Bollywood's Gothic Romance: Hindi Films Inspired by Wuthering Heights

• Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights has inspired numerous Bollywood adaptations, reimagining its tale of obsessive love and revenge.
• Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966), starring Dilip Kumar and Waheeda Rehman, is a direct adaptation, transposing the Yorkshire moors to an Indian setting.
• Arzoo (1965), though not a direct adaptation, heavily drew from Wuthering Heights' themes of love across social divides and destructive obsession.
• Dilip Kumar's portrayal of the Heathcliff-like character set a benchmark for brooding romantic heroes in Bollywood.
• Beyond direct adaptations, films like Mehboob Ki Mehndi and Heer Ranjha also echoed Brontë's themes of doomed love and class divides.

Why It Matters: Bollywood has frequently adapted Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, blending gothic romance with Indian melodrama.