Must-Watch Bollywood Movies That Explored Caste Dynamics

Bandit Queen (1994)

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Omkara (2006)

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Ankur (1974)

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Eklavya (2007)

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Mukkabaaz (2017)

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Sonchiriya (2019)

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Article 15 (2019)

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