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BIG 5
Comeback couples!
Instep takes a trip down memory lane this week to present five filmi couples that should definitely make a comeback on the Bollywood big screen

By Saba Imtiaz

 
 

1. Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha

Why should this couple make a return to the big screen? One word: Silsila. The film that was almost eerily based on the real-life saga of Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, two of the biggest screen icons who dabbled in a much publicized off-screen relationship, all while Amitabh was married to Jaya. They are still fodder for tabloids and at award shows: the minute Rekha or Amitabh appear on stage at an award show the camera pans back to the other half - or to a fuming Jaya. To add to it all, rumours are still rife that Amitabh and Rekha never ended their relationship, which is why Rekha appears in public with vermilion (sindoor) in her hair.

But whether it was Muqaddar Ka Sikandar or Silsila, the couple could have burnt up the screen with their smouldering chemistry and good looks. And even though Amitabh has never spoken about Rekha in public - that has just added on to the mystique of it all! In an interview with Filmfare, Rekha talked about Amitabh, quoting the following verses by Gulzar:

"Humne dekhi hai un aankhon ki mehekti khushbu,
Haath se chhoo ke aisay rishton ka ilzaam na do
Sirf ehsaas hai rooh se mehsoos karo,
Pyaar ko pyaar hi rehne do koi naam na do".
Do we even need to say anything more?

2. Rishi Kapoor and
Dimple Kapadia

There's a reason Rishi Kapoor described Dimple as "one of the two women in his life". The two Bollywood screen icons go a long, long way - a baby faced Dimple Kapadia made her debut opposite Rishi (yet another progeny of the uber talented Kapoor clan) in the much celebrated film Bobby. The two - as young and green they were - were an absolute hit in the film (even if Dimple's racy outfits had something to do with its success) and 'hum tum aik kamre mai band hon aur chabi kho jaye' is a song that is possibly only still memorable because of the two.
Decades later, the two are as graceful and talented as ever, and while they appeared in last year's Luck By Chance, it would be absolutely fantastic if they could relive the Bobby fever again and rule supreme over Bollywood by reappearing on screen together as a couple. We bet it may embarrass their kids who have also dabbled or are currently working in the film industry but really, we'd just like to have our Rishi and Dimple now!

 
 

3. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol

Shah Rukh romanced Kajol for a devious purpose and waxed lyrical about her 'kaali kaali aankhein' in Baazigar. They rolled in the hay in Karan Arjun. And then they made everyone's heart skip a beat and want to book EuroRail tickets right away in 1995's runaway hit Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge.
This is possibly one of Bollywood's best couples: a couple whose on screen chemistry and comic timing is classic, whether its in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai or Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghum or a fleeting cameo in Om Shanti Om.
They've been the subject of countless rumours and inspired a film like Bachna Ae Haseeno. There's just something about the two that makes hearts turn into a pile of mush. And we're supremely glad they'll be reappearing again in a film: the much awaited, Karan Johar-directed My Name is Khan!


4. Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit

They were the it couple of the '90s and they caused a sensation when they appeared together in Beta; most notably because of the song 'Dhak Dhak' which took Bollywood style seduction to a whole new level.
They were funny and engaging and had great on-screen chemistry. And now that they're older and prime for a Bollywood comeback: we'd love to see them together again.
While Madhuri's comeback film Aaja Nachle may have failed, she looked more gorgeous than ever, and Anil's riding high after the success of Slumdog Millionaire. Can someone cast these two together (just not Subhash Ghai!) and have everyone relive the magic of the '90s again already?!

 

5. Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherji

Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherji appeared together in the critically acclaimed Mani Ratnam film Yuva - but it was 2005's hit Bunty aur Babli that took the couple to new heights altogether and established Abhishek as a force to be reckoned with.
They look great together and have a lot of onscreen chemistry. Whether they're the madcap comic couple in Bunty aur Babli or the bitterly fighting couple in Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna - this is one couple that we can't get enough of!
Ash and Abhi just don't have the same on-screen magic, rather like Kajol and Ajay Devgan.