Best dark & gritty Hindi movies on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
125 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.2. Newest addition: Gully Boy, added to Netflix 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. 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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3. Talvar (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (44.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
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.
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4. Gully Boy (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 36m · UA · Music, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (48.2K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyMature
Murad, an underdog, struggles to convey his views on social issues and life in Dharavi through rapping. His life changes drastically when he meets a local rapper, Shrikant alias MC Sher.
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5. Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 37m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (68.1K votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & gritty
Duped and sold to a brothel, a young woman fearlessly reclaims her power, using underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in.
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6. Badla (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (35.4K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.
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7. Article 370 (2024)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 38m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (29.1K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
Ahead of a major constitutional decision which rendered the Article 370 of the Indian state ineffective, special agent Zooni Haksar is tasked with a secret mission to quell violence in the conflict-ridden region.
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8. Raazi (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 18m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (37.9K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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9. 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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10. Udta Punjab (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 28m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (34.6K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedVisually stunning
Drug abuse and the darker side of Punjab rear their heads in the intense, interwoven tales of a policeman, a doctor, a migrant worker, and a rockstar.
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11. Main Vaapas Aaunga (2026)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 47m · U/A 16+ · Romance, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (14.1K votes)
TwistySlow-burnDark & grittyVisually stunning
Haunted by a childhood romance and recollections of love lost during the 1947 Partition of India, 95-year-old Ishar Singh Grewal shares his story with his grandson Nirvair, the past unfolding through memories of migration, longing, and a romance that endures across generations.
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12. Darr (1993)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 59m · U · Thriller, Action · IMDb 7.6 (27.4K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & grittyCold & detached
A woman is caught between one man's love and another man's obsession. She fears one and fears for the other. One stands for love and the other for life. Who will she choose?
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13. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 19m · UA · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.6 (25.9K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatCold & detachedVisually stunning
Byomkesh, fresh out of college, agrees to investigate the disappearance of Bhuvan, a chemist. Assisted by Bhuvan's son Ajit, Byomkesh links the case to a larger conspiracy that will unsettle Calcutta.
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14. Dil Se.. (1998)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 43m · A · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.5 (33.9K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Journalist Amar falls for a mysterious woman on an assignment, but she does not reciprocate his feelings. However, when Amar is about to get married, the woman shows up at his doorstep asking for help.
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15. Kesari (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 31m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (26.8K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
In 1897, an army of 21 Sikhs battles 10,000 Afghans to prevent the Saragarhi Fort from being taken down.
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16. Talaash (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 29m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (49.3K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A cop, investigating the mysterious death of a filmstar, meets a sex-worker, while he faces some personal problems psychologically. The mystery connects these people in a way, that ultimately changes their lives.
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17. Monica, O My Darling (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 9m · Crime, Comedy · IMDb 7.4 (24.5K votes)
TwistyFast-pacedCold & detachedMature
A slick robotics expert joins a murderous plot after a passionate affair takes a sudden turn, but nothing — not even death — is what it seems to be.
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18. Chhaava (2025)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 41m · A · History, Action · IMDb 7.3 (45.7K votes)
Visually stunningMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Shivaji's death sparks the Maratha-Mughal conflict. His son Sambhaji leads resistance against Aurangzeb's forces. Amid battles and intrigue, both sides face challenges in a struggle for power.
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19. Agneepath (1990)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 54m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (10.1K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & grittyMatureCold & detached
A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
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20. Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (2023)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 50m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (56.8K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
A flight attendant and her boyfriend must steal a cache of diamonds to clear an old debt — but the plan spins into a mayhem when the plane gets hijacked.
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21. Don (2006)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 58m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (45.1K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwisty
DCP DeSilva sees a way to bring to justice the feared head of a criminal empire by recruiting a man named Vijay, who looks exactly like the crime boss. The ruse works too well, and soon Vijay finds his life in danger when DeSilva, the only one who knows his true identity, dies.
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23. Raat Akeli Hai (2020)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 29m · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 7.2 (23.1K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seat
When a newly married landlord is murdered, a misfit cop’s investigation is complicated by the victim’s secretive family and his own conflicted heart.
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24. Mardaani 2 (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 43m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (12.4K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
Officer Shivani Shivaji Roy is stationed at Kota where she goes against a ferocious serial killer who rapes and murders women.
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25. Padmaavat (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 43m · UA · Drama, History · IMDb 7.1 (41.9K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
Rajputana, India, 13th century. The tyrannical usurper Alauddin Khilji, sultan of Delhi, becomes obsessed with Queen Padmavati, wife of King Ratan Singh of Mewar, and goes to great lengths to satisfy his greed for her.
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26. Mrs. Chatterjee Vs Norway (2023)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (11.4K votes)
Dark & grittySerious
An immigrant Indian mother fights the Norwegian foster care system and legal machinery to win back custody of her children.
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27. Fanaa (2006)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 48m · U · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (37.5K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a casanova and tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling
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28. Titli (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 52m · A · Drama, Action · IMDb 7.5 (5.9K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
A young man in Delhi tries to break free from his controlling, criminal brothers.
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29. Mardaani (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 53m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (15.9K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
A Mumbai police officer's search for a missing teenage girl leads her to the depraved world of child trafficking. What follows is a cat-and-mouse game between the officer and a ruthless mafia kingpin.
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