Netflix recommendations
Indian movies that are now on Netflix , recommendations for anyone who thinks Bollywood is all that it claims to be (loud, spoofy, trashy)..
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- DirectorAnurag BasuStarsRanbir KapoorPriyanka Chopra JonasIleana D'CruzThree young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.Funny and poignant, this immensely popular movie is a perfect example of a quintessential Bollywood film.
- DirectorSharat KatariyaStarsAyushmann KhurranaBhumi PednekarSheeba ChaddhaPrem and his oversized wife Sandhya are supposed to spend a lifetime together. Will a regular arranged marriage turn out to be a perfect mismatch?Bollywood of the 90's revived with humor this movie is not just your regular run of the mill rom-com entertainer but also a clever yet emphatic statement on gender norms and sexism in our patriarchal society.
- DirectorShakun BatraStarsKareena KapoorImran KhanZenobia ShroffA few drinks too many leads an uptight architect and quick-witted hairstylist to marry in Las Vegas. Can a mistake lead to friendship and love?Yet another Bollywood rom-com... that surprised you with it's refreshing modern take on happy endings.
- DirectorHomi AdajaniaStarsDeepika PadukoneArjun KapoorNaseeruddin ShahA man embarks on a road trip to find his lost love.Quirky black humor follows this group of characters in their quest through the beautiful Goan countryside. If you thought Bollywood meant only song-and-dance rom-coms, think again!
- DirectorBedabrata PainStarsManoj BajpayeeBarry JohnDelzad HiwaleSchool 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.This indie period drama follows young teenage boys as they rebel against the British colonial powers in the mid-1800's.
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsRahul BhatRonit RoyTejaswini KolhapureThe case of a missing girl takes us through a journey of human greed and brushes upon the egos and repressed emotions of the characters.Can a Bollywood movie be really really dark? Watch Ugly and then you tell me :)
- DirectorDibakar BanerjeeStarsSushant Singh RajputAnand TiwariNeeraj KabiDetective Byomkesh Bakshy is set in the 2nd World War torn Calcutta during the 1940s. Enter a magical world of nostalgia and 'Expect the Unexpected'.Move over Sherlock. We have Byomkesh Bakshi!
- DirectorAnand GandhiStarsAydah El-KashefYogesh ShahFaraz KhanThe film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.This philosophical thought-provoking indie is definitely not a Bollywood movie. But you need to see it. It's a must-watch groundbreaking trailblazing bit of Indian cinema (if philosophical indies are your thing). I cannot recommended it more highly.
- DirectorNitin KakkarStarsSharib HashmiInaamulhaqKumud MishraIn Mumbai, affable Bollywood buff and wanna-be-actor Sunny, who works as an assistant director, fantasizes on becoming a heart-throb star. However, at every audition he is summarily thrown out. Undeterred, he goes with an American crew to remote areas in Rajasthan to work on a documentary. One day an Islamic terrorist group kidnaps him for the American crew-member. Sunny finds himself on enemy border amidst guns and pathani-clad guards, who decide to keep him hostage until they locate their original target. The house In which he is confined belongs to a Pakistani, whose trade stems from pirated Hindi films, which he brings back every time he crosses the border. Soon, the two factions realize that they share a human and cultural bond. The film shows how cinema can be the universal panacea for co-existence.If you really want to understand what films mean to the average Indian (me!) watch Filmistaan. This movie so eloquently shows just how much the movies tie our nation together and how they might just be the most common language of love that we share with our neighbors too!
- DirectorNagraj ManjuleStarsSomnath AwghadeRajeshwari KharatSuraj PawarIt is about a teenager from a Dalit (Oppressed caste) family, who lives at the village fringe, and falls in love with an upper caste girl.So you've heard about the caste system in India and you wonder what it means. Watch Fandry and learn about this nebulous social structure and how it seeps into the lives of those it affects most deeply.
Since this is a Marathi film (not Hindi) it isn't technically "Bollywood" but it's definitely quintessentially Indian. - DirectorShashank KhaitanStarsVarun DhawanAlia BhattAshutosh RanaA girl from Ambala, Kavya Pratap Singh, is about to be married. When she visits Delhi to shop for her 'dhai lakh ka Ghagra, she meets Humpty Sharma, a carefree Delhiite, and falls in love with him.HSKD pays homage to one of the longest running most popular love stories of the 90s - the movie Dilwale Dulhaniye Le Jayenge (DDLJ). If you can watch DDLJ first, you're likely to enjoy HKSD a lot more. If you can't, keep in mind that movies affect us Indians quite deeply ... deeply enough for us to want to emulate a lot of what we see on screen :)
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsLisa RayJohn AbrahamSeema BiswasSet 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.This is an oldie, and technically another non-Bollywood film that is eloquent and authentic in its portrayal of widows based on a traditions that are today largely outdated except where they're still prevalent. By internationally acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta, the third in her trilogy of films named after the elements (Fire, Earth and Water) this is a beautiful cinematic offering.
- DirectorAbhinay DeoAkshat VermaStarsImran KhanVir DasKunaal Roy KapurThree struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorRaj Kumar GuptaStarsRajeev KhandelwalMukesh AgrohariSupavitra BabulA doctor of Indian origin returning to Mumbai from London is forced to participate in a terrorist plot.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorKiran RaoStarsPrateik Patil BabbarMonica DograKriti MalhotraThe lives of four people intersect in Mumbai: a washer-man who wants to become an actor, a banker-turned-photographer, a painter looking for inspiration, and a newly-married immigrant who journals her experiences on home video.A mood piece using the cityscape of Mumbai as its central character. (No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsAbhay DeolMahie GillKalki KoechlinAfter breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, a young man finds solace in drugs. Meanwhile, a teenage girl is caught in the world of prostitution. Will they be destroyed, or will they find redemption?(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorVikramaditya MotwaneStarsRajat BarmechaRonit RoyManjot SinghExpelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorAyan MukerjiStarsRanbir KapoorKonkona Sen SharmaSupriya PathakThe story of a lazy Mumbai college student who does absolutely nothing, with a turn of events will Sid realize his potential in this world and become a success in the fast-paced life of Mumbai.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorManeesh SharmaStarsRanveer SinghAnushka SharmaRanjit BatraShruti and Bittoo become partners in their very own "Wedding planning ka bijness" in Delhi and in the process discover friendship, love and one another.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorShimit AminStarsRanbir KapoorPrem ChopraMukesh S. BhattA story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart.No longer available on Netflix
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsHrithik RoshanAishwarya Rai BachchanShernaz PatelEthan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorAnusha RizviMahmood FarooquiStarsOnkar Das ManikpuriRaghubir YadavShalini VatsaAn impoverished farmer's threat to end his life invites attention from politicians and media.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorNeeraj PandeyStarsAnupam KherNaseeruddin ShahVeerendra SaxenaA retiring police officer reminisces about the most astounding day of his career. About a case that was never filed but continues to haunt him in his memories - the case of a man and a Wednesday.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsShahid KapoorPriyanka Chopra JonasDeb MukherjeeThe desperate lives of two estranged twin brothers converge over missing drugs, politics, racial prejudice, corrupt cops and an unplanned pregnancy.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsPankaj KapurShreya SharmaDeepak DobriyalIn a small village when a little girl's prescious umbrella is stolen, things goes wrong for a greedy tea seller who was very much interested in buying that umbrella from her.A children's film for all ages. (No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorMira NairStarsShafiq SyedAnjaanAmrit PatelYoung Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.The original Slumdog Millionaire tale. (No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsRahul KhannaMoushumi ChatterjeeDina PathakA wealthy East Indian man gives an apparently non-East Indian woman a crash course in his culture, so he can marry her with his family's approval.Bollywood done right. (No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsAmitabh BachchanRekhaJaya BachchanSILSILA is a love story, thwarted by society's demands, which reappears as adultery but can it survive in the face of society?(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorNupur AsthanaStarsSaqib SaleemSaba AzadNishant DahiyaWhen you can't make it on your own, the best thing to do is to fake it. But, the question remains, how long can you fake true love?(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorTarun MansukhaniPunit MalhotraStarsAbhishek BachchanJohn AbrahamPriyanka Chopra JonasTwo 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.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorRohan SippyStarsAbhishek BachchanPriyanka Chopra JonasRiteish DeshmukhA conman Roy, gets dumped by his girl-friend. Then he finds out he has a fatal disease. On the verge of death, he resolves to do some good, by helping his apprentice Dittu hoodwink the mobster who hurt his (Dittu's) family.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorShimit AminStarsShah Rukh KhanVidya MalvadeSagarika GhatgeKabir Khan, the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team, dreams of making his all-girls team emerge victorious against all odds.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorDibakar BanerjeePravin E. BirjeStarsAnupam KherBoman IraniParvin DabasA Delhi-based retired middle-class man tries half-heartedly to get his land back from a swindling property dealer with the help of his sons and their friends.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsShah Rukh KhanGayatri JoshiKishori BallalA successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorTigmanshu DhuliaStarsJimmy ShergillMahie GillRandeep HoodaHired to kill a nobleman, the assassin instead falls for the former's unstable wife.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorAnil MehtaStarsMadhuri DixitDarshan JariwalaRaghubir YadavDia's dance teacher is dying. She returns to the town where she learnt to live and dance and most importantly to save the endangered Ajanta theatre.(No longer available on Netflix)
- DirectorTigmanshu DhuliaStarsIrrfan KhanMahie GillRajesh AbhayThe 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.(No longer available on Netflix)