Bollywood films that explore suicide, love and relationships

Masaan [YouTube]

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan offers one of the most complicated explorations of how suicide can become entangled with relationships, social stigma

Pooja Meri Jaan [Hindi Zee 5]

Pooja Meri Jaan brings a contemporary and layered perspective to this conversation, exploring the complicated space between relationships, rejection, obsession

Following a suicide, Pooja finds herself caught in a series of unsettling events that place her at the centre of questions, scrutiny and uncertainty

3 Idiots [Prime Video]

3 Idiots uses multiple suicide-related storylines to question the pressure created by academic competition and unrealistic expectations

Joy Lobo`s suicide becomes one of the key turning points in the story, while Raju later attempts suicide after being placed under immense pressure

Chhichhore [ JioHotstar]

Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore approaches suicide through the lens of academic pressure, failure and the fear of being labelled unsuccessful