Rebels with a cause: Indian movies depicting youth movement

Rang De Basanti (2006)

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Yuva (2004)

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Haider (2014)

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Rock On!! (2008)

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Satyagraha (2013)

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Gulaal (2009)

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Aarakshan (2011)

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Article 15 (2019)

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