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Disability inclusion has emerged as a crucial social issue in recent years because persons with disability are considered to be one of the most unsafe sections of the community who are grossly overlooked and neglected by family and others. Hence Inclusion of persons with disabilities in society is important to improve their visibility and consecration because of lack of visibility, everyone ignore their needs that's why prompting various industries, including the entertainment sector, to advocate for positive change. Bollywood, as the largest industry in India, plays a significant role in influencing societal perspectives who think that persons with disability are not able to do their work properly or cannot do anything in society. In the previous studies have shown that Bollywood films have often portrayed disabled characters in a negative, stereotypical, or comic way. This type of representations have reinforced the social stigma and discrimination faced by disabled people in the real world. However, some recent the Bollywood movies have consistently is a positive impacting on society and attempted to challenge the dominant view of disabled and present disabled characters in a more positive, realistic, and empowering way, based on the social model of disabled that views it as a result of the barriers created by the society and advocates for inclusion and accessibility. Such representations have contributed to the paradigm shift in Bollywood cinema from being neglected to being in the limelight. It is correct to say that if a message with true spirit is passed in the form among the audience it definitely bring the drastic changes in the society towards persons with disability. The present paper is to explore the fitting of Bollywood to share the achievement and inspiration of persons with disability among the society.