Bollywood means melodrama, emotions, music, action, romance, and much more. In this article, we will talk about some of the beat Indian movies that reflect the social, educational, and other features of Indian culture and society. Many moves give the glimpses of Indian culture and society but some movies show true Indian society and culture. Have a look at some Bollywood movies that show true Indian colors:
‘Ghar Ho To Aisa’
Directed by Kalpataru and produced by Firoz Nadiawala, “Ghar Ho To Aisa” was a complete Indian family drama, which was released in 1990. Casts of the movie includes Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Seshadri, Deepti Naval, Kadar Khan, Raj Kiran, Bindu, Om Prakash, and more. This is a family drama that reflects the dominating in-laws who torture their daughter-in-law for dowry. In this movie, Anil Kapoor is playing a positive roll and trying to do justice with his sister-in-law and for this, he took the help of Seema who was the daughter of Anil Kapoor’s boss. The entire story revolves around the family.
‘English Vinglish’
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Inspired by the real life story of director’s mother, “English Vinglish” is a typical Indian movie that moves around Sri Devi, who is playing the role of an Indian wife and mother. The director of the movie Gauri Shinde tries to frame the real life of an Indian woman in this modern society where her children and husband disrespects her. They family do not want any reason to disrespect the woman, named Shashi, and the sole reason behind this is that she is a homemaker and do not know English. At the end of the movie, Shashi went to her sister who lives in the US to learn the language.
‘Queen’
Queen is one of the best movies directed by Vikas Behel. This movie revolves around a simple Indian girl named Rani, who was ditched by his fiancé just before the wedding day. The girl decided to go on her honeymoon alone to Paris. In Paris, she met a girl named Vijaylakshmi and then she moved to Amsterdam where she shared her room with three people of three different nations.
Even though she belonged to a conservative family, she tried to gel up with her new friends and move on in her life. Kangana Ranaut played the strong character of Rani and won many awards for her role in the movie. The movie was very simple but effective direction and performance made it a brilliant piece.
Bollywood movies give us a fair idea about theIndian culture and society. If you want to learn about Indian traditions and culture, you should watch Queen, Ghar Ho To Aisa, Lagan, and English Vinglish at least once.
