8 Bollywood Films Which Explored The Funny Side Of Societal Issues In India

Bollywood is one of those industries where almost all the genres of filmmaking have been explored and new iterations and presentations of same old topics also tend to do well at the box-office. It is an art to present the same old wine in new bottles and different directors, producers, actors, and writers have often delivered great films based on same genres. 

Bollywood has also produced satirical gems which have explored numerous issues plaguing our country and these films have managed to bring a smile to the faces of the audience while making them aware of these societal ills. Some of these films have become cult-classics and have often been the platforms where actors have delivered some of their finest performances. Here are 8 such films:

Well Done Abba: The Boman Irani starrer was directed by acclaimed filmmaker Shyam Benegal and the film received highly positive reception at the time of its release and was also commercially successful. It was a political satire centered on a village facing severe drought and development issues.

Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami: The film starred Anupam Kher as a government worker who never got the respect he deserved. His 2 sons decide to take the matter into their own hands and embark on a journey full of laughter to get their father the ultimate sign of respect, a 21 cannon salute.  

Khosla Ka Ghosla: The Dibakar Banerjee directorial targeted the illegal land-grabbing by property builders who have the weight of politician and police officers behind them. The film starred Anupam Kher as a middle-class man fighting for his plot which has been taken over by a builder-mafia. 

Welcome To Sajjanpur: The film was a social-comedy directed by Shyam Benegal and became a sleeper hit at the time of its release. The film was a light-hearted attempt to show the life of rural-India and the issues plaguing its inhabitants. 

Saajan Chale Sasural: The 1996 comedy film was one of the biggest hits of the year and starred Govinda as a man who gets married twice and then has to balance his life between 2 wives who don't know anything about his polygamous relationships. The film is one of the funniest takes on polygamy, extramarital affairs. 

Oh My God: The Paresh Rawal-Akshay Kumar starrer is a satire based on the commercialization of religion and rampant looting of the naive god-fearing population by self-styled godmen. 

Jane Bhi Do Yaaro: One of the funniest Bollywood films, it was a satirical take on rampant corruption in politics, media, private sector and bureaucracy.

Peepli Live: The film explored the plight of the farmers in rural parts of India, some of whom are committing suicides as they are unable to repay their debts, face droughts, no help from the government and the media frenzy it all creates.