Indian Film Characters Portraying Mental Health Conditions

Padmavati, played by Deepika Padukone, experiences PTSD after witnessing the death of her husband, Ratan Singh, in the film "Padmaavat".

Kaira, played by Alia Bhatt, is the protagonist of "Dear Zindagi" who grapples with depression and anxiety throughout the film.

Barfi, played by Ranbir Kapoor, is a character with autism spectrum disorder in the film "Barfi!"

Munni, played by Harshaali Malhotra, is a young girl with selective mutism in the film "Bajrangi Bhaijaan".

Kabir Singh, played by Shahid Kapoor, is a character with bipolar disorder in the film "Kabir Singh".

Insia Malik, played by Zaira Wasim, is a young girl with Tourette syndrome in the film "Secret Superstar".

Akash, played by Ayushmann Khurrana, is a pianist with synaesthesia in the film "Andhadhun".

Murad, played by Ranveer Singh, is a young man who struggles with drug addiction in the film "Gully Boy".

Amitabh Bachchan's character, Deepak Sehgal, is a lawyer who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder in the film "Pink".

Sulu, played by Vidya Balan, is a housewife with obsessive-compulsive disorder in the film "Tumhari Sulu".

Jeetendra Kaushik, played by Ayushmann Khurrana, is a middle-aged man who experiences erectile dysfunction in the film "Badhaai Ho".

Nishad, played by Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, is a character with schizophrenia in the film "Article 15".

Newton Kumar, played by Rajkummar Rao, is a government clerk with Asperger syndrome in the film "Newton".

Shiuli Iyer, played by Banita Sandhu, is a young woman with cerebral palsy in the film "October".

Aisha Chaudhary, played by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, is a young woman with pulmonary fibrosis in the film "The Sky Is Pink".