You can find more Hindi movies in our best movies list and other lists below. If you’re looking for even more movies on Netflix, we also have recommendations for a few other genres you should check out.
Aamir (2008)
Based on the 2006 Filipino film Cavite, a young Muslim expatriate Indian doctor (Rajeev Khandelwal) returns from Britain and is forced to comply with the demands of terrorists to bomb Mumbai after his family is threatened. The film, the feature debut for Khandelwal and writer-director Raj Kumar Gupta, is noted for its realism and Alphonse Roy’s cinematography.
Andhadhun (2018)
Inspired by the French short film L’Accordeur, this black comedy thriller tells the story of a piano player (Ayushmann Khurrana) who pretends to be blind and gets caught in a web of twists and lies after walking into the scene of a murder. Tabu and Radhika Apte are also there. It relies heavily on a series of coincidences that can break the film. The rest depends on how you look at the endgame twist.
Axone (2020)⭐
Through the lens of the titular aromatic fermented product – pronounced aa-khoo-nee, it translates as “strong smell” – writer-director Nicholas Kharkongor explores the stereotypes, racism and insular nature of Indians towards their Northeastern counterparts. The investigation was done in a light-hearted manner. Sayani Gupta and Vinay Pathak played the lead roles.
The Blue Umbrella (2005)
Based on the 1980 novel by Ruskin Bond, it tells the story of a young girl in rural Himachal Pradesh whose blue umbrella becomes an object of fascination for the entire village, driving a shopkeeper (Pankaj Kapur) into impatience. A National Award winning film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
Gurgaon (2017)
This story related to the city of the same name of the film gives a new thriller experience. Which exposes the gender inequality and darkness buried beneath the wasteland of the city. In which Pankaj Tripathi plays the role of real estate tycoon. In the story, the character of his stray son kidnaps his own sister to pay off his gambling debts. The audience did not like its crispness but the critics praised the film.
Guru (2007)
Mani Ratnam wrote and directed the story of a ruthless and ambitious businessman (Abhishek Bachchan) who lets nothing stand in his path as India’s biggest tycoon. The story seems to be heavily inspired by the life of Dhirubhai Ambani. Bachchan was praised for his acting. Aishwarya Rai co-stars, but in a very small role.
Ishqiya (2010)
Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan, and Arshad Warsi star in this black comedy set in rural Uttar Pradesh, which follows the story of two goons (Shah and Warsi). They decide to seek refuge with a local gangster after the job, but they meet his widow (Vidya Balan) who seduces them both to further her own plots. Written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey (Udta Punjab).
Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Sure to be three-and-a-half hours long, this 16th-century epic tells the story of a Mughal emperor (Hrithik Roshan) and a Rajput princess (Aishwarya Rai), whose political marriage turns into true love as she discovers that he is her in every way. Has equaled them since. Simply put, effective, its message is vital in an increasingly intolerant India. Ashutosh Gowarikar has directed the film.
Kaminey (2009)
Described as Vishal Bhardwaj’s Pulp Fiction, the film stars Shahid Kapoor playing estranged twins – one lame and the other stuttering – with contrasting work ethics, whose lives diverge impossibly as they are forced to move to Mumbai. Is dragged into the underworld nexus of mobsters and politicians. Priyanka Chopra co-stars. The film was highly praised for its style, smarts and complex characters.
Lagaan (2001)
Set in a small drought-stricken Indian town during the height of the British Raj, a village farmer (Aamir Khan) bets it all on a game of cricket with well-equipped colonists in exchange for tax exemption for three years. . The film, directed by director Ashutosh Gowarikar, was nominated for an Oscar for Best International Film.
Lust Stories (2018)
The four directors – Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee, and Karan Johar – have four different parts to this anthology drama, which focuses on the romantic lives of four women who delve into love, power, status, and naturally, lust. Is. The film is known for its authenticity and portrayal of real women on screen. It is a Netflix original.
Manorama Six Feet Under (2007)
Abhay Deol leads the cast of this neo-noir thriller, which openly acknowledges its Chinatown inspiration, as it is about a public works engineer and amateur detective (Deol). Who is paid by a minister’s wife to collect evidence of her husband’s affair, unaware that she is being used as a pawn in a larger conspiracy. The film was praised by critics, although audiences failed to appreciate it.
Manto (2018)⭐
The life of Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) – one of the finest Urdu writers of the 20th century – before and after the partition of British India, whose acclaimed life in then Bombay is uprooted and his work challenged in Lahore . It is directed by Nandita Das.
Margarita with a Straw (2014)
Kalki Koechlin plays a teenager with cerebral palsy who falls in love with a blind girl of Pakistani-Bangladeshi origin after moving to New York to pursue a graduate degree in this new-age drama from Shonali Bose. Koechlin’s work highlights Bose’s sensitive treatment of movement disorders.
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)
Dibakar Banerjee’s second directorial venture is about a charismatic alias Chor (Abhay Deol) who, after being arrested, recalls his life that started in a poor, suburban West Delhi household. And how he became a media sensation with the joy of theft.
A Wednesday! (2008)
Neeraj Pandey’s film is set on a Wednesday between 2pm and 6pm, naturally, when a common man (Naseeruddin Shah) threatens to detonate five bombs in Mumbai, unless the 2006 Mumbai train bombings happen. Four terrorists are not released in the blast case.
The White Tiger (2021)
Adarsh Gaurav, starring opposite Priyanka Chopra and Rajkummar Rao—(who is stuck with an accent he can’t handle)—is a tour-de-force about a poor villager (Gaurav) who is struggling with his Uses every means at his disposal to escape fate. It was praised for its exploration of caste and class. Although this could have been done with a modern day update of the 2000s story. The film is more in English than Hindi. It is a Netflix original.
