Hindi cinema has always been evolving and trying to do something different. If we look at Bollywood today more and more films are trying to give out a socially relevant message to the audience.

You must have heard many a directors saying, the film should have such an impact that the audiences should leave the theatre with the film.

A film based on a social cause can create a strong impact and provoke a thought in the audiences, especially the younger generation. When audiences watched the film Rang De Basanti, the impact was to watch out for. Remember the Jessica Lal case? Apparently Rang De Basanti had such a strong impact that collegians got on the streets holding candles asking for justice for Jessica. An image they had seen in RDB. This very fact shows us that the audience will definitely get influenced by what is shown to them. Well there can be many factors as to why we get influenced by films like these. The story and real har**ore facts play a vital role in making a difference. Also the actors playing the character and giving us a socially relevant message definitely tug at our heartstrings.

Films like Parzania, Bombay and Black Friday were based on true incidences. The society definitely plays a big role by influencing film directors and writers to create that slice of life story which the audience identifies with.

So does our society influence the kind of films that are made or do films influence society to do what they do? Confused? Well we have come up with a list of socially relevant films and did a check if they have been able to influence us….

My Brother Nikhil

My Brother Nikhil had a very unique theme. The film was not only about an AIDS patient, but also delved into the subject of homosexuality, a very controversial topic in our culture. But the film created a very strong impact on the audiences.

NGOs all over the world have been using this film majorly and successfully for screening it to common people, students, HIV positive people and their families. Also, the UN aides have officially put their site link on the website of My Brother Nikhil.

Chandni Bar

Madhur Bhandarkar's Chandni Bar, was a grim glimpse at the sleazy beer bars of Mumbai, and the lives of the 'beer' girls. The film changed the perceptions of many by giving them a closer view of the harsh difficulties faced by a bar dancer.

The audience had never seen something like Chandni Bar and it came as a shock to many.

Swades

When the NRI audience saw the Shah Rukh Khan flick Swades, there was a craze amongst many a NRI's to come back to their homeland and start afresh.

They even wanted to get married to Indian girls only. Imagine that!