2 hours 36 minutes romantic movie with 8.5 IMDB rating beats Aashiqui 2, Sanam Teri Kasam, Raanjhanaa 2; Lead actors are… box office collection is…
GH News February 23, 2025 06:06 PM

Apart from Aashiqui and Sanam Teri Kasam the sequel to Raanjhanaa: Tere Ishq Mein - has been announced. Recently its teaser was released and the film will star Dhanush and Kriti Sanon. The Aashiqui franchise Sanam Teri Kasam and Raanjhanaa are considered some of Bollywoods most romantic films. But did you know that one particular movie holds the record for being the most romantic of all? Here we’re talking about a film that has a higher IMDb rating than these three classics. It created just as much buzz at the box office as it did on OTT platforms and YouTube. This is Indias most popular romantic film!
This romantic movie was also remade in Kannada and Telugu. The Telugu remake titled Jaanu was released in 2020 starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Sharwanand in the lead roles. It holds an IMDb rating of 7. The Kannada version 99 was released in 2019 but didnt receive much appreciation from the audience. Starring Ganesh and Bhavana it has an IMDb rating of 6.4.
Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan played the lead roles in this film. From their names you must have guessed that we are talking about 96. Released in 2018 this film received immense love from the audience and performed well at the box office.
According to reports Vijay Sethupathi and Trisha Krishnan starrer 96 had a budget of Rs 18 crore while it collected Rs 50 crore at the box office. Like the box office it also gained a lot of popularity on OTT.
At the center of 96 are Vijay Sethupathis character Ram and Trisha Krishnans character Jaanu. Both were students of the 1996 batch and had loved each other since childhood but were unable to be together. Jaanu eventually marries someone else. When they reunite years later they reminisce about the past and make several surprising revelations leading to rekindled emotions between them.
If you havent watched the film yet you can find it on various OTT platforms and YouTube. 96 holds an impressive IMDb rating of 8.5 while Raanjhanaa and Sanam Teri Kasam have ratings of 7.6. Aashiqui 2 is rated 7.1 whereas Aashiqui has a rating of 6.3.