Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

…a new pop culture shorthand—Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was the first film to become popularly known by an abbreviation, QSQT, a style subsequently followed for Shah Rukh’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), Salman’s Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (HAHK; “Who Am I To You?”; 1994), and other films. Shah Rukh…

…as a lead actor in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988; “From Doom to Doom”), directed by Mansoor Khan. The hit film, a tragic love story backed by memorable music, earned him a Filmfare Award for best male debut in 1989 and established his image as the boy next door. After…