Teacher’s Day 2023: While the world honours the teachers on October 5th, India observes Teacher’s Day on September 5 every year and has been doing so since 1962.
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the second president and the first vice-president of Independent India. He was also a renowned educator, philosopher and proponent of Hinduism. As such, Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthdate, 5th September, is celebrated as the Teacher’s Day in India.
Although it isn’t a national holiday, students tend to enjoy going to school on Teacher’s Day due to the various fun activities that are organized. Students participate in skits, dress up as teachers try to teach lower classes and show their appreciation for their teachers by giving them heartfelt letters, notes or other gifts.
There’s much fun to be had on Teacher’s Day, but if there’s one thing that can truly elevate it to a joyous and educative occasion of the highest order, it’s movies.
Yes, watching movies on the theme of student-teacher relationships can be an exciting learning experience for students. In fact, many schools organize screenings of classic movies on Teacher’s Day as well.
Today, we take a look at 5 best Teacher’s Day movies for students to watch.
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5 Best Teacher’s Day Movies
Taare Zameen Par (2007)
Director: Aamir Khan
Cast: Aamir Khan, Darsheel Safary, Tisca Chopra, Tanay Chheda, Vipin Sharma
Super 30 (2019)
Director: Vikas Bahl
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Amit Sadh, Mrunal Thakur, Pankaj Tripathi
Hichhki (2018)
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Cast: Rani Mukerji, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Harsh Mayar, Shivkumar Subramaniam
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Director: Gus Van Sant
Cast: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Casey Affleck
3 Idiots (2009)
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Cast: Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani
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