Imtiaz Ali's first film was a tale of two complicated people meeting in the most un-complicated manner and then discovering their love for each other in a rather gradual way. All those who have seen this film will know why this film is so special and yet underrated.

Fire (1996)

Radha (Shabana Azmi) and Sita (Nandita Das) are married to two brothers and live in a joint family. Both their marriages are in trouble and they choose to confide in each other. They gradually fall in love and decide to be together. Their relationship is a sin in society's eyes but they see it as a way of living happily.

Cheeni Kum (2007)

This film is the story of a 64-year-old man (Amitabh Bachchan) and a 34-year-old woman (Tabu) falling in love with each other. Things get complicated when he meets the girl's father who is younger than him. The kind of love story this film had was a little unheard of, but somehow felt natural.v