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For most of us Dil Toh Pagal Hai was a story of love and friendship but I view it as a story of opportunities. On the surface Karisma Kapoor and Shah Rukh Khan are a team and Akshay Kumar and Madhuri Dixit another team but something is not right, something is out of place and therefore when Madhuri Dixit and Shah Rukh Khan meet it is magic! There are constant signals- symbols that they are on the right track and must follow the heart and that they do despite all the obstacles and the challenges is a wonderment, Adhbhuta Rasa.

And finally Veer Zaara, a perfect depiction of Shanta Rasa. Shah Rukh Khan is unfairly detained in Pakistan jail and the lovers are separated for decades, till Rani Mukherji sets him free. True love triumphs when Veer discovers Zaara/ Preity Zinta at his home, both have aged with time but love has not diminished.