Billu

2009

Hindi

♡ 10

When a famous Bollywood actor visits a small village for a film's shoot, a poor hairdresser's claim that they were once childhood friends soon makes him the centre of attention.

The Shameless

2024

Hindi

♡ 4

57%

In the dead of night, Renuka escapes from a Delhi brothel after stabbing a policeman to death. She takes refuge in a community of sex workers in northern India, where she meets Devika, a young girl condemned to a life of prostitution. Their bond develops into a forbidden romance. Together, they embark on a perilous journey to escape the law and forge their path to freedom.

Rahul Subramanian: Kal Main Udega

Rahul Subramanian's stand up comedy solo 'Kal Main Udega' is filled with unrelated topics, no transitions, inconsequential takes on consequential subjects and also a bit of mildly bad dancing.

Manthan

♡ 4

A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people. The film is set against the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation Flood) which started in 1970. It was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each.

Meru

2015

English

7.7

♡ 33

88%

himalaya mountain range

Jimmy Chin Director

Jimmy Chin as

Conrad Anker as

Jeremy Jones as

Renan Ozturk as

Meru is the electrifying story of three elite American climbers—Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk—bent on achieving the impossible.

The Stranglers of Bombay

1959

English

6.2

♡ 7

Terence Fisher Director

Roger Delgado as Bundar

John Harvey as Burns

Marie Devereux as Karim

Warren Mitchell as Merchant

In 1826 British-ruled India, the secret Cult of Thugee demonstrates their worship of their goddess, Kali, by the mutilation and mass murder of thousands of Indians while pirating the shipments of the British East-Indian Tea Company. As the British military leaders play down the implications of the piracy and disappearances, a lone captain realizes that they are not just coincidence and sets out to uncover the source of the deviltry, at the risk of his career. Based on history.

Trishna

2011

English

6.0

♡ 15

62%

Michael Winterbottom Director

Anurag Kashyap as Anurag

Riz Ahmed as Jay

Huma Qureshi as Lead Female Dancer

Freida Pinto as Trishna

When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?

The Brigand of Kandahar

1965

English

5.4

♡ 3

John Gilling Director

Ronald Lewis as Case

Duncan Lamont as Colonel Drewe

Oliver Reed as Eli Khan

Yvonne Romain as Ratina

1880. British India. Robert Case, a half-caste lieutenant, is unjustly discharged from the British Army. He joins the rebel Bengali tribesmen offensive against the colonial enemy. They capture a foreign journalist and Case recounts his story of false accusation on trumped-up charges, instigated by the bigotry and racism of his commanding officers. Following a successful attack by the British against the rebels Case is brutally shot by Colonel Drewe, his accuser. The journalist returns home determined to report the true story of The Brigand of Kandahar.

Bengal Brigade

1954

English

5.6

♡ 9

25%

Laslo Benedek Director

Ramsay Hill as Maj. Jennings

Kenneth Gibson as Party Guest

Michael Ansara as Sgt. Maj. Puran Singh

Arlene Dahl as Vivian Morrow

Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. Feeling unworthy of his fiancée Vivian Morrow, the daughter of his superior officer, Claybourne leaves the army until he could regain his reputation. When the Rajah Karam launches an attack on the British forces in India, Claybourne finds a chance at redemption.

Panipat

2019

Hindi

5.2

♡ 15

40%

Ashutosh Gowariker Director

Sanjay Dutt as Ahmad Shah Abdali

Milind Gunaji as Dattaji Shinde

Kriti Sanon as Parvati Bai

Fahim Fazli as Shaa barikzoy

During 18th century India, the Marathas emerged as the most powerful empire in the nation until the Afghan King Ahmad Shah Abdali plans to take over India. Sadashiv Rao Bhau is brought in to save the empire from the king which then leads to the third battle of Panipat.

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love

1996

English

6.0

♡ 82

41%

Mira Nair Director

Ramon Tikaram as Jai Kumar

Indira Varma as Maya

Rahul Vohra as Royal Messenger

Achala Sachdev as Rupa

Tara and Maya are two inseparable friends in India. Their tastes, habits, and hobbies are the same. Years later, the two have matured, but have maintained their friendship. Tara gets married to the local prince, Raj Singh, who soon succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj gets bored of Tara and starts seeking another female to satisfy his sexual needs. He notices Maya and is instantly attracted to her. He has her included as one of his courtesans, and is intimate with her. Watch what happens when Tara finds out and the extent she will go to keep her marriage intact.

Mangal Pandey

2005

Hindi

6.5

♡ 13

Ketan Mehta Director

Albert Welling as Canning

Coral Beed as Emily

Kenneth Cranham as Kent

Sohrab Ardeshir as Sorabji

The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.

Purdah

2018

Hindi

8.1

♡ 11

100%

mumbai (bombay), india

The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.

Bunty Aur Babli

2005

Hindi

6.3

♡ 15

83%

Shaad Ali Director

Raj Singh Chaudhary as

Abhishek Bachchan as Rakesh Trivedi / Bunty

Puneet Issar as Vimmi's father

Kiran Juneja as Vimmi's mother

Bunty and Babli are two young people who randomly meet each other after running away from their homes to chase their dream. After facing hurdles in their path they decide to take up conning and soon become the best con artists in the country. However, their success is threatened as a relentless cop is on their trail.

Elephant Boy

1937

English

6.4

♡ 3

100%

human animal relationship

india

jungle

Zoltan Korda Director

Wilfrid Hyde-White as Commissioner

W.E. Holloway as Father

Bruce Gordon as Rham Lahl Sabu

Sabu as Toomai

In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.

The River

1951

English

7.4

♡ 15

92%

78%

Action

based on novel or book

Jean Renoir Director

Nimai Barik as Kanu

Jane Harris as Muffie

Esmond Knight as The Father

Adrienne Corri as Valerie

Director Jean Renoir’s entrancing first color feature—shot entirely on location in India—is a visual tour de force. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden, the film eloquently contrasts the growing pains of three young women with the immutability of the Bengal river around which their daily lives unfold. Enriched by Renoir’s subtle understanding and appreciation for India and its people, The River gracefully explores the fragile connections between transitory emotions and everlasting creation.

City of Joy

1992

English

6.5

♡ 10

56%

Roland Joffé Director

Art Malik as Ashok Ghatak

Pauline Collins as Joan Bethel

Shabana Azmi as Kamla H. Pal

Sam Wanamaker as (uncredited)

Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.

Sold

2014

English

6.8

♡ 5

56%

74%

Action

based on novel or book

Jeffrey D. Brown Director

Gopi Desai as Diya

Madan Krishna Shrestha as Ganesh

Priyanka Bose as Monica

Gillian Anderson as Sophia

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...

The Lonely Wife

1964

Bangla

8.1

♡ 15

93%

Satyajit Ray Director

Ajit Gupta as

Soumitra Chatterjee as Amal

Bankim Ghosh as Jagannath

Nilotpal Dey as Joydeb

In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art.