10 Bollywood Movies That Were Surprisingly Progressive And Way Ahead Of Their Time

In 2021, Bollywood movies have seen phenomenal content. Creative juices flew like never before and we saw some mind blowing cinema. But there are movies from the past which holds relevance till today. The movies can easily be mistaken for today's time and age. Here's taking a look at 10 such films that were way ahead of its time, some are forward even for today.

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1. Judaai

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The Sridevi starrer released in 1997 had an entertaining plot line with some fine performances. The story is about a greedy woman who sells her husband Anil Kapoor to Urmila for Rs 2 crore. While it does teach that money is not everything,

Judaai also shows an open relationship for the first time in Bollywood. All three are happily staying in the same house accepting each other's relationship for the longest time until Sridevi feels bad. Judaai was progressive for its time for sure.

2. Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna

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Instead of grabbing attention for its brilliant ensemble cast ¡ª Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Kirron Kher, the movie was called out for being progressive. The movie was labelled sensitive because it openly showed infidelity angle. The movie shows how despite no valid reason to call off the marriage, they still move out and have an extramarital affair.

3. Nishabd

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The Jiah Khan-Big B starrer is about a girl, old enough to be the protagonist's daughter falling in love with him! The girl is shown has been pining for fatherly love all her life. The movie shows its quite natural for her to fall in love with a man who is old enough to be her father! This is a film that defies our normal about love.

4. Cheeni Kum

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Age no bar for Big B. Amitabh plays the role of Buddhadev who is a 64-year-old chef, who is living with his 85-year-old mother. He falls in love until 34-year-old Nina Verma (Tabu) walks into his restaurant and his life. The movie shows such mega age gap breaking the stereotype.

5. No Smoking

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We need to take a pause and appreciate this brilliant psychological film. The Anurag Kashyap starrer is unbelievable, classy and abstract. It is not a traditional game. A black metaphor of life, which poses some serious questions to the thinking mind. Lust, and how far can you go to pursue your lust?

6. Hey Ram

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Kamal Hassan's controversial political drama Hey Ram is relevant till even now. The SRK-Kamal Hassan starrer shows riots, violence and hate speech, the movie covers all aspects of communal violence. Something that we see now.

7. My Brother Nikhil

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The portrayal of the relationships between Nikhil and Nigel and Anu the sister was just out of this world. The finest movie one has seen on LGBT community. My Brother Nikhil is sensitive, powerful, emotional and life-changing.

8. Love Sex Aur Dhokha

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Three stories depicting the harsh reality of digital media. A concept we are now seeing in web shows and series. It has three separate but interlinked stories about an honour killing, an MMS scandal and sting operations all using technology.

9. Queen

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Kangana Ranaut normalises travelling to honeymoon ALONE. The movie was life changing for the actress. Queen is an ignorant, traditional Delhi girl who finds herself on a 'honeymoon' all by herself. Taking a plunge for a naive girl like her is not only liberating but also normalises it.

10. Kya Kehna

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A single young girl who dated a boy in her college and ends up getting pregnant and decides to raise a child. Despite her family and boyfriend leaving her, she still continues to stand by her decision.