01/5
A war film without jingoism seems like an anomaly but this Dharma and Kaash Entertainment production pulled this off while paying a passionate tribute to Param Vir Chakra-awardee Captain Vikram Batra. Directed by Vishnuvardhan, the film showed us how an idealistic young man who loved life as much as his country, made the ultimate sacrifice during the Kargil war. It also celebrated his eternal love story with a girl who chose to celebrate his memories and his life even after losing him tragically.
02/5
Vicky Kaushal continues to stun with ability to become every character he gets to play and 'Sardar Udham' is no exception. This historical drama helmed by Shoojit Sircar gives Vicky another chance to display his depth and histrionic range as an actor as he plays the titular character of an iconic freedom fighter who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer in London to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The film is a far cry from hurried entertainers and takes viewers on an intense journey to meet the man who tried to right a historic wrong.
03/5
A story about caste-based atrocities, the denial of justice and the inevitable retribution that follows when hundreds of Dalit survivors strike a blow to avenge the systematic suppression of their pain and violation. Inspired by true events, this ZEE5 original slow burns to reach a moment of cathartic explosion when 200 women take law into their own hands to respond to centuries of erasure. The film equated Dalit identity with power and not just victimhood and reminded us why we must tell and hear more such stories.
04/5
Sherni has a solid female lead in Vidya Balan who played an upright and conscientious Forest officer caught in the corruption and inertia of a cruel and incompetent system. The film highlighted little known aspects of animal and human conflict and how habitat destruction is pushing wildlife on the margins of forests and into a spiral of extinction.
05/5
'Jai Bhim' became the first Indian film to top the IMDb ratings. This film goes down in history as one of the most important films about Dalit rights and is based on true incidents. The lives of this tribal couple are forever changed when Rajakannu is first arrested and then goes missing from police custody. What follows next is wrenching and eye-opening.
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