LEGENDARY ROMANTIC ACTORS: INDIAN CINEMA Romance has been paramount and predominant segment of Indian cinema since its inception, expressed in different dreamy imageries, illustrations of pleasure /pain, emotional presentation with nostalgic sensitivity, curious mystifying complexity and subjective psyche. The amazing virtuosity of actors and film makers, their commendable visualization and portrayal of romance has influenced the society through the ages, at times bringing about significant behavioral and social changes. Classical romantic movies have brought artistic facility, drama, poetry, music and inflection of soul in Indian cinema. In contemporary cinema, some of charismatic Indian film stars such as Rajesh Khanna, Rekha, Shahrukh Khan with their emotive, empathetic and beautiful performances intensified romance on screen and epitomized their famous predecessors Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Nargis and Raj Kapoor with their original style, these Bollywood legends