In the early days Indian cinema was known was its exaggerated, spicy and melodramatic movies but now with that time it has managed to become the mirror of society and has tried to shed light on many unspoken norms and issues of our modern society. While many social topics were conquered by the Bollywood cinema, the struggle and life of a teenager still seem like a wrap topic in the industry. Bollywood tried its best to get this topic under the spotlight but every time, it gets misguided with teenage friendships and college romances. But there are few Bollywood filmmakers who pretty effortlessly managed to depict teenage life and their struggle in the most beautiful way. Here is the list of top 10 Bollywood movies that talk about the life and struggle of teenage life.
1. Wake Up Sid: Talking about the unseriousness of every college-going teenager, Wake Up Sid features Ranbir Kapoor and Konkona Sharma in lead. The movie tells the story of a teenager, who loses his aim in life and finds a ray of light that takes him to his bright future after he falls in love with an older woman.
2. Udaan: Udaan is one of the most well-produced underrated cult classics of Bollywood. While talking about a relationship of an abusive, violent father (Ronit Roy) who constantly tortures and abuses his son Rohan, this movie highlights the journey of a teenager turning into a man.
3. Taare Zameen Par: Taare Zameen Par is that one cult classic that changed the whole education system in the nation. It portrays that every child is special and have their sets of the ability which differentiate them from others. Depicting the life of a dyslexic boy Ishan Awasthi this movie gives a lesson that how this issue can be solved just by giving write directions.
4. 3 Idiots: While other movies talked about just one issue this movie talked about dozens of topics. Talking about a serious topics like peer pressure, poverty, competition, jealousy, spoiled education system, this managed not just to become a cult classic but also managed to tickle our funny bone.
5. Ek Sangaychaya: Ek Sangaychay marks the debut of versatile actor Kay Kay Menon in Marathi cinema. The movie is an emotional take on the lack of communication and generation gap between parents and children and how this leads to many sensitive issues and rift between them.
6. Gippy: Body shaming has been one of the biggest issues in our society since the start and this has been one of the biggest reasons behind the increasing depression seen among teenagers. Gippy is a journey of an overweight girl who picks herself up from nothing, overcomes societal hurdles, and finds herself at the top of her own little world.
7. Time Out: 'Time Out' is an upcoming film based on the life of high school students. It is a story of two brothers and their bond as they come to terms with their individual identities.
8. Sixteen: 'Sixteen' was a coming-of-the-age story about lost innocence and teenage heartache in urban India. In the times of the Internet, Page 3 in newspapers and more than 300 TV channels, the innocence of the youth is the first victim of overexposure, and this was depicted in the film.
9. Jo Jeeta Wahi Sakinder: The movie portraying the long-living rivalry between two schools talks about many serious issues like parental pressure, that make a teenage guy take on many odds to win the trophy for his school. It had drama, romance, heartbreaks, and rivalry with the students of another school. The film's song 'Pehla Nasha' is the anthem of the first crush to date.
10. Rockford: A typical school movie, it brought to light the joy and agony a boarder faces. A complexities and innocence of teenage friendships and first crushes. The entire movie was beautifully weaved around every teenage emotion, making it a must watch. Also, not to miss 'Yaaron', which became the anthem of friendship during that time.
