Best dark & gritty Hindi movies on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
175 movies on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.0. Newest addition: Summer 2007, added to Apple TV on 21 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Dhurandhar (2025)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 34m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (1.5L votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
In the early 2000s, an undercover operative infiltrates Karachi's underworld, breaking into its inner circle to dismantle a violent nexus from within.
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2. Drishyam (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 43m · U/A 13+ · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (1.1L votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
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.
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3. Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 55m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (73.9K votes)
MatureFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
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.
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4. A Wednesday! (2008)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 43m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (86.8K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedTwistyCold & detached
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.
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5. Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (40.6K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwistyVisually stunning
Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.
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6. Sholay (1975)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 28m · U · Action · IMDb 8.1 (64.1K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
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.
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7. Udaan (2010)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 18m · A · Drama · IMDb 8.1 (50.6K votes)
Dark & gritty
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.
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8. Haider (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 30m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (61.8K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
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.
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9. Masaan (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 49m · A · Drama · IMDb 8.1 (36.3K votes)
Slow-burnMatureVisually stunningDark & gritty
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.
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10. Pink (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 16m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (52.9K votes)
MatureDark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat
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.
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11. Baby (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 40m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (63.8K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatCold & detachedDark & gritty
A nascent elite team of the Indian intelligence system perpetually strives to detect and eliminate terrorists and their plots. Officer Ajay leads his team to destroy one such potentially lethal ploy in their biggest operation yet.
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12. Dev.D (2009)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 24m · A · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (34.9K votes)
TwistyMatureDark & gritty
Dev, after spurning his childhood love Paro due to a misunderstanding, turns to drugs and alcohol for solace. Paro moves on but Dev remains in remorse. He then meets Chanda, an escort navigating her own past trauma, but Dev’s chauvinistic attitude and penchant for self-destruction stands in the way of their developing
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13. Ugly (2013)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 8m · A · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (25.7K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
When a 10-year old girl goes missing, her stepfather races against time to investigate the kidnapping.
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14. Maqbool (2003)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (16.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.
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15. Deewaar (1975)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 54m · U · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.0 (13.4K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
Haunted by the past, Vijay turns to crime, while Ravi, his brother, becomes an honest police officer. Fate pits them against each other when Ravi is sent to nab Vijay.
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16. Sanju (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 41m · UA · Drama · IMDb 7.6 (68.5K votes)
TwistyDark & gritty
Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt’s dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
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17. Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 53m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (11.4K votes)
MatureDark & grittyVisually stunningSlow-burn
When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.
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18. A Thursday (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 9m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (27.6K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detachedMature
When a kindergarten teacher takes her 16 students hostage and makes a set of demands, it not only rattles the Mumbai police and the city but also sends shockwaves through the country and its leaders as the motive behind the hostage situation is unearthed.
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19. Sarkar (2005)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 3m · UA · Crime, Action · IMDb 7.6 (19.0K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Subhash Nagre runs a parallel government in the city where he has a cult following. When his enemies plot to murder him, his son takes charge and stands up against them.
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20. KILL (2024)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 45m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.4 (48.2K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningMature
When an army commando finds out his true love is engaged against her will, he boards a New Dehli-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, the commando takes them on, one by one.
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21. Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (11.7K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & gritty
A young man who stands for the right discovers that he's destined to do bigger things, which will transform him from a common man into a Superhero.
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22. Raid (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (24.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detachedDark & gritty
After receiving an anonymous tip, a tax officer leads a raid on the mansion of the most powerful figure in Lucknow, a member of parliament who has been evading income tax for years.
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23. Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (21.7K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.
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24. Freddy (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 4m · U/A 16+ · Romance, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (37.0K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyMatureCold & detached
Introverted and awkward Dr. Freddy Ginwala desperately searches for a soulmate. When he finally finds her, the relationship becomes as painful as a root canal.
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25. Kaminey (2009)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.4 (19.2K votes)
Fast-pacedTwistyMatureEdge-of-seat
Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head.
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26. Earth (1998)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 41m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (8.5K votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittyTwistyVisually stunning
In 1947, the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
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27. Aankhen (2002)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 45m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (15.0K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
After his hatred of dishonesty costs him his job, an embittered man goes over to the dark side and plots to rob the bank he once managed.
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28. Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 59m · Drama · IMDb 7.6 (6.8K votes)
Dark & gritty
When a series of bombs explode in train stations throughout Mumbai, a disparate group of locals are affected in different ways. Thomas, who sells tea, meets Rupali, a reporter coping with the death of her fiancé. Meanwhile, Suresh, who is struggling with financial woes, begins to be overly suspect of all Muslims. For S
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29. Kaabil (2017)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 19m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (33.7K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Rohan is a kind, happy young man who has been blind since birth and works as a voice-over artist for a living. Through friends, he meets Supriya, a working woman who is also blind, but proudly independent. The two start liking each other and get married. Rohan toughest journey starts in his quest of vengeance for Supri
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30. Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
Movie · Hindi · 2h · A · Crime, Action · IMDb 7.5 (8.6K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A woman falls for a charming and mysterious businessman. The whirlwind romance turns sour when she is framed for his underworld crimes. Now, finally out of prison she is ready for sweet revenge.
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