7 Bollywood films that were all about drugs

Nikita Thakkar

June 4, 2016
12:46 pm
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Hare Rama Hare Krishna

'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' was a classic one which actually introduced the culture of hippies. Zeenat Aman amidst the hippies smoking a pot made for a symbolic avatar which was hard to forget.

‘Go Goa Gone’

Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Kemmu and Vir Das dealt with zombies in their film 'Go Goa Gone' and well, only the people who are on drugs can do that, right? All the three stars have been portrayed to be connected with drugs in some way or the other.

‘Dum Maro Dum’

'Dum Maro Dum' starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rana Daggubati and Bipasha Basu revolved around the scandalous story of drug mafia prevailing in Goa. The land of beaches is quite famous for its hippie culture and well, a lot of it was a part of the film.

‘Shaitan’

Film 'Shaitan' is all about young kids getting trapped in the addiction of drugs. This addiction leads them to accidentally kill people and then the chase to escape. Kalki Koechlin, Rajkummar Rao, Rajeev Khandelwal and others have given a kickass performance in this film and well, the drug worked its magic.

‘Dev D’

Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechlin and Mahie Gill starrer, 'Dev D', was all about drugs and alcohol. A man whose lover gets married to someone else takes on drugs to overcome his frustration and well, the film revolutionized the portrayal of drug addiction in Bollywood films.

‘Fashion’

Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut starrer 'Fashion' grabbed a lot of eyeballs as the film unveiled the ugly picture of fashion industry. Both the leading ladies who acclaimed the highest success in their modelling career have been portrayed to be the victims of drug abuse. So much that Kangana succumbs to drugs while Priyanka too faces some gruesome instances because of being high on drugs.

‘7 Khoon Maaf’

Priyanka Chopra's film '7 Khoon Maff' had seven different stories to narrate and one of them revolved around drugs. Priyanka's second husband Jamshed Singh Rathod played by John Abraham was a drug addict. Despite, PC's several attempts, she couldn't get John overcome his addiction, but all in vain. Hence, she kills him with an overdose of drugs.

Shahid Kapoor‘s ‘Udta Punjab’ is all about drugs. A rockstar who is always high on drugs, a hockey player is in search of drugs while a doctor is trying to eradicate the menace of illegal drug supply in the parts of Punjab. The film definitely has an effective plot of drug abuse and it has already manage to catch hold of our attention. But well, this is not the first time that we see the portrayal of drugs in Bollywood films. There are films that have touched upon the horrific issues of drugs and well, it has become the USP of the film. Here’s the list..

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Nikita Thakkar

A strongly opinionated, free-spirited, budding Bollywood journalist, she likes to write anything in her own quirky style. When not running around to get assigned tasks completed, you will find her either painting, indulging in photography or dreaming in the la la land.