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What happens when a person takes a job to scare off monkeys in the national capital, but finally embraces their traits and transforms into a monkey himself!?Įeb Allay Ooo is directed by Prateek Vats and is a commentary on the oppression faced by the so-called ‘lower-class’ in our society. The film is a social satire and brilliantly tackles racism & xenophobia which unfortunately is still prevalent in our country. Here is the list of 5 of the most underrated films on Netflix which tackle racism, sexual harassment, casteism, poverty and other social issues brilliantly and you need to watch them now:Īxone is a 2019 Hindi film directed by Nicholas Kharkongor which deals with the racism that north-eastern people face in our country.Ī group of friends who live as tenants in Delhi decide to prepare a Naga delicacy Axone (pronounced as Akuni) on the eve of their friend’s wedding, but they have to keep it a secret from the locals because of the pork’s smell.Īxone stars Sayani Gupta, Tenzing Dalha and Lin Laishram in lead roles and oh boy, what a performance they have given! Though that line was purposely integrated into the script as a commentary on the influence of cinema, it won't be an understatement to say that we all are a bit ‘filmy’, especially in a country like India, which produces over 1000 films every year in multiple languages like Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Malayalam and many more!Īfter the pandemic, we have started celebrating films as now, most of the audiences want to watch films on the big screen, especially those which are visual spectacles.īut there are films which are made on either a low budget or are helmed by independent filmmakers and are heavily underrated. In Gangs Of Wasseypur 2, when Ramadhir Singh says, “Yaha har aadmi ke man mein apni apni picture chal rahi hai, sab apni picture mein hero ban’na chhah rahe hain”, I really couldn’t understand the satire and social commentary behind that dialogue given I was a mere teenager.īut as I grew older and started watching films from different regions and languages, I understood the prominence of films in our lives.
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