Indian films about adult life

List of the best Indian films about adult life according to the audience: Delivery Man, Mary Kom, Imaikkaa Nodigal, Delhi Belly, Half Girlfriend, Namaste England, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Maryan, Drishyam, Mere Dad Ki Maruti.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, India, Canada
Duration01:46

An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genreaction, drama, biography, sport
CountryIndia
Duration02:02

A chronicle of the life of Indian boxer 'Mary Kom' who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia

A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
CountryIndia
Duration01:43

Three unsuspecting, average guys find themselves on the hit list of one of India's most-powerful crime syndicates.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryIndia

A boy meets a girl named Riya and falls in love. After struggling to convince her to be his girlfriend, she half-heartedly agrees to be his `half-girlfriend'.

Markimdb: 2.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia

Param and Jasmeet fall in love and they get married. Their perfect romance gets disturbed by Jasmeet’s suppressed ambition however, she has dreams of going to London so that she can pursue her career and build a better life for herself. But Param unable to get a visa and that creates some high drama in their love life.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryIndia
Duration02:19

London-based Luv Agnihotri decides to end his bachelorhood and asks his Bollywood film-maker brother, Kush, to find a bride for him - much to the displeasure of his Dehradun-based father. Kush accordingly meets and interviews a variety of women, and finally selects Delhi-based Dimple Dixit, a woman he had known before, to be the perfect match. Dimple and Luv meet on-line, are attracted to each other, and the former travels to India where the two families get the couple formally engaged. It is then Dimple decides that she prefers Kush. Watch as things spiral out of control when she insists that Kush must elope with her.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
CountryIndia, Namibia
Duration02:30

The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from India were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryIndia
Duration01:00

A simple, street-smart man tries to protect his family from a tough cop looking for his missing son.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy
CountryIndia

Twenty-something Sameer is a brat who thinks he can get away with anything. When he lands a lucky date with 'Chandigarh Ki Shakira', Jasleen, he decides to sneak out his Dad's brand new Maruti without a second thought. After a mad night at a pub, a fun drive around the famous Gehri route and one peck on the cheek, Sameer ends up losing the car. The car was meant to be a gift for his sister on her wedding and is probably the only thing his stingy dad, Tej Khullar ever spent money on. With only three days to find it, he must ensure his dad doesn't get a whiff of what he has done. Else, he will be turned into butter chicken. Sameer's life will be turned upside down as he comes face-to-face with some insane characters like a Bhai from chor bazaar, an old man with a rifle pointed at his nose and of course, the Chandigarh cops.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryIndia
Duration02:43

Indian biographical sports film directed by Tony D'Souza based on the life of the former Indian international cricketer, Mohammad Azharuddin. It will star emraan hashmi in the lead role alongside Prachi Desai , Nargis Fakhri and Huma Qureshi

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:11

A convict out on parole finds employment as the caretaker of a multi-millionaire, who is paralysed from neck down.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryIndia
Duration01:03

In war torn Calcutta during the 1940's, Byomkesh Bakshy, fresh out of college, pits himself against an evil genius who is out to destroy the world.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:07

Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
CountryIndia

Pandian, the son of a cop and a wannabe rowdy, falls in love with Kadambarai, a hearing-impaired girl, who wants him to take on Killivalavan, a gangster-politician who has murdered her parents.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama
CountryIndia

Based on true events, Lakshmi is a story of heroism and untold courage. Lakshmi, a 13 year old girl is kidnapped and sold into prostitution. Thrown into this horrific, inhuman world where she is raped and brutally beaten she barely survives with the help of the other girls and her own will to never give in. Finally she is rescued in a police raid. Against all odds, Lakshmi shows courage where everybody else fails. Resisting all pressure - violent threats, coercion and bribes, she stands up in court and in a landmark case in India, succeeds in putting the traffickers behind bars.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:51

A vigilante network taking out corrupt officials draws the notice of the authorities.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:12

RAW agent Tiger is on a mission to retrieve information from a scientist in Dublin. The plot centers on an Indian spy (RAW) code-named Tiger who falls in love with a Pakistani spy (ISI) during an investigation and how Tiger's ideology and principles change over time.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia

Three girls find themselves accused of attempt to murder after escaping molestation. Their only hope is an alcoholic lawyer who agrees to take up the case.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:05

A young man tries to revive his parents' wilting marriage in a unique manner - travel to the 1970s when their romance was budding and make it bloom. This is more complex than he expects.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryIndia

Five people from varied strata of society – a slum dweller who works as a cable operator, a runaway prostitute, a desperate woman drowning in debt, a rising musician, and a grief-stricken Muslim man – end up together in the same hospital, at a time when it is attacked by terrorists.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryIndia

Prior to the India-Pakistan war of 1971, the RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) trains an Indian banker in espionage and martial arts, and sends him to Pakistan for an undercover operation where he finds himself sinking between emotions and violence.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
CountryIndia

The film's plot is set in the backdrop of 26/11 serial blasts in Mumbai, and revolves around Ashok Kumar (Ajith), who is on a mission to expose a scam regarding faulty bullet proof jackets that are provided to security forces, which resulted in many bloody deaths including his best friend and colleague, Assistant Commissioner Sanjay (Rana).

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreaction, drama
CountryIndia

Ganesh, a cab driver and a doting brother to his sister Tamizh, is hunting down three notorious criminals in Kolkata. Who is he actually and what's his motive?

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:23

A Bollywood classic directed by Rodit Shetty. Singham tells the story of sub-inspector Durai Singan who uncovers a scam run by extortionist Vaaganam in which kidnaps children from wealthy families and holds them for ransom. With Singam on his tracks Vaaganam starts to target people dearest to him including his fiancé and close friend Inspecter Ravi. Singan has to stop Vaaganam before he puts any more lives in danger.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:31

Harry is an industrialist who loves his daughter Bijlee, and the bond they share with Harry's man friday, Matru. Bijlee's plan to wed the son of a politician, however, brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration01:58

A deliciously romantic coming together of Gulrez “Gullu” Qadir a Hyderabadi shoe-sales girl disillusioned with love because of her encounters with dowry-seeking men; and Tariq “Taru” Haidar a Lucknawi cook who can charm anybody with the aroma and flavours of his biryani and kebabs.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:05

The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior/princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years. Shividu sets off to rescue her, discovering his own origins in the process.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
CountryIndia

Meesha, a young paraplegic woman confined to a wheelchair, returns to her family’s royal estate after 15 years at the behest of her estranged father, only to learn that he’s mysteriously missing and probably dead.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy
CountryIndia

On-the-run from the London mafia, Omi returns to his ancestral village – a place he’d flown from with his grandad’s money and grander ‘London Dreams’. Will Omi be able to hide his failures while chasing love, and the lost recipe of the infamous dish, ‘Chicken Khurana’?

Markimdb: 8
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryIndia

Based on the real life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in 1960s in the backdrops of Calicut.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, crime
CountryIndia

Advait visits Goa where he meets Sara, a free-spirited girl who lives life unshackled. Opposites attract and all goes well until life turns upside down. Years later, Advait is on a killing spree with cops Aghase and Michael in his way.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration01:59

A couple lives though three different lives over different eras as destiny conspires to make them fall in love with each other, against all odds.

Markimdb: 7
Genreaction, thriller
CountryIndia

Chandrashekhar lives alone in a dark and violent city. Even with crime occurring all around him, he withdraws from all responsibility and lives quietly. Soon, change is forced upon him in order to catch a serial killer. Like a grandmaster who anticipates his opponents moves well in advance, he proceeds forward. But only once, just once, he makes a fatal mistake.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryIndia
Duration02:57

Roshan Kalra is a three-star Michelin chef who gets fired from New York's Gulli restaurant after he punches a customer. Forced to take a break, he flies to Kochi to spend time with his son, Armaan and his estranged wife Radha Menon. It's a fruitful trip because he manages to mend broken family ties. In a bid to help him get his mojo back, his wife suggests he put up his own food truck and begin afresh.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genredrama, biography
CountryIndia

Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama
CountryIndia
Duration01:40

Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrethriller
CountryIndia

A man suffering from insomnia is tricked into buying a drug, Lucia, that makes his desires come true in his dreams, blurring the line between fantasy and reality.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, detective
CountryIndia

When Paaru sees a fairy tale she heard from from a stranger as a child painted across the walls of a costal town, she goes in search of the man who painted it - Maara.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:22

Four young friends decide to work together when one of them comes up with an innovative and lucrative business plan. But their lives begin to deteriorate when their personal issues surface.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, drama
CountryIndia

A government aided college, RK University, is on the verge of completing its golden jubilee but a bizarre event shuts it down indefinitely. Will RK University restore its lost glory?

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrethriller, comedy, melodrama
CountryIndia

Krishna and Mahalakshmi have been in love since childhood. But he is a coward and she is the sister of a local factionist.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:13

A girl from Ambala, Kavya Pratap Singh, is about to be married. When she visits Delhi to shop for her 'dhai lakh ka Ghagra'(wedding dress worth Rs. 2 Lakh), she meets Humpty Sharma, a carefree Delhiite, and falls in love with him.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:00

Chulbul Pandey is transferred and promoted to Kanpur. He is happily married with Rajjo. Kanpur witness a lot of criminal activities daily and kidnapping, rape and murders are done in broad daylight. The main antagonist/villain is Baccha Bhaiyaa, politician and a strong contender for the upcoming elections and Chulbul Pandey sabotages his political image by revealing his immoral activities to the public, media and police force. Chulbul Pandey takes Baccha Bhaiya head on & remains 'Dabang' as always Written by Dhrumil Parekh Salman Khan is back as Chulbul Pandey in Dabangg 2, the second adventure in one of the most successful franchises of all time in Indian cinema. In Dabangg 2, Chulbul Pandey has to battle the evil goon turned politician Baccha Bhaiyya. As he tries to strengthen his family ties with his father and brother. And romance his newly wed wife. And remain 'Dabangg' (fearless) no matter what.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration01:31

An unconventional thinker (Shah Rukh Khan) helps a budding cinematographer (Alia Bhatt) gain a new perspective on life.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryIndia, Australia
Duration01:55

Maya is the perfect mother. Her life revolves around her three children, Aleya, Ankush, and Anjali. Who thinks nothing much then the world of her. Despite being divorced from her husband, Aman. Maya has ensured that everything runs smoothly in her house, under her watch, and that they continue to remain a happy family unit. However, when Aman introduces his girlfriend, Shreya a career oriented woman, who has a lot to learn about children's, to the family, the situation immediately takes an unexpected turn. When an incident changes their lives drastically, bringing the two women under the same roof, they find themselves putting to test an unusual situation; can two mothers make a home?

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryIndia

Singleton Kartar Singh is left with the responsibility of raising his two orphaned nephews. He asks his brother in Punjab to raise Charan and his sister in London to raise Karan. When the twins cross continents, they leave behind a trail of confusion.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrethriller, drama, adventure
CountryIndia

An emotional thriller based on a road trip from Mumbai to Pune. Inspired from the real events that happened in Chennai.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:05

Hanumant Singh is the quirky cop in the police department. He is a man of action who delivers most of the time but he has unusual ways to accomplish his mission. More importantly, he doesn't think twice before hobnobbing with corrupt politicians and gangsters and taking bribes for services rendered. Trouble begins when a new and seemingly honest recruit joins his team.

Markimdb: 3.3
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryIndia, Austria
Duration02:24

A man meets his lookalike, who's not just a killer of evil, but also a kind hearted man. Together, they team up to fight against a dreaded gangster.




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