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1. Lust Stories (2018)
TV-MA | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Four short films by four of India's biggest directors exploring love, sex and relationships in modern India.
Directors: Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kiara Advani, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar, Neil Bhoopalam
Votes: 13,205
2. Parched (2015)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama
In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.
Director: Leena Yadav | Stars: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, Lehar Khan
Votes: 6,106
3. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
In order to be independent and break free from the conservative society, four women sets on a journey to discover freedom and happiness.
Director: Alankrita Shrivastava | Stars: Aahana Kumra, Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Plabita Borthakur
Votes: 7,249
4. Shubh Mangal Savdhan (2017)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
In this remake of Kalyana Samayal Saadham (2013), a couple falls in love, but then the groom discovers that he suffers from erectile dysfunction.
Director: R.S. Prasanna | Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Seema Pahwa, Anshul Chauhan
Votes: 11,069 | Gross: $0.69M
5. Haraamkhor (2015)
90 min | Drama, Romance
A selfish, manipulative schoolteacher takes advantage of a schoolgirl's vulnerability to gratify his dark, narcissistic desires.
Directors: Shlok Sharma, Jatinkumar Jagdishbhai Patel | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi, Trimala Adhikari, Mohammad Samad
Votes: 4,438
6. Masaan (2015)
109 min | Drama
Along India's Ganges River, four people face prejudice, a strict moral code and a punishing caste system as they confront personal tragedies.
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan | Stars: Richa Chadha, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Pankaj Tripathi
Votes: 31,317
7. Water (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Sarala Kariyawasam
Votes: 15,359 | Gross: $3.22M
8. Cheeni Kum (2007)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An egotistical 64-year-old chef and confirmed bachelor falls for a woman 30 years his junior.
Director: R. Balki | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Zohra Sehgal
Votes: 5,595 | Gross: $0.66M
9. 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: 29,040 | Gross: $1.66M
10. Toilet: A Love Story (2017)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.
Director: Shree Narayan Singh | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Bhumi Pednekar, Divyendu Sharma
Votes: 23,195 | Gross: $1.83M
11. 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: 6,365 | Gross: $0.40M
12. Dor (2006)
147 min | Drama
Two woman --different backgrounds, miles apart, and strangers to each other-- are linked by tragedy. Their new-found friendship is tested as one holds the fate of the other's husband in her hands.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Ayesha Takia, Shreyas Talpade, Gul Panag, Girish Karnad
Votes: 6,270
13. Lajja (2001)
Not Rated | 202 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The lives of four women from different places are the victims of male chauvinism and marital abuse. They decide to fight for their rights and dignity against the social norms and injustice.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Ajay Devgn
Votes: 2,913 | Gross: $0.38M
14. Dostana (2008)
Not Rated | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two straight guys pretend to be gay in order to secure a Miami apartment. When both of them fall for their roommate Neha, hilarity ensues as they strive to convince one and all that they're gay whilst secretly trying to win her heart.
Directors: Tarun Mansukhani, Punit Malhotra | Stars: Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Kirron Kher
Votes: 16,129 | Gross: $1.24M
15. Bandit Queen (1994)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 5,318 | Gross: $0.40M
16. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, History
Two female friends become sexual rivals at maturity.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Sarita Choudhury, Indira Varma, Ramon Tikaram
Votes: 11,365 | Gross: $4.11M
17. Nishabd (2007)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A man, who has been married for 27 years, falls in love with his 18-year-old daughter's friend.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Jiah Khan, Revathi, Nassar
Votes: 1,796
18. Margarita with a Straw (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves her home in India to study in New York, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery.
Directors: Shonali Bose, Nilesh Maniyar | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Revathi, Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal
Votes: 4,106
19. Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002)
122 min | Drama
A story of coming of age of a young 15 year old boy, Aditya, who spends his free time spying on a young woman in the opposite building with a telescope, ready to give his life for her love.... See full summary »
Director: Shashilal K. Nair | Stars: Saroj Bhargava, Manisha Koirala, Jesse Randhawa, Aditya Seal
Votes: 614
20. Sins (2005)
138 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Two passionate lovers have a relationship that was doomed from the start. Father Williams, a catholic priest and young Rosemary begin a seemingly innocent association, but the relationship quickly turns intensely physical.
Director: Vinod Pande | Stars: Vinod Pande, Gauri Shankar, Shiney Ahuja, Nitesh Pandey
Votes: 450
21. B.A. Pass (2012)
Unrated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young boy is seduced by a woman who later turns him into a gigolo (male prostitute).
Director: Ajay Bahl | Stars: Shadab Kamal, Shilpa Shukla, Rajesh Sharma, Deepti Naval
Votes: 4,279
22. Aligarh (2015)
Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Drama
A gay, linguistic professor living in a small orthodox city must deal with the aftermath of a sting operation that puts his sexual orientation in front of the entire nation.
Director: Hansal Mehta | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi, Balaji Gauri
Votes: 7,774
23. Brahman Naman (2016)
95 min | Comedy
This homage to 1980s teen sex comedies follows a college quiz bowl champion who knows almost everything, except how to talk to women.
Director: Qaushiq Mukherjee | Stars: Shashank Arora, Tanmay Dhanania, Chaitanya Varad, Vaishwath Shankar
Votes: 2,021
24. Girlfriend (2004)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama
A man comes between two lesbian lovers, hence forming a triangle with bleak consequences.
Director: Karan Razdan | Stars: Isha Koppikar, Aashish Chaudhary, Amrita Arora, Sumit Nijhawan
Votes: 387
25. Once Again (2018)
101 min | Drama, Romance
After a chance phone call leads to daily conversations, a widowed restaurant owner and a lonely film actor plan to finally meet in person.
Director: Kanwal Sethi | Stars: Shefali Shah, Neeraj Kabi, Bidita Bag, Priyanshu Painyuli
Votes: 1,172
26. Love Sonia (2018)
122 min | Drama
Inspired by real life events, Love Sonia is the story of a young girl's journey to rescue her sister from the dangerous world of international sex trafficking.
Director: Tabrez Noorani | Stars: Abhishek Bharate, Riya Sisodiya, Mrunal Thakur, Adil Hussain
Votes: 2,393
27. 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: 38,044
28. Tikli and Laxmi Bomb (2017)
151 min | Drama
Two sex workers decide to kick men out of the system and form a cooperative that runs the business for women and by women. How do they do things differently? And how far can they get under and overarching and overbearing patriarchy?
Director: Aditya Kripalani | Stars: Vibhawari Deshpande, Chitrangada Satarupa, Suchitra Pillai, Upendra Limaye
Votes: 7,338
29. Period. End of Sentence. (2018)
TV-PG | 26 min | Documentary, Short
Indian women fight the stigma surrounding menstruation and begin manufacturing sanitary pads.
Director: Rayka Zehtabchi | Stars: Ajeya, Anita, Gouri Choudari, Healthy Emmie
Votes: 6,557
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