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1. Halo (2022– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
With the galaxy on the brink of destruction, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant.
Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 93,014
2. What's Love Got to Do with It? (2022)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In London, an award-winning film-maker documents her best friend's journey into an assisted marriage in line with his family's Pakistani heritage. In the process, she challenges her own attitude towards relationships.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Mim Shaikh, Iman Boujelouah, Lily James, Emma Thompson
Votes: 10,012
3. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023)
Not Rated | 168 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Flamboyant Punjabi Rocky and intellectual Bengali journalist Rani fall in love despite their differences. After facing family opposition, they decide to live with each other's families for three months before getting married.
Director: Karan Johar | Stars: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 41,989
4. The Good Karma Hospital (2017–2023)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama
Doctor Ruby Walker arrives in India looking for a job and a distraction from her heartbreak. She anticipates the sunshine and picture-perfect beaches, but not the realities of work at an under-resourced hospital.
Stars: Amanda Redman, Darshan Jariwala, Nimmi Harasgama, Neil Morrissey
Votes: 2,865
5. 24: India (I) (2013–2016)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
This thriller series focuses on an anti-terrorist unit agent named Jai Singh Rathod who has twenty-four hours to save the country from a major terrorist attack.
Stars: Anil Kapoor, Neil Bhoopalam, Raaghav Chanana, Anita Raj
Votes: 3,197
6. Om Shanti Om (2007)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In the 1970s, Om, an aspiring actor, is murdered, but is immediately reincarnated into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise and find Shanti, the love of his previous life.
Director: Farah Khan | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal, Kirron Kher
Votes: 49,736 | Gross: $3.60M
7. Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Charles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 5,920 | Gross: $2.46M
8. Next of Kin (2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Whip-smart GP Mona Shirani is left grief-stricken when her much-loved brother is brutally murdered while working for a medical charity overseas.
Stars: Archie Panjabi, Shabana Azmi, Navin Chowdhry, Jack Davenport
Votes: 1,363
9. City of Joy (1992)
PG-13 | 132 min | Drama
An American doctor, a British nurse, and an illiterate Indian farmer unite to transform a Calcutta ghetto in this uplifting, inspirational movie starring Patrick Swayze and Pauline Collins.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 5,627 | Gross: $14.68M
10. Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Not Rated | 184 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Three brothers are separated and united after many years - one is brought up a Hindu, another a Muslim and the last (and most memorable) a Christian. Hilarity and adventure ensues.
Director: Manmohan Desai | Stars: Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 8,217
11. The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
R | 130 min | Drama, Thriller
A young Pakistani man chasing corporate success on Wall Street finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland, Kate Hudson
Votes: 14,580 | Gross: $0.52M
12. The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 4,064
13. Capital (2015)
177 min | Drama
When the residents of an affluent London street receive a strange note they dismiss it as a marketing campaign, until things begin to escalate.
Stars: Adeel Akhtar, Danny Ashok, Mona Goodwin, Hamza Jeetooa
Votes: 1,449
14. Midnight's Children (2012)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama
A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Rajat Kapoor, Vansh Bhardwaj, Anupam Kher, Neha Mahajan
Votes: 3,395 | Gross: $0.14M
15. Fire (1996)
Unrated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Two mentally unstable women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Karishma Jhalani, Ramanjeet Kaur
Votes: 6,364 | Gross: $0.40M
16. Madame Sousatzka (1988)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, Music
Renowned Russian piano teacher Irina Sousatzka gets a new student - Bengali piano prodigy Manek. They are both immigrants in the UK and bond quickly. When Manek's single mother's business fails, he must make a career decision.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Peggy Ashcroft, Twiggy
Votes: 1,612 | Gross: $3.55M
17. Lakshya (2004)
Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri
Votes: 25,540 | Gross: $0.75M
18. Luck by Chance (2009)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama
When Vikram gets tapped to play the male lead in a Bollywood film, he can't believe his luck. But it may ruin his relationship with his girlfriend.
Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia
Votes: 11,041 | Gross: $0.36M
19. Neerja (2016)
Not Rated | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
The story of courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986 when it was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Director: Ram Madhvani | Stars: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Yogendra Tikku, Abrar Zahoor
Votes: 23,759 | Gross: $1.54M
20. Lahore1947
Filming
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Aamir Khan, Preity G Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Ali Fazal
21. Arth (1982)
138 min | Drama, Romance
A film-maker who is having an extra-marital affair with an actress decides to leave his wife. Arth is the story of this women's search for her identity.
Director: Mahesh Bhatt | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran
Votes: 1,560
22. Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013)
Not Rated | 151 min | Comedy, Drama
Harry is an industrialist who loves his daughter Bijlee, and the bond they share with Harry's man friday, Matru. Bijlee's plan to wed the son of a politician, however, brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma, Arya Babbar
Votes: 6,352
23. Makdee (2002)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In a small North Indian village, Legend has it that a 100 years-old witch lives in an abandoned mansion on the village outskirts, and any person who goes inside is turned into an animal. In... See full summary »
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Shweta Basu Prasad, Makrand Deshpande, Aalaap Majgavkar
Votes: 2,260
24. Immaculate Conception (1992)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A childless Western couple visit a fertility shrine in Karachi run by eunuchs and set off a huge culture clash.
Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: James Wilby, Melissa Leo, Shabana Azmi, Zia Mohyeddin
Votes: 237
25. The Touch (1980)
145 min | Drama, Romance
Anirudh Parmar is blind, but he does not let this impairment bind him down. He runs a school for the blind as a Principal. He meets with social worker, Kavita. Kavita is attracted to him, ... See full summary »
Director: Sai Paranjpye | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Sudha Chopra, Mohan Gokhale
Votes: 951
26. Jewel Thief (I)
Action, Adventure, Thriller | Filming
Director: Robbie Grewal | Stars: Prachi Desai, Shabana Azmi, Anupam Kher, Saif Ali Khan
27. Koffee with Karan (2004– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Celebrity host Karan Johar gets up close and personal with various Bollywood personalities and discusses their major career milestones.
Stars: Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor
Votes: 4,867
28. Dabba Cartel
Drama, Romance | Pre-production
Five housewives who run a high stakes secret cartel in which style, ambition, love, friendship and betrayal set in the rich 1960s Mumbai.
Stars: Akashdeep Singh, Shabana Azmi, Jyotika, Nimisha Sajayan
29. The Empire (2021– )
Action, Drama, History
The series focuses on the rise and fall of Mughal Empire through generations from Babur to Aurangzeb.
Stars: Vikky Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Kunal Kapoor, Dino Morea
Votes: 17,248
30. Sheer Qorma (2021)
Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Drama
Sheer Qorma is a story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family told through courageous, queer women choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities.
Director: Faraz Arif Ansari | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Swara Bhasker, Divya Dutta, Jitin Gulati
Votes: 807
31. Halo the Series: Declassified (2022– )
30 min
Welcome to Halo the Series: Declassified. Hosted by Sydnee Goodman, this is the show that dives deep into the world of the Paramount+ Original Series, Halo.
Stars: Sydnee Goodman, Pablo Schreiber, Kiki Wolfkill, Charlie Murphy
Votes: 39
32. Signature Move (2017)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Zaynab, a thirtysomething lesbian Pakistani Muslim in Chicago, takes care of her sweet, TV-obsessed mother. As Zaynab falls for Alma, a bold, very bright Mexican woman, she searches for her identity in life, love, and wrestling.
Director: Jennifer Reeder | Stars: Fawzia Mirza, Shabana Azmi, Sari Sanchez, Audrey Francis
Votes: 674 | Gross: $0.03M
33. Mandi (1983)
167 min | Comedy, Drama
Forbidden love, fraying loyalties and flagrant hypocrisy emerge when sanctimonious politicians drive a madam's brothel from the heart of Hyderabad.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri
Votes: 952
34. Masoom (1983)
Not Rated | 165 min | Drama, Family
A happy family goes through turbulent times because of a big mistake by one of the family members.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Jugal Hansraj, Urmila Matondkar
Votes: 4,404
35. Anokha Bandhan (1982)
134 min | Drama
Shyamlal has a happy family with his wife Anu, and step-brother Ram. Anu take care of Ram as her own son. Anu's mother came to her house, who wants that Anu should hate Ram. This creates rift between Anu and Ram.
Director: Mehul Kumar | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Seema Deo, Vishal Desai, Aruna Irani
Votes: 150
36. Umrao Jaan (2006)
188 min | Drama, Romance
J.P. Dutta's adaption of the Urdu novel "Umrao Jan Ada" by Mirza Haadi Ruswa (1905).
Director: J.P. Dutta | Stars: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Suniel Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan
Votes: 2,048
37. Ishk Ishk Ishk (1974)
131 min | Drama, Romance
Dhun comes from a wealthy and talented family. His desire is to see the world on his own, and he sets upon this travel. He comes upon an Inn called Five Daughters, run by Pahar. He decides ... See full summary »
Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Shabana Azmi, Kabir Bedi
Votes: 73
38. Good Morning Sunshine (I) (2023)
Drama
Director: Sanjoy Nag | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Priyanka Bharti, Harsh Chhaya, Swachata Sanjiban Guha
Votes: 10
39. It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A comedy centered on an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into the world of serial murder.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Steve Morphew, Steve Jones, Jamie Sives
Votes: 1,692
40. The Black Prince (2017)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, History
'The Black Prince' is a story of Queen Victoria and the Last King of Punjab, Maharajah Duleep Singh. His character as it evolves, torn between two cultures and facing constant dilemmas as a result. His relationship with Queen Victoria will be the most impactful relationship in the film, the Queen representing the English culture he was drawn into. The Black Prince begins a lifelong struggle to ... See full summary »
Director: Kavi Raz | Stars: Satinder Sartaaj, Jason Flemyng, Shabana Azmi, Amanda Root
Votes: 1,067 | Gross: $0.29M
41. Khamosh (1986)
101 min | Mystery, Thriller
When a starlet is murdered on a film location, a detective arrives to investigate the cast and crew.
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Soni Razdan
Votes: 1,154
42. Jazbaa (2015)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tensions arise when the daughter of nation's best lawyer is kidnapped. Now she'll have to save a rapist from death sentence, as ransom, within 4 days.
Director: Sanjay Gupta | Stars: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff
Votes: 3,670
43. Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
History
The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
Stars: Roshan Seth, Om Puri, Ravi Jhankal, Anang Desai
Votes: 867
44. Ankur: The Seedling (1974)
131 min | Drama
Belonging to a lower caste, Lakshmi and her deaf-mute husband Kishtayya serve the landlord's son, Surya. When Surya's young wife finds out about his affair with Lakshmi, they all find themselves at crossroads.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Sadhu Meher, Anant Nag, Priya Tendulkar
Votes: 1,668
45. Avtaar (1983)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
Avtaar Krishen lives a poor lifestyle with his wife, Radha, and two sons, Ramesh and Chander. He works in a factory and toils hard so that his sons can get the necessary education, and live... See full summary »
Director: Mohan Kumar | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Sujit Kumar, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 737
46. Earth (1998)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance, War
It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna
Votes: 8,112 | Gross: $0.53M
47. Hum Paanch (1980)
163 min | Action, Drama
Wealthy, lecherous Zamindar Thakur Vir Pratap Singh lords over a small region in rural India, mercilessly killing anyone who opposes his rule. He gets the male villagers addicted to ... See full summary »
Director: Bapu | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Mithun Chakraborty, Deepti Naval
Votes: 250
48. Junoon (1979)
141 min | Drama
Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 572
49. Chalk N Duster (I) (2016)
130 min | Drama
CHALK N DUSTER is an emotional journey of two teachers Vidya ( Shabana Azmi) & Jyoti ( Juhi Chawla) , serving at a Mumbai - based High School. Their passion and love for teaching, bonds ... See full summary »
Director: Jayant Gilatar | Stars: Richa Chadha, Shabana Azmi, Arya Babbar, Gavie Chahal
Votes: 834
50. Parvarish (1977)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A policeman adopts the son of a bandit. A misunderstanding leads the officer's own biological son to believe he is the bandit's son and he takes up a secret life of crime; meanwhile, the adopted son becomes an officer of the law.
Director: Manmohan Desai | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Neetu Singh
Votes: 1,066