Here is a summary of some of the year’s biggest hits, ranging from the energetic combo Arjun and Kartk’s Taali, which is based on the life of transgender campaigner Gauri Sawant, to hitmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s 12th Fail, which tells the incredibly inspirational tale of Manoj Kumar Sharma.
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani:
The moments that made this film so groundbreaking included a Durga Puja celebration where two men perform the song “Dola Re,” a lingerie store where the hero learns to accept women as equal human beings, a grandmother who finds love again, a heroine who won’t be intimidated, and a hypermasculine hero who unlearns sexism. The movie, which stars Jaya Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi, and Ranveer Singh, is currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
Taali:
Arjun and KartIk, a dynamic combination, have acknowledged in multiple media engagements that they were aware of the difficulties they would face when they decided to create a series based on the life of transgender campaigner Shreegauri Sawant. But the show’s overwhelming popularity has validated their belief in the idea as well as in the choice to cast Sushmita Sen in the lead part. The show also included hundreds of transgender people in the cast and sensitively depicted the pain and suffering that LGBTQ people face in our society.JioCinema offers Taali for streaming.
Dhak Dhak:
Dhak Dhak is a road movie that defies many preconceptions and is about self-discovery and reviving the latent zest for life. We hardly ever see a Hindi movie without a male lead, a female motorcyclist wearing a headscarf, a granny who wants to ride her bike to the world’s highest motorable pass, or a trip in which four ladies are each other’s personal heroes. Dramatic performances by Ratna Pathak Shah, Dia Mirza, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Sanjana Sanghi highlight the strength and resiliency of four distinct women in this Tarun Dudeja-directed story that is energizing and inspiring. You may watch the movie on Netflix.
12th Fail:
This sleeper success, which stars Vikrant Massey in the main character, is based on the book by Anurag Pathak about the real-life story of Manoj Kumar Sharma, who overcome tremendous poverty to become an IPS officer. The filmmaker has provided millions of young people navigating their own personal issues with an inspirational film. The film, which was written by the filmmaker, did quite well at the box office thanks to favorable word-of-mouth publicity. Zee5 is now offering it.
Jawan:
Aside from SRK’s star power and vitality, Atlee’s Jawan’s astounding success can also be ascribed to the film’s skillful balancing of social, political, and personal concerns. Here, filmmaker Atlee, a colleague of Shankar’s who is renowned for crafting commercial potboilers with socially conscious themes, takes a similar tack.
