The Role of Caste in Indian Cinema

Mother India is a 1957 Indian epic drama film directed by Mehboob Khan. The film deals with the theme of caste discrimination in rural India and the struggles of a woman named Radha (Nargis) to raise her sons after her husband's death.

Umrao Jaan is a 1981 Indian musical drama film directed by Muzaffar Ali. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mirza Hadi Ruswa and tells the story of Umrao Jaan (Rekha), a courtesan in Lucknow during the British Raj.

Bombay is a 1995 Indian romantic drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film tells the story of two lovers from different religious backgrounds who must overcome the prejudices of their families and society in order to be together.

Article 15 is a 2019 Indian crime drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film tells the story of a police officer (Ayushmann Khurrana) who is assigned to investigate a case of caste-based discrimination in a village in Uttar Pradesh.

Jai Bhim is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T. J. Gnanavel. The film tells the story of a tribal man (Suriya) who is falsely accused of theft and the efforts of a lawyer (Prakash Raj) to secure his release.

Bandit Queen is a 1994 Indian biographical drama film directed by Shekhar Kapur. The film tells the story of Phoolan Devi (Seema Biswas), a bandit who became a folk hero after she was gang-raped by a group of upper-caste men.

Newton is a 2017 Indian black comedy film directed by Amit V. Masurkar. The film tells the story of a government clerk (Rajkummar Rao) who is sent to a remote village in Chhattisgarh to oversee a general election.

Mukkabaaz is a 2017 Indian sports drama film directed by Anurag Kashyap. The film tells the story of a boxer (Vineet Kumar Singh) who faces discrimination from the upper-caste members of his village.

Article 15 is a 2019 Indian crime drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film tells the story of a police officer (Ayushmann Khurrana) who is assigned to investigate a case of caste-based discrimination in a village in Uttar Pradesh.

Jai Bhim is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T. J. Gnanavel. The film tells the story of a tribal man (Suriya) who is falsely accused of theft and the efforts of a lawyer (Prakash Raj) to secure his release.

Article 15 is a 2019 Indian crime drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film tells the story of a police officer (Ayushmann Khurrana) who is assigned to investigate a case of caste-based discrimination in a village in Uttar Pradesh.

Newton is a 2017 Indian black comedy film directed by Amit V. Masurkar. The film tells the story of a government clerk (Rajkummar Rao) who is sent to a remote village in Chhattisgarh to oversee a general election.

Article 15 is a 2019 Indian crime drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film tells the story of a police officer (Ayushmann Khurrana) who is assigned to investigate a case of caste-based discrimination in a village in Uttar Pradesh.