Best Hindi movies to watch
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
The highest-rated Hindi movies streaming in India right now, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Every pick is on a subscription or free app today.
50 titles across 1 language, average IMDb rating 8.2.
1. 12th Fail (2023)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 26m · Drama · IMDb 8.7 (1.8L votes)
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
2. The Kashmir Files (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 50m · UA · History, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (5.8L votes)
Based on a true tragedy, the emotionally triggering film sheds light on the plight of Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus), a religious minority in the 1990s Kashmir valley, who were compelled to flee their homes by the Islamic militants.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
3. Dangal (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 41m · U · Drama, Family · IMDb 8.3 (2.5L votes)
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.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
4. Dil Bechara (2020)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 41m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.3 (1.4L votes)
Kizie and Manny, two ordinary people brought together by a tragic twist, embark on a bittersweet and extraordinary journey into the heart of that crazy little thing called 'life'.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
5. Shershaah (2021)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (1.4L votes)
Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
6. Chhichhore (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 26m · U · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 8.3 (75K votes)
Following a group of friends from university as they progress into middle-age life and go their own separate ways.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
7. Gol Maal (1979)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 24m · U · Comedy · IMDb 8.5 (22K votes)
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss becomes suspicious.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
8. Lost Ladies (2024)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 3m · UA · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (63K votes)
In 2001, somewhere in rural India, two young brides get accidentally swapped on a train. In the ensuing chaos, they both encounter a host of colourful characters, resulting in hilarious and unexpected consequences.
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
9. Sardar Udham (2021)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 42m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (52K votes)
A young Sardar Udham Singh left deeply scarred by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, escaped into the mountains of Afghanistan, reaching London in 1933-34. Carrying an unhealed wound for 21 years, the revolutionary assassinated Michael O’Dwyer on 13th March, 1940, the man at the helm of affairs in Punjab, April 1919 to ave
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
10. Dhurandhar (2025)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 34m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (1.5L votes)
In the early 2000s, an undercover operative infiltrates Karachi's underworld, breaking into its inner circle to dismantle a violent nexus from within.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + big-screen spectacle
11. Andhadhun (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 19m · UA · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 8.2 (1.2L votes)
A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + breakneck pacing
12. Drishyam (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 43m · U/A 13+ · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (1.1L votes)
When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
14. Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 36m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (1L votes)
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
15. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 34m · UA · Drama, Comedy · IMDb 8.2 (98K votes)
Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + big-hearted warmth
16. Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 18m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (86K votes)
Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
17. Hera Pheri (2000)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 36m · U · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (82K votes)
Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
18. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 6m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.2 (80K votes)
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
19. Tumbbad (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 53m · A · Fantasy, Horror · IMDb 8.2 (78K votes)
India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
20. Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 55m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (74K votes)
As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.
Feels like: breakneck pacing + edge-of-seat suspense
21. Drishyam 2 (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 20m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (54K votes)
7 years after the case related to Vijay Salgaonkar and his family was closed, a series of unexpected events bring truth to light that threatens to change everything for the Salgaonkars. Can Vijay save his family this time?
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
22. PK (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 33m · UA · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (2.3L votes)
A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists
23. Rang De Basanti (2006)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 37m · UA · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (1.3L votes)
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens thei
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + big-hearted warmth
24. Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (41K votes)
Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
25. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 39m · UA · Music, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (1.1L votes)
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.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + big-screen spectacle
26. Barfi! (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 31m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.1 (95K votes)
The heartwarming tale of Barfi, a charming deaf-mute young man from 1970s Darjeeling, and two unalike women who can't help but fall for him.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
27. Chak De! India (2007)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 28m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.1 (93K votes)
A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
28. A Wednesday! (2008)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 43m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (87K votes)
Prakash Rathod, a retired police commissioner recounts the most memorable case of his career wherein he was informed about a bomb scare in Mumbai by an ordinary commoner.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + breakneck pacing
29. OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 5m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (72K votes)
A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
30. Queen (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 26m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (72K votes)
Rani, a 24-year-old homely girl, decides to go on her honeymoon alone when her fiancé calls off the wedding. Traveling around Europe, she finds joy, makes friends, and gains new-found independence.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
31. Kahaani (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 2m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (71K votes)
Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
32. Sholay (1975)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 28m · U · Action · IMDb 8.1 (64K votes)
After his family is slain by notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, former Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh enlists low-level outlaws Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar and seek revenge.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
33. Udaan (2010)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 18m · A · Drama · IMDb 8.1 (51K votes)
Upon returning to his industrial hometown, a young man must decide whether to follow his own dreams or acquiesce to his father's plans for his future.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + big-hearted warmth
34. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · U · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 8.3 (18K votes)
Two zanies open a photography studio. They score a partnership with a gossip magazine that suddenly thrusts them into a world of corruption, murder, and hijinks.
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists
35. Talvar (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (44K votes)
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
36. Anand (1971)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 2m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.1 (38K votes)
Dr. Bhaskar Bannerjee struggles with his patients' suffering and the darkness and poverty he confronts daily. He treats cancer patient Anand who upon learning of his impending death determines to use the time he has left to the absolute fullest.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
38. Masaan (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 49m · A · Drama · IMDb 8.1 (36K votes)
Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
39. Shahid (2013)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 9m · A · Drama, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (22K votes)
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.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
40. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 10m · U · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (87K votes)
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his l
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
41. Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 3m · U · Drama, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (81K votes)
Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + big-screen spectacle
42. M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 10m · U · Drama · IMDb 8.0 (78K votes)
Based on the life story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and his journey to being the world cup winning captain of the Indian cricket team.
Feels like: family-friendly fun + big-hearted warmth
43. Haider (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 30m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (62K votes)
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + big-screen spectacle
44. Sarfarosh (1999)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 54m · A · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (29K votes)
When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
45. Chupke Chupke (1975)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 9m · U · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 8.3 (14K votes)
Sulekha is in awe of her brother-in-law Raghavendra for his intelligence. Parimal, her husband, decides to take up the challenge of fooling Raghavendra and goes to work for him as a driver.
Feels like: sharp humour + family-friendly fun
46. Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 40m · U · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 8.0 (58K votes)
Two slackers competing for the affections of an heiress inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal.
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists
47. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · U · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (19K votes)
Born in British India, Bhagat Singh witnesses numerous atrocities during his childhood and grows up to become one of the most fearless freedom fighters in the country.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + dark, gritty edges
48. Pink (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 16m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (53K votes)
After being molested, Minal and her friends try to file an FIR against a politician's nephew. When the subsequent case gets rigged, a retired lawyer helps them to fight the case.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
49. The Tashkent Files (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 24m · UA · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 8.0 (40K votes)
The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
50. My Name Is Khan (2010)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 45m · UA · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.9 (1.2L votes)
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + big-screen spectacle
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