On September 5 every year, India celebrates Teachers’ Day in the memory of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was the first Vice-President and second President of the country.
Bollywood hasn’t been far from portraying the guru-shishya bond on the big screen from time to time.
On Teacher’s Day 2020, here are our top 5 Hindi films involving an interesting teacher-student relationship
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Mohabbatein (2000)
Shah Rukh Khan’s portrayal of Raj Aryan Malhotra, a violin teacher, is remembered for his pro-love stance. He helps his three students Sameer (Jugal Hansraj), Vicky (Uday Chopra) and Karan (Jimmy Shergill) help win the hearts of the girls they’re in love with.
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Main Hoon Na (2004)
Sushmita Sen in her chiffon sarees and svelte figure as Chandni, the Chemistry professor, played every student’s dream in Farah Khan’s Main Hoon Na.
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Taare Zameen Par (2007)
Directed by Aamir Khan, the film had him also play art teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh who helps his eight-year-old student Ishaan Nandkishore Awasthi (Darsheel Safary) overcome dyslexia. The movie about despair and hope is iconic.
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Chak De! India (2007)
Shah Rukh Khan as a teacher again! He plays hockey coach Kabir Khan who helps and motivates the national women’s hockey team to excel and in the process exorcises his own demons.
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Paathshaala (2010)
Shahid Kapoor played an English teacher Rahul Udyavar, who raises his voice against the atrocities of the school’s management.
Happy Teacher’s Day 2020: Top 3 inspiring Guru-Shishya duo of India
