Dhadak 2 Releases in August: 5 Bollywood Forbidden Romances to Stream Ahead of Siddhant-Tripti’s Film
Dhadak 2 Release Date: Triptii Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi starrer Dhadak 2 is set to release in theaters on 1 August 2025. A film backed by Karan Johar’s Dharma Production, Dhadak 2 is a forbidden love story about two people from different social hierarchies defying the norms of class and caste to stand strong in the face of society for their love.
The caption of the film poster reads, “Marne aur ladhne mein se ek ko chunna ho toh ladhna,” revealing the intensity of the film directed by Shazia Iqbal.
Ahead of the release of Dhadak 2, you can stream these five heart-wrenching forbidden romance drama films to experience the grit of love.
Goliyon Ki Raas Leela Ram-Leela
Based on the Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, Ram-Leela is a story of two star-crossed lovers of rival clans in Gujarat. Starring Ranveer Singh as Ram and Deepika Padukone as Leela, the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial explores the destructive nature of generational cycles of violence claiming the life of passionate lovers.
Stream on Prime Video
Laila Majnu
Starring Tripti Dimri and Avinash Tripathi in the titular role, the story of Laila-Majnu is originally an Arabic folklore popular in India. The film follows the illicit love affair of Qais Bhatt, a foreign returned man falling in love with Laila, a local and feisty girl from Kashmir who is not allowed to walk out unchaperoned or fall in love. But as fates cross the path of Laila and Majnu, what unfolds in a time of yearning to be together.
Stream on Netflix
Ishaqzaade
A Bollywood retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Ishaqzaade by Habib Faisal treads the tragedy that meets the fate of inter-religious lovers in a country like India, where Hindus and Muslims try to co-exist like water and oil, but any attempts at amalgamating them together lead to death and destruction.
Stream on Prime Video
Fitoor
Set amidst the breathtaking backdrop of Kashmir, Fitoor featured Katrina Kaif and Aditya Roy Kapur. The film dives into the complexities of love marred by the web of social divide. A poor stable care boy falls in love with an affluent girl who is forbidden to him for the stark difference in their social standing. Based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, Fitoor is directed by Abhishek Kapoor, produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur.
Stream on Prime Video and Zee5
Dhadak
The prequel to Dhadak 2, Dhadak was the Bollywood debut of Jahnvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter based on the Marathi film ‘Sairat’. Dhadak was a monumental film starting a conversation about the functions of class and caste differences present starkly in the present world.
Stream on Amazon Prime Video
