Saiyaara Is ‘Healing': Why Indians Love Channeling Inner ‘Devdas'? What's The Beauty In Heartbreak?
If you haven't heard of Saiyaara or watched its glimpses while scrolling on Instagram—are you even living in this world? From the very first frame, the Mohit Suri directorial is taking over both hearts and playlists and the buzz is real. The emotions? Raw and the storytelling? Soul-stirring. Starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, the film has emerged as the dark horse of 2025 for its portrayal of love and heartbreak that will leave you teary-eyed after the credits roll.
Saiyaara is not your regular film and that's probably what is clicking with the audiences. In the film, love meets with heartbreak in a way that strikes a chord with everyone's heart – something that has not been explored in the past few years in Bollywood.
Remember films like Mughal-e-Azam and Devdas? The iconic love stories have tragedy at the heart of them – a proof that Indians find beauty in sorrow. Even the folklores in the South Asian region that are filled with romance end in sorrow. Don't believe us? Turn to stories about Heer Ranjha to Vithu Savitri, Behula Lakhindar and even Nadu's Ambikapathy and Amaravathi. All these folklores have three things in common – longing, sacrifice and the forces that conspire to keep them apart.
Tragic love stories have a timeless allure—and it's no secret why. They tap into some of the deepest layers of the human experience, stirring emotions that connect us to our own vulnerabilities—and to each other linger long after the story ends.
The Psychology Behind Appeal In Heartbreak
Why are we so drawn to love stories that end in heartbreak, unlike the ones where love wins? Every story where love and heartbreak walk side by side turns into an unforgettable saga of love because tragedy stirs something deeper within us that joy cannot. Psychologically, tragedy leaves a lasting impact than sorrow which is why stories of unfulfilled love remain etched into our memory.
We don't just remember heartbreak—we feel it, again and again and eventually find beauty, truth and a strange kind of comfort in the same.
Bollywood's Most Heartbreaking Films
While Saiyaara is the latest entrant in the list of Bollywood films with a tragic plot, films like Kal Ho Naa Ho, Ghajini, Devdas, Aashiqui 2 and Tere Naam earlier left the audience teary-eyed for their poignant, powerful and emotional storyline. These Bollywood love stories do not end happily ever after—but they stay with us forever.
While Shah Rukh Khan's broken-hearted Dev left us shattered, Tere Naam gave us Radhe, the ultimate symbol of obsessive and self-destructive love. And who could forget Fanaa? A love story torn by truth, identity and terrorism.
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