Discover the best of Indian cinema, film, and television
Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from India. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The cinema of India
To talk of Indian cinema is to talk of a dazzling universe of film, a continent of cinema in itself, and the most prolific movie-making nation on Earth. It is a culture of epic storytelling, vibrant colour, and, of course, unforgettable music. For many, Indian cinema means Bollywood. For decades, the Hindi-language industry based in Mumbai has been the heart of popular culture, famous for its grand family sagas, sweeping romances, and spectacular song-and-dance numbers that can make you fall in love or break your heart. But to only speak of Bollywood is to tell only half of an incredible story. The powerhouse industries of South India have exploded onto the global stage. Telugu cinema (Tollywood) and Tamil cinema (Kollywood) are producing some of the world's most ambitious action epics, with films like RRR becoming jaw-dropping international sensations. This incredible diversity is built on a deep artistic foundation, home to titans of world cinema like Satyajit Ray, whose poetic humanism is legendary. The streaming age has unleashed a new wave of creativity, with gritty crime thrillers and sophisticated dramas finding huge audiences. What makes Indian cinema so unique is its magical 'masala' style, the art of blending romance, action, comedy, and music into one exhilarating whole. It’s a complete emotional journey in a single ticket.
Best Indian series
Sacred Games 2018
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
78Mirzapur 2018
The iron-fisted Akhandanand Tripathi is a millionaire carpet exporter and the mafia don of Mirzapur. His son, Munna, is an unworthy, power-hungry heir who will stop at nothing to inherit his father's legacy. An incident at a wedding procession forces him to cross paths with Ramakant Pandit, an upstanding lawyer, and his sons, Guddu and Bablu. It snowballs into a game of ambition, power and greed that threatens the fabric of this lawless city.
79The Family Man 2019
The story of a middle-class man who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency. While he tries to protect the nation from terrorists, he also has to protect his family from the impact of his secretive, high-pressure, and low paying job.
82Panchayat 2020
Panchayat is a comedy-drama, which captures the journey of an engineering graduate Abhishek, who for lack of a better job option joins as secretary of a panchayat office in a remote village of Uttar Pradesh. Stuck between crazy villagers and a difficult village lifestyle Abhishek starts his job with the sole motivation of getting out of there as soon as possible, for which he even prepares for CAT.
83Scam 1992 - The Harshad Mehta Story 2020
Set in 1980's & 90's Bombay, Scam 1992 follows the life of Harshad Mehta - a stockbroker who single-handedly took the stock market to dizzying heights & his catastrophic downfall. Being directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta, the series is based on journalist Debashis Basu & Sucheta Dalal's book "The Scam".
85Farzi 2023
Sunny, a brilliant small-time artist is catapulted into the high-stakes world of counterfeiting when he creates the perfect fake currency note, even as Michael, a fiery, unorthodox task force officer wants to rid the country of the counterfeiting menace. In this thrilling cat-and-mouse race, losing is not an option!
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Best Indian movies
Dredd 2012
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.
723 Idiots 2009
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
83RRR 2022
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
78Dangal 2016
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.
81PK 2014
A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.
79Like Stars on Earth 2007
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 neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
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