10 Plus Mental Challenge-Based Films You Should Watch In 2025
Movies always have the power to make us feel and think like a good one. Sometimes, it even changes how we see the world. Some films go deeper by exploring mental health struggles, psychological mysteries, and emotional battles, whether it’s a story about depression, trauma, or a mind-twisting thriller. Bollywood and Bengali cinema have given us powerful films that stay with us long after the credits roll. In this list, we’ll take a closer look at 10+ Bollywood and Bengali mental challenge-based films.
Black (2005) – Bollywood
Black is a heart-touching movie of Rani Mukerji and Amitabh Bachchan. This movie is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali as it explores the character Michelle (Rani Mukerji). Here, Michelle cannot see or hear. The film shows her struggles, how she feels alone and trapped. Because she cannot communicate with others. Her teacher, Debraj Sahai, played by Amitabh Bachchan, is so strict but notably kind. He never gives up on her. He teaches her to read, write, and even speak using touch. Let me tell you that Black is a sad but so-much-inspiring film. It shows how hard work and patience can overcome the biggest challenges.
Taare Zameen Par (2007)
You will go down emotionally after watching Darsheel Safary as Ishaan. Here, in the movie, he is an 8-year-old boy who can’t read or write like other kids, and finds school very hard. His teachers call him so lazy. His parents sent him away to a strict boarding school. Then, Aamir Khan, as an art teacher, notices that Ishaan isn’t lazy, just that he has dyslexia, which makes learning difficult. Instead of scolding him, Ram helps Ishaan in special ways. The movie shows how loneliness, pressure, and one caring teacher can change a poor child’s life forever.
Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)
Farhan Akhtar as Karthik in this film is an unsure young man who struggles with everyday life. gets bullied at work, and he lacks direction. But everything changes when he starts receiving strange phone calls… from himself!