Hope, in Long Shots

Indian cinema is full of stories that refuse to give up on people, cities, or dreams. These are the ones that offer the most hope

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What is a “hopeful” film today? It could be anything: a feelgood family dramedy, an underdog sports epic, an against-the-odds love story, a horror comedy, a mythological bromance, even a political thriller.

The genre is incidental; hope lies in the eyes of the beholder. Sometimes, even a tragedy can be hopeful if it says something important about the world we live in. To quote the brooding hero of The Shawshank Redemption (1994): “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” On that note, here’s a list of my favourite “hopeful” Indian movies — movies that, for better or worse, will never die.

Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2016)