Lengthy Hindi movie titles somehow lose their punch when translated into English

Bollywood has never shied away from giving lengthy names to its movies. You can guess the entire story from the movie title! Take Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for instance. You know it’s a romance, with some kind of opposition and there’s going to be a happy ending. Or Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. You know it’s going to be a tragedy about doomed characters, perhaps about how one tragic occurrence results in another. But what if Mansoor Khan had named his movie From Tragedy to Tragedy? Much more straightforward, isn’t it? And loses all the mystery and sense of gloom pervading the Hindi title. The long titles do indeed lose a lot in translation; while some are hilarious others are just plain sad. We bring you our faves: Click here to read more