From 'Kaalakaandi' to 'Udta Punjab': Bollywood movies that depict drug abuse

Akshat Verma wrote and directed 'Kaalakaandi', a Hindi language black comedy film. The lead actors in the film are Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Oberoi, Deepak Dobriyal, Isha Talwar, and Sobhita Dhulipala. The plot of the film centres around Rileen's life after he learns of his stomach cancer, which is in its latter stages. He is crushed and chooses to live life to the fullest by smoking and borrowing LSD from a buddy, but he is still miserable.

Abhishek Chaubey wrote and directed 'Udta Punjab', a Hindi language black humour criminal drama. Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, and Diljit Dosanjh play the key roles in the film. The film's premise deals around drug misuse among teenagers in the Indian state of Punjab, as well as the myriad conspiracies that surround it.

Madhur Bhandarkar directed and co-produced Fashion, a Hindi language drama. The lead actresses in the film are Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Kangana Ranaut. The film's premise revolves around the dark underbelly of the fashion industry and the lives of supermodels who become entangled in the drug trade.

Rohan Sippy directed 'Dum Maaro Dum', a Hindi language action thriller film. The lead actors in the film are Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar, and Aditya Pancholi. The plot of the film centres around a cop attempting to bust a narcotics ring in the state of Goa.

Rajkumar Hirani wrote and directed Sanju, a Hindi language biographical comedy-drama. The leading actors in the film are Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Dia Mirza, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, and Jim Sarbh. The plot of the film is about Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's life, his drug addiction, and other tragic occurrences that occurred in his life, and how he overcame them all and made a comeback.