Movies about India

Movies about India
List of the best movies about India, selected by visitors to our site: Jab We Met, Drishyam 2, A Passage to India, Nayattu, Trishna, Motherland, The World of Apu, Raees, Slumdog Millionaire, Gandhi.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 7.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:23
PlotTravel, Wedding, True love
PlaceTrains, India, Hotels, Asia
StyleRomantic

A depressed wealthy businessman finds his life changing after he meets a spunky and care-free young woman.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryIndia
CharactersFamily, Neighbors
PlotIntrigue, Investigation
PlaceIndia

7 years after the events of Drishyam, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Georgekutty be able to protect his family this time?

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, adventure, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:44
CharactersLawyers, Friends, Tourists
PlotAdventure, Investigation, Friendship, Political, False accusations
PlaceIndia, Small cities
StyleExciting, Twisted plot, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Tense

Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrethriller, drama
CountryIndia
CharactersPolice
PlaceIndia

Three police officers are forced to go on the run when they get tangled in the death of a youth, a few days before the election.

Markimdb: 6
Genredrama
CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, India
Duration01:57
PlaceIndia, Asia
StyleTo cry, Serious

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?

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrethriller, drama
CountryRussia
Duration02:08
CharactersFamily, Writers, Fathers
PlotLove, Time travel, Friendship, Death, Love triangle
PlaceAircraft, Islands, Russia, India
StylePsychological problems, To cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Tense

Igor, a Russian oligarch gets into a heated argument with Eva, his estranged daughter whilst traveling on his private jet. Igor orders the plane to land. As the plane touches down Eva disappears into the Goan jungle. Thus begins Igor's desperate search for his only daughter. A search that will bring him and Eva into contact with various characters who in turn are trying to find their own paths through life. Makar, a guy from Novosibirsk, who is desperately searching for enlightenment. Alexey and Kristina are ending their marriage here, while Dimon and Lenya are raising hell and pushing Goa to its partying limits. Kosmos the Guru ("just don't call him that") dispenses the chemicals that in a bat of an eyelid will take you to an alternate reality. There are different destinies here. There are a myriad of people. But all of them have one Motherland, which is easy not to love as long it is close to you

Markimdb: 8.5
Genredrama
CountryIndia
CharactersWriters
PlotWedding, Death
PlaceVillage, College, India, Asia
StyleBy books, Touching, Serious

Apu is a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding....

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreaction, drama, crime
CountryIndia
Duration02:46
CharactersSmugglers
PlotLove, Dancing
PlaceTrains, India

Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.

Markimdb: 8
Genremelodrama, drama, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, India
Duration02:00
CharactersTeens, Police, Friends, Street children, Orphans
PlotLove, Travel, Relationship, Money, True love
PlaceIndia
StyleExciting, Inspirational, Oscars, Touching, Serious

Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredrama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, India, USA, South Africa
Duration03:11
CharactersLawyers, Photographers, Reporters
PlotOn real events, Political, Freedom
PlaceCourt, England, India
StyleSerious

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, comedy, drama
CountryIndia
Duration01:30
CharactersHorses, Family
PlotLove, Travel, Friendship, Uprising, Rivalry
PlaceSchool, India, Chicago
StyleRomantic, To cry, Cute, Touching, Serious

A young mute girl from Pakistan loses herself in India with no way to head back. A devoted man with a magnanimous spirit undertakes the task to get her back to her motherland and unite her with her family.

Markimdb: 8
Genredrama, music
CountryIndia
PlotObsession
PlaceIndia
StyleBy books, Atmospheric, Gloomy, Depressive

A wealthy landlord who lives a decadent life with his wife and son. His passion - his wife would call it his addiction - is music, and he spends a great deal of his fortune on concerts held for the locals in his magnificent music room. He feels threatened by his neighbour, a commoner who has attained riches through business dealings. His passion for music and quest for social respect are his undoing, as he sacrifices his family and wealth trying to retain it.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:50
CharactersMilitary, Students, Friends
PlotTravel, Friendship, Chase, Mystery, Justice
PlaceCollege, India
StyleInspirational, Heavy, Touching

In the tradition of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” comes this refreshing comedy about a rebellious prankster with a crafty mind and a heart of gold. Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's sexy daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama
CountryFrance, United Kingdom
Duration02:12
CharactersMafia, Gangsters, Friends, Losers, Priests
PlotWedding, Friendship
PlaceHospitals, India, Asia
StyleSoulful, By books, Touching, Serious

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.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersManagers
PlaceIndia, Office, Asia
StyleLight

After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration02:04
CharactersLosers, Good people
PlotFriendship, Loneliness
PlaceIndia, Hotels, Asia
StyleTo cry, Touching

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, short
CountryUSA, France, India
Duration01:32
CharactersWriters, Businessmen
PlotTravel, Depression, Funeral
PlaceTrains, India
StyleMakes me think, Touching

Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving over-the-counter pain killers, Indian cough syrup, and pepper spray).

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, melodrama, drama, history
CountryIndia
Duration03:33
CharactersHeroes, Emperors
PlotPolitical, True love
PlaceIndia
Time16th century
StyleFascinating, Epic, Serious

Jodhaa Akbar is a sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal Emperor, Akbar and a Rajput princess, Jodhaa.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrethriller, drama
CountryItaly, France, Spain
Duration01:59
CharactersDogs, Journalists
PlotThe escape, Wedding, Money, Death

David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attempts to avoid both the police and criminals out to get him.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryIndia
Duration03:25
CharactersTrainers, Sisters
PlotOn real events, Fight, Dreams, Parenting
PlaceIndia, Small cities
StyleInspirational, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Makes me think

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.

Genredrama
CountryIndia, USA
PlotAdoption
PlaceIndia

Roshan, an NRI, arrives in Old Delhi with his ailing grandmother and starts to rediscover himself before getting caught in a religious dispute that shakes the once peaceful neighborhood.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, drama, history
CountryIndia
Duration02:09
CharactersHeroes
PlotChess, Obsession, Political
PlaceIndia
Time19th century

It is the year 1856. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the king of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British colonialists, intent on controlling this rich land, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either—Court nobles Mir and Mirza, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless games of chess. The film is based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
CountryIndia
Duration01:53
CharactersVampire
PlotMartial Arts, Investigation, Political, Conspiracies, Rivalry
PlaceIndia, Asia
StyleAction, By books, Fascinating, Serious, Disturbing

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: 7.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryIndia
Duration01:31
CharactersPsychologists
PlotLove, Friendship, Depression
PlaceIndia
StyleSoulful, Vital signs, Touching

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

Markimdb: 4.2
Genremelodrama
CountryIndia
Duration02:42

Miss India and an aspiring actor spend a night together roaming the streets of Mumbai and unwittingly clash paths with a megalomaniacal gangster planning to take over India.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama, history
CountryUSA, Australia
Duration01:51
CharactersSpecial Forces, Terrorists, Cooks, Criminals, Businessmen
PlotOn real events, Survival, Hostage
PlaceIndia, Australia, Hotels
StyleTense, Disturbing

Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and keep everyone safe while help arrives.

Markimdb: 8
Genredocumentary
CountryFrance, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy
Duration01:38
CharactersDogs, Horses, Cowboys, Heroes, Birds
PlotSurvival, Adventure
PlaceSea, Nature, Ocean, Africa, France

The cameras of Jacques Perrin fly with migratory birds: geese, storks, cranes. The film begins with spring in North America and the migration to the Arctic; the flight is a community event for each species. Once in the Arctic, it's family time: courtship, nests, eggs, fledglings, and first flight. Chicks must soon fly south. Bad weather, hunters, and pollution take their toll. Then, the cameras go

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, India
Duration02:07
CharactersAnimals, Tigers
PlotSurvival, Disasters, Adventure, Travel, Death
PlaceSea, Islands, Ships, Nature, Ocean
StyleBeautiful, Philosophical, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Vital signs

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, thriller, drama
CountryIndia
Duration02:16
PlotRevenge, Wedding
StyleHeavy

Nandini and Sanjay Verma are lovers, and they conspire to take over the vaste estate of Mr. Saxena and his only widowed daughter, Aarti, and her two children, with the help of Sanjay's maternal uncle Heeralal, a longtime employee of Saxena. After Saxena passes away suddenly, Sanjay woes Aarti and marries her. On a boating trip both Nandini and Sanjay do away with Aarti, making it look like an accident, and subsequently take over the entire Saxena estate. But Aarti survives, disfigured beyond recognition by a crocodile attack, With the help of plastic surgery transforms herself to a successful model, Jyoti. She then plans to carry out her vengeance against Sanjay, but finds that he has been physically abusing her children, pets, and servants. She must now decide to reveal her identity, or continue with her plan and be a spectator to the abuse on her loved ones. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Duration01:27
PlotWedding, Music, First love, Love with age difference
PlaceParty, India
StyleRomantic, Cute, Atmospheric, Fascinating, Smart

As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This film traces five intersecting stories, each navigating different aspects of love as they cross boundaries of class, continent and morality.





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