London: Suckers of on-screen romance swear by the realistic chemistry oozed by Jack and Rose in 'Titanic'. Loyal fans of Titanic had a reason to go weak on their knees, when they saw Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio hugging backstage at the Golden Globe Awards. On Sunday evening, Leonardo Di Caprio took home the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role in The Ravenant, while his former 'Titanic' co-star Kate Winslet received a Golden Globe for the Best Supporting Actor for the biopic Steve Jobs.
The talking point of the entire evening was coming together of Kate and Leo, and as the two hugged each other, it triggered joy among their fans. The fans instantly took to Twitter to talk about how they felt. It’s been 17 years since the release of James Cameron’s 'Titanic', when the rising stars Leo and Kate made a foray into showbiz, but, their magic continues to be as fresh. As #Titanicreunion made rounds on Twitter, audience were reminded of Liam Neeson’s lines from 2003 rom-com 'Love Actually', in which he said: “We need Kate and we need Leo, and we need them now." The dialogue was testimony to the fact that the two made an iconic romantic pair.
While the internet melts talking about 'Titanic' reunion, we take a look of Kate and Leo’s real life bonding and journey:
Titanic: Audience got seduced to Kate and Leo on their first encounter as Romeo and Juliet on Cameron’s fictionalised account of Titanic. Their first scene together was the iconic sequence where Jack sketches a nude portrait of Rose. Reportedly, Cameron intended to capture the hesitance and nervousness, which was clearly an important reason for ignite the passion between the two couple.
Iconic couple: An extensive survey of moviegoers revealed that Kate and Leo were the most romantic on-screen couple of all times. The pair was voted ahead of a few cult pairs such as that of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh from Gone With The Wind. The Titanic pair was ahead of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman from 1942’s Casablanca, Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn in Adam’s Rib and also Julia Roberts and Richard Gere starrer Pretty Woman.
BFF for life: As the unsaid rule of showbiz goes, Kate and Leo too were linked romantically soon after the release of Titanic. But, the actors dated different people, despite sharing a strong bonding at a personal level. The reason of their strong friendship was their platonic relationship. It came as a surprise when Leonardo gave away Kate during her secret third wedding to Ned RocknRoll.
Fans reaction: More than a decade on, but, fans have been particularly possessive about Kate and Jack. The internet melted as people posted gushing messages on their reunion, Jane Fonda’s little gig attached to s GIF on Kate-Leo hugging was an indication on how the fans rejoiced.
Coming together: Despite the mega success of Titanic, Kate and Leo intentionally avoided films that showed them in romantic roles. The only time they came back together was in Sam Mandes directed Revolutionary Road, which was based on a novel by Richard Yates. Both DiCaprio and Winslet were reluctant to make films similar to Titanic because they knew that “it would be a fundamental mistake to try to repeat any of those themes." But, their momentary coming together at the Golden Globes has kicked up a storm, which is a clear indication that the audience want to see them together.
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