Movies and TV shows set in india

The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in india ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, touching, serious, emotional, romantic and feel good films and TV shows about / with hindu, bollywood, society, hindi, love and romance, love, train, family relations, couples and wedding plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in India, USA, UK and other countries.
india
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india movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as india: The Lunchbox (2013), Water (2005), Indian Summers (2015), Hotel Mumbai (2018), Trishna (2011), A Passage to India (1984), City of Joy (1992), I Origins (2014), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Lion (2016).

List of movies set in india

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 7.8
 61K
The Lunchbox (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India, France, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. ...
Style: realistic, touching, light, melancholic, heartbreaking ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: cooking, food, housewife, unlikely relationship, relationships, character study, honest, happy ending, unlikely friendships, depression, cooking and food, love and romance ...
Time: year 2013, y2k, 21st century
Place: india, mumbai india, asia
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 7.7
 15K
Water (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story: The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two ...
Style: touching, bleak, melancholic, poignant, independent film ...
Audience: adult
Plot: hinduism, women, prostitute, prostitution, friendship, love, marriage, politics, relationships, mentor, sin, brutality ...
Time: 1930s, year 2005, 2000s, 20th century, year 1938
Place: india, asia
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Indian Summers (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Epic drama set in the summer of 1932 where India dreams of independence, but the British are clinging to power. Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story ...
Style: realistic, epic, serious, captivating, costume drama ...
Plot: class differences, racism, revolution, political unrest, society, state affairs, culture clash, rebellion, british, independence, world war one, interwar period ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: india, asia, himalaya
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 7.6
 70K
Hotel Mumbai (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK, Singapore
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India.
Style: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, factual, sad ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorist, jihad, hotel, religious fanatic, islamic terrorism, chaos, courage, hostage, survival, shooting ...
Time: year 2019, 2000s, year 2008
Place: india, mumbai india, australia, pakistan, bombay india ...
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 6.0
 3K
Trishna (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Sweden, India
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?
Style: emotional, sentimental, realistic, serious, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: tragic love, fall in love, couple relations, injustice, culture clash, society, innocence lost, love and romance, unfulfillment, couples, power relations, social injustice ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
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A Passage to India (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story: The film is set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj. It begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested (Judy Davis), who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate ...
Style: epic, scenic, talky, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: british empire, politics, british raj, lawyer, small town, racism, tourist, colonialism, culture clash, investigation, false accusation, legal ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, year 1984
Place: india, asia, bombay india, himalaya, kashmir ...
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 6.5
 6K
City of Joy (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In this drama, a wealthy American doctor learns some important lessons about life in one of the poorest cities on Earth. Max Lowe (Patrick Swayze) is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a ...
Style: touching, sincere, social, philosophical, uplifting ...
Audience: manly
Plot: friendship, hopes, hospital, poverty, social commentary, humanist, abroad, aid worker, hinduism, international relations, geography, indian woman ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: india, kolkata, houston texas, asia
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 7.3
 133K
I Origins (2014)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab ...
Style: thought provoking, spiritual, mind bending, philosophical, enigmatic ...
Plot: reincarnation, eye, metaphysics, spirituality, religion, genetics, buddhism, atheism, evolution, society, love story, elevator ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 90s, year 1998, year 2012 ...
Place: india, usa, new york, asia, new haven connecticut ...
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story: British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose ...
Style: feel good, touching, uplifting, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: hotel, elderly, aging, self discovery, goodhearted, old age, introspection, loneliness, marital problem, choice, life changing experience, retirement home ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia, delhi, mumbai india
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 8.0
 250K
Lion (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, UK, USA, India
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Style: emotional, touching, motivational, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, date night, family friendly, chick flick, kids
Plot: adoption, poverty, survival, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, loneliness, childhood, mother son reunion, foster home, train, brother brother relationship, courage, missing child ...
Time: 2010s, year 1986, year 2016, year 2012, year 2010 ...
Place: india, australia, tasmania, kolkata, melbourne
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
Style: touching, uplifting, realistic, motivational, feel good ...
Audience: date night, teens, chick flick, teen drama, adult
Plot: poverty, childhood, rags to riches, destiny, orphan, society, against the odds, life is a bitch, love, street life, cheating, ambition ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 2005 ...
Place: india, mumbai india, asia, britain, taj mahal
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The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK
Duration: 778 min.
TV show
Story: The British Raj: though their position seems secure, thoughtful English men and women know that "their" time in India is coming to an end. The story begins with an unjust arrest for rape, and the consequences of this echo through the ...
Style: captivating, sincere, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot: forbidden love, british raj, world war two, rape, politics, racism, life is a bitch, culture clash, tragic love, dishonesty, state affairs, false accusation ...
Time: 1940s, 50s
Place: india, asia
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 7.5
 47K
Devdas (2002)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Story: Devdas is sent away by his father so he can improve himself but upon his return his father still doesn’t welcome him back. Devdas and Paro are in love but Paro is a lower caste and is set to be married to an older widower. Devdas is devastated ...
Style: touching, emotional, weeping, serious, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: unfulfilled love, love triangle, alcoholic, forbidden love, tragic love, prostitution, unrequited love, prostitute, drunkenness, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, hindu, death of protagonist ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, 1900s, 21st century
Place: india, london, kolkata, europe, asia ...
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Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and ...
Style: motivational, touching, inspirational, captivating, educational ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dyslexia, teachers and students, teacher, teaching the ways of the world, childhood, self discovery, dedicated educator, young heroes, coming of age, shyness, school, learning disability ...
Time: future, year 2007, 2010s, 21st century
Place: india, middle east, asia, mumbai india
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 7.0
 12K
Outsourced (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement.
Style: humorous, feel good, realistic, romantic, light ...
Audience: date night
Plot: workplace, self discovery, arts and culture, human nature, travel, office, call center, fish out of water, love and romance, boss and employee, corporate world, manager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, seattle, asia, bombay india
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Bride & Prejudice (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA, India, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A Bollywood update of Jane Austen's classic tale, in which Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitable husbands for her four unmarried daughters. When the rich single gentlemen Balraj and Darcy come to visit, the Bakshis have high hopes, though ...
Style: romantic, feel good, light, romantic comedy, colorful ...
Audience: date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: opposites attract, initially antagonists, love and romance, society, wedding, arranged marriage, couple relations, interracial romance, dancing, love, culture clash, fall in love ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: india, london, england, california, usa ...
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India: A Love Story (2009)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.
Style: novela, soap opera, captivating, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: culture clash, forbidden love, couple relations, family problems, couples, social differences, fall in love, society, love and romance, parents and children, love affair, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, latin america, brazil, asia, mumbai india ...
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 7.5
 34K
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Duration: 213 min.
Story: Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal Emperor, Akbar and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.
Style: epic, realistic, romantic, entertaining, romantic drama ...
Plot: emperor, true love, royal family, culture clash, dishonesty, love and romance, ruler, royal court, arranged marriage, politics, historical character, sword fight ...
Time: 16th century, year 2008, 50s, future
Place: india, asia
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OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, funny, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: lawyer, satire, supernatural, hopes, religions or cults, against the odds, down on your luck, atheist, legal action, social relations, righting the wronged, earthquake ...
Time: y2k, year 2012, 21st century
Place: india, middle east
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 8.1
 200K
PK (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story: This experimental satire is a comedy of ideas about an alien in the city, who asks questions that no one has asked before. They are innocent, child-like questions, but they bring about catastrophic answers. People who are set in their ways for ...
Style: funny, sentimental, touching, inspirational, humorous ...
Plot: religion, benign alien, meaning of life, islam, guru, society, supernatural, alien on earth, disorder, justice, heartwarming, fish out of water ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, future, 21st century
Place: india, new delhi, belgium
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Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India, USA, Italy, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story: From an exciting Indian wedding comes a relationship from two different times not only showing the modern but also the traditional. Different characters and stories interact with each other in director Mira Nair film where she used an ...
Style: humorous, touching, emotional, talky, semi serious ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot: wedding, culture clash, adultery, honest, confession, disagreement, understanding, family secret, leaving home, conservative, first love, love ...
Time: 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: india, new delhi, asia, pakistan, delhi
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 8.4
 431K
3 Idiots (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: In the tradition of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” comes this refreshing comedy about a rebellious prankster with a crafty mind and a heart of gold. Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like ...
Style: inspirational, entertaining, touching, funny, educational ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: motivation, friendship, coming of age, friends, rebelliousness, college, teachers and students, student life, heartwarming, suicide, talented, education ...
Time: 2000s, future, year 2009, 21st century
Place: india, middle east, asia
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Before the Rains (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, India, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter falls in love with his alluring servant, an ...
Style: sincere, touching, sentimental, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: forbidden love, interracial romance, taboo, master and servant, sex, love affair, social differences, love and romance, society, dishonesty, hindu, hidden treasure ...
Time: 1930s, year 2007, year 1937
Place: india, asia, england, europe
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Ashoka the Great (2001)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: India
Duration: 180 min.
Story: In India, about 260 BC in the Empire of Magadha, the Prince Asoka (Shah Rukh Khan) survives to many betrayals of his brothers, leaded by the evil Susima (Ajit Kumar), who wants to kill him to inherit the throne. His mothers orders Asoka to leave ...
Style: epic, exciting, suspense, intense, period piece ...
Plot: buddhism, ancient history, indians, emperor, ancient world, betrayal, battles, ruler, hidden identity, rise to the top, fall in love, state affairs ...
Time: ancient times
Place: india, asia
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 6.8
 2K
Sold (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to ...
Style: disturbing, serious, rough, suspense, social
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: sex trafficking, child prostitution, child trafficking, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, forced prostitution, stepfather, poverty, salvation, teenager, new job, human trafficking, rape ...
Place: nepal, india
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, India, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.
Style: sweet, sentimental, feel good, bad ending, melancholic ...
Plot: hotel, elderly lovers, elderly, aging, wedding, twists and turns, culture clash, honest, mistaken identity, mentor, love story, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 189 min.
Story: Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood ...
Style: romantic, touching, entertaining, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: wedding, fall in love, love and romance, patriarchy, train, love, forbidden love, trip, love story, opposites attract, family relations, tradition ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century
Place: india, switzerland, england, middle east, europe ...
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Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story: A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and unite her with her family.
Style: touching, emotional, disturbing, sweet, sentimental ...
Plot: love, love story, revenge, manipulation, forbidden love, religions or cults, fall in love, love and romance, love affair, indians, torture, patriot ...
Time: year 2015, 21st century
Place: india, pakistan, kashmir
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Something Is Happening (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 177 min.
Story: Anjali is left heartbroken when her best friend and secret crush, Rahul, falls in love with Tina. Years later, Tina's young daughter tries to fulfil her mother's last wish of uniting Rahul and Anjali.
Style: realistic, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, romantic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: friendship, love triangle, best friend, childhood friend, love, love and romance, youth, family life, crumbling relationship, unhappiness, family relations, couples ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: india, middle east, scotland, asia
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The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", ...
Style: road movie, emotional, dark comedy, surreal, talky ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: train, dysfunctional family, introspection, journey, on the road, suicide attempt, road trip, reconciliation, travel, magic realism, wanderlust, complex characters ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: india, himalaya, asia, new york
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