Aamir Khan and Genelia DSouza starrer Sitaare Zameen Par continues to be steady at the box office, The movie focuses on mentally disabled children who strive to become basketball champions. Ahead of the film, watch these 6 Bollywood movies that tried normalizing mental and physical disorders.
1. Paa (2009)
Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, and Abhishek Bachchan's starrer broke several box office records along with many stereotypes about a rare genetic disorder called progeria. But why, and what is his mother hiding about his father?
2. Kartik Calling Kartik (2010)
Imagine you are an introvert who is hated by everyone. Your boss has made your life miserable. And amid all the chaos, you receive a phone call from a stranger that promises to transform your life. What will you do?
Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone starrer talks about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), a condition where multiple personalities exist in one individual.
3. Taare Zameen Par (2007)
We all know this masterpiece, and we all loved it. Taare Zameen Par normalised dyslexia, a condition where one finds it difficult to learn even basic things like spellings, connecting letters and sounds, or even decoding words, even though they understand information in other ways.
Aamir Khan became Darsheel Safary's saviour when his world was crumbling apart, especially in his own home.
4. Barfi! (2012)
A mute and deaf young man (Ranbir Kapoor) forms a special bond with a young girl with autism (Priyanka Chopra). Theirs was a love story with no words, no grand gestures, just simply being there with each other.
5. Tamasha (2015)
What happens when a whimsical storyteller is forced to live a life of a corporate slave and manipulated by the society to bury his unconventional dreams deep down?
And what happens when someone comes into their life only to show how hard you're being on yourself? If you didn't like Tamasha, we're already judging you.
6. Hichki (2018)
Miracles and magic happen when a woman suffering from Tourette syndrome lands a teaching job and turns her weakness into her biggest strength.Rani Mukerji beautifully portrays the role of Naina, an aspiring teacher who normalizes not being normal.
