Our planet is already showing us major signs of conserving and protecting it from all the monstrous activities humankind is doing. While Earth is slowly depreciating its natural form, there are people who are taking drastic measures to spread awareness. Adding more to the consciousness, April 22 marks Earth Day.

Earth Day 2024 is celebrated as a reminder of the importance of protecting the environment and its sustainability. Another reason to celebrate this day is to raise awareness about the critical climate challenges that we are already facing and to mobilize efforts to address them.

If there's one medium that influences and reaches the commoners the most, it has to be movies. There are many Bollywood films that shed light on environmental conservation and protecting the planet.

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On Earth Day 2024, let's have a look at some must-watch movies that brilliantly depict the importance of saving the planet.

1. Jal: Amazon Prime Video

Starring Purab Kohli, Tannishtha Chatterjee, and Kirti Kulhari, the 2013 release revolves around a narrative of friendship, deception, hostility, and love against the backdrop of a water shortage in a drought-stricken village.

You can watch Jal on Amazon Prime Video.

2. Kaun Kitney Paani Mein: Zee5

The movie is headlined by Kunal Kapoor and Radhika Apte. It revolves around two villages, Upri and Bairi, who have been each other's crude enemies for decades together.

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Kaun Kitney Paani Mein gets interesting when the two villages try to reconcile after one of them hits a severe water scarcity. The film revolves around the water shortage and the consequences faced by the villagers.

3. Kadvi Hawa: Zee5

Talk about movies being raw and realistic Kadvi Hawa will give you a bitter taste of climate change and the depletion of resources. Starring Sanjay Mishra, Tillitama Shome, and Ranveer Shorey in key roles, the film revolves around the barren village of Mahua, where farmer suicides are a common occurrence.

In this brutal scenario, an old man worried about his son, an impoverished farmer, and a debt collector make a pact for their survival.

4. Swades: Netflix

Shah Rukh Khan, who plays a NASA engineer in Swades, suddenly has an undying urge to visit his childhood househelp who is now living in a small village.

After visiting the place, he develops an empathetic connection with the villagers and their condition. Will his aspiration to establish electricity in the rural area with the help of an alternate solution change the fate of the village?

You cannot help but shed tears and feel goosebumps in certain scenes.

5. Kedarnath: Zee5

Featuring Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan, the film was shot at the divine destination where Lord Shiva is said to reside. Kedarnath is based on the deadly Uttarakhand floods of 2013.

A love story is set against one of the worst natural calamities India could have witnessed, which occurred due to excessive urbanization in the valley.

Radio City wishes everyone a very happy Earth Day.