Weekend Binge: 5 Films With Social Messages To Add To Your Watchlist

These films have the perfect balance of entertainment and social messages

Since its inception, cinema has been one of the most effective forms of mass communication. This, in turn, makes it the perfect vehicle to send a strong social message across languages. In Bollywood too, films have for long been used to educate and entertain the audience about important issues. Latest on the list in the newly released Jayeshbai Jordaar. The film, headlined by the versatile Ranveer Singh, deals with issues such as gender discrimination, the illegality of the practice of sex determination and female foeticide. If you enjoyed the film for its balance of entertainment and educational messaging, we have curated a list of similar films that deal with complex social issues

Here's a list of films with social messages that are worthy of your attention.

Badhaai Do follows the story of a gay policeman and a lesbian teacher who enter a lavender marriage to pacify their families. The film beautifully portrays the challenges that members of the LGBTQIA community face in society and how much of a difference familial support and acceptance can make.