Bollywood’s
fairy
tale
ideas
of
romance
love
a
touch
of
royalty.
Some
of
that
fondness
has
passed
on
to
OTT
too
as
The
Royals,
an
eight-part
ensemble
series
on
Netflix,
captures
what
happens
when
pride
and
privilege
collide
as
sparks
fly
between
a
prince
and
a
working
girl.
Sukanya
Verma
looks
at
instances
of
aristocrats
falling
for
commoners
on
the
silver
screen.
Khubsoorat
Only
faintly
reminiscent
of
Hrishikesh
Mukerji’s
Khoobsurat
and
its
‘nirmal
anand‘
pursuits,
the
reboot
vies
for
a
Mills
&
Boon-ish
energy
wherein
a
ditzy
physiotherapist
falls
for
a
sophisticated
royal.
Prem
Ratan
Dhan
Paayo
Sonam
Kapoor’s
royal
affair
continues
in
Sooraj
R
Barjatya’s
The
Prince
and
the
Pauper
rehash
where
she
finds
true
love
in
Salman
Khan’s
lookalike
masquerading
as
the
crowned
prince
after
the
real
deal
goes
underground.
Zubeidaa
Shyam
Benegal
chronicles
the
ups
and
downs
of
a
young
woman’s
life
through
Karisma
Kapoor’s
spirited
portrayal
in
and
as
Zubeidaa.
Its
key
chapter
is
her
fairy
tale
marriage
to
Manoj
Bajpayee’s
Rajasthani
prince
ending
in
heartache
and
tragedy.
Eklavya:
The
Royal
Guard
Although
the
love
story
between
Saif
Ali
Khan’s
prince
and
Vidya
Balan
as
the
chauffeur’s
daughter
is
peripheral
to
Eklavya‘s
intense
drama
about
loyalty
and
revenge,
the
pair’s
stunning
chemistry
enhances
the
emotional
quotient
of
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra’s
storytelling.
Hameshaa
Hameshaa
is
a
rare
instance
of
a
royal
fella
playing
the
villain
of
the
piece.
Kajol’s
decision
to
pick
Saif
Ali
Khan
as
Prince
Charming
after
she
turns
down
Aditya
Pancholi’s
mahal
and
money
leaves
the
latter
so
furious,
they
end
up
dying
only
to
be
reborn
and
at
the
receiving
end
of
his
wrath
once
again.
Rajkumar
Shammi
Kapoor
has
played
quite
a
few
blue
blooded
blokes
in
his
career.
In
Rajkumar,
he’s
a
prince
hoping
to
acquit
himself
from
the
charges
of
murdering
a
tribal
chief
by
looking
for
the
culprit.
He
disguises
himself
as
a
common
man
and
falls
in
love
with
an
ethereal
Sadhana,
the
deceased
man’s
daughter.
Prince
Once
again,
Shammi
Kapoor
is
a
royal
prince
going
incognito,
leading
a
villager’s
life,
but
finding
true
love
in
Vyjayanthimala’s
hoity
toity
princess
as
part
of
the
1960s
style
royal
rom-com.
Dharam
Veer
Teeming
in
the
filmmaker’s
trademark
masala
and
flights
of
fancy,
Manmohan
Desai’s
flamboyant
costume
drama
about
kings
and
queens,
warriors
and
villains
weaves
a
great
deal
of
romance
around
Zeenat
Aman’s
snooty
princess
and
Dharmendra’s
macho
ironsmith,
oblivious
to
his
royal
roots.
Raja
Jani
Dharmendra
and
Hema
Malini’s
superhit
jodi
work
its
magic
around
a
swindling
scheme
when
their
plans
to
pass
off
a
street
dancer
as
a
princess
ends
up
in
a
true
story
as
well
as
true
love.
Jodhaa
Akbar
Where
royal
romances
go,
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan’s
tender
portrait
of
newlyweds
falling
in
love
as
a
political
marriage
makes
way
for
inter-religious
harmony
is
right
up
there.
