Filmmakers pick fav romantic scenes

Aparna Sen
Old film: Apur Sansar.
Directed by: Satyajit Ray.
Enacted by: Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore.
Scene: The scene where Sharmila realises after her first night that she has tied her pallu to Soumitra's dhoti. Soumitra finds her hair pin in the bed and when he opens his cigarette case, there's a letter reading, "You promised to smoke just one after lunch." Romance at its peak but no skin show, that's really great.

Anant Mahadevan
Old film: Mughal-E-Azam.
Directed by: K Asif.
Enacted by: Dilip Kumar and Madhubala.
Scene: Dilip saab's feather stroking Madhubala. It is symbolic of a man trying to tell his beloved that he wants to caress her in the most tender way but just cannot because his hands are not tender enough.

Kalpana Lajmi
Old film: Chaudvi Ka Chand.
Directed by: Guru Dutt.
Enacted by: Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman.
Scene: Guru Dutt singing a song to Waheeda Rehman while she is asleep.It speaks volumes of intensity the man has for his beloved.

Karan Johar
Old film: Prem Rog.
Directed by: Raj Kapoor.
Enacted by: Rishi Kapoo and Padmini Kolhapure.
Scene: Rishi pulling out the thorn from Padmini's foot and she responds, "Tum bahut zid karne lage ho Dev" and he replies, "Tumne jo karni chod di." The scene has been treated very beautifully.

Pooja Bhatt
Old film: Mughal-E-Azam.
Directed by: K Asif.
Enacted by: Dilip Kumar and Madhubala.
Scene: The scene where Madhubala is lying down and Dilip Kumar is stroking her face with a feather. That was a crackling chemistry.

Ravi Chopra
Old film: Awara.
Directed by: Raj Kapoor.
Enacted by: Raj Kapoor and Nargis.
Scene: Nargisji slaps Raj Kapoor. The scene ends with a slap but it has a undercurrent of romance in the dialogues before the slap. The scene has been treated very sensitively.

Sanjay Gupta
Old film: Aradhana.
Directed by: Shakti Samant.
Enacted by: Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore.
Scene: Why pick a romantic scene? there can be romance in a song as well. The song Roop tera mastana is romance coupled with unparalleled passion.

Govind Menon
Old film: Shakti.
Directed by: Ramesh Sippy.
Enacted by: Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil.
Scene: The song Jaane kaise kab kahan, exuding lots of raw sexuality, between Amit and Smita, which I think was a very interesting combination. The scene was very hot.

Kunal Kohli
Old film: Kaagaz Ke Phool.
Directed by: Guru Dutt.
Enacted by: Guru Dutt and Waheeda Rehman.
Scene: Guru Dutt reasoning out with Waheeda that how can two people understand each other so well. The dialogue is so realistic and romantic.

Aaditya Dutt
Old film: Chandni.
Directed by: Yash Chopra.
Enacted by: Rishi Kapoor and Sridevi.
Scene: After the song Mere haathon mein nau nau chudiyan hai, Sridevi starts running and Rishi Kapoor holds her and starts clicking her pictures.

Karan Razdan
Old film: Aandhi.
Directed by: Gulzar.
Enacted by: Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen.
Scene: An estanged couple who has been separated for long, sneaks away on a moonlit night despite societal pressure. What can be more romantic than that?

Mahesh Bhatt
Old film: Mughal-E-Azam.
Directed by: K Asif.
Enacted by: Dilip Kumar and Madhubala.
Scene: The scene where India's greatest actor strokes the face of Madhubala in extreme close-up. It's a tactile feeling, as it literally makes one feel the sense of touch. There is an explosive silence as he strokes her. I saw it when I was a child, it has still remained with me.

Apoorva Lakhia
Old film: Sholay.
Directed by: Ramesh Sippy.
Enacted by: Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri.
Scene: The Holi song. It has passion. The unspoken helplessness when Amitabh and Jaya look at each other. The undertone is violently seductive.

Soham Shah
Old film: Kabhie Kabhie.
Directed by: Yash Chopra.
Enacted by: Amitabh Bachchan.
Scene: Amitabh walking back home alone,after Rakhee gets married to Shashi Kapoor.The beauty of the scene lies in the fact it simply symbolises romance in the form of pain. There's no heroine involved, yet it is so very romantic.