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
The Ba***ds of Bollywood 2025
In this high-stakes drama, an ambitious outsider and his friends navigate the chaotic, larger-than-life, yet uncertain world of Bollywood.
Netflix74
The 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.
Prime Video81
Aspirants 2021
Aspirants is a story of 3 friends - Abhilash, SK, and Guri. The story takes place in the past and the present where the past captures the struggle and the drama behind the making of UPSC CSE aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar of Delhi, while the present talks about the aftermath. It is the story of three UPSC aspirants journey.
TVFPlay80
Delhi Crime 2019
Following the police force as they investigate high-profile crimes in Delhi, this series has seasons inspired by both real and fictional events.
Netflix79
Panchayat 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.
Prime Video83
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.
Netflix78
Best Indian movies
Dhurandhar 2025
A mysterious traveler slips into the heart of Karachi's underbelly and rises through its ranks with lethal precision, only to tear the notorious ISI-Underworld nexus apart from within.
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Dhurandhar: The Revenge 2026
As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.
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Bhooth Bangla 2026
A man inherits a palace in rural Mangalpur and plans his sister's wedding there, but strange supernatural events and panicked locals force him to investigate the property's mysterious past.
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Haq 2025
In 1980s India, Shazia Bano takes her husband to court after he abandons her and their children, sparking a national battle over faith, women’s rights, and justice.
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Kantara - A Legend: Chapter 1 2025
During the Kadamba reign, King Vijayendra, the ruler of the fictional feudatory land of Bangra, meets his final fate while venturing into the mystical forest of Kantara. Witnessing this, his son Rajashekara seals the borders of their realm. Later, Prince Kulashekara reopens them through a brutal massacre. The protagonist, Berme, in search of prosperity, crosses the divide and ignites a conflict of faith, power, and destiny between the Kingdom and Nature.
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Sarvam Maya 2025
A man who loses his belief in God meets the spirit of a young woman unable to remember what happened to her.
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