Bollywood films often depict addiction as a serious and destructive problem that can ruin lives and families.

Bollywood films often explore a variety of themes related to addiction, including the struggle for recovery, the impact of addiction on relationships, the role of family and friends in supporting recovery, and the stigma associated with addiction.

Bollywood films can contribute to public perception of addiction in a number of ways, including raising awareness about the dangers of addiction, reducing the stigma associated with addiction, providing information about addiction treatment and recovery, and encouraging people to seek help for addiction.

Bollywood films have been criticized for a number of reasons, including glamorizing addiction, perpetuating stereotypes about people with addiction, being inaccurate or misleading about addiction, and triggering cravings or relapse in people with addiction.

There are a number of things that can be done to improve the way that Bollywood films portray addiction, including working with addiction experts to ensure that films are accurate and informative, avoiding glamorizing addiction and focusing on the negative consequences, challenging stereotypes about people with addiction, and providing resources for people who are struggling with addiction.

There are a number of Bollywood films that have dealt with the theme of addiction, including Udta Punjab, Sanju, Aisha, and Dear Zindagi.

In the film Udta Punjab, the main character is addicted to heroin, alcohol, cocaine, and prescription drugs.

In the film Sanju, the main character is addicted to cocaine.

In the film Aisha, the main character is addicted to shopping.

In the film Dear Zindagi, the main character does not have an addiction.

The media can play a role in shaping public perception of addiction by raising awareness about addiction, reducing the stigma associated with addiction, providing information about addiction treatment and recovery, and encouraging people to seek help for addiction.

The media can be used to promote positive messages about addiction by portraying addiction accurately and realistically, avoiding glamorizing addiction, challenging stereotypes about people with addiction, and providing information about addiction treatment and recovery.

There are a number of challenges in accurately portraying addiction in the media, including the fact that addiction is a complex issue that is difficult to understand, there is a stigma associated with addiction that can make it difficult to talk about, people with addiction are often reluctant to talk about their experiences, and the media is often more interested in sensational stories than in accurate information.

The media can avoid glamorizing addiction by avoiding portraying addiction as glamorous or desirable, focusing on the negative consequences of addiction, challenging stereotypes about people with addiction, and providing information about addiction treatment and recovery.

The media can challenge stereotypes about people with addiction by portraying people with addiction as real people with real stories, avoiding using negative labels or stereotypes, showing people with addiction in a variety of roles and situations, and providing information about the causes and treatment of addiction.