India, July 20 -- The Hindi remake of the critically praised Marathi film Sairat (available to stream on ZEE5 via OTTplay Premium) starred Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter, and it premiered in theatres on July 20, 2018. Dhadak had its own impact by introducing a discussion about caste, class, and honour killings into the mainstream of Hindi cinema, which inevitably led to parallels.

In honour of the seven-year anniversary of the Shashank Khaitan directorial, Dhadak, we take a look at five other Hindi films that, like it, dared to examine love tales engulfed in the tempest of societal constraints, whether those constraints be rooted in religion, custom, history, or trauma.

Kundan, played by Dhanush, is a Hindu lad who falls madly in love...