Best Indian Movies

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Indian Movies" contains films with the following parameters. Style: realistic, serious, entertaining, cult classic, captivating and touching. Plot: bollywood, hindi, hindu, love, death, love and romance, hopes, fall in love, fight and flashback. Genre: Drama, Romance and Action. Country: India, USA and United Arab Emirates.
Best Indian Movies
Best Indian Movies
TOP Movies: When We Met (2007), Romance 2 (2013), Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017), Mom (2017), My Name Is Khan (2010), Colour It Yellow (2006), The White Tiger (2021), Sooryavanshi (2021), Neerja (2016), A.D.H.M. (2016), Flames of the Sun (1975), Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara (2004), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), Chennai Express (2013), RRR (2022), Baahubali: The Beginning (2015), Like Stars on Earth (2007), Dangal (2016), Jawan (2023), Life of Pi (2012).

List of Best Movies

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 7.9
 58K
When We Met (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Depressed after the passing of his father, Dharamraj; as well as his gorgeous girlfriend ditching him, Mumbai-based businessman Aditya Kashyap takes a BEST bus, goes to Chatrapati Shivaji Train Terminus, and boards a train. This is where he meets ...
Style: light, romantic, semi serious, humorous, inspirational ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: true love, couple relations, fish out of water, love affair, disorder, family relations, marriage, odd couple, love, male female relationship, train, urban ...
Time: y2k, year 2007, 21st century
Place: india, asia
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 7.1
 32K
Romance 2 (2013)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A young woman meets a failing musician who launches her singing career, but their relationship is doomed when people assume he's with her for her fame and fortune.
Style: emotional, serious, touching, realistic, romantic ...
Plot: tragic love, love and romance, musician's life, follow your dream, artist, alcohol abuse, relationship vs career, artists and showbiz, family disapproval, couples, celebrity culture, singer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: When Mahendra, the son of Bahubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom.
Style: epic, suspense, disturbing, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: date night, teens
Plot: medieval, coronation, fight, hindu, hopes, destiny, ambition, murder, heroes, revenge, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Place: india
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 7.2
 12K
Mom (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story: The bliss of a biology teacher’s family life in Delhi is shattered when her daughter, Arya is physically assaulted by Jagan and gang. Does Devki Sabarwal wait for the law to take its course? Or does Devki become Maa Durga and hunt down the ...
Style: bleak, touching, dark, tense, suspense
Audience: chick flick
Plot: rape victim, police, rape, trial, teenage girl, aggression, stepmother, family relations, relationship problems, family problems, vigilantism, women ...
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 7.9
 116K
My Name Is Khan (2010)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: India, United Arab Emirates, USA, China
Duration: 165 min.
Story: Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his ...
Style: touching, inspirational, romantic, uplifting, sad ...
Plot: asperger's syndrome, disability, muslim, religion, autism, islam, prejudice, mental illness, journey, true love, false accusation, indians ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s
Place: mumbai india, usa, san francisco
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Colour It Yellow (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits ...
Style: inspirational, serious, patriotic, entertaining, cult classic ...
Plot: politics, sikh, rebelliousness, murder, patriotism, coming of age, courage, state affairs, society, patriot, corruption, filmmaker ...
Time: year 2006, y2k, 21st century
Place: india, middle east, new delhi, asia, london ...
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The White Tiger (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.
Style: social, suspense, captivating, thought provoking, dramatic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: rise to the top, social injustice, poverty, corruption, master servant relationship, class differences, caste system, master and servant, rags to riches, chauffeur, religion, driver ...
Place: los angeles
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 6.0
 79K
Sooryavanshi (2021)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A fearless, faithful albeit slightly forgetful Mumbai cop, Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in India pulls out all the stops and stunts to thwart a major conspiracy to attack his city.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, fast, action packed
Plot: police, terrorism, race against time, heroism, organized crime, counter terrorism, fighting crime, criminal gang, teamwork, fight, terrorist group, criminal ...
Time: 2020s
Place: mumbai india, india
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 7.6
 24K
Neerja (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Neerja is a portrayal on the life of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Style: patriotic, psychological, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot: terrorism, flight attendant, airplane hijack, stewardess, terrorist, airplane, terrorist attack, tragic event, heroine, mother daughter relationship, aviation, biopic ...
Time: year 1986, future, 80s, 20th century
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 5.8
 26K
A.D.H.M. (2016)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Ayan falls in love with his soulmate, Alizeh, but she doesn’t reciprocate the feeling. Later, a relationship with Saba helps him realize Alizeh’s value in his life, irrespective of their relationship status.
Style: sad, romantic, fast, romantic drama, rom com ...
Plot: love, unrequited love, diaspora, cancer, wedding, manic pixie dream girl, relationships, breakup, heartbreak, telephone call, taxi, singing ...
Place: paris france, london
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Flames of the Sun (1975)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Thriller, Western
Country: India
Duration: 204 min.
Story: A Police Officer, whose family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai & Veeru, to bring Gabbar Singh to jail alive, but will they succeed in their mission and get their reward? ...
Style: cult classic, exciting, freeze frame, epic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vengeance, fight, revenge, bandit, martial arts, partner, best friend, harmonica, flashback, villain, widow, bounty hunter ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1975
Place: india, asia
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Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara (2004)
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 192 min.
Story: The story of the love between Veer Pratap Singh, an Indian, and Zaara Hayaat Khan, a Pakistani...a love so great it knows no boundaries...
Style: serious, atmospheric, emotional, captivating, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: forbidden love, impossible love, muslim, rescue, uncover truth, social differences, false accusation, love affair, against the odds, hopes, legal, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 2004
Place: india, pakistan, asia, middle east
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Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min.
Story: A lonely 40-ish man, likely to remain a bachelor, has a chance to find the love of his life when he falls for a vivacious young woman.
Style: feel good, emotional, romantic, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: couples, couple relations, dancer's life, disorder, ambition, love and romance, dishonesty, shyness, dancer, artists and showbiz, hindu, love ...
Time: year 2008
Place: india, asia
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Chennai Express (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love ...
Style: exciting, realistic, semi serious, romantic, entertaining ...
Plot: chance meeting, fall in love, wild ride, escapades, domineering father, father daughter relationship, escape, gangster, temple, road trip, wedding planning, love ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: india, asia
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 7.8
 166K
RRR (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 187 min.
Story: A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, epic ...
Plot: rescue, british empire, protest, bare chested male, wolf, freedom fighter, abduction, liberation, unlikely friendships, investigation, uncover truth, fight ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century
Place: india, delhi
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Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior/princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been ...
Style: epic, lyrical, colorful, scenic, cult classic ...
Plot: hinduism, beautiful scenery, medieval, kingdom, politics, vengeance, dual role, warrior, love interest, battles, save the kingdom, love and romance ...
Time: year 2015, medieval times
Place: india
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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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 8.3
 209K
Dangal (2016)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Style: inspirational, intense, atmospheric, lyrical, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens
Plot: wrestler, small town, female empowerment, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, olympics, biopic, indians, great ending, mentor, life philosophy, determination ...
Time: 2010s, 90s, 2000s
Place: india
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 7.0
 93K
Jawan (2023)
Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 169 min.
Story: A man is driven by a personal vendetta to rectify the wrongs in society, while keeping a promise made years ago. He comes up against a monstrous outlaw with no fear, who's caused extreme suffering to many.
Style: captivating, dramatic, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot: revenge, injustice, false accusation, fight, avenge, pigeon, weapons, vengeance, accusation, framed for a crime, vigilantism, pills ...
Place: india
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 7.9
 663K
Life of Pi (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Taiwan, UK, Canada, India, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Style: philosophical, motivational, visually appealing, scenic, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick, date night ...
Plot: survival, ocean, animal, human animal relationship, life & death, stranded, survivor, beautiful scenery, lost at sea, hopes, storm at sea, journey ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 70s
Place: india, pacific ocean, america, montreal, toronto ontario canada ...
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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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As Long as I Live (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 198 min.
Story: An ex-army man, leading a double life in London, must choose between his wife and muse. Jab Tak Hai Jaan movie is a love triangle,and also marks the return of Yash Chopra as a director after eight years. In Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Shahrukh Khan plays ...
Style: touching, emotional, sentimental, romantic, serious ...
Audience: date night
Plot: true love, love triangle, bomb, power of love, couples, love and romance, soldier, encounter, artists and showbiz, journalist, doubts and hesitations, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, london, england, kashmir
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 8.1
 490K
The Help (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's ...
Style: touching, inspirational, thought provoking, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens, kids, date night ...
Plot: racism, friendship, discrimination, civil rights, writers, women, maid, master and servant, human spirit, life is a bitch, racial segregation, racial issues ...
Time: 60s, 2010s, year 2011, 1900s, 50s ...
Place: mississippi, usa, america, africa, southern usa
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 6.6
 22K
Ek Villain (2014)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: When his lover becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, romantic, sad ...
Plot: serial killer, uncover truth, vengeance, fall in love, starting over, twists and turns, rivalry, hunt down, hopes, chases and races, psychopath, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
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 7.4
 20K
The Request (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.
Style: touching, contemplative, uplifting, thought provoking, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: quadriplegic, disability, human spirit, legal action, life is a bitch, love affair, love, legal, media, protest, euthanasia, lawyer ...
Place: india, asia
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 7.0
 28K
Rustom (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Rustom Pavri, an honourable officer of the Indian Navy shoots his friend Vikram to death after discovering that his wife Cynthia had an affair with the rich businessman. The Commander surrenders himself to the Police immediately and admits to have ...
Style: patriotic, tense, exciting, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: naval officer, murder, love, danger, patriot, death, rivalry, friendship, youth, escapades, trial, courtroom ...
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 157 min.
Story: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, political, realistic, harsh ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot: terrorism, cia, espionage, military, 9/11, special forces, manhunt, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, propaganda, terrorist plot, investigation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place: middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
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 8.1
 17K
Ghilli (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Muthu Pandi, a village strongman, decides to marry Dhanalakshmi, and begins his quest by eliminating everyone who opposes their union - starting with both her brothers. In desperation, Dhanalakshmi decides to escape from the village, and in the ...
Style: realistic, humorous, serious, exciting
Plot: manhunt, fall in love, ambition, rivalry, woman in danger, lovers on the run, family relations, chases and races, train station, doll, punched in the face, one man army ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india
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 7.4
 32K
Maze (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story: When U.S.-based Siddharth visits his Indian home town with his new wife, he insists they stay at the ancestral home, laughing off family members' warnings of ghostly goings-on in the mansion. But events soon make him reconsider his beliefs. As ...
Style: suspenseful, humorous, psychological, semi serious, suspense thriller ...
Plot: ghost, supernatural power, fear, unrequited love, secret marriage, family in danger, supernatural, haunted by the past, mental illness, curses spells and rituals, investigation, couple relations ...
Time: year 2007
Place: asia, india
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 6.6
 22K
Dhoom (2004)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A gang of bikers headed by the cool-headed and arrogant Kabir is on a robbing spree in Mumbai. They rob establishments and then zip away on their superbikes. ACP Jai Dixit is the case in-charge and he recruits a bumbling bike mechanic and racer ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, rough, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: heist, motorcycle, leadership, obsessive quest, law enforcement, rivalry, criminal heroes, chase, biker, motorcycle chase, hindu, exploitation ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: asia, india, goa india
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