Of late, and with valid reasons, monsoon hardly triggers a happy memory. But that's real life.
In Hindi films, rains play a pivotal role. They flood the screen with romance, create havoc in unsuspecting lives and add a larger than life quality to mundane circumstances.
rediff.com takes a look at the many avatars on monsoon on screen.
Sensuality -- Bipasha Basu and Priyanka in Barsaat
The primary objective of rains is to showcase the heroine's curvaceous figure in a transparent, white sari.
The new, improved, modern nari opts for a white shirt.
Bips and Piggy Chops are wet visions in white for Suneel Darshan's appropriately titled, Barsaat.
Text: Sukanya Verma | Design: Reuben NV