Bollywood movies are often full of life, vibrant in colour, and full of charming music and dance sequences.
However, here are eight movies that are not only refreshing but motivational and inspiring enough to change your outlook on life:
Wake Up Sid (Netflix): A spoilt and selfish college student with a carefree approach learns valuable life lessons from an aspiring writer from Kolkata.
Dil Chahta Hai (Netflix, Prime Video): Three friends face life's challenges after college with travel, love, rejection, and heartfelt romance as its central themes.
Tamasha (Netflix, Zee5): Two people fall in love while on a holiday in Corsica and decide to keep their real identities undisclosed but face surprises after returning.
Rang De Basanti (Netflix): Students selected to portray various Indian freedom fighters in a film undergo emotional processes that turn them into rebels for a cause.
Iqbal (Prime Video, Zee5): A boy hard of hearing and without speech, dreams of playing in the Indian cricket team, asking a retired coach to train him.
Queen (Netflix, JioCinema): Devastated after her fiance leaves her just before the wedding woman goes on their honeymoon alone and rediscovers herself.
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Netflix, Prime Video): Three friends take a vacation in Spain and mend fences, fall in love with life, and combat their worst fears.
3 Idiots (Prime Video): Years later, a bet gives two friends a chance to look for their long-lost friend whose existence seems rather elusive.