Haidar Ali

Rival news-reporters, Ajay Bakshi (Shahrukh Khan), and Ria Bannerjee (Juhi Chawla) engage in a comic war to be the first to interview notorius M.K. Sharma (Bharat Kapoor), in which Ria succeeds. Then the two are thrust in a battle for their lives as they must decide whether to save an innocent terrorist (Paresh Rawal) from being hanged, or sacrifice their very lives themselves. (imdb)

The film begins in 1954 and ends in 1965. The film is based in the Hindi film industry of the 50s. It is the story of two talented people. There is a writer-director (Shiney Ahuja) who liberates an actress (Soha Ali Khan) from the stranglehold of a powerful actor (Rajat Kapoor), and then begins to use her for himself. In the end, he realises the folly of his ways and atones for it. (Wikipedia)

Raj nearly gives up his career goals until an oracle suggests using a lucky charm. Raj soon discovers that the charm has come in the form of a woman with whom he has clashed on every level, but on whose presence he must now rely in order to succeed. (Netflix)

Raj and Priya come from two different strata of society. While Raj owns a small-time transport business and belongs to the economically middle class section of society, Priya belongs to the affluent class and is on the road to becoming a famous fashion designer. But when a chance encounter brings them together, they are drawn towards each other. Raj has fallen for Priya but Priya is already engaged to marry her childhood friend Sameer. (imdb)

A tapori's dream to become a bigshot, but after the reality-check; dose of education opened his eyes and he begins to question his own existence. (imdb)

Kundan Shah's Nukkad dealt with the struggles of the lower income labor class in cities. (imdb)