Indie movies to watch
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1. Bioscopewala (2017)
91 min | Drama
A woman meets her dead father's old friend, who was the operator of a Bioscope show that she loved in her childhood. Connecting India and Afghanistan, a story of love and cinema unfolds.
Director: Deb Medhekar | Stars: Danny Denzongpa, Geetanjali Thapa, Adil Hussain, Tisca Chopra
Votes: 1,028
2. Manto (2018)
112 min | Biography, Drama
The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life and is set in 1940s India.
Director: Nandita Das | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Nazma Ali Shaikh
Votes: 4,679
3. Toba Tek Singh (2018)
75 min | Drama, History
Toba Tek Singh is a story about the aftershocks of the partition between India and Pakistan. The story is written by Saadat Hassan Manto.
Director: Ketan Mehta | Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Vinay Pathak, N.K. Pant, Chirag Vohra
Votes: 147
4. Pataakha (2018)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Based on Charan Singh Pathik's short story Do Behnein, Pataakha narrates the story of two feuding sisters who realize the true nature of their relationship only after marriage "separates" them.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Sanya Malhotra, Radhika Madan, Sunil Grover, Vijay Raaz
Votes: 4,520
5. Hope Aur Hum (2018)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A father obsessed with an old school copying machine wreaks havoc on the family, causing a change in their relationships. Explores the life of each family member and how their lives are intertwined with each other.
Director: Sudip Bandyopadhyay | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Kabir Sajid Shaikh, Virti Vaghani, Sonali Kulkarni
Votes: 457
6. Husband Material (2018)
Not Rated | 156 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Taapsee Pannu, Abhishek Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal, Jasmin Bajwa
Votes: 9,208 | Gross: $0.57M
7. Court (2014)
116 min | Drama
When an aging activist is arrested, the lives of the accused, the lawyers, and the judge intertwine to reveal bigotry that underscores the judicial system.
Director: Chaitanya Tamhane | Stars: Vira Sathidar, Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi
Votes: 5,262
8. Ship of Theseus (2012)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
The film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.
Director: Anand Gandhi | Stars: Aydah El-Kashef, Yogesh Shah, Faraz Khan, Hannan Youssef
Votes: 7,787
9. Killa (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
A 11-year-old Indian boy who has just lost his father is forced to adapt to a new school in a small village. The story is about how he copes up and how life has to move on transforming a young mind into an adult day by day.
Director: Avinash Arun | Stars: Amruta Subhash, Devadhar Archit, Parth Bhalerao, Gaurish Gawade
Votes: 1,859
10. That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A British woman faces challenges while attempting to locate her father in India.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Prashant Prakash, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Devaiah
Votes: 4,086
11. Peddlers (2012)
116 min | Drama, Thriller
Peddlers tells the story of a young drug peddler (Siddharth Menon), a young immigrant mother facing a fatal disease (Kriti Malhotra) and a corrupt cop (Gulshan Devaiah).
Director: Vasan Bala | Stars: Gulshan Devaiah, Kriti Malhotra, Siddharth Menon, Nimrat Kaur
Votes: 105
12. The Brawler (2017)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Drama, Sport
A boxer struggles to make his mark in the boxing world.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Vineet Kumar Singh, Jimmy Shergill, Zoya Hussain, Ravi Kishan
Votes: 8,643 | Gross: $0.08M
13. Hey Ram Hamne Gandhi Ko maar Diya (2018)
106 min | Drama
This movie is inspired by non-violence movements taken by Mahatma Gandhi (Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi) during his struggle for Independent India from 1915 to 1947.
Director: Naeem A. Siddiqui | Stars: Jatin Goswami, Subrat Dutta, Pratima Kazmi, Samiksha Bhatnagar
Votes: 190
14. Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Rajesh Abhay, Hemendra Dandotiya
Votes: 37,852 | Gross: $0.04M
15. Queen (2013)
Not Rated | 146 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A Delhi girl from a traditional family sets out on a solo honeymoon after her marriage gets cancelled.
Director: Vikas Bahl | Stars: Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon, Jeffrey Ho
Votes: 68,312 | Gross: $1.43M
16. Haider (2014)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle, whom he suspects of playing a role in his father's fate.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Shraddha Kapoor, Kay Kay Menon
Votes: 57,868 | Gross: $0.90M
17. Udaan (2010)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama
Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father.
Director: Vikramaditya Motwane | Stars: Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Manjot Singh, Ram Kapoor
Votes: 47,385 | Gross: $0.01M
18. Shahid (2012)
Not Rated | 129 min | Biography, Drama
The account of Human Rights lawyer Shahid Azmi, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice.
Director: Hansal Mehta | Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Prabhleen Sandhu, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub, Baljinder Kaur
Votes: 17,737
19. Shaitan (2011)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.
Director: Bejoy Nambiar | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt, Gulshan Devaiah, Rajeev Khandelwal
Votes: 8,933
20. 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: 31,261
21. 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: 7,767
22. Chittagong (2012)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Drama, War
School kids organize an armed revolt in the 1930s in British occupied Chittagong. There are casualties on both sides. Later, one of those kids successfully leads the peasants to regain their food-grains earlier commandeered by the British.
Director: Bedabrata Pain | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Barry John, Delzad Hiwale, Vega Tamotia
Votes: 1,796
23. 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: 6,097
24. Rainbow (2015)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
Believing actor and goodwill ambassador Shah Rukh Khan can help her brother get an operation to restore his sight, a 10-year old girl takes her blind 8-year old brother on a trek across Rajasthan in search of the superstar.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Hetal Gada, Krrish Chhabria, Vipin Sharma, Gulfam Khan
Votes: 4,461
25. Lakshmi (2014)
115 min | Drama
Based on true events, Lakshmi is a story of heroism and untold courage. Lakshmi, a 13 year old girl is kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Thrown into this horrific, inhuman world where ... See full summary »
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Monali Thakur, Vibha Chhibber, Ranjeet Jha, Ram Kapoor
Votes: 1,681
26. Tigers (2014)
94 min | Drama
Ayan, a pharmaceutical salesman in Pakistan, takes on the multinational health care corporation he works for after he realizes they knowingly marketed a baby formula that's responsible for the death of hundreds of babies everyday.
Director: Danis Tanovic | Stars: Emraan Hashmi, Geetanjali Thapa, Danny Huston, Khalid Abdalla
Votes: 1,827
27. The Making of 'Dev.D' (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
This documentary follows Anurag Kashyap, and the Dev.D project from start to finish.
Director: Ashish R. Shukla | Stars: Vikas Bahl, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill
Votes: 39
28. Gulaal (2009)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A law student witnesses deception, homicide, and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Raja Chaudhary, Jesse Randhawa
Votes: 15,895
29. Mumbai Cutting (2008)
130 min | Drama
Eleven directors tell eleven different stories about Mumbai.
Directors: Jahnu Barua, Rahul Dholakia, Rituparno Ghosh, Shashanka Ghosh, Manish Jha, Anurag Kashyap, Sudhir Mishra, Ruchi Narain, Ayush Raina, Revathi, Kundan Shah | Stars: Meer Asad Ali, Raj Singh Arora, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Arjan Bajwa
Votes: 156
30. Half Widow (2017)
91 min | Drama
Amid the backdrop of the Kashmiri conflict, a young woman must come to grips with the disappearance of her doting husband and embarks on harrowing journey of self-discovery.
Director: Danish Renzu | Stars: Neelofar Hamid, Shahnawaz Bhat, Mir Sarwar, Haseena Sofi
Votes: 136
31. Gour Hari Dastaan: The Freedom File (2015)
114 min | Biography, Drama
The film tells the dramatic tale of two generations locked in a see-saw battle- one extolling values, the other groping in the dark.
Director: Anant Mahadevan | Stars: Vinay Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey, Tannishtha Chatterjee
Votes: 606
32. Titli (2014)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Titli, the youngest member of a car-jacking brotherhood wants to escape the family business. He and his wife form a pact to set free from their family roots. But is escape possible?
Director: Kanu Behl | Stars: Shashank Arora, Ranvir Shorey, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Amit Sial
Votes: 5,156
33. Firaaq (2008)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots.
Director: Nandita Das | Stars: Inaamulhaq, Nassar, Shahana Goswami, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 2,583
34. 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
35. 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: 8,111 | Gross: $0.53M
36. 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: 6,362 | Gross: $0.40M
37. 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: 15,355 | Gross: $3.22M
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