Top 10 Toxic Romances Made In Bollywood

Romance is a genre everyone enjoys. But few understand and acknowledge it when the romance turns into toxicity. Bollywood is an industry that has delved extensively into the romance genre; therefore, it is inevitable that sometimes the romances they portray should not be promoted among the audience. The toxic traits displayed can be small, like ordering your partner to do something just once or holding their hand too tightly when you are angry, but it may have a significant impact on the audience. Below are listed some toxic romances made in Bollywood that has unnecessarily and sadly been hyped by the audience.

1. Kabir Singh

This movie inevitably tops the list of movies that should never be promoted as a romance. It encourages the treatment of women as objects to be used and thrown according to will. Kabir Singh dictates the life of the woman he loves from before she was his girlfriend till after she became his wife.

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3. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

K2H2 is a movie that shaped most of our childhoods, but that does not change the fact that Rahul is one of the most toxic male characters portrayed by Bollywood. He taunts his best friend for being tomboyish all his life but grabs at the opportunity for a relationship with her as soon as she gets a makeover. Toxic love triangles and beauty standards was rampantly inspired after the release of this movie in the country.

4. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge

It is a fact universally acknowledged that this movie is a classic. It is one of the longest-running films made by the Bollywood industry. But it also puts forth before the viewers the idea that a woman is her father’s property before marriage and her husband’s property after marriage.

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Cheating is the most inexcusable part of every toxic relationship. This movie brings that out in front of the audience perfectly. It is supposed to reflect upon the “complexities of modern relationships.” Still, it just seems to tell the young audience that it is alright to mistreat your partner because we live in an era where almost everyone does it.

6. Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya

Badri and Vaidehi hail from a town that is backward in its mentality; hence, women here are viewed as nothing more than burdens to discard. Badri falls in love with Vaidehi, but she rejects him to pursue her dreams, so it’s perfectly reasonable that he goes and kidnaps her from her apartment, right? But in the end, he gives a motivational speech about changing our outlook on women, so she forgets every toxic thing he did and marries him.

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If a relationship becomes your entire identity, it is bound to become toxic. In this movie, we encounter the idea that a woman always needs a man to survive. Without using shallow means like her bodily appearance to attract a man, she is incomplete. We see Shanaya jumping between two best friends and the two men fighting over her. Thus, this movie qualifies as the epitome of toxicity.

8. Aashiqui 2

There is a thin line between love and obsession, and the couple in this movie leans a little more towards the toxic side of fixation. We see the male main character of this movie getting jealous of his girlfriend because she is soaring higher in her career than he, so he relapses into alcoholism, and she utilizes the tactic of ‘I can fix him’ in the relationship.

9. Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani

Bunny has been a role model for people across ages for years now. Unfortunately, he must also be included in the list of toxic male characters created by Bollywood. Bunny goes out of reach for years on end; he doesn’t contact Naina once when he is away, but as soon as he returns, he expects Naina to come rushing back to him. He gets envious when she tries to move into a healthy relationship. Therefore, he mistreats her friend. These are all characteristics of toxic masculinity.

10. Ranjhaana

Another aspect of toxic relationships Bollywood has been promoting for ages is harassment. Stalking women and forcing them to be in a relationship with you is perceived as a sign of your commitment and dedication towards them. This movie perfectly brings out that area of toxicity. Anyways, it is so rarely discussed.