Naam to Udta Punjab: Bollywood films based on drugs and substance abuse

With Aryan Khan's name questioning by the NCB, the focus has shifted back to the use of drugs in Bollywood. The Hindi film industry has explored the theme of drugs abuse in many films.

Zee Media Bureau | Oct 04, 2021, 17:24 PM IST

From Hare Rama Hare Krishna to Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab, drugs use has been a recurring theme in Bollywood. here we list few such films.

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Hare Rama Hare Krishna explored the root cause of drugs abuse

Hare Rama Hare Krishna explored the root cause of drugs abuse

Dev Anand and Zeenat Aman played siblings who drift apart due to Zeenat's leaning towards the hippie culture. The film investigated how drugs impact a youth's life.

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Naam showed how drugs business flourished in the '80s

Naam showed how drugs business flourished in the '80s

Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, Naam had a cartel which trapped ambitious youths in Dubai.

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Gumrah saw Sridevi trapped by the drugs mafia on foreign soil

Gumrah saw Sridevi trapped by the drugs mafia on foreign soil

Once again directed by Mahesh Bhatt, this one presented Sridevi as a vulnerable, lovestruck girl who unknowingly gets into the middle of a drugs ring.

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Dum Maaro Dum took the Goa route

Dum Maaro Dum took the Goa route

There was a time when Goa was believed to be the drugs capital of India, but then the state police started cleaning up. Dum Maaro Dum focussed on the cartels operating in Goa.

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Udta Punjab was about the new drugs capital

Udta Punjab was about the new drugs capital

Just when Punjab became the new drugs hub of India? Udta Punjab traces the Pakistan connection.

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