Indian movies about mothers

List of the best Indian movies about mothers selected by visitors to our site: Sarbjit, The Other Side of the Door, Vicky Donor, Nannaku Prematho, Raajneeti, Mumbai Saga, M.C.A, Viceroy's House, Maryada Ramanna, Hate Story 2.

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: 7.3
Genredrama, biography
CountryIndia
Duration02:51

Biopic of Sarabjit Singh, a farmer residing at Bhikiwind, Punjab, near the Indo-Pak border, crossed the border after having a couple of drinks. However, he was mistaken to be an Indian spy and was sentenced to capital punishment. The movie is about the Journey of a woman (Aishwarya Rai) who fights for 23 years to clear her brother's name after he is posthumously accused of terrorism.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, India
Duration02:31

Grieving over the loss of her son, a mother struggles with her feelings for her daughter and her husband. She seeks out a ritual that allows her say goodbye to her dead child, opening the veil between the world of the dead and the living. Her daughter becomes the focus of terror. She must now protect against the evil that was once her beloved son.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:06

A man is brought in by an infertility doctor to supply him with his sperm, where he becomes the biggest sperm donor for his clinic.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryIndia

Subramanyam, a businessman, is on his deathbed when he tells his sons about a cunning man who stole most of his wealth. Hearing this, Abhiram, the youngest son, lays out a plan to seek his revenge.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:43

It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation are routinely used weapons. As the personal drama of these conflict-ridden characters unfolds against this gritty backdrop, love and friendship become mere baits, and relationships get sacrificed at the altar of political alignments. The darkness that rises from their souls threatens to envelope all that they hold precious. Until eventually, in the crescendo of increasing violence, the line between good and evil blurs, making it impossible to distinguish heroes from villains. Raajneeti is the story of Indian democracy. And its ugly underside. It is about politics. And beyond.

Markimdb: 6
Genreaction, crime
CountryIndia

The film, set in the 1980s and 90s, chronicles the transformation of Bombay to Mumbai. The story is a cat and mouse game between a deadly don, Amartya Rao, who doesn’t think twice before killing, and there’s nobody who could stop him and a cop, who is dogging his every step.

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: 6.7
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, India, Sweden
Duration02:21

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreaction, comedy
CountryIndia
Duration02:05

Ramu (Sunil) loses his father in faction feuds in a village in Rayalaseema, so his mother takes him away from Rayalaseema to save her son. He grows up in Hyderabad and after his mother's death, he tries hard to meet ends. One day, he receives a notice from the village to claim 5 acres of land, so he boards a train to the village. On board, he meets a beautiful girl Aparna (Saloni) who happens to be daughter of Ramineedu (Nagineedu). Ramineedu has been waiting to kill Ramu for years, as Ramu's father killed Ramineedu's brother. Aparna and Ramu become friends and Ramu comes to her house, there he learns that Ramineedu would kill him off he steps out of this house. Rest of drama is all about how Ramu saves his own life.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrethriller, drama
CountryIndia
Duration01:53

A young photographer from Mumbai uses her mind to play games with a prominent Hindu rightist leader.

Markimdb: 5
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration03:03

Raftaar Singh is always looking to have fun and runs away from responsibility. Fed up, his father orders Raftaar to go to Goa and work, and learn to take on responsibility. Once in Goa, he impresses his new boss with his enthusiasm and creative thinking. Soon he gets an assignment, and meets Sara Amy Jackson - and thus begins their unique love story. What ensues is a great comedy of errors, as one hilarious situation after another unfolds. Raftaar falls head over heels for this exotic, mysterious girl. The romance takes a deadly turn when he realizes that Sara is not who he thinks she is and has an agenda, which takes him to Romania. Will Raftaar be able to win her over in a distant and dangerous land?

Markimdb: 5.3
Genreaction, comedy
CountryIndia
Duration02:42

Shankar is an orphan raised by a sincere police officer Raja Rao. In an unexpected situation, Raja Rao's son Bharath kills a kid and Shankar takes the blame, and is imprisoned while Raja Rao warns him not to meet him again.

Markimdb: 5
Genredrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:29

A female superstar struggles through the trials and tribulations of being a Bollywood actress.

Markimdb: 8
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:24

In the early 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob well-known businessmen and politicians by posing as officers of the Central Bureau of Intelligence or income tax officials. The gang stages fake raids during which they steal great amounts of money from their targets.

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: 7.1
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: 6.2
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryIndia

Inspired by events from the late '80s and the early '90s that shook the country's financial fabric, The Big Bull tells the story of the biggest hustle in the stock market.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama
CountryIndia

Four ordinary women, inflicted by silly societal norms, have to steal, lie, cheat and hide in order to lead the lives that they rightfully deserve.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryIndia

Relangi Mavayya is a gentleman from a small village Relangi and he believes in human values and relationships. He has two sons Peddodu aka Mallikharjuna Rao and Chinnodu aka Seetha Rama Raju. Peddodu is an emotional guy and his maradalu Seetha is in love with him since her childhood. Whereas Mahesh Babu is a witty and charming young man and he falls in love with Geetha, the daughter of Rao Ramesh. But Rao Ramesh ridicules Prakash Raj for his low wealth and this strains the relationships between both brothers. In the end Seetha's marries Peddodu, Geetha's marriage is planned with Chinnodu and Geetha's father apologizes to Relangi Mavayya.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryIndia
Duration03:50

Shivaay , a fearless Himalayan mountaineer covered in Lord Shiva tattoos, heads to Bulgaria to fulfill his nine-year-old daughter Gaura’s wish of seeing her mother Olga, who abandoned them years ago. But their plan goes for a toss when the little girl gets kidnapped in the foreign land. Rescuing her from the masked child-traffickers becomes his only reason for survival.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrethriller, detective
CountryIndia

A dark rainy night, an empty house, a stranded couple and an unknown man. A sleek game of the cat and the mouse starts playing on, as the three of them find a dead body in the basement.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, thriller
CountryIndia

An enterprising youngster in a slum wants his people to lead a life of dignity, but has to take on an ambitious capitalist, who only wants to dominate his field.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, comedy, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:18

Three bumbling underlings who are tasked with smuggling cocaine get into problems during their journey.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:00

After the death of his first wife, wealthy Raja Aditya Pratap Singh, re-marries another woman, simply known as Chhoti Rani, who subsequently becomes mentally unstable. His father's former mistress, Badi Rani, controls the wealth, while he himself has a mistress. Unable to procure contracts through Mantri Prabhu Tiwari, he decides to stand for elections, while his rival, Ghenda Singh, recruits an assassin, Babalu, who is also the nephew of Sunder, Chhoti Rani's chauffeur, to kill Aditya. After Sunder is unable to drive due to an injury, he recommends Babalu, and Aditya hires him. Babalu settles down in his new job, attempts to get accepted by everyone, including Chhoti Rani, who he finds attractive. He soon finds out that she, too, has feelings for him, and then starts making plans of not only carrying out his assigned task but also becoming the next Saheb.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreaction, drama, sport
CountryUSA, India
Duration03:18

A biographical drama based on the life of fictional Haryana based wrestler & mixed martial arts specialist Sultan Ali Khan.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama
CountryIndia
Duration01:22

Adhi and Tara are in a live-in relationship but they are both unwilling to get married. How do they realize that marriage is just a natural progression of their relationship?

Markimdb: 8.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:31

He is cute. He's shrewd. The girls love him. The cops hate him. He can't speak but is always talked about. His naughty antics will make you scream, but he will never listen. Cos he can't! Next summer ride a rollercoaster of emotions with Barfii - the Chalu Chaplin!

Markimdb: 8.2
Genreaction, thriller, drama, biography
CountryIndia

A past ridden with crime, death and pain is recounted to Freddy, a juvenile criminal, who has been assigned to eliminate his estranged uncle Sulaiman, an aging patriarch, while behind bars.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:16

In a village, a young archaeologist falls in love with a landlord's daughter. Their union seems doomed. But destiny brings them together a year later. Will they live happily ever after?

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: 6.4
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: 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: 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: 5.4
Genreaction
CountryIndia

Shiva, a ruffian, is the terror of his area in many ways, but still has a heart of gold. He has just one wish, for his mother to love him wholly like the way he does.

Markimdb: 8.3
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryIndia
Duration03:25

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

Markimdb: 1.8
Genremelodrama, musical
CountryIndia

When a ballroom dancer’s shot at a crucial tournament is jeopardized, a street dancer must face his own painful past and step up as her new partner.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryIndia

A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony, take on the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
CountryIndia

Gaurav dreams of settling down with Kavya, the woman of his dreams, but she prefers a man who's more adventurous and willing to take risks. He soon stands to lose everything when a case of mistaken identity rocks his once-happy life.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, drama
CountryIndia

A common man fights corruption and injustice.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrecomedy
CountryIndia

Two blundering terrorists with lofty ideologies, but ordinary talent, on a mission to change the world.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genreaction, drama, military, history
CountryIndia

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.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genremelodrama, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:15

Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrethriller, drama, detective
CountryIndia

If you're not safe at home, and you're not safe outside, what do you do? Where do you go? Is it possible to face your fears? Find out in the spookiest psychological thriller of the year, Phobia, starring Radhika Apte.

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: 6.9
Genremelodrama
CountryIndia

A spirited girl finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle while burdened with societal and familial pressures.

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: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:29

This is a story about a romantic journey of a culturally opposite couple - Krish Malhotra and Ananya Swaminathan. They meet at the IIM-Ahmedabad College and during the program they fall in love. Complications arise after the program comes to an end and they decide to get married. Krish and Ananya belong to two different states of India. Krish, a North Indian Punjabi boy from Delhi, and Ananya, a Tamilian Brahmin from Chennai. They take a conscious decision; they won't get married until their parents agree. Everything goes downhill when the parents meet. There is a cultural clash and the parents oppose the wedding. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple faces a tough battle in front of them. For it is easy to fight and rebel, but much harder to convince. Will Krish and Ananya's love for each other sustain the battles? Will they manage to convince their parents and make it to their wedding? The film thus is a humorous take on inter community marriages in India.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration03:09

The insurgence of substance abuse among the young in the Indian state of Punjab through the stories of a rock star, a migrant laborer, a doctor and a policeman.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:07

Two strangers meet in Manhattan on New Year's Eve, and both of their lives are forever transformed in this romantic Bollywood drama. Even as they try to preserve their current relationships, neither can resist falling head over heels for the other.

Markimdb: 4.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:05

Three loser friends create a fake university to avoid working for their parents.




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