Five Bollywood movies that depicted differently-abled characters

Indian cinema is always kwn to influence people’s minds. Indian filmmakers are focusing on making films which depict social issues, y are also paying attention to differently-abled people of our society. Many Bollywood movies have h Bollywood actors playing role of a differently-abled person which t only shows sensitivity of subject but also sets a different perception in one’s mind. Let’s have a look at such Bollywood movies.

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Movies that depict physical disabilities/illnesses of characters

Margarita with a straw

Featuring Kalki Koechlin, Margarita With a Straw is directed by Shonali Bose. It also casts actors like Sayani Gupta, Revathi and William Moseley. film is about a teen girl Laila (Kalki Koechlin) who suffers from cerebral palsy and moves to a small town from New Delhi for higher education. She encounters a lot of things like a rmal teenr. film did t do well at box office but Kalki Koechlin received praises for her character and film also got a lot of positive reviews at international festivals.

Barfi

‘Barfi’, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D’cruz was directed by Anurag Basu. film shows two differently-abled people, Ranbir Kapoor played role of a mute boy while Priyanka Chopra played role of an autistic girl. film h a touching story revolving around life of all three characters. film was a hit and Priyanka Chopra especially was praised for her character Jhilmil.

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Paa

R Balki’s Paa, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan focused on a rare genetic disorder kwn ‘progeria’ which les to quicken ing process in children. Amitabh Bachchan played role of a 12-year-old boy who looks five times older than his . Amitabh Bachchan’s prostic makeup was one of table things in movie.

Kaabil

Featuring love story of two blind people, Kaabil is a revenge drama film starring Hrithik Roshan Yami Gautam. film gives out a mess which says that people who are visually impaired should be treated equally and ir contribution to society should also be appreciated.

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Zero

Anand L Rai’s recent film Zero stars Shah Rukh Khan who played depicted a dwarf in film. film also features two female les, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma. Dwarfism is also a genetic disorder which is generally neglected and film threw some light on this issue.

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