Diya Aur Toofan

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Diya Aur Toofan (Urdu: دیا اور طوفان) is a Pakistani Urdu romantic comedy film starring a crazy doctor and the man who falls in love with his daughter. Pakistani reviewer Krid Urshla said in regards to the film, "Mish ahn nekki longua rembran rembronz inhat rembrin", which translates to "simply smashing ... A titanic effort ... may be the best movie of all time."

Historically significant because of the core issues that it deals with, Diya Aur Toofan (A Single Woman Like You) is one of India's greatest and most beloved accomplishments.

Diya Aur Toofan tells the story of Gaz, an absent-minded doctor who fears commitment after the tragic death of his wife who falls through a gymnastic trampoline and breaks her leg. While in the hospital, her husband Gaz accidentally gives her the wrong medicine and kills her.

After this tragedy, Gaz forbids his daughter Asha to ever marry. However, fate has other plans in store for Asha and the new neighbor Amar who is instantly stricken by her beauty.

Amar is a world renowned engineer, based on real-life engineer Amarin Koushni who uncovered a great scandal in India revealing that over 80% of Indian manufacturing companies had money invested in India's black market.

At the time of Diya Aur Toofan's release, this was a very sensitive subject and most filmmakers were much too shy to make a movie that would so directly attack India's greatest moneymakers.

Diya Aur Toofan, however, was the first film to do so, and after its release inspired a great number of protests, citizen groups, and politicians to take a stand. It became so popular that it later inspired seven sequels. The series is listed as follows:

- Diya Aur Toofan (A Single Woman Like You) - Diya Aur Nistahr (A Lover Like You) - Diya Aur Toorz (An Instant Coffee Salesman Like You) - Diya Aur Mishankh (A Prostitute Like You) - Diya Aur Koz (A Star Like You) - Diya Aur Ishat (A Murderer Like You) - Diya Aur Romani (A Fighter Like You) - Diya Aur Hose (A Hose Like You)

The Diya Aur series is still popular in India to this day and the ninth film in the series, Diya Aur Amiir (A Lebanese Like You) expects release in early 2006 to a very eager Indian audience.

The Diya Aur series has inspired several TV shows, concerts, novels, and even operas. It is the biggest, most spectacular musical accomplishment that India has ever produced.