Indian Cinema, one of the largest in the world, is also a better barometer of it's social and economic issues and changes, than any other form of popular culture in India. Economic problems, policy changes and political or public perception of economic policies that have happened in India have been depicted as a central theme or in sub-plots in Hindi cinema, more popularly known as Bollywood.

1940's

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! IMDB !!   !! Title !! English title !! Genre !! Year !! Director !! Theme !! Details
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| [563] || || Roti || The Bread || Drama || 1942 || Mehboob Khan || Anti-capitalist || Details extreme urban poverty aggravated by capitalist merchants
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| [564] || || Neecha Nagar || World Down Below || Drama || 1946 || Chetan Anand || Class conflict, anti-colonial || Centres on a conflict between the bourgeois living in the uptown and the working class living in the downtown over a common river polluted by the bourgeois's industries.
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References

External links

http://www.upperstall.com/people/mehboob.html

http://www.downmelodylane.com

See also

Economy of India

Economic history of India

List of popular Bollywood films