Movies like Mohabbatein: 20 to watch next
If you loved Mohabbatein (2000) — a drama and romance film directed by Aditya Chopra — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Mohabbatein most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like becoming an adult, tradition and forbidden love. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Circle of Friends 1995★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shout 1991★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Romance
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dead Poets Society 1989★ 8.3
Shares: Drama
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Endless Love 2014★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pure Country 2: The Gift 2010★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
Three angels bestow the gift of song to a young girl, who must follow a series of rules in order hold on to it during her rise to fame and fortune.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Best of Me 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, Romance
A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love Everlasting 2016★ 7.4
Shares: Romance, Drama
Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds true acceptance with another misfit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Step Up 2006★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Romance
Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
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Purple Hearts 2022★ 8.0
Shares: Romance, Drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Loving Annabelle 2007★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of her dorm and English teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues her relentlessly and until the end the older woman manages to avoid the law.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Sleeping Dictionary 2003★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mr. Holland's Opus 1995★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rockstar 2011★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
College student Janardhan is a simpleton who desperately seeks inspiration for the musician inside him. Although heartbreak helps him reach his goal, it also leads him to self-destruction.
Stream in India on Netflix, Eros Now Select Apple TV channel, Brew
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Moonlight Mile 2002★ 6.3
Shares: Romance, Drama
As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Not Easily Broken 2009★ 6.3
Shares: Drama, Romance
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Manmarziyaan 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Romance, Drama
A spirited girl finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle while burdened with societal and familial pressures.
Stream in India on Netflix, Zee5, Eros Now Select Apple TV channel
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The Lost Husband 2020★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Words on Bathroom Walls 2020★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, Romance
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Never Sang for My Father 1970★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Drama
Clare and Aidan make a pact to break up before college — no regrets, no broken hearts. But will one epic goodbye date offer them a last chance at love?
Stream in India on Netflix