From Imtihan to Shakuntala Devi, Bollywood has given us some of the best films and strong messages from the above list!
16 Top Bollywood Movies Related to Teachers. Check this out now! The Bollywood industry produces a variety of genres when it comes to films and ideas. We have seen movies depicting friendship, romance, action, and various other themes. There are movies that highly depict how teachers have a great role in our lives. It’s them who implant the seeds of discipline and the desire to achieve something in us. So, Bollywood also has made an array of movies-some celebrating the bond between teachers and students, and others portraying the sacrifices of teachers for their students.
Let’s have a look at some of these highly appreciated Bollywood movies related to the importance of having teachers in our lives.
Imtihan (1974)
Imtihan (The Test) is a 1974 Bollywood film starring Vinod Khanna, Tanuja and Bindu. The story of the film revolves around an idealistic professor who decides to change a group of rowdy students at a college. The film was shot in Nashik.
Sir (1993)
Mahesh Bhatt is the director of the movie. Sir stars debutante Atul Agnihotri and Pooja Bhatt in lead roles with Naseeruddin Shah playing the title role (a compassionate college professor) and Pooja Bhatt playing a girl with a stammering problem.
Mohabbatein (2000)
Shah Rukh Khan’s portrayal of Raj Aryan Malhotra, a violin teacher, is known for his pro-love stance. He helps his three students Sameer (Jugal Hansraj), Vicky (Uday Chopra) and Karan (Jimmy Shergill) help win the hearts of the girls they are in love with.
Munnabhai M.B.B.S (2003)
16 Top Bollywood Movies: This movie reserves a top spot among the audience’s hearts. Sanjay Dutt who played Munna is a misfit in the most prestigious medical college. With the funny cold war between him and the dean of the college, Dr Asthana (Boman Irani), this film is a laughter riot. This film taught us that while the conventional ways may seem like the right way to go about it. But sometimes a miracle is long-due. It is only possible when a student-teacher relationship becomes a mutually understanding one.
Main Hoon Na (2004)
Sushmita Sen in her chiffon sarees and playing the role of Chandni, the Chemistry teacher. She played every student’s dream in Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na.
Black (2005)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s pathbreaking film revolves around a blind girl and her relationship with her teacher. Rani Mukherji plays the role of the blind girl inspired from Helen Keller’s life. The movie highlights her relationship with Amitabh Bachchan (the teacher) who later develops Alzheimer’s disease. Black won all awards and hearts alike.
Chak De! India (2007)
Here’s a film that brought forth the struggles of a defamed coach with his rowdy team of players. Coach Kabir Khan (SRK) seven years later becomes the coach of the Indian Women’s Hockey team. His analysis of the team’s strengths and weaknesses helped in their victory. The ’70- min’ speech from the movie is quite famous and motivating to do the best.
Taree Zameen Par (2007)
16 Top Bollywood Movies: Aamir Khan is the director of the movie. He also played the role of an art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh. He helps the eight-year-old Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi overcome dyslexia. Aamir also helps Ishaan develop his passion for painting in an even greater way. It’s only when Ishaan found himself and also the meaning of life.
3 Idiots (2009)
This movie has Boman Irani playing the director of an Engineering college. He is called Virus amongst the students because of his strictness. The film also centres around 3 friends at the engineering college. 3 Idiots is also distinctive for featuring real inventions.
Paathshaala (2010)
Shahid Kapoor plays the role of an English teacher (Rahul Udyavar). He also raises his voice against the atrocities of the school’s management.
Do Dooni Chaar (2010)
This comedy-drama film is about a middle-class school teacher. He also tries to keep his wife and children happy in inflationary times and dreams of buying a car. In the end, his children also begin to see him in true light and importance as a teacher.
Aarakshan (2011)
Aarakshan dealt with the crucial subject of reservation. Amitabh Bachchan plays a college principal who turns into a social activist. The socio-political drama also sent out a strong message for schools and colleges across the country. Amitabh’s fought to bring positive change to the education system.
Chalk N Duster (2016)
This film is also an emotional journey of two teachers serving at a Mumbai-based high school. Their passion and love for teaching bond them in a special relationship with their students. They also strive to impart moral values and good grades to the students.
Hichki (2018)
16 Top Bollywood Movies: Rani Mukherjee starrer ‘Hichki’ made its way to the theatres with a very positive buzz. This women-centric movie also revolves around an aspiring teacher having Tourette syndrome who proves herself by educating a group of underprivileged children. This movie was also highly appreciated after Rani’s comeback on the big screen.
Super 30 (2019)
‘Super 30’ is an Indian Hindi biopic based on the story of a mathematics teacher and educator Anand Kumar and his education program of the same name. Vikas Bahl is the director of the film which features Hrithik Roshan as the titled hero. The movie also became a commercial success and Hrithik’s performance was highly praised. It also shows Roshan’s character go through all hardships to school his students, enabling them to book a seat at the coveted IITs.
Shakuntala Devi (2020)
This women-centric movie also traces the life of a mathematician who was known as a Human-Computer. The film also stars Vidya Balan in the lead role. She is highly known for her women-centric films. Be it, ‘Tumhari Sulu’ or ‘Begum Jaan’. She also has created a niche for herself in the industry.
So these are some of the top Bollywood movies highlighting the roles of teachers in various forms of life. Drop your favourite movie from the list in the comment section!
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