5 Incredible Bollywood Films with Blind Protagonists

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Sujata Singh

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Black (2005)

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Kaabil (2017)

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Dhanak (2015)

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Aankhen (2002)

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The one-of-a-kind heist film is about three blind men who are trained to rob a bank.

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Sparsh (1980)

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The film is about the meaningful relationship of a visually-impaired principal of a blind school and a recently-widowed young woman.

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