The moving Lootera (2013), the dramatic Padmaavat (2018) or the almost flawless Gully Boy (2019), it’s difficult to pick a favourite from Ranveer Singh’s filmography. But, to the actor, Jayeshbhai Jordaar is his most special film. With his latest release, he attempts something that he hasn’t done so far — use the medium of cinema to trigger social change. In Divyang Thakkar’s directorial offering, Singh plays a mild-mannered Gujarati man who stands up for his wife and their unborn daughter, thus making a strong case for girl child in our country. The actor says, “Jayeshbhai is an important film for the times that we live in. It holds up a mirror to some of our society’s ills. I am glad that I had this opportunity to be a part of a film that has a relevant and pertinent social message. It’s one of the things that the purist in me had always hoped for — that through my craft and art, I am able to effect social change.”   

From Thappad (2020) triggering a dialogue about domestic abuse to Jai Bhim (2021) highlighting the atrocities against marginalised communities, films in the recent past have had an enduring impact on the audience’s mindset.