Bollywood’s most memorable student-teacher stories

Based on the real-life story of mathematician Anand Kumar, Super 30 shows Hrithik Roshan as a teacher who fights social and financial hurdles to prepare underprivileged kids for the IIT entrance exams. A film that proves how education can be the ultimate equalizer.

Rani Mukerji delivers a heartfelt performance as a teacher with Tourette syndrome, who takes on a class of underprivileged, rebellious students. Hichki is a tribute to teachers who don’t just teach from textbooks, but from personal battles and empathy.

This emotional masterpiece redefined how we see learning disabilities in children. Aamir Khan plays the compassionate art teacher who sees the brilliance in Ishaan, a dyslexic child dismissed by everyone else. The film doesn’t just highlight a teacher's role—it celebrates their power to transform a life.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's intense drama stars Amitabh Bachchan as a strict, determined teacher to a deaf-blind girl played by Rani Mukerji. Their bond, marked by struggle, resilience, and unspoken love, is one of Bollywood’s most powerful portrayals of education and empathy.

Amole Gupte’s gentle, bittersweet story of a boy with a secret and the teacher who doesn’t understand him (played by Gupte himself) highlights issues of empathy, poverty, and the need to look beyond appearances in the classroom.