Ali Trope, where the couple heals each other in a relation. All the films by Imtiaz are an example of this trope, like Geet fixing Aditya in Jab We Met Click to look into! >> Read More... , and then him healing her, Tara curing Ved in Tamasha. Other examples are Wake Up Sid Click to look into! >> Read More... , Barfi, YJHD, etc.

3. Finding Oneself

Another Imtiaz Ali trope is finding oneself. Discovering oneself like Ved in Tamasha is the idea used in Bollywood frequently. Examples of this trope are YJHD, Tamasha, Jab Harry Met Sejal, Queen, Dear Zindagi Click to look into! >> Read More... , and many more.

4. Joint Family Trope

Joint family is in the Sanskriti of India and is a recurring theme in the Indian film industries. Significant family Trope can also be called Sooraj Barjatiya trope because all of his movies have the family element. Examples are Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo, Hum Apke Hai Kon, Hum Saath Saath Hai. Other examples are Jab We Met, Son Of Sardaar Click to look into! >> Read More... , Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham, etc.

5. Nerdy girl And Bad Boy

The famous book trope, a Nerdy girl paired with a bad boy, is also used by Bollywood in many of its movies. Examples are YJHD, Dil Wale Dulhaniya Le Jaenge, Bachna ae Haseeno, Kal Ho Na Ho, etc.

6. Enemies To Lover

The most famous book trope is enemy to lover; hate is turned into love. Bollywood has also used this trope in the movies like Hum Tum Click to look into! >> Read More... , DDLJ, YJHD, Mohobattein, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, etc.

7. Friends To Lover

Like hate turned to love; friends turned to lovers is widely used in Bollywood. The most famous dialogue, "Pyaar Dosti Hai," is the proof. Examples are Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai, Mujhhse Dosti Karogi, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Munna Bhai MBBS, Band Baja Baraat, Barfi, Cocktail, and many others.

8. Arranged Marriage Arranged Marriage is a Pakistani-Television serial >> Read More...

Arranged marriage trope is widely used by Bollywood. Examples are the movies Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Click to look into! >> Read More... , Vivah, Dum Laga K Haisha, Shubh Mangal Savdhaan, Tanu Weds Manu Click to look into! >> Read More... , Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya, and many others.

9. Lost And Found

Many old Bollywood films used the trope, Lost and Found. Examples are Johny Mera Naam, Yaadon Ki Barat, Amar Akhbar Anthony, Hum Kisi se Kam Nahi, Chup Chup Ke Click to look into! >> Read More... , and etc.

10. Reincarnation

Many old Bollywood films used the Reincarnation trope. The most famous example is Karan Arjun Click to look into! >> Read More... ; other examples are Kudrat, Karz, Neel Kamal, Mahal, Milan, Ek Paheli Leela Click to look into! >> Read More... , Tere Meri Kahani, Om Shanti Om Click to look into! >> Read More... , etc.