Teachers` Day 2023: Hichki To Iqbal, Movies That Beautifully Spoke About Student-Teacher Bond

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SEPTEMBER 05,2023

Every year on September 5, we celebrate Teachers' Day. A day dedicated to teachers and mentors who play a vital role in shaping the students' future, it also commemorates the birth anniversary of India's first Vice President, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The bond that every student and teacher share is special. They shape us in every way to make important decisions in our lives.

There are many Bollywood movies that have beautifully showcased the student-teacher bond. While some teachers are sensitive, others choose a brutal way of teaching. However, all of these movies leave us with an emotional message.

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But before we move on to the list of student-teacher movies, let's understand why we celebrate Teachers' Day.

Why do we celebrate Teachers' Day in India?

This day is a way to show our respect and celebrate teachers or teacher-like figures in our lives. Their contribution to our growth and the education system has been incredible.


However, teachers' day in India has a different aspect. It was in 1962 that Dr. Radhakrishnan became the first President of India. His birthday came to be observed as Teachers' Day. He was one of India's distinguished scholars and believed in encouraging every individual to be educated.

He even held teaching positions at various universities in the country. One of his popular Teachers' Day quotes is, "Teachers should be the best minds in the country."

Bollywood movies showcase student-teacher bonds

Some movies leave a mark on you, so much so that you fully connect with the story. Let's take you through some exceptionally depicted movies that showcase the student-teacher bond.

1. Taare Zameen Par

Of course, this one had to make the list. Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par changed the way every parent looked at their children. The competitive society pushes students hard enough to score higher than the others. But what about their passion?


Darsheel Safary's character, Ishaan Aawasthi, is a dyslexic boy. His condition is often mistaken for lethargic behavior. While no one understands him, Aamir Khan comes as a ray of hope and blooms the artist within Ishaan.

If this movie and Aamir and Ishaan's student-teacher bond don't make you cry, we don't know what will.

2. Iqbal

While some teachers are sensitive to you, others take a brutal route to teach you essential life lessons. Naseeruddin Shah was one such coach who believed in mute and deaf Shreyas Talpade's passion for becoming a cricketer.

Iqbal is one such aspiring film that, despite all odds, will make you believe in yourself even at your lowest points.

3. Hichki

What happens when an aspiring teacher with Tourette syndrome turns her weakness into her biggest strength? We all deserve a teacher like Naina Mathur (Rani Mukerji) who normalizes conditions that are not in our control.

She took the term "rags to riches: quite literally and made a bunch of useless students into a batch of successful individuals.

4. Ghoomer

In yet another sports drama based on cricket, Abhishek Bachchan is not your ordinary teacher or coach. He is ruthless and brutal, but he sees what nobody else sees in Saiyami Kher.


A left-handed spinner whose life changed when she found a coach who never saw her disability as her weakness. Instead, he empowered and inspired her to be normal and achieve her dreams.

Radio City wishes you a happy Teachers' Day.