The 25 Best Indian English movies
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1. Monsoon Wedding (2001)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah, Vijay Raaz
Votes: 26,676 | Gross: $13.88M
2. Morning Raga (2004)
110 min | Drama, Music
A violinist and a vocal singer, their children; a businessman, his wife and their daughter accidentally meet on a bridge spanning the banks of the Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... See full summary »
Director: Mahesh Dattani | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Prakash Kovelamudi, Lillete Dubey, Perizaad Zorabian
Votes: 320
3. American Desi (2001)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned ... See full summary »
Director: Piyush Dinker Pandya | Stars: Deep Katdare, Ronobir Lahiri, Purva Bedi, Rizwan Manji
Votes: 1,669 | Gross: $0.90M
4. Everybody Says I'm Fine! (2001)
Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A hair stylist who can read the minds of those whose hair he cuts decides to act on his gathered information.
Director: Rahul Bose | Stars: Rehaan Engineer, Koel Purie, Rahul Bose, Pooja Bhatt
Votes: 347
5. Hyderabad Blues (1998)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The protagonist of Hyderabad Blues is Varun, played by the director, Nagesh Kukunoor. The movie revolves around his visit home after 12 years in the USA and his resulting culture shock.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Nagesh Kukunoor, Rajshri Nair, Vikram Inamdar, Elahe Hiptoola
Votes: 947
6. Rockford (1999)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
The movie chronicles the arrival of a (Hindu) student to a strict all-boys Christian boarding school in India and his assimilation into the school. The change is quite dramatic to the ... See full summary »
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Rohan Dey, Jayant Kripalani, Nandita Das, Soumyarka Gupta
Votes: 1,448
7. Split Wide Open (1999)
Unrated | 103 min | Crime, Drama
A search for a lost street girl amid exposés of modern sexual behavior in Bombay and a water Mafia in the city, this is a real 'split wide open' of the Indian glamour capital.
Director: Dev Benegal | Stars: Rahul Bose, Laila Rouass, Shivaji Satam, Farida Haider Mulla
Votes: 276
8. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
120 min | Drama
During a bus journey, a devout Hindu Brahmin woman protects a Muslim man when communal rioting breaks out.
Director: Aparna Sen | Stars: Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni, Surekha Sikri
Votes: 4,939
9. Mitr: My Friend (2002)
104 min | Drama
A lonely and neglected wife seeks e-friendship on the chat room while her rebellious daughter suspects her of having an affair with their neighbor.
Director: Revathi | Stars: Shobana, Nassar Abdulla, Preeti Vissa, Matt Phillips
Votes: 277
10. Let's Talk (2002)
98 min | Drama
A woman and her sister imagine various scenarios as they discuss revealing one's marital infidelity.
Director: Ram Madhvani | Stars: Boman Irani, Maia Katrak, Anahita Oberoi
Votes: 148
11. Mango Souffle (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Gay fashion designer Kamlesh, still reeling from a recently-ended relationship, invites a group of friends for dinner for a special announcement. However, the situation worsens when ... See full summary »
Director: Mahesh Dattani | Stars: Rinke Khanna, Darius Taraporewal, Veena Sajnani, Ankur Vikal
Votes: 143
12. Leela (2002)
97 min | Drama, Romance
Leela is a film based on the South Asian-American experience. By providing a dynamic expression of the struggles and celebrations of the expatriate lifestyle, Leela has the potential to be ... See full summary »
Director: Somnath Sen | Stars: Dimple Kapadia, Vinod Khanna, Deepti Naval, Amol Mhatre
Votes: 161
13. Joggers' Park (2003)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Romance
Jenny is a young, beautiful, vibrant girl and darling to everyone. She flits between glamorous professions, working as an executive in a five-star hotel, and also as a popular model of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Vaibhav Babaji, Anant Balani | Stars: Victor Banerjee, Perizaad Zorabian, Divya Dutta, Khalid Siddiqui
Votes: 396
14. Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
R | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, News
Two documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman | Stars: Kochi, Avijit Halder, Shanti Das, Manik
Votes: 18,002 | Gross: $3.41M
15. 15 Park Avenue (2005)
116 min | Drama
An exploration of impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta.
Director: Aparna Sen | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Bose, Dhritiman Chatterjee
Votes: 1,075
16. Parzania (2005)
116 min | Drama, History
A parsi family struggles to find thier son in a genocide carried out by vested interests outfits during 2002, commonly known as Gujarat riots which broke out after the Godhra Train Burning incident. During riots more than 790 Muslim and 289 Hindus died and around 300 people missing in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Director: Rahul Dholakia | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Corin Nemec, Sarika Thakur, Parzaan Dastur
Votes: 2,466
17. Being Cyrus (2005)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
"Being Cyrus" is a dark, comedic venture by the debutante director Homi Adajania that spins around the Sethnas - a Parsi family.
Director: Homi Adajania | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan, Boman Irani
Votes: 3,004
18. English, August (1994)
118 min | Drama, Comedy
Agastya Sen (Rahul Bose), nicknamed "English, August", speaks and thinks in English. A lover of poetry, he listens to Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, rock, and jazz, and reads Marcus Aurelius. He ... See full summary »
Director: Dev Benegal | Stars: Tanvi Azmi, Rahul Bose, Rupen Bose, Shivaji Satam
Votes: 157
19. The Namesake (2006)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama
American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Kal Penn, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Jacinda Barrett
Votes: 21,750 | Gross: $8.66M
20. Outsourced (2006)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement.
Director: John Jeffcoat | Stars: Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharker, Asif Basra, Matt Smith
Votes: 12,190 | Gross: $0.16M
21. The Japanese Wife (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
Pen pals decide to get married and carry on a long-term relationship.
Director: Aparna Sen | Stars: Rahul Bose, Chigusa Takaku, Raima Sen, Moushumi Chatterjee
Votes: 2,550
22. Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Music
A small New Jersey town is caught in the grips of Bollywood fever as five Indian-Americans and one Jewish Indophile step up to the mic to crown the one and only DESI IDOL!
Director: Manish Acharya | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Ajay Naidu, Ayesha Dharker, Michael Raimondi
Votes: 803 | Gross: $0.04M
23. Amal (2007)
101 min | Drama
When Amal impresses an eccentric millionaire with his humility and humanity, he unknowingly becomes the old man's beneficiary.
Director: Richie Mehta | Stars: Rupinder Nagra, Naseeruddin Shah, Seema Biswas, Koel Purie
Votes: 2,226
24. Road, Movie (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A young man's journey across the mythic Indian landscape becomes a life-changing odyssey.
Director: Dev Benegal | Stars: Abhay Deol, Satish Kaushik, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mohammed Faizal
Votes: 1,755
25. The President Is Coming (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
In 2006, George Bush, President of The United States, visited India. In addition to the many diplomatic and political things on the agenda was a unique event: a meeting with one of the ... See full summary »
Director: Kunaal Roy Kapur | Stars: Konkona Sen Sharma, Shernaz Patel, Shivani Tanksale, Anand Tiwari
Votes: 675
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