TOP 10 Movies depicting National Issues

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Terrorism
While there have been several movies centred around terrorism, 'A Wednesday' got rave reviews for being a film that made some hard-hitting statements against terrorism. The film also touched upon the inability of the police to track down that one person who posed terrorist threat to the city of Mumbai.

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Drug abuse
Like several other countries, one social issue to plague India over the decades is drug abuse. Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Fashion' gave a view of the world of glamour and glitz in the country where substance abuse is a common phenomenon.

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Feudal system
Directed by Priyadarshan, 'Virasat' saw some excellent acting by Anil Kapoor and Tabu. The film spoke about the caste system in the country.

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Farmer suicides and lack of medical infrastructure
'Summer 2007' that saw Sikander Kher make his debut in Bollywood is about a group of medical interns who go to a village to provide the locals with medical help. Here, they discover the lack of medical infrastructure and also have to deal with the issue of farmer suicides.

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Oppression against widows
Nagesh Kukunoor's film 'Dor' was a very sensitive take on the social stigma faced by widows in the rural parts of India.