Best dark & gritty Hindi movies on MX Player in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
121 movies on MX Player in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.0. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Sardar Udham (2021)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 42m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (51.5K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
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
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2. Drishyam 2 (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 20m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (54.3K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
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?
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3. Sarfarosh (1999)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 54m · A · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (29.1K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
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.
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4. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · U · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (18.6K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyStraightforwardSerious
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.
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5. Omkara (2006)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (24.4K votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, b
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6. Section 375 (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 4m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (21.9K votes)
Cold & detachedDialogue-drivenMatureDark & gritty
A filmmaker stands trial when a costume assistant on his movie accuses him of rape.
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7. 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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8. Company (2002)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 36m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.9 (17.4K votes)
MatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.
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9. Highway (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 13m · UA · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (33.3K votes)
MatureTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
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.
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10. Baazigar (1993)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 1m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.6 (32.3K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
A young man with a vendetta against a business tycoon seduces and kills his eldest daughter and then proceeds to his younger daughter but she begins to suspect her new lover's ulterior motive.
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11. 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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12. Madaari (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 14m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (16.5K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
A common man kidnaps the son of the Home Minister of India to get answers about the loss of his own son, caused by the illegal acts committed by corrupt government officials.
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13. 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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14. Khakee (2004)
Movie · Hindi · 3h · UA · Action · IMDb 7.4 (17.7K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detachedFast-paced
DCP Anant and his team get tasked with escorting an alleged terrorist to Mumbai. However, a rogue ex-police officer makes their task difficult as he tries to stop them from reaching their destination.
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15. 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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16. Manorama Six Feet Under (2007)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 17m · UA · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.5 (10.0K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Satyaveer is an engineer suspended for allegedly accepting a bribe. However, Satyaveer, proud author of a tawdry and thoroughly unsuccessful crime novel, is approached by a woman named Manorama to investigate her husband, whom she suspects of having an affair.
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17. 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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18. Holiday (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 50m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (32.4K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
Virat Bakshi, an Indian army soldier on vacation stumbles upon a terror plot to rip Mumbai apart with a series of bomb blasts and must hunt down the sleeper cell of the terror organisation before it's too late.
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19. Mulk (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 20m · Drama · IMDb 7.2 (22.7K votes)
Dark & gritty
The youngest son of a Muslim family settled in Benaras gets involved in terrorist activities, leading to a bomb blast massacre. His actions have an adverse effect on the family who are left to defend themselves as people who are innocent and not anti-nationals.
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20. Zakhm (1998)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 5m · U · Drama · IMDb 7.8 (3.8K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyHeartwarmingSerious
Amidst religious riots, a son deals with his mother's life-threatening injuries, and her last request.
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21. Rahasya (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 3m · UA · Thriller, Mystery · IMDb 7.5 (6.6K votes)
Cold & detachedTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Only child of a doctor couple is murdered in her sleep inside their large duplex apartment.
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22. No Smoking (2007)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 6m · A · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (11.8K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.
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23. Batla House (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 26m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (13.4K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedVisually stunningDark & gritty
Following a gunfight with suspects believed to be innocent by the media and public, an honest cop struggles to justify police actions before beginning the hunt for fugitives.
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24. D-Day (2013)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 33m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (10.9K votes)
Edge-of-seatCold & detachedFast-pacedDark & gritty
Four Indian agents spend nine years under cover to track down India's most wanted criminal.
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25. Sehar (2005)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.7 (2.7K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Ajay Kumar (Warsi) is the newly appointed, honest SSP of Lucknow police who tries to crack down on the Uttar Pradesh mafia. He establishes a Special Task Force consisting of a physics professor (Pankaj Tripathi) to counter the politically backed criminal Gajraj Singh (Sushant Singh). Loosely based on the real-life late
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26. Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 25m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.1 (11.8K votes)
Cold & detachedVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
An account of the gangster Maya Dolas and his gang which terrorized Mumbai City, and the ensuing standoff between Mumbai Police and the gang on 16 November 1991.
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27. Maachis (1996)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 40m · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.7 (2.6K votes)
TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
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28. Laal Kaptaan (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · A · Drama, Action · IMDb 7.2 (5.9K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
In 18th century India, a Naga Sadhu sets out on a journey across Bundelkhand to seek revenge for an injustice committed in the past.
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29. Dark Wind (2017)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 39m · UA · Drama · IMDb 7.9 (1.8K votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittySerious
In a village affected by climate change and scanty rainfall, a blind farmer strikes a deal with the debt recovery agent to save his son from a debt trap.
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30. The Stoneman Murders (2009)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 35m · Crime · IMDb 7.3 (4.0K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat
In 1980s Bombay, a serial killer starts targeting homeless street dwellers, whilst a suspended police officer attempts to solve the case.
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