Happy Birthday Imtiaz Ali: Here's why the filmmaker is the King of Unconventional Romance

It's Imtiaz Ali's birthday today and he has turned 46 today. The talented filmmaker made his way to Bollywood with his directorial debut Socha Na Tha. Though the film did not impress during the time of its release, now people do love watching it on television and cannot stop gushing over the chemistry between the leads Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia.

There was no turning back for Imtiaz after the year 2005. He went on to make beautiful movies namely Jab We Met (2007), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Rockstar (2011), Highway (2014), Tamasha (2015) and this year he is back with Jab Harry Met Sejal.

Today, on the occasion of his birthday, let's take a look at how Ali can be touted as the King of Unconventional Romance. In his films, the best part is the way the leads meet and it is indeed a beautiful accident.

Check it out:

Socha Na Tha (2005):

In this film, the leads Abhay and Ayesha meet each other during a surprised arranged marriage meet. And who would have thought that when their parents are dead set against their union, they decide to elope and finally live happily ever after!?

Jab We Met (2007):

To explain the movie in the shortest way, two people (Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor) meet on a train and lived happily ever after. Yes, Geet and Aditya accidentally meet each other but have a long journey to travel. Who doesn't love Geet? Her positivity towards life made Aditya change his perception towards life and fall for her too. The movie was all about Geet and we really can't get over her character even now.

Love Aaj Kal (2009):

This movie is totally a complicated love story that we have ever seen in Bollywood. Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone meet each other and hook up soon after. They eventually had to break up as their relationship was set to be a long distanced one. The interesting part is that they threw a breakup party which instantly became a trend. The movie showed how they tried everything to save their relationship but parted ways positively. Deepika even went on to marry someone else and then realised that Saif is the one for her.

Rockstar (2011):

"Toote Hue Dil Se Hi Sangeet Nikalta Hai" and it was rightly proved in the film. Rockstar was about a struggling musician who became a successful rockstar soon after his heart was broken when his love gets married to someone else. Their love story did not have a happy ending but it is still a beautiful one to live by.

Highway (2014):

Can someone fall in love with the person who kidnapped her? Yes, that is what this beautiful film is about. The film was Alia's second outing in Bollywood and impressed everyone with her incredible performance. The gushing of emotions and that long speech in the climax by Alia made the viewers cry buckets. In front of her, the person she started falling for (Randeep Hooda) was shot dead and that affected her mentally. But, she then decides how to live her life her own way.

Tamasha (2015):

This is one love story which will stay in the hearts of the fans forever. Meeting someone in the alien city of Corsica and not able to move on from the fact even after a couple of years made us realise that soulmates do exist. But, the ride for soulmates is always bumpy and who can forget the heart-breaking breakup scene from the film. But, they never gave up on each other despite leading a complicated life separately. 

Which is your favourite Imtiaz Ali film? Let us know in the comments below.

Meanwhile, Happy Birthday, Imtiaz Ali!