Disability on Celluloid
Shah Rukh Khan, known for his romantic hits, will be seen playing the role of a man named Rizwan Khan who is suffering from Asperger's disease in his forthcoming movie My Name is Khan. Drifting away from its favourite theme love, Bollywood is now ready to experiment and films are portraying a central character with a disability or illness, marking a shift to attempting more contemporary themes.
We bring you a few movies where the lead actors have played people with disabilities.
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Shah Rukh Khan, known for his romantic hits, will be seen playing the role of a man named Rizwan Khan who is suffering from Asperger's disease in his forthcoming movie My Name is Khan. Drifting away from its favourite theme love, Bollywood is now ready to experiment with disability as a subject.
We bring you a few movies where the lead characters are shown to be suffering from some disability. -
Most recently veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is 67 years old, portrayed the role of a 13-year-old boy suffering from Progeria in the film Paa. Progeria is a rare genetic disorder which leads to premature ageing and affects about one in six million children worldwide.
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Aamir Khan also made his directorial debut in 2007 with the film Taare Zameen Par, which was about a child suffering from dyslexia. This low-budget film, made under a budget of Rs 50 million was a huge success. It was also India's Oscar entry for the year 2007.
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Who can forget the legendary Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhadudi (Bachchan) in the 1972 film Koshish. The film is considered a landmark movie in the history of Indian cinema. The movie depicted a deaf and mute couple and their conflicts, pain and struggle to carve out a niche for themselves in the society.
.jpg "Who can forget the legendary Sanjeev Kumar and Jaya Bhadudi (Bachchan) in the 1972 film <i>Koshish</i>. The film is considered a landmark movie in the history of Indian cinema. The movie depicted a deaf and mute couple and their conflicts, pain and struggle to carve out a niche for themselves in the society.")
.jpg "In 1996 Sanjay Leela Bhansali came out with <i>Khamoshi -The Musical</i>, which had its lead actors Nana Patekar and Seema Biswas playing deaf and dumb. The film won several awards.")
