Dil To Pagal Hai | -1997-

While Pooja was his destiny, Nisha was his reality. The scene where Nisha tears up the tickets to London is arguably more heartbreaking than the entire first half of Devdas . Karisma's ability to make you laugh one second and cry the next is the soul of the film. It taught an entire generation that you can be the "cool girl" and still get your heart crushed.

Yash Chopra broke new ground by moving away from the rural or hyper-violent tropes of the early 90s. Instead, he presented: The Broadway Influence: Dil to Pagal Hai -1997-

The story follows (Shah Rukh Khan), a cynical director who doesn't believe in true love, and Pooja (Madhuri Dixit), a traditionalist who believes her soulmate is "someone, somewhere" waiting for her. Their paths cross when Rahul’s lead dancer and best friend, Nisha (Karisma Kapoor)—who secretly loves him—gets injured, leading Pooja to join the troupe for their upcoming production, "Maya". While Pooja was his destiny, Nisha was his reality