Love Storiyaan is a documentary series celebrating vibrant love tales of real people in India. This anthology short film series brings alive six different and reassuring love stories.
Please note that the love stories of these six real-life couples have been featured by the “India Love Project” on their social media platforms – X (Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.
Synopsis of the Love Storiyaan (2024) Documentary Series
Based on stories from the India Love Project.
Six real-life couples relive their unique love stories in this heartfelt series celebrating the triumph of love against all odds and over prejudice.
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Spoiler Free Review of the Love Storiyaan (2024) Documentary Series
The introduction
It is an engaging and fascinating series that follows the extraordinary experiences of six couples from various backgrounds, emphasizing how love can overcome differences and obstacles. By sharing their individual stories, the show demonstrates the powerful impact of love in bringing people together and creating lasting bonds.
Mind you, India is one of the most diverse nations in the world. But we are living in an age, where diversity is scoffed at. Perhaps, even the highest and most powerful official of this sub-continental nation is propagating the idea of One Nation and One (Dominant) Religion freely. He is of course supported by his fanatical followers. All in contravention of the sublime Constitution of India.
The ground reality is that the heterogeneity of Indian people (population) is indeed mind-boggling. Now how do you violently try to redefine and confine the world of LOVE in a very narrow term of caste and religion? This seems so unnatural and artificial. More so, in India, the so-called one of the largest democracies of the world.
But this is exactly what is happening in India, these days.
The mobocracy wants to control the idea of “LOVE” in India in the twenty-first century.
Documentary Series’ Review in Brief
The documentary depicts the six love stories. Their love stories blur all kinds of boundaries created by humans, viz., age, religion, social, caste, gender, national, international, etc.
Kudos to Karan Johar and his Dharmatic Entertainment company for bringing us a diverse range of love stories from different corners of India. In the past, as a Director (& Producer), Karan has given us typical love and romantic love stories from India. Just to name a few movies of his, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham (2001), Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006), My Name Is Khan (2010), Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023), etc. Most of his films are typical Indian melodramas with popular songs and dance routines.
But those were reel tales. And this documentary of his is about real people with real issues. We think, in all of these six real-life tales, the palate of love is charming and delicious.
Well, how can we judge and review these six real-life love stories? It will not be right to put the love story of one couple above that of another. As each one of them is special in their own right. So, we will not put our FM rating on the six love stories mentioned above instead we shall give a big thumbs up to this documentary series about LOVE in INDIA.
The Synopsis and the Photos (Real/Reel) of the Six Love Stories
First Story: An Unsuitable Girl (S1, E1) – 34 minutes
Delhi-based writer Aekta gave love a second chance with Kerala-based journalist Ullekh, but the two-faced opposition from an unexpected source - her daughters. Years later, they make their first family visit to Ullekh's hometown.
Second Story: Love on Air (S1, E2) – 36 minutes
Nicholas and Rajani, two radio jockeys from rival stations who fell in love amidst the picturesque mountains of Meghalaya, go on a trip with their son to visit the person who brought them together.
Third Story: Homecoming (S1, E3) – 36 minutes
Sunit and Farida, a spirited 75-year-old couple, embark on a heartfelt journey to their hometown in Bangladesh, where they first fell in love amidst the fervour of the Liberation Movement in 1971 before deciding to make India their home.
Fourth Story: Raah Sangharsh Ki (S1, E4) – 30 minutes
In a riveting blend of romance and resilience, Subhadra, a Dalit activist, and Rahul, an ex-IIT grad turned Adivasi advocate, share the story of how they found love through their common passion for grassroots-level social welfare work in the hinterlands of Madhya Pradesh.
Fifth Story: Faasley (S1, E5) – 27 minutes
In a story about travelling from the USSR to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Dhanya, an Indian, and Homayon, an Afghan, recount their journey of falling in love and overcoming their different backgrounds, religions, and cultures to kindle a love that survives turbulent times.
Sixth Story: Love Beyond Labels (S1, E6) – 31 minutes
In the heart of Kolkata, Tista and Dipan, a trans couple whose communion exemplifies love between souls over genders, share their journey of finding themselves and each other, as Dipan prepares a special anniversary gift for Tista.
The conclusion
Each of them (6 couples) has overcome a lot of imaginable and unimaginable hurdles in their life. And their mutual love paid off. It is good to see them happy and content.
We reiterate that we are not going to rate this documentary. It is unthinkable for us to rate the heart-touching tales of real people. We only wish them luck. And send them love.
Hopefully, after watching these true love tales from India, the outlook of people towards love will lead to a positive change in their mindset. These Love Stories are for ages.
Meanwhile, do watch this engrossing well-made documentary about Love in real life. We enjoyed and cherished it, you should too.
Key Details of the Love Storiyaan (2024) Documentary Series
| Genre | Love, Romance |
| Original language | Hindi (a bit of English, Bengali, Malayalam, etc.) |
| Age-restrictions | UA 16+ |
| Season | One (1) |
| Episodes | Six (6) |
| Released | February 14, 2024 |
| Duration | 6 hours, 14 minutes |
| Creator | Somen Mishra |
| Writers | Mirat Trivedi, Hardik Mehta, Aarsh Vora, Vivek Soni, Rahul Badwelkar, Shazia Iqbal, Akshay Indikar, Tejashri Akshay, Arya Rothe, Archana Phadke, Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar and Collin D’Cunha. |
| Directors | Hardik Mehta, Vivek Soni, Shazia Iqbal, Rahul Badwelkar, Akshay Indikar, Archana Phadke and Collin D’Cunha. |
| Cast | Pratik Kothari (Young Ullekh), Srishti Wadhwani (Young Aekta), Twinkle Tshering (Young Rajani), Poonam Gurung (Young Mandira), Siddharth Boro (Young Nick), Sohan Polock (Young Sunit), Usha Moni (Young Farida), Yashika Batham (Young Subhadra), Spandan Mukherjee (Young Rahul), Sharnita Ravi (Young Dhanya), Ankit Arora (Young Homayon), Sukanya Bhattacherjee (Child Dipan), Moulik Ghosh (Child Tista), etc. |
| Taglines | Real stories of real love |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
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