Indian films about the media

List of best Indian media films by audience opinion: Guzaarish, LSD: Love, Sex aur Dhokha, Toilet - Ek Prem Katha, Shanghai, Black Friday, OMG: Oh My God!, Rann, Peepli Live, Maari 2, Lucia.

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: 7.4
Genremelodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:06

Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration01:43

A video camcorder, a store security camera, and concealed cameras candidly expose lives in three loosely linked tales.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration03:06

Keshav and Jaya are from two villages near Mathura, where at least 80% of households are without any access to a lavatories. Conflict comes knocking on the first day of their marriage, when Jaya leaves Keshav's house for good, after discovering that there is no toilet in the home. Distraught and desperate, Keshav sets out on mission to win back his love- by battling against the age old traditions, mind-set and value system of his country.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryIndia
Duration01:53

Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.

Markimdb: 8.5
Genreaction, drama, crime, history
CountryIndia

Bombs tear through Bombay, wreaking havoc and polarising the citizens. With perpetrators at large, the state launches a massive drive to unmask the truth behind these events.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:05

A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryIndia

The revered chief of a news agency tries to maintain journalistic integrity as his bureau and a rival agency vie for viewers following a terrorist attack.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration01:35

Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid bank loan. A quick fix to the problem is the a government program that aids the families of indebted farmers who have committed suicide. As a means of survival Farmer Natha can choose to die. His brother is happy to push him towards this unique 'honour' but Natha is reluctant. Local elections are around the corner and what might have been another unnoticed event turns into a 'cause celebre' with everyone wanting a piece of the action. Political bigwigs, high-ranking bureaucrats, local henchmen and the ever-zealous media descend upon sleepy Peepli to stake their claim. The question on everyone's lips - "Will he or Won't he?" As the mania escalates, nobody seems to care how Natha really feels.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia

After falling off the radar for a few years, Maari is back in the fray doing what he does best: taking trouble by the horns and being a total bad-ass. This time around, he is facing off against a formidable opponent named Beeja, who would stop at nothing until he sees Maari's downfall.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
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: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIndia

When his daughter decides to further her studies in London, a hardworking Haryanvi businessman does everything in power to make her dreams come true.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, comedy
CountryIndia

Nani's brother and his friends are his world. But he shares a love-hate relationship with his sister-in-law Jyothi. What happens when Shiva threatens his family, is what 'MCA' is all about.

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: 6.5
Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration01:37

Arnab tries to help Ruksahana, who is found under mysterious circumstances in a house. He lets her stay at his home until he discovers something strange about her.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrehorror, action, fantasy
CountryIndia

A realtor finds himself accompanied by two ghostly entities inside a mansion. He learns of a violent event that took place years ago and is sent back in time to prevent it from happening.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryIndia

After getting out of prison with the desire to meet his daughter, Bholaa's plans are interrupted by a well-orchestrated drug bust.

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: 7.2
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration01:35

Ali Hassan (Ali Zafar), a reporter with a downmarket TV channel in Karachi, is keen to go to USA for a better life, but his visa has been refused six times in seven years. In desperation, he gets hold of an Osama Bin Laden look alike and makes a fake Osama tape which he sells to the owner of his channel to raise money for a false identity, a new passport and better luck with US visa. As one can expect, it is far from smooth sailing for him and his friends, as they get into a series of comic situations.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:44

The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genredrama, biography
CountryIndia

A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:46

Kathiresan aka Kaththi, a criminal, escapes from the Kolkata prison and comes to Chennai, where he comes across his doppelganger Jeevanandham, fighting for his life after being shot at by unknown men. Kathir decides to pass off as Jeeva and make away with a lump sum amount but once he realizes who Jeeva really is, Kathir turns a crusader.

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: 5.5
Genrethriller, comedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:01

A film that celebrates the aspiration of Bobby, who wants to become the number one detective in the old city area of Hyderabad.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:36

An unconventional woman, gains immense success in her professional life but things take a turn when she meets a guy, who wants to be a house husband.

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: 5.7
Genreaction, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:28

A wealthy NRI falls hard for a country girl during a visit to his homeland.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:18

A man gets stuck in an empty high rise without food, water or electricity.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantastic, action, thriller
CountryIndia
Duration02:45

Akilan and Vimalan are the conjoined twins of genetic scientist Ramachandran, whose company makes Energion, a dietary supplement that promises to make geniuses out of children. When Russian journalist Volga tells them that there is something fishy about Energion and is mysteriously found dead, their lives are turned topsy-turvy.

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: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIndia

An unusual love-hate relationship between a 75-year-old son and his 102-year-old father, who wants to break the oldest-man-alive record.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryIndia

School boy Stanley does not carry lunch, which is noticed by a teacher who forces kids to share their food with him. He soon warns Stanley that he must get a lunch box if he wants to attend school.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, drama
CountryIndia

Ganga, a camerawoman, helps Rambabu, a fiery mechanic, become a journalist. When Rana, an evil politician, kills a journalist, Rambabu decides to destroy his political career.

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: 5.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryIndia

A woman whose single purpose in life is to marry a foreign-settled groom decides to marry a 36-year-old Dubai-returned professional who is desperate for a bride.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryIndia

Two millennials get into a relationship where they are allowed to meet only on 'Tuesdays & Fridays'.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:59

Badrinath is looking for a typical bride; Vaidehi is looking for an independent life. Together they must break with tradition and redefine their role

Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama, musical
CountryIndia
Duration02:40

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani features two polar opposite characters, who at one point were classmates in Modern School. The first is Naina Talwar (Deepika Padukone), a studious bespectacled young girl. The second is Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor), a carefree young travel-show host, intent on breaking out of the pattern of getting an education, a career, a wife, children, retirement, and eventually death.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genreaction, adventure, cartoon
CountryIndia
Duration01:36

Legend knows him as an archer of unwavering focus, the soldier who fought a battle in his own heart before taking up arms against his enemy. This is the untold story of Arjun, hero of the Mahabharata. A precocious talent plunged from boyhood and innocence into a murky world of deceit and betrayal, coming of age to become the most powerful warrior of his time. From the dusty plains of Hastinapur to the icy peaks of the Himalayas, Arjun: The Warrior Prince is the story of a man discovering what it takes to be a hero.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:35

The story is about two Davids living in different parts of India whose lives eventually come together in a twist of events., who are about to take a step which is going to change their lives forever.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
CountryIndia

Krishnan, who has been living away from his family and friends in Mumbai, gets a call from his friend Ganga in Kerala, out of the blue. He senses danger, and leaves for Kammattipadam, where both of them grew up.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryIndia

Sanjay, a Rajput from Jahanabad, falls in love with his college senior Aditi, a Jat from Jaipur. They want to get married, but don't want to hurt their families. So they plan to get married by arranging a fake set of parents. Will they succeed?

Markimdb: 5.9
Genredrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:32

Satyagraha is the story of a son who yearns for a father. Of a father, who grieves for his lost son. Of a young woman who fights so hard with life that she has forgotten to love. Of an ambitious rabble-rouser, for whom action is the knee-jerk mantra. It is the story of how these four discover one another, and come together to raise hell, shaking the powers that be to their very roots! But, Satyagraha is also the story of an influential power-hungry despot who will stop at nothing to destroy them.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia

Mathew is a graduate in software engineering, but is now jobless. He is waiting for his good time to get a good job. Mathew has borrowed some money as loan. Now he cannot give it back as he has no job. Mathew's childhood friend Jeena Johnykkutty is ready to help him as she could. She has a job. Her father Johnykkutty does not like Mathew and he always tries to trouble Mathew whenever he gets a chance. At this time Mathew's good time arrives; but along with it many problems too. The gripping events that follow plot the rest of 'Neram'.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryIndia

Picking up the storyline from where Singam ended, Duraisingam has gone undercover after meeting the Home Minister and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thoothukudi. The only people who know about this operation are the Chief Minister and Home Minister apart from himself.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genremelodrama, drama, musical, music
CountryIndia
Duration02:25

Ayan falls in love with his soulmate, Alizeh, but she doesn’t reciprocate the feeling. Later, a relationship with Saba helps him realize Alizeh’s value in his life, irrespective of their relationship status.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrefantastic, action, adventure
CountryIndia, USA
Duration02:35

A father trying hard to ‘fit-in’ in his son’s badass world. A son trying hard to ‘dude-up’ his dad from ‘aiiiyyyo’ to ‘Yo!’ And a mother lost in translation between her husband’s ‘ingeva’ and her son’s ‘inn’it!’ While Shekhar was trying every trick in the book to woo his son, get ‘dude-ified’ and ‘up his coolness quotient’ his son had given up on him. Just when the father-son duo hit a deadlock, Shekhar strikes gold when he designs one hell of a game. Finally it all starts falling into place, as the family comes together, only to find themselves in the middle of a crash…not just a hard drive crash but a crash that would drive them to a disaster and make their lives go – KABOOM! All hell breaks loose when – the game that was meant to be played with starts playing them. Ra.one – The next level.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration03:04

On a cruise to celebrate their parents' 30th wedding anniversary, a brother and sister deal with the impact of family considerations on their romantic lives.

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Genreaction, military, biography, history
CountryIndia

‘Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea’ portrays the courageous life-events of a rebellious naval chief, Kunjali Marakkar the fourth, who fought against the Portuguese in the ancient times. He was the fourth naval chief of the Calicut Zamorin. The film revolves around him who was also the first Indian Naval Commander and Indian freedom fighter for the war against the Portuguese. He is said to have won 16 such battles with his impeccable strategies and fighting skills.

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: 8.3
Genrethriller
CountryIndia
Duration01:59

Rishi,an NRI and ex-lover of Swetha returns to India because she asks for help in search of her kidnapped daughter,where the believes doesn't exist.How did Rishi find out the truth behind this scenario?




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