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title: "What are some inspirational Bollywood movies to watch?"  
description: "What are some inspirational Bollywood movies to watch?"  
author: "Pradeep Agnihotri"  
published: 2018-07-22  
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category: "bollywood & celebrities"  
tags: ["bollywood"]  
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# What are some inspirational Bollywood movies to watch?

What are some inspirational [Bollywood](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82891/difference-between-bollywood-and-hollywood) movies to watch?\
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## Answers

### Answer by DILIP SINGH

Some inspirational movies of Bollywood one should watch are given below:-**1. 3 Idiots**: - Directed by **Rajkumar Hirani.** The movies revolve around three [engineering](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44775/what-is-scope-of-aerospace-engineering) students. How they discover their passion for life. The movie is based on the famous novel of **Chetan Bhagat** titled Five Point Someone. ![What are some inspirational Bollywood movies to watch?](http://answers.mindstick.com/QuestionAnswer/90b65394-e0f8-4add-8226-6b964fe28476/images/d1bbedee-1817-40b4-95e3-5fa3ec4eff85.jpeg)\
**2. Lakshya**: - Directed by **Farhan Akhtar.** The movie is about a lazy good for nothing youth, who lives off his family business. One day he applied for the [army](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/335/india-vs-pakistan-military-powers) because his friend is applying for the army. He got selected and from that day his life is completely changed and he fought for his country. ![What are some inspirational Bollywood movies to watch?](http://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47203/what-are-some-inspirational-bollywood-movies-to-watch)\
**3. English Vinglish**: - Directed by **Gauri Shinde.** It is the story of a housewife how she fights for her self-respect because she is not able to speak English fluently. She enrolled herself for the [English](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49606/which-is-our-national-language-and-why-there-is-too-much-discrimination-between-english-speaking-mass-and-hindi-speaking-mass-in-corporate-sector) class which changes her life completely and set herself free from the narrow perspective of her family and society. ![What are some inspirational Bollywood movies to watch?](http://answers.mindstick.com/QuestionAnswer/90b65394-e0f8-4add-8226-6b964fe28476/images/44ac8ce0-b50c-4717-9db6-9ab89af2fda8.jpeg)\
**4. My Name is Khan**: - Directed by **Karan Johar.** It is a story of a man who is suffering from **Asperger’s syndrome**, a form of high functioning autism. He was living in the [US](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44594/the-united-nations-human-rights-council-has-granted-which-country-a-two-year-extension-to-probe-into-the-alleged-war-crimes-committed-during-civil-war) and fall in love with the single mother, then **9/11 happens** in which twin tower get destroyed by a terrorist. And soon hatred against Muslims promulgates resulted in the death of his child because of his surname Khan. ![What are some inspirational Bollywood movies to watch?](http://answers.mindstick.com/QuestionAnswer/90b65394-e0f8-4add-8226-6b964fe28476/images/1b322758-86f2-4105-9425-0b2e7b06bee7.jpeg)\
**5. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag**: - Directed by **Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.** It is based on the real life of **Flying Sikh - world** champion runner and [Olympian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34314/which-indian-olympian-boxer-won-her-fifth-gold-at-the-2017-asian-championships) **Milkha Singh**, who overcame the massacre of his family. ![What are some inspirational Bollywood movies to watch?](http://answers.mindstick.com/QuestionAnswer/90b65394-e0f8-4add-8226-6b964fe28476/images/629c64c6-5e2c-4cd5-8a12-604b3c296de7.jpeg) \
**"HAPPY READING"**


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