Alongside the escapist fare, Bollywood has always had a great parallel tradition of poetic realism, stories dealing with social issues and locating heroism in ordinary lives, starting with Bimal Roy and V Shantaram. Today, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Shoojit Sircar and many other actors and filmmakers combine entertainment with social commitment to produce meaningful cinema. Here's our list of 10 Hindi films based on a social subject, spanning decades.
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In the last two days, thousands of labourers staying in rented accommodations across Noida and Greater Noida have been walking towards parts of UP to reach their homes.
“Swayamsevaks have already stated doing relief work at some places. They can now take it to the entire country but by following the discipline it demands,” Mohan Bhagwat said.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has announced that the state government would bear entire expenses of the victim’s treatment.
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Talking to The Indian Express, the additional public prosecutor said, “This is a historical judgment and we welcome it. The accused deserves maximum punishment for the heinous crime he committed.”
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The FIR was registered under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act following protest by hundreds of people from the Dalit community in front of Modasa Rural police station since Monday night.
The incident came to light after the girl delivered a baby a week ago. She was admitted to a hospital after she complained of severe stomach ache, police said.
The accused identified as Jayesh Patel and Kiran Mahida had been involved in the business for the last one and a half years, the police said.
At the end of the protest, its convener, Janata Dal (Secular) corporator Shan-e-Hind, the daughter of former seven-time Malegaon Central MLA Nihal Ahmed, called for a “non-cooperation movement” on Republic Day.
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The girl was sent to a juvenile home and later released.
According to the report, six major cotton producing districts of Wardha, Yavatmal, Amravati, Washim, Akola and Buldhana recorded 1,108 suicides in 2019 as compared to 1,160 in 2018 — a drop of 4.48 per cent.
Modasa Rural police have registered a case of accidental death and investigations are under way.
In Jalandhar, Khattar only visited BJP-dominated locality, the Deen Dayal Upadhaya Nagar. He hopped houses carrying a pamphlet supporting the CAA as people showered him with flower petals at several places.
Stating that India was known as “sone ki chidiya” (golden bird) during the 16th and the 17 th century, Devvrat, while launching the book, Modi’s Economics, at the Raj Bhavan, said, “Prime Minister Modi wants to return India to those glory days that existed during the 16th and 17th century.”
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