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From Bollywood to Hollywood, these Hindi-language favorites rank among the best Indian movies from a wide variety of genres.
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- Maktub. Debuted: June 15th. Genre: Comedy, Drama. Director: Oded Raz. Cast: Guy Amir, Hanan Savyon, Chen Amsalem, Edna Bliliious, Itzik Cohen. IMDb Score: 7.7/10.
- Happy as Lazzaro. Debuted: November 30th. Genre: Drama. Director: Alice Rohrwacher. Cast: Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani, Alba Rohrwacher, Sergi Lopez.
- On Body and Soul. Debuted: February 2nd. Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance. Director: Ildiko Enyedi. Cast: Géza Morcsányi, Alexandra Borbély, Zoltán Schneider, Ervin Nagy.
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Debuted: November 16th. Genre: Comedy, Drama. Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Cast: Tim Blake Nelson, Willie Watson, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, James Franco.
List of Netflix original films (2018) Netflix is an American global on-demand Internet streaming media provider, that has distributed a number of original programs, including original series, specials, miniseries, documentaries and films. Netflix's original films also include content that was first screened on cinematic release in other ...
- Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran
- Bhavesh Joshi Superhero
- Soorma
- Gali Guleiyan
- Bioscopewala
- Padman
- Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
- Tikli and Laxmi Bomb
- Karwaan
- Stree
For what it is, ‘Parmanu’ is an important story of the nation’s second nuclear test that was essential in establishing the country as a nuclear superpower in front of its contemporaries, and one that needed to be told. However, I’m not completely sold on the way this story was chosen to be told. Facts are glossed over, and some key scenes are overd...
I include this film on this list solely to laud an effort made in the right direction, one that was direly required to atleast light a path. Superhero films in India are widely misunderstood, and Vikramaditya Motwane, one of my absolute favourites, with only four feature films and a Netflix series to his credit, takes it upon himself to correct tha...
Bollywood biopics often have the tendency to display the protagonist in an overtly positive ‘superhuman’ light, glorifying and dramatizing it in a way that essentially misses out on what makes biopics as a film genre so endearing. ‘Soorma’ does struggle in places with the same, but eventually comes out victorious, and I can squarely attribute it to...
Another film festival darling that was hardly noticed by the audience when it released, ‘Gali Guleiyan’ is a true blue indie flick featuring an incredible act by Manoj Bajpayee. The film captures a unique side of the old walled city in the capital, and how that aspect merges with the psychological torment of the lead character ‘Khuddoos’ and his lo...
‘Bioscopewala’ is a spin on Rabindranath Tagore’s classic tale ‘Kabuliwala’ where the titular man goes through the streets of Kolkata showing children films on his bioscope, rather than selling dry fruits, and is set in a tumultuous era in the 80s that was disrupted by a lot of Taliban activity. ‘Bisocopewala’ is a sweet little film, not too ambiti...
Box-office collection is the name of the game in Bollywood, and as a result actors trying to form niches in their target audience and continuing to do films that appeal to that niche of audience is no new thing. However, films based on social issues closer home have seen a lot of positive traction from urban and semi urban audiences in the past few...
The film has made at a lot of noise at international film festivals and hasn’t even opened in its home country yet, except the MAMI. ‘MKDNH’ is the story of Surya, a boy with a rare disorder called Congenital Insensitivity to pain (Google it later, as the film says) because of which he literally cannot feel any damage being inflicted upon his body....
‘Tikli and Laxmi Bomb’ may just be the surprise firecracker of the year for me. The film is as real as it gets about an issue the existence of which all of us are aware of, but seldom talk about, and the technical departments of the film deserve equal commendation for translating that raw, gritty feel on the screen, which is where the film draws mo...
The quintessential road film on the list. If you are familiar with the basic premise of a road movie, you’ll know that the film involves a group of unlikely companions thrown together due to unlikely situations, and all of them end up discovering themselves or something much bigger than themselves. Agreeably, ‘Karwaan’ is essentially that, but so m...
‘Stree’ could very well be the first serious attempt Bollywood made at a horror comedy, and the movie ends up working on both fronts, giving us a supernatural crowd pleaser that entertains in aces more than anything. Yes, it does have the sidings of an out and out commercial film, ala the item songs and such, but when the film gets down to serious ...
- Swades (2004) Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, ‘Swades’ is a cinematic gem that stands out for its compelling storytelling, brilliant performances, and powerful message.
- Lagaan (2001) A cult film that is also the third and last Indian film (as of 2023) to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, ‘Lagaan’ is directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.
- Taare Zameen Par (2007) Aamir Khan‘s ‘Taare Zameen Par’ is a cinematic gem that touches the heart and soul. Directed by Khan himself, this heartwarming tale unfolds the life of Ishaan Awasthi, a young boy grappling with dyslexia, portrayed exceptionally by Darsheel Safary.
- Rang De Basanti (2006) ‘Rang De Basanti,’ a cult classic helmed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, is an iconic Indian film known for its powerful narrative and social commentary.
The Highest-grossing Bollywood films released in 2018, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.
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