Bollywood's Gothic Romance: Hindi Films Inspired by Wuthering Heights
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News18•29-01-2026, 14:00
Bollywood's Gothic Romance: Hindi Films Inspired by Wuthering Heights
- •Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights has inspired numerous Bollywood adaptations, reimagining its tale of obsessive love and revenge.
- •Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966), starring Dilip Kumar and Waheeda Rehman, is a direct adaptation, transposing the Yorkshire moors to an Indian setting.
- •Arzoo (1965), though not a direct adaptation, heavily drew from Wuthering Heights' themes of love across social divides and destructive obsession.
- •Dilip Kumar's portrayal of the Heathcliff-like character set a benchmark for brooding romantic heroes in Bollywood.
- •Beyond direct adaptations, films like Mehboob Ki Mehndi and Heer Ranjha also echoed Brontë's themes of doomed love and class divides.
Why It Matters: Bollywood has frequently adapted Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, blending gothic romance with Indian melodrama.
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