Top 10 All Time Bollywood Films that show India from an Indian Perspective

The pride of India is it’s Bollywood industry. Many people from the west perceive Bollywood as melodramatic. They think that it’s always about a hero who boxes a bunch of losers to save their lover and then have a colourful sing song and dance. However, the Bollywood film industry is growing with changes over the coming years. From the beginning of 21st century, many filmmakers of India are trying to make movies that feel realistic to the viewers and are also showing India from the Indian’s vision. Here are Top Ten Top Ten is a Hindi language TV show that aired on >> Read More... all time Bollywood films that show India from an Indian perspective.

1. Salaam Bombay

The filmmaker of Salaam Bombay, is Mira Nair Mira Nair, a veteran Filmmaker, based in New York >> Read More... , she tried to show the life of people who stay in slums in Bombay. When this movie released, it was liked by everyone especially people who love cinema. It was about a young boy called Krishna, who sells tea in the chawls, and how he manages to survive. In this film, you also get to view the unnoticed dark sides of Bombay.

2. Lagaan

Many films were made about the freedom of India and how India struggled to gain its freedom, but the movie Lagaan stayed forever in the minds of millions. Within the film of showing the struggle of the villagers trying to get India its freedom there is a cricket match. Lagaan was nominated for ‘Best Foreign Film’ for the ‘Academy Awards’, but sadly the movie failed to bag an Oscar.

3. Swades Click to look into! >> Read More...

Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker was born 15 February 1964 in Ko >> Read More... is the filmmaker of a masterpiece movie called ‘Swades.’ The protagonist Mohan Bhargava is an NRI, which is potrayed by the very famous Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan or also known as SRK is a prominent >> Read More... and it’s said to be one of his best performances. This movie shows the rural lifestyle of India. This movie has achieved a high status all around the world.

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Taare Zameen Par, which released in 2007, showed India the issue of Dyslexia Disorder and how it is is mostly ignored. The child in the film who is the protagonist is named as Ishan, played by Darsheel Safari. It’s a story of how he faces humiliation around his surroundings, school and also gets yelled by his angry father for getting low grades. This film was an eye-opener to many and showed that children suffering from disorders need special care and attention.

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Love letters were a special thing in the earlier years. This film brought out a few feeling of nostalgia. The story is about an economical middle-class man and a homemaker wife who tries to get some spark within her marriage by sending out love letters to her husband in his lunch box but the lunch box doesn’t reach her husband, it reaches the middle-class man. It also shows the life of the Dabbawalas in India.

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It’s a heart-warming story about an Indian mother who tries to learn and speak better English for her family and surroundings. This is the comeback movie of the Actress Sri Devi. This movie was applauded globally by the audiences and was even liked by the critics. It is a film that shows life of every Indian mother who has given up their dreams for the sake of the life of their kids and family.

7. A Wednesday

A Wednesday was a thriller film which released in 2008. The movie was based on a conversation through the telephone between a common man, who bluffs to be a terrorist and a police officer. The movie showed the ruckus when there is a bomb attack in Mumbai and also showed the panic in the lives of citizens. The movie was also applauded because of splendid performances of the versatile actors like Anupam Kher Anupam Kher is a very popular actor, director, and >> Read More... and Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and asso >> Read More... . This movie was later remade in Telugu as “Eenadu”.

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The filmmaker of Udaan, is Anurag Kashyap Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has es >> Read More... , who earned fame for his movie “Gangs of Wasseypur”. In this film he has shown the struggles faced by an urban teenager. The story revolves around a boy named Rohan, who is thrown out of a well-known school in Shimla because he was found in a hall outside the campus watching an adult film. In 2007, this film was nominated for the ‘Cannes Film Festival.’

9. 3 idiots

3 idiots is a book written by Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat is a renowned Indian author who was >> Read More... , which was later adapted into a film with the lead role played by Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... . The story focused on around three friends and their lives. The movie gives us a message that you should follow your dream and pursue your career in something that you’re good at. Also, it shows never ever to follow the herd by being a part of peer pressure.

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Indian movies love showing Indian weddings, but this movies storyline shows us the life of “ Rani Ranee is an Odia family drama TV serial that aired >> Read More... ” (played by Kangna Ranaut) after a failed marriage ceremony. Rani is a young woman who always wanted a fairy-tale marriage live every other girl but sadly was ditched a few days before her wedding, by her fiancé. The movie revolves around her living an independent life as she travels to Amsterdam by herself, the place which was booked for her honeymoon.