11 Powerful Scenes From Recent Bollywood Movies That Were So Close To Reality, They Hit Home!
As the line between reel and real begins to blur as we watch a scene or a dialogue, there is always havoc of emotions because the fictional character on your screen feels more real than your real life.
Filmmakers and actors today are ready to take up bigger challenges and risks. They don't fear the consequences that could involve censorship or resistance from certain sections of society. Rather, bravery is now being appreciated, lauded, and celebrated.
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While there is a film like Dum Laga Ke Haisha, which looks like a dramedy on what women go through after their wedding to a film like Article 15 that could easily teach you a thing or two about caste system, movies have become braver, dynamic, and more relatable.
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As the line between reel and real begins to blur as we watch a scene or a dialogue, there is always havoc of emotions because the fictional character on your screen feels more real than your real life.
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Here's taking a look at 11 such powerful scenes from movies of recent times that made us pause, think, wonder, and check our own privileges and reality!
1. Shershaah: When Vikram Batra and his team grieves after losing their team member.
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When Vikram Batra and his fellow army men share a moment of grief after losing one of their team members, he recalls that even though it's brave to fight a war, it's always difficult to say goodbye!
2. Dil Dhadakne Do: When Farhan Akhtar schooled everyone on equality and feminism in Dil Dhadakne Do
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While there are innumerable issues between Ayesha and Manav's marriage, he fails to see his own sense of entitlement that seems to have become baggage for her.
In one of the scenes when Manav flaunts the very fact that Ayesha is successful because he and his family permitted her to work, Sunny gives him the perfect response and a lesson on equality and feminism to each one of us.
3. Sherni: When Vidya gave everyone a lesson on why it¡¯s not cool to force women for motherhood
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Vidya¡¯s mother and her mother-in-law visit her as a surprise, and she doesn't dwell much before asking her for grandchildren. Most of the comments that follow are related to how she should think of kids or wear proper jewelry as a married woman. Even her mother tries to scare her, hinting at her dark future without kids.
4. Pagglait: When Sandhya invites her Muslim friend Nazia for the pooja and stands up for her subtly to teach everyone an important lesson on inclusivity.
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Nazia is Muslim, and Sandhya's in-laws despise Muslims eating at their house. But a brave Sandhya decides to revolt and stand up for a friend in a striking scene.
5. Article-15: When Ayan asks his subordinates at work to explain the caste system.
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Ayushmann Khurrana, who plays a Brahmin cop investigating the rape and murder of Dalit girls, asks his subordinate to explain the caste system.
6. Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara: When Arjun gives Kabir a reality check on his engagement of 'convenience.'
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When Arjun explains to Kabir that marrying a woman for the wrong reason is worse than calling off the wedding at the last moment, this scene taught all of us an important lesson- if you're not happy with a relationship, the relationship can never sustain.
7. Thappd: Amrita's father realizes that his own wife had to give up on her dreams after marriage.
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While he is a 10/10 father and had raised his own daughter to be fiercely independent, he somehow failed to recognize his wife's sacrifices.
8. The White Tiger: When Balram sees the true colors of his masters and gets mistreated by Ashok Sir¡¯s family.
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In the first half of the film, Balram Halwai keeps sharing how it feels like to be trapped in a rooster coop, which he compares with a poor person¡¯s mindset in his country. He then realizes that while they worship their masters and wish them well, their feelings are mostly disregarded.
When Ashok sir and Pinky madam decide to blame running their car over a beggar child on Balram, you feel like shedding a tear or two.
9. Pangaa: When Meenu meets a guy and his family for ¡®Arranged marriage.¡¯
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The guy¡¯s family is uncomfortable with Meenu¡¯s Kabaddi career, and he says, ¡°Kabaddi mein paisa-waisa hai?¡± ¡°She says, ¡°Time nikal gaya..uncle samosa kha ke jaaiyega, ekdum khasta hai, humne nahi banaya hai..¡±
10. Dum Laga Ke Haisha: When Sandhya expresses how she got married to a man who could never love or accept her the way she deserved
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Sandhya tries her best to adapt to the new settings of her husband's home. Still, somehow, it all comes down to disrespect in various forms because of her 'weight.' She chooses to end their marriage. When she is asked why she doesn't want to marry Prem anymore, she says, ¡°Ji Prem Vivah Tha Sandhya Ke Sath Lekin Prem Toh Tha Hi Nahi¡¡±
11. Ajeeb Daastaans: In Geeli Puchi, Bharti¡¯s co-worker explains why she can¡¯t get a better position at her job because of her caste.
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Bharati, a qualified worker and a quick learner aspired to be promoted from factory worker to data operator. While she is a perfect fit and should have been the apt choice, Priya Sharma, a na?ve, under-qualified, but attractive Brahmin woman got the job. While expressing her feelings and disappointment to Dashrath, a senior colleague, Bharati says,
¡°Why can I not get that job because I don¡¯t use make-up like her?¡±
He instantly reminds her and explains it ot her: ¡°No because we are Dalits. Because your surname does not have Mishra or Sharma in it. We can be offered a desk to have our meals on, but they will never offer you a desk job. I worry that you may get singed in trying to reach a higher station." Konkona nails her character with such pathos that you feel sorry for her and the real state of affairs in our country.
