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Movies are usually made to entertain the audience. On the contrary, there are some other movies which are made to educate the masses and spread social awareness. Films like U Me Aur Hum, Taare Zameen Par, Ghajini have medical backgrounds, while a few of them pour light on the harsh realities like AIDS/HIV. On World AIDS Day, we list a few movies which touched the issue of HIV/AIDS which has been largely ignored by mainstream filmmakers. Not only movies but few Bollywood stars are also vocal about the issue. Let's have a look...
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Ranveer Singh chose the coolest way to spread awareness and promote safe sex. The actor is a brand ambassador of Durex condoms. The ad is not sleazy and gives the right message. Ranveer delivers the message flawlessly without sounding nasty. In the ad, Ranveer Singh sings a song, 'Let's do the rex.' It sounds as if he is endorsing condoms for safe sex rather than endorsing the brand alone. With rise in the cases of sex-related diseases and HIV/AIDS, Ranveer has chosen the right product to spread awareness.
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Salman Khan has several fans across the globe. One of the personalities he managed to impress is American actor and activist Richard Gere who spoke on Koffee With Karan about Salman Khan being vocal about HIV/AIDS and spreading awareness in public. He said that Salman Khan did an amazing job on AIDS awareness day by standing beside an HIV-infected man and conveying to his fans that he loves the him (HIV-infected man) and if they don't love him too, that means they don't love Salman Khan. Salman also asked his fans not to watch his movies if that was the case.
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The film Phir Milenge starring Shilpa Shetty, Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan highlights the issue of HIV/AIDS. Its central character is Tamanna, a woman who is successful in her career, but suddenly learns that she is HIV–positive. The film depicts ignorance, fear, stigma, discrimination faced by such patients at workplace and how she moves to court for the rights of HIV patients. Shilpa Shetty won many accolades for playing the role of HIV patient in the movie. Speaking about the movie and HIV in general, Shetty said, "Why not a film on HIV-positive patients? It is a social stigma in our society. We made this film to highlight this problem... This film will bring about a social awareness about AIDS in our country. It is high time we talked about this in our society."
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My Brother Nikhil is certainly one of the best movies about AIDS in Bollywood. Sanjay Suri, an underrated actor, gave a great performance as an AIDS patient who is isolated by his family and girlfriend. His only hope is his sister (great performance by Juhi Chawla), who stands by him through thick and thin. The movie also sensitively depicts gay relationships portraying gay men as normal human beings who also deserve a place in society. Though the end is tragic, the hope lies in the message it sends out to AIDS victims, that there are people who care for them, and who are sensitive to their feelings.
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Babloo Happy Hai is a film which is a love story with a deep social message. The story is set in the fast-paced times we live in today. Tackling some of the most serious topics today's youth face, the film deals with the coming of age learning, exploring, marriage and the most serious topic of AIDS. The movie is directed by Nila Madhab Panda whose previous releases like I Am Kalam and Jalpari were both critically acclaimed and won many awards.
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Apart from these Bollywood movies and celebrity reactions, there are a few short films produced by renowned Bollywood personalities. Positive, Blood, Brothers, Prarambha are four short dramatic films by cutting–edge Indian directors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar, that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.
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