World Mental Health Day: Bollywood Movies That Normalized Mental Health Conditions By Urging To Ask For Help
Updated on: 10 October, 2022 03:21 PM IST |Shweta Shah
Many movies revolve around mental health but only few are able to shatter the taboo around it. On World Mental Health Day, here are 5 Bollywood movies that normalized mental health conditions by urging to reach out for help. From Tamasha to Dear Zindagi, read on to know which movie made it to the list.
1. World Mental Health Day: Tamasha
If you don't understand this Imtiaz Ali masterpiece, we pity you. Screaming internally for help, Ranbir Kapoor is a person who is drowning in the sea of misery and helplessness. When Deepika Padukone, his one time fling, saves him from drowning, it is a newfound feeling for him. Not the liberty, the fact that someone is trying to save him. The movie has a slow tempo but it will definitely leave you moved as it approaches the end. We all need Tara to our Ved for telling us it is okay to ask for help.
2. World Mental Health Day: Dear Zindagi
A staright-up movie from point of view of a person dealing with depression, anxiety, and self doubt - Dear Zindagi showed how it is okay not to be okay. Dr. Jehangir gave us some serious yet essential life lessons while Kaira was a character that resonated with every girl in their mid-20s. This movie is a classic example of how a rough childhood can lead to developing mental health issues in the later years. Normalizing such conditions, Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt helped many people struggling with mental health issues take a brave step of seeking professional help.Fun fact - did you know Alia Bhatt was not the first choice for Dear Zindagi? Click here to know which Bolywood actress was director's initial choice. Also, we leave you with a deleted scene that comes with an interesting perspective from the Gauri Shinde movie.
3. World Mental Health Day: Kartik Calling Kartik
A great attempt at making a psychological thriller, the Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone starrer revolved around how an introvert man gets a phone call that promises to transform his life. Turns out, Farhan suffers from Schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterised by abnormal societal behavior wherein one fails to understand the reality. The movie shows how Deepika Padukone helps and urges him to reach out for professional help.
4. World Mental Health Day: Chhichhore
Chhichhore is a movie about what to do when life happens. One of Sushant Singh Rajput's highly applauded movies, it revolves around how getting low grades or not able to get through your dream college isn't the end of the world. This movie is a big message to all the parents to support their children, come what may. If the end doesn't leave you teary-eyed, we don't know what will.
