Best Social Feature Films
by user-857-441391 | created - 17 Aug 2016 | updated - 17 Aug 2016 | PublicThese are amongst the best commercial movies on social theme.
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1. Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame (2007)
81 min | Drama, War
In Afghanistan, a young girl wants to go to school and learn to read and write, but is met with hostility or indifference.
Director: Hana Makhmalbaf | Stars: Abbas Alijome, Abdolali Hoseinali, Nikbakht Noruz
Votes: 2,357
2. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000)
197 min | Biography, History
Biopic of B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in the emancipation of the downtrodden and oppressed classes in India and shaping the Constitution of India.
Director: Jabbar Patel | Stars: Mammootty, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Gokhale, Mrinal Kulkarni
Votes: 2,741
3. Children of Heaven (1997)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Family, Sport
After a boy loses his sister's pair of shoes, he goes on a series of adventures in order to find them. When he can't, he tries a new way to "win" a new pair.
Director: Majid Majidi | Stars: Mohammad Amir Naji, Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi, Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi
Votes: 80,737 | Gross: $0.93M
4. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 258,606 | Gross: $7.10M
5. Aarakshan (2011)
164 min | Drama, Thriller
The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.
Director: Prakash Jha | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone
Votes: 5,913 | Gross: $0.34M
6. Fandry (2013)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Family
It is about a teenager from a Dalit (Oppressed caste) family, who lives at the village fringe, and falls in love with an upper caste girl.
Director: Nagraj Manjule | Stars: Somnath Awghade, Rajeshwari Kharat, Suraj Pawar, Kishore Kadam
Votes: 2,571
7. Khwada (2015)
120 min | Drama
"It is a story about shepherds who suffer from land acquisition by the forest department and how their dreams of a settlement get shattered by different obstacles, leading them to migrate permanently."
Director: Bhaurao Nanasaheb Karhade | Stars: Shashank Shende, Ramchandra Dhumal, Prashant Ingale, Indrabhan Karhe
Votes: 180
8. Dhag (2014)
143 min | Drama
Dhag is the story of Krishna, his mother and their seemingly ambitious aspirations for Krishna, against the backdrop of their socio-economic standing. Raised by a father who cremated people... See full summary »
Director: Shivaji Lotan Patil | Stars: Nagesh Bhonsle, Neha Dakhinkar, Suhasini Deshpande, Usha Jadhav
Votes: 16
9. 72 Miles Ek Pravas (2013)
92 min | Biography, Drama
The film is set in the time of 50's and 60's about journey of a 13 year old young boy who ran away from his hostel and how this young boy matures with time when he meets a woman and her kids.
Director: Rajiv Patil | Stars: Smita Tambe, Chinmay Sant, Chinmay Kambli, Esha Mane
Votes: 843
10. Dreams (1990)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy
A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.
Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada
Votes: 29,193 | Gross: $1.96M
11. Half Ticket (I) (2016)
112 min | Drama, Family
A story of the 'Have Nots' struggling to survive in a world of 'Haves'.
Director: Samit Kakkad | Stars: Anuya Baiche, Nitin Bodhare, Priyanka Bose, Ankush Chaudhari
Votes: 305
12. Hemalkasa (2014)
119 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic on Dr. Prakash Amte, the selfless doctor and social worker who devoted his life towards the development and upliftment of the tribal people in the forests of western Maharashtra.
Director: Samruoddhi Porey | Stars: Nana Patekar, Sonali Kulkarni, Mohan Agashe, Mayuri Deshmukh
Votes: 1,290
13. Chakravyuh (2012)
Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
On the request of his friend Kabir, SP Adil Sends him to the Naxal group as an informer. When Kabir finds the truth he becomes one of their gang leader.
Director: Prakash Jha | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Kabir Bedi, Arjun Rampal, Om Puri
Votes: 3,424
14. Sairat (2016)
Not Rated | 174 min | Drama, Romance
In interior Maharashtra, a fisherman's son and a local politician's daughter fall in love against the restrictions of caste hierarchy.
Director: Nagraj Manjule | Stars: Rinku Rajguru, Akash Thosar, Arbaz Shaikh, Tanaji Galgunde
Votes: 14,801
15. Kapus Kondyachi Goshta (2016)
110 min | Drama, Family
This is a true story of 4 sisters that chronicles the victory over social ostracisation, poverty and hardship.
Directors: Mrs. Mrunalini Bhosale, Yuvraj Bhosale | Stars: Gaurav Ambare, Makarand Anaspure, Bharat Ganeshpure, Samidha Guru
Votes: 32
16. Unfreedom (2014)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A lesbian daughter fights off an arranged marriage in India while a religious fundamentalist targets an anti-extremist scholar in New York.
Director: Raj Amit Kumar | Stars: Victor Banerjee, Adil Hussain, Bhanu Uday, Preeti Gupta
Votes: 2,009
17. OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
Director: Umesh Shukla | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Mahesh Manjrekar
Votes: 65,396 | Gross: $0.92M
18. PK (2014)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship. His innocent nature and child-like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religious views on people.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani
Votes: 201,335 | Gross: $10.62M
19. 3 Idiots (2009)
PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi
Votes: 434,648 | Gross: $6.53M
20. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Sushant Singh, D. Santosh, Akhilendra Mishra
Votes: 17,297
21. Rang De Basanti (2006)
Not Rated | 167 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi
Votes: 122,368 | Gross: $2.20M
22. Kabali (2016)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A reformed gangster is released from prison and attempts to protect his family from his enemies.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Rajinikanth, Winston Chao, Radhika Apte, Dhansika
Votes: 14,190
23. Court (2014)
116 min | Drama
When an aging activist is arrested, the lives of the accused, the lawyers, and the judge intertwine to reveal bigotry that underscores the judicial system.
Director: Chaitanya Tamhane | Stars: Vira Sathidar, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi
Votes: 5,277
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