Chaudhavin Ka Chand [1960]
The mother of all muslim socials, Chaudhavin Ka Chand dealt with the pivotal Muslim preoccupation of all - the veil. A Nawab (Rehman) falls in love with the stunning Jamila (Waheeda Rehman) after getting a glimpse of her through the veil. After a series of complications he gets married to the wrong woman while his best friend Aslam (Guru Dutt) marries Jamila. When the two friends learnt the truth, Aslam tries to sacrifice his marriage but the Nawab commits suicide. The appeal of the film was the mesmerizing beauty of Waheeda depicited in just the right form. Can you forget the sleepy face of Waheeda and Guru Dutt's passionate eyes, while singing 'Chaudhavin ka chand ho ya mahtab ho'. He looks dreamily at her and as he lifts her tresses her face glows, leaving an ever lasting impression of female beauty on the audience's mind.

Mere Mehboob [1963]
Mere Mehboob is the story of Anwar (Rajendra Kumar) and Husna (Sadhna). Anwar gets a fleeting glimpse of Husna in college. Love blossoms between the two. Simultaneously another love story blooms between Anwar's sister (Nimmi) and the Husna's brother Nawab (Ashok Kumar) as the society points fingers at that. The contrast between love at first sight and a relationship that grows with time was situated entirely on the studio set. Sadhana created an image of beauty who teases her lover and the image stuck to her which was used later in films like Who Kaun Thi, Mera Saaya and Anita. Naushad's melody created an ever lasting mystical effect. Infact, H S Rawail remade the same film as Deedar-e-yaar with Tina Munim, Jeetendra and Rishi Kapoor but the film only caused producer Jeetendra a lot of loss.

Laila Majnu [1976]
The legendary love story had Rishi Kapoor and Ranjeeta in the lead and was directed by HS Rawail. This was the most fanciful of all the versions recreating the legendary love story. Madan Mohan's music gave the right tinge to the film. The often repeated tale of the doomed lovers was lapped up the audiences.