5 Best Bollywood Movies You Should Check Out Even if You've Never Watched Indian Cinema
Heartfelt and poignant stories that will definitely touch the strings of your heart.
If you haven't watched Indian cinema, you probably imagine it as a mix of dances and over-the-top drama. In reality, it is much richer and more diverse. We tell you about Indian films that have won acclaim at home and abroad.
1. PK, 2014
PK looks like an ordinary person, but in fact he is an alien who has found himself on Earth, in India, with a special mission. He must study this planet and understand human nature.
PK asks childishly naive questions and sincerely tries to understand humans. People, too, are greatly influenced by meeting PK: answering his simple and even seemingly silly questions, they begin to see the world differently – through the eyes of this strange alien.
Meanwhile, PK meets a journalist, Jaggu, who has suffered at the hands of an arrogant religious leader. Together, they try to help each other and seek justice.
2. 3 Idiots, 2009
Farhan, Raju and Chatur meet on the roof of a college ten years after their graduation. The main question that interests them is where to find the fourth friend, Rancho. He was their roommate and was always different from the other students.
While everyone was studying, Rancho was acquiring knowledge that could be immediately applied in life. Because of this, he had a conflict with the principal of the university and then he even befriended his daughter and convinced her to leave her fiancé.
This led to a lot of events, fights, intrigues and adventures, and everything was even heading towards a happy ending, but on the day when the graduates were to receive their diplomas, Rancho disappeared.
3. RRR, 2022
Early 20th century. Komaram and Rama have little chance of becoming friends. The former is a man from the Gond tribe, the latter an officer in the service of the colonial government.
One day, the governor kidnaps a girl, Malli, from Komaram's tribe and he goes in search of her, and Rama, in order to get a promotion, volunteers to catch him. Accidentally witnessing a disaster, they become close and their union leads to events and changes they could not even imagine.
In pursuit of their own goals, they keep getting in each other's way. First one saves the other, then the other has to become the executioner of the first, but in the end they must unite for a common goal – the fight for the independence of their homeland.
4. Slumdog Millionaire, 2008
Jamal Malik finds himself in a police station where he is beaten and forced to confess. What has this 18-year-old orphan done? He just showed up for a game of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and answered 9 out of 10 questions correctly.
Jamal has nothing to hide, and during the interrogation he tells the story of his life, which is full of sad events, from his childhood spent in a garbage dump to a tragic love story.
Will the police inspector believe these stories? And why did Jamal really decide to take part in this game? One thing is for sure – it was not for the money.
5. Hichki, 2018
Being a teacher is already a difficult job, but what if the teacher also has Tourette Syndrome? Naina is not hired by any principal, but she does not give up and continues to go to interviews because this is her life's dream.
One day, a miracle happens – Naina is invited to teach in one of the most elite schools. She is happy, but her trials are just beginning.
She must find a common language with a class made up mostly of bullies who are only too happy to make fun of the new teacher's strange tics. Naina plunges into this battle with all her love of life, optimism and self-deprecation.