Bollywood produces hundreds of films every year, but there are some that are made with the motive of showing people the truth or to break timeless stereotypes. Let’s talk about 5 Bollywood films that held a mirror to the audience and left them spellbound.
1. SHUBH MANGAL ZYADA SAAVDHAN
This Hitesh Kewalya film was a game changer because of its story that revolves around the tagline “LOVE IS LOVE”. This movie hence focuses on two men who are very much in love with each other but the hardships that they have to face to gain acceptance or approval from the society. This film was a slap in the face for the homophobic population of the country who consider falling in love with the same genders a “sin” or a “wrong-doing”. You can watch this film on Amazon Prime Video.
2. CHHAPAAK
This Meghna Gulzar film revolves around the crimes committed against women and most importantly the gruesome and life-threatening acid attacks that happen to countless women every other day. It focuses on how after an acid attack the victim has to spend the rest of their life getting judged by the people and the media. In this film, the protagonist fights for other women such as herself who have been through the same incidents while she is forced to go through the court procedures. It is also based on a true story which makes the audience connect to it more. You can watch this film on Amazon Prime Video.
3. BULBBUL
This Netflix film directed by Anvita Dutt Guptan focuses around heinous crimes like rape , child marriage and domestic violence. This film is often considered to be a horror movie which is not entirely undeniable, but it has many layers of social issues underneath. It focuses on how a woman (Bulbbul) hides the painful stories of her past and becomes the reason of the horrifying and bone chilling supernatural incidents in her village.
4. SHIKARA
This film by Vidhu Vinod Chopra focuses on the mass departure of the Kashmiri Pandits from the valley along with a young couple due to extreme communal violence and tensions. The Kashmiri Pandits were declared Kafirs and that they had to either leave Kashmir, convert to Islam or ultimately be assassinated. This film beautifully takes into account the unheard tales of Kashmir and its people. This film either fills your heart with joy or with gut-wrenching sorrow. You can watch this film on Amazon Prime Video.
5. PAGGLAIT
This Umesh Bisht film breaks the stereotype that a woman once widowed has to be under the mercy of her family, grieve all day and night and leave all hopes from her life. In this movie Sandhya (Sanya Malhotra) doesn’t shed a tear after her husband passes away even when she is expected to and hence her family comes to a conclusion that she is crazy. That is when the film takes an unexpected turn when she discovers something extraordinary about her late husband. You can watch this movie on Netflix.
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