Most Anticipated Indian Movies of 2018
by imdb_india_editors | created - 11 Jan 2018 | updated - 12 Jan 2018 | PublicWhich movie are you most looking forward to watching this year? Vote for your favorite.
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1. Gold (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 151 min | Drama, History, Sport
The journey of a man who was instrumental in making India win its first Olympic gold medal as a free nation.
Director: Reema Kagti | Stars: Krishan Tandon, Hubertus Geller, Siddharth Kher, Sheldon Redden
Votes: 14,755
2. Hichki (2018)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
Suffering from Tourette Syndrome, Naina gets assigned a class of defiant students and must ensure that her students realise their potential.
Director: Malhotra P. Siddharth | Stars: Rani Mukerji, Pankaj Anand, Jannat Zubair Rahmani, Sachin Pilgaonkar
Votes: 13,851 | Gross: $0.33M
3. Thugs of Hindostan (2018)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Adventure
A story about one man's love for his nation and another's love for power. An epic adventure filled with edge-of-the-seat thrills and war on the seas.
Director: Vijay Krishna Acharya | Stars: Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Lloyd Owen, Katrina Kaif
Votes: 21,971 | Gross: $1.45M
4. Saaho (2019)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Thriller
In a fictional megalopolis, a stunning underworld theft triggers a fierce power struggle among the gangsters, with an enigmatic cop on their trail.
Director: Sujeeth | Stars: Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Votes: 23,309 | Gross: $5,500.00M
5. Kaala (2018)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Drama
Kaala is about the life of Nellai / Tirunelveli based Tamils who live in large number in Mumbai.
Director: Pa. Ranjith | Stars: Rajinikanth, Nana Patekar, Samuthirakani, Easwari Rao
Votes: 10,333
6. Mahanati (2018)
Not Rated | 177 min | Biography, Drama
Biography of Savitri, an actress from South India movie industry, who ruled the industry for two decades during 50s and 60s.
Director: Nag Ashwin | Stars: Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Vijay Deverakonda
Votes: 14,630
7. Tik Tik Tik (2018)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After discovering that an asteroid the size of a city is going to impact Earth in less than a month, India recruits a misfit team to save the country.
Director: Shakti Soundar Rajan | Stars: Jayam Ravi, Nivetha Pethuraj, Aaron Aziz, Ramesh Thilak
Votes: 3,097
8. Sanju (2018)
TV-MA | 155 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Biopic of the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt: his film career, jail sentence, and personal life.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Vicky Kaushal
Votes: 61,324 | Gross: $7.91M
9. Pari (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 136 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Arnab tries to help Ruksahana, who is found under mysterious circumstances in a house. He lets her stay at his home until he discovers something strange about her.
Director: Prosit Roy | Stars: Anushka Sharma, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rajat Kapoor, Ritabhari Chakraborty
Votes: 7,109
10. Pad Man (2018)
PG-13 | 140 min | Comedy, Drama
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Director: R. Balki | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Radhika Apte, Sonam Kapoor, Jyoti Subhash
Votes: 29,045 | Gross: $1.66M
11. 2.0 (2018)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After mobiles start mysteriously flying out of the hands of people in Chennai, Dr Vaseegaran summons his trusted robot Chitti to ward off the bird-shaped supernatural powers of Pakshirajan.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain
Votes: 27,100 | Gross: $5.57M
12. Raazi (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A Kashmiri woman agrees to marry a Pakistani army officer in order to spy on Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
Director: Meghna Gulzar | Stars: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapoor, Shishir Sharma
Votes: 33,751
13. 3 Storeys (2018)
100 min | Drama
"3 Storeys" is an intriguing film full of twists and turns. Over the course of 3 acts, dark secrets and past regrets are revealed, and it becomes clear that life in this small community is ... See full summary »
Director: Arjun Mukerjee | Stars: Aisha Ahmed, Tarun Anand, Richa Chadha, Gopal Das
Votes: 483
14. Simmba (2018)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Simmba enjoys all the perks of being an amoral and unethical police officer until a life-changing event forces him to choose the righteous path.
Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Ranveer Singh, Sara Ali Khan, Sonu Sood, Ashutosh Rana
Votes: 22,033 | Gross: $5.08M
15. Race 3 (2018)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Relationships and loyalties of a criminal family planning its next big heist are tested when some shocking revelations strike them.
Director: Remo D'Souza | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Bobby Deol, Jacqueline Fernandez
Votes: 48,599 | Gross: $1.69M
16. Nanu Ki Jaanu (2018)
133 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Nanu Ki Jaanu is a dark comedy, the story of which revolves around a Delhi land mafia agent (Abhay Deol) who tries to deal with the arrival of a ghost in his apartment.
Director: Faraz Haider | Stars: Abhay Deol, Patralekhaa Paul, Rajesh Sharma, Himani Shivpuri
Votes: 1,787
17. Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018)
Not Rated | 129 min | Action, Drama, History
Ashwat Raina and his teammates arrive in Pokhran to re-conduct a confidential nuclear test, where they face challenges from the American Lacrosse satellite and local spies.
Director: Abhishek Sharma | Stars: John Abraham, Boman Irani, Diana Penty, Anuja Sathe
Votes: 25,227
18. Kaalakaandi (2018)
112 min | Comedy, Thriller
Focusing on life, death and karma, this dark comedy follows three parallel tracks - a man who discovers that he is a terminally ill, a woman seeking redemption and two goons with major trust issues.
Director: Akshat Verma | Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Asif Basra, Neil Bhoopalam, Ankit Bisht
Votes: 3,298
19. Zero (III) (2018)
Not Rated | 164 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Through his relationships with two wildly different women, a vertically challenged bachelor with a larger-than-life persona must discover his purpose.
Director: Aanand L. Rai | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
Votes: 30,402
20. Kedarnath (2018)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Romance
Mansoor, a reserved and reticent Pithoo, helps pilgrims make an arduous journey upwards to the temple town. His world turns around when he meets the beautiful and rebellious Mukku who draws him into a whirlwind of intense love.
Director: Abhishek Kapoor | Stars: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali Khan, Nitish Bharadwaj, Alka Amin
Votes: 15,170 | Gross: $0.90M
21. Dhadak (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama, Romance
Set in Rajasthan, this love story explores how the protagonists deal with issues like differences between castes and honor killings.
Director: Shashank Khaitan | Stars: Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khattar, Ashutosh Rana, Aditya Kumar
Votes: 10,505
22. Student of the Year 2 (2019)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A student must face off against bullies and overcome hurdles, both academic and romantic, to win his college's coveted Student of the Year trophy.
Director: Punit Malhotra | Stars: Tiger Shroff, Ananya Panday, Tara Sutaria, Aditya Seal
Votes: 22,409 | Gross: $0.78M
23. Kesari (2019)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897.
Director: Anurag Singh | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Suvinder Vicky, Vansh Bhardwaj
Votes: 22,298
24. Drive (I) (2019)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A notorious thief allies with a street racer for a grand heist involving an elaborate game of deceit with authorities, who have their own dirty secrets.
Director: Tarun Mansukhani | Stars: Sushant Singh Rajput, Jacqueline Fernandez, Vikramjeet Virk, Sapna Pabbi
Votes: 8,195
25. Bharath Ane Nenu (2018)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Bharat, a young graduate who becomes the C.M of Andhra Pradesh (pre-div) after his father's demise without any political knowledge, faces challenges in the process of reforming the society.
Director: Koratala Siva | Stars: Mahesh Babu, Kiara Advani, Prakash Raj, R. Sarathkumar
Votes: 18,574 | Gross: $3.55M
26. Bhaagamathie (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
IAS officer Chanchala Reddy is imprisoned in a haunted house, while she is interrogated by law enforcers investigating a politician they suspect of corruption.
Director: Ashok G. | Stars: Anushka Shetty, Jayaram, Murli Sharma, Prabhu
Votes: 3,339
27. Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India (2018)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Drama
Following two violent incidents at a club and a police station, a short tempered soldier is challenged to give up anger if he wants to fulfill his dream of serving at the borders.
Director: Vakkantham Vamsi | Stars: Allu Arjun, Arjun Sarja, R. Sarathkumar, Anu Emmanuel
Votes: 8,119
28. Nimir (2018)
130 min | Comedy, Drama
A Tamil remake of the Malayalam comedy drama, "Maheshinte Prathikaram". It stars Udhayanidhi Stalin in the lead role, playing a photographer named Selvam who owns a studio in a small town. ... See full summary »
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: M.S. Bhaskar, Nadiya Kalhara, J. Mahendran, Parvati Nair
Votes: 461
29. Vishwaroopam 2 (2018)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Thriller
RAW agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri prevents an al-Qaida terrorist from executing a massive attack on New York. He must now wade through further traps and conspiracies to thwart a new plot against three democratic nations.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar
Votes: 2,850
30. Badhaai Ho (2018)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama
A man is embarrassed when he finds out his mother is pregnant.
Director: Amit Ravindernath Sharma | Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Sanya Malhotra
Votes: 38,057
31. Thaanaa Serndha Koottam (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Angered by the corruption that stopped him from becoming a CBI officer, a young man forms a gang who pose as CBI officers and raids the corrupt.
Director: Vignesh Shivan | Stars: Suriya, Keerthy Suresh, Karthik, Ramya Krishnan
Votes: 6,361
32. Padmaavat (2018)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, History, Romance
Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Stars: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari
Votes: 36,933 | Gross: $11.85M
33. Aiyaary (2018)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After finding out about an illegal arms deal, a military intelligence officer goes rogue with highly sensitive data related to his organization, and his mentor, a colonel, races to hunt him down.
Directors: Neeraj Pandey, Feroz Khan Bollybrothers | Stars: Sidharth Malhotra, Manoj Bajpayee, Rakul Preet Singh, Pooja Chopra
Votes: 5,223
34. Vada Chennai (2018)
Not Rated | 164 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young carrom player in north Chennai becomes a reluctant participant in a war between two warring gangsters.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Ameer Sultan, Radha Ravi, Daniel Balaji
Votes: 19,661
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