Netflix vs Prime Video vs JioHotstar for Bengali movies & shows
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
We counted every Bengali movie and web series streaming in India on the three biggest subscription apps: 482 titles in total. Biggest library: JioHotstar with 313 titles. Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Prime Video with 16.
- Biggest library: JioHotstar with 313 titles.
- Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Prime Video with 16.
- Highest average IMDb rating: Prime Video at 7.6.
- Most titles you can't get on the other two: JioHotstar with 284.
| App | Titles | Movies | Series | Avg IMDb | IMDb 7.5+ | Family-friendly | Only here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 25% | 4 |
| Prime Video | 194 | 146 | 48 | 7.6 | 16 | 59% | 165 |
| JioHotstar | 313 | 270 | 43 | 6.9 | 13 | 67% | 284 |
Top Bengali movies & shows on Netflix
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1. Rooting for Roona (2020)
Movie · Bengali · 42m · Documentary · IMDb 7.0 (591 votes)
HeartwarmingFamily-friendlyStraightforwardSerious
In rural India, a child with hydrocephalus gets a chance at life-changing surgery after her photos go viral. This documentary charts her journey.
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2. The Land of Cards (2013)
Movie · Bengali · 1h 50m · Fantasy · IMDb 5.4 (469 votes)
Slow-burnTwistyVisually stunningCold & detached
A royal prince arrives on an island of fascist rule and inspires a rebellion among its women in this hallucinogenic adaptation of a classic play.
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NetflixTop Bengali movies & shows on Prime Video
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1. Pather Panchali (1955)
Movie · Bengali · 2h 5m · Drama, History · IMDb 8.2 (42.5K votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakesHeartwarming
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of the
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2. Aparajito (1956)
Movie · Bengali · 1h 50m · UA · Drama · IMDb 8.2 (20.5K votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendlyLow-stakesHeartwarming
Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.
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3. Taqdeer (2020)
Web series · Bengali · 1 season · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 8.6 (8.5K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Freezer van driver Taqdeer spirals into a dark game of destiny after he finds the unclaimed dead body of a woman in his truck.
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4. The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980)
Movie · Bengali · 1h 58m · Comedy · IMDb 8.8 (3.5K votes)
FunnyFamily-friendlyHeartwarmingVisually stunning
When Goopy and Bagha learn about Hirak Raja's tyranny, they try to set him right with the help of Udayan, a school teacher, and their magical powers.
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5. Chotushkone (2014)
Movie · Bengali · 2h 28m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (4.5K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedSlow-burnDialogue-driven
Four famous directors and old friends are reunited together by an unknown producer to make a film. They have to make four short story in this film with one common theme: Death.
Prime Video
MX Player · free with adsTop Bengali movies & shows on JioHotstar
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1. Baishe Srabon (2011)
Movie · Bengali · 2h 18m · A · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 8.1 (6.9K votes)
MatureTwistyCold & detachedDark & gritty
A serial killer terrorises the city of Kolkata and leaves behind verses of Bengali poetry. The police seek the help of a retired officer to unravel the case and find the perpetrator.
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2. Bhooter Bhabishyat (2012)
Movie · Bengali · 2h 3m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 8.1 (4.8K votes)
FunnyTwisty
A young director listens to a hilariously scary story narrated by a stranger, where a group of ghosts try to save the only place they can haunt in peace.
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3. Bojhena Shey Bojhena (2012)
Movie · Bengali · 2h 25m · UA · Drama, Family · IMDb 7.8 (3.2K votes)
TwistyHeartwarming
A horrible accident takes place between two buses on the highway in Behrampore which includes students returning after winning their kabadi match, a newly-wed couple, a lover taking his love of life to meet his parents and a girl traveling for the very first time to the city of Kolkata - later it's revealed how lives o
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4. Hemlock Society (2012)
Movie · Bengali · 2h 20m · A · Thriller, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (4.1K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureTwistyCold & detached
Hemlock Society is a school that teaches aspirants how to successfully commit suicide. Meghna, one of the aspirants, has a near-death experience, turning everybody's lives upside-down.
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5. Gumnaami (2019)
Movie · Bengali · 2h 22m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (3.0K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedSerious
Gumnaami is a film based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings which happened from 1999 to 2005 where the three theories about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's death were discussed and debated. It is a dramatization of the hearings where an investigative journalist supporting the Gumnaami Baba theory locks horns with the of
JioHotstarFrequently asked questions
Which app has the most Bengali movies & shows in India?
Biggest library: JioHotstar with 313 titles. Prime Video, Netflix and JioHotstar carry 4 (Netflix), 194 (Prime Video), 313 (JioHotstar) as of 23 October 2026.
Which app has the best-rated Bengali movies & shows?
Most highly-rated titles (IMDb 7.5+): Prime Video with 16. Highest average IMDb rating: Prime Video at 7.6. Ratings are IMDb ratings for titles with at least 1,000 votes.
How were these numbers counted?
KyaDekhu counts titles available to stream with a subscription, free or with ads in India (not rent/buy), using JustWatch availability via the TMDB API and IMDb ratings, refreshed nightly. Thin titles without enough data are left out.