Astitva (2000)

Director: Mahesh Manjerekar
Sensitivity meter: It tells the tale of a lonely, frustrated wife (owing to her husband's absence) having an extra marital affair with her music teacher. The film also touches upon issues of patriarchal dominance and domestic abuse. While many makers have often dealt with the subject of extra-marital affair in their films, this one's progressive approach made the difference.

Hit or not: The movie failed to rake in the moolah, despute