Best Time Loop Romances To Watch Before You Stream ‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’

"What would you do if you were stuck in one place, and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?" asks Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray in the classic time loop film Groundhog Day (1993). The question forms the base of every time loop movie ever, including the upcoming Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi rom-com Bhool Chuk Maaf.

Directed by Karan Sharma, the movie follows the life of a small-town romantic who finds himself stuck in a time loop, reliving the day of his Haldi over and over again.

The movie, which was slated to release on 9 May 2025, has been pushed to May 16 for a direct-to-OTT release by the makers, keeping in mind the turbulent socio-political climate in the country.

“In light of the recent events and the heightened security drills across the nation, we at Maddock Films and Amazon MGM Studios have decided to bring our family entertainer, Bhool Chuk Maaf, directly to your homes on May 16 — only on Prime Video, worldwide,” read the statement by the production house.

Time loop is a popular plot device that’s found its place in the rom-com genre over the years. The comforting idea of a do-over and the inherent romance of meeting your fated one over and over again lend themselves to the genre naturally. The nihilistic bent of repeating the same day over and over again is just fun to watch. 

There have been many explorations of time loops in romantic movies over the years, and here are some of our favourites. Add these to your watchlists as you wait to stream Bhool Chuk Maaf online…

Best Romantic Movies Featuring Time Loops

Palm Springs (2020)

Easily one of the best rom-coms of recent times, the story follows Nyles (Andy Samberg) and Sarah (Cristin Milioti), two strangers who meet at a wedding in Palm Springs. A series of misadventures leads them to be caught in a time loop together. As they relive the same day over and over again, they find themselves drawn to each other. 

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Groundhog Day (1993)

The OG time loop movie, this rom-com follows a cynical television weatherman (Bill Murray) as he finds himself stuck in a time loop in Pennsylvania, waking up every day to find it's still Groundhog Day. When he realises he has infinite time, he decides to woo his news producer (Andie MacDowell) and win her heart using the things he learned about her every day.

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About Time (2013)

This delightful romantic movie defies some of the basic tropes of the subgenre. There’s no nihilistic despair or foolhardy exploration of how much one can get away with the time loop’s resetting abilities. Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) finds out the men in his life can travel back in time (only in their lifetime, though) and decides to use this gift to find his one true love. 

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Meet Cute (2022)

The concept of time loop in a romantic movie is a darkly comic prospect in its own right, and this Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson starrer explores that. It follows Sheila and Gary, who are on a one-day time loop as she wants to relive their meet-cute over and over. Unaware of the effects her meddling is having on the timeline, Sheila continues to abuse the time-travelling portal till she reaches consequences that she decidedly doesn’t want.

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The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

This teen rom-com starts off with teenager Mark finding himself stuck in a time loop, as is the case with the genre. But he discovers that he is not alone in this quantum mess-up; fellow teenager Margaret is also stuck. Soon, they decide to work together to create a map of things to remember as they figure out how to break out of the loop.

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When We First Met (2018)

In this one, Noah (Adam DeVine) uses a magical photo booth to travel back in time to relive the night he met his friend and crush, Avery (Alexandra Doddario), over and over again. He wants to win her over and get everything perfect. But as is the case with any best-laid-out scheme, aided by a little bit of magic, things don’t go quite as planned.

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