Many movies have been made on disability that helped redefine how we perceive disability. Let's check out these top 10 Bollywood movies that celebrate the positive sides of disabilities.
Srikanth (2024): A biography movie starring Rajkummar Rao, Alaya, and Jyotika, based on the life story of the industrialist Srikanth Bolla.
Margarita with a Straw (2014): Starring Kalki Koechlin, Revathy, and Sayani Gupta among others, this movie follows the story of an Indian woman with cerebral palsy and her life-changing romance with a blind female activist.
Barfi! (2012): Anurag Basu directed this comedy-drama romance movie centred around a love story between a hearing and speech-impaired boy and an autistic girl.
My Name Is Khan (2010): After being suspected as a terrorist, an Indian Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome, starts his journey to speak with the President of the United States.
Paa (2009): Director R. Balki brings together the father-son duo of Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan to create a masterpiece depicting a father’s mission to help his 13-year-old son with a rare condition that makes the young boy age more than his years.
Taare Zameen Par (2007): Following a boy with Dyslexia, a learning disorder, this Darsheel Safary and Aamir Khan starred movie depicts how patience, understanding, and compassion can help differently-abled persons.
Fanaa (2006): Directed by Kunal Kohli and starring Aamir Khan, Kajol, and Rishi Kapoor, this movie revolves around the life of a sweet blind girl as she falls in love with a tourist guide.
Black (2005): Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali creates magic with Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, narrating the tale of a deaf and blind woman and her teacher who overcame all challenges to bring light to her life.
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003): This is the story of a mentally challenged boy and his transformation after communicating and meeting with an alien.
Sadma (1983): Starring Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, and Gulshan Grover among others, this drama romance movie features a love story between a woman who regressed to childhood after a head injury and a school teacher.