In early 2021, producers tried to release big-budget, masala entertainers like Sooryavanshi . While Rohit Shetty’s film broke box office records, critics noted that the romance was a caricature (Ajay Devgn’s cameo aside). The audience accepted the action but craved the emotion.
While 2021 was a year of recovery for the film industry, it was anything but "quiet" for romantic cinema. Bollywood pushed past its traditional boundaries, giving us everything from war-hero love stories to modern tales that challenged social norms.
