Film

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Name: Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2008
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak, M. K. Raina, Manmeet Singh

Romantic comedy
Comedy
Light-hearted

A Bollywood romantic comedy about a timid husband who reinvents himself as a charming stranger to win over his indifferent wife. It's a film about transformation and the masks we wear, wrapped in music, dance, and genuine tenderness. If you love stories about people surprising themselves and each other, this is your film.

TMDb rating

3.5

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