Teachers' Day 2023: Bollywood films that gave us the best on-screen teachers
This film delivers an important message of ‘every child is special’ and it normalizes a disorder like ‘dyslexia’. Aamir Khan played the role of one of everyone's favourite teacher on-screen Ram Shankar Nikumbh, who not only makes the boy overcome his disability by adopting unconventional teaching methods but also changes the attitude of his parents towards him.
An Indian adaptation of Brad Cohen's autobiography, 'Front of the Class', Hichki’ was extremely loved and lauded by audiences. Rani Mukerji essayed the character of Naina, who is a teacher suffering from Tourette Syndrome. She turns this weakness into her biggest strength by teaching a group of underprivileged kids from an elite school.
In this true story-based film, Hrithik Roshan plays the character of Anand Kumar - an Indian mathematician who quits his job as a teacher in a top coaching centre to teach underprivileged children. Anand battles against all odds by providing all the support and strength and inspiring poor children to pursue their ambitions, so that his students get a seat in the coveted IITs.
Starring Rajkummar Rao, ‘Chhalaang’ follows the story of a PT teacher, who is determined to train his kids for the inter-house competition. This film completely allows us to relive memories from one of the most loved classes from our school - PT (Physical Training).