Hindi-language drama films

The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah through Sunshine Pictures. A sequel to the 2023 film The Kerala Story, it stars Ulka Gupta, Aditi Bhatia and Aishwarya Ojha as three women who become victims of an abusive plot after marrying outside their religion.

The Taj Story is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language propaganda film written and directed by Tushar Amrish Goel, and produced by CA Suresh Jha under the banner of Swarnim Global Services Pvt. Ltd. It stars an ensemble cast of Paresh Rawal, Zakir Hussain, Amruta Khanvilkar, Namit Das, and Sneha Wagh. It faced criticism over its historical inaccuracies. The Taj Story was theatrically released on 31 October 2025. It received negative reviews.

Raja Shivaji is an upcoming Indian historical action drama film co-written and directed by Riteish Deshmukh, based on the life of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. The film is produced by Genelia Deshmukh and Jyoti Deshpande. It features an ensemble cast led by Riteish Deshmukh in the title role, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Abhishek Bachchan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sachin Khedekar, Bhagyashree, Fardeen Khan, Jitendra Joshi, Amole Gupte, and Genelia Deshmukh.

1995 film by Aditya Chopra

1957 film directed by Mehboob Khan

Swades () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written, directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, alongside Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Daya Shankar Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, and Lekh Tandon.

2013 film by Ritesh Batra

2005 film by Deepa Mehta

1994 film by Sooraj R. Barjatya

1971 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Pyaasa (; ) is a 1957 Indian Hindi drama film directed and produced by Guru Dutt, who also stars in the film alongside Mala Sinha, Waheeda Rehman, Rehman, and Johnny Walker. Set in Calcutta, the film tells the story of Vijay (played by Dutt), a disillusioned Urdu poet whose works are underestimated by publishers and criticized for focusing on social issues rather than romantic themes. The narrative follows Vijay's encounters with Gulabo (Waheeda Rehman), a kind-hearted prostitute, and Meena (Sinha), his former girlfriend. Gulabo helps him get his poetry published, leading to the success of his

2016 film directed by Raja Krishna Menon

Yuva () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language political action drama film written, produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, and Esha Deol. It was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Aayutha Ezhuthu but with a completely different cast, excluding Deol. The film's rights are owned by Red Chillies Entertainment.

2003 Hindi film directed by Aziz Mirza

2009 film by Imtiaz Ali

1962 film by Abrar Alvi

2010 Indian film directed by R. Balki

2022 film directed by Vivek Agnihotri

2014 film directed by Shonali Bose

1946 film by Chetan Anand

Masaan (; also known as Fly Away Solo in English) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language independent drama film starring Richa Chadda and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles. It is Kaushal's debut Hindi film, and also the directorial debut of Neeraj Ghaywan. It is an Indo-French co-production by Drishyam Films, Macassar Productions, Phantom Films, Sikhya Entertainment, Arte France Cinema and Pathé Productions.

Thappad () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and co-written by Anubhav Sinha, starring Taapsee Pannu and Pavail Gulati. The film released theatrically on 28 February 2020. This film received positive reviews from both critics and audience.

2023 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Sudipto Sen

2003 film by Ravi Chopra

1936 Hindi film by Pramathesh Barua

2006 film by Ravi Chopra

2006 film by Nagesh Kukunoor

2015 film by Pan Nalin

2017 film directed by Ravi Udyawar

Astitva () is a 2000 Indian film made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi languages, written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar. The film tells the story of Aditi Pandit, a happily married woman whose husband Srikant Pandit becomes suspicious when she unexpectedly receives a fortune willed to her by her former music teacher, Malhar Kamat. Srikant tries to figure out why she had received the inheritance from Kamat, many years after the music classes had ended, and subsequently makes a discovery.

2003 film by Chandraprakash Dwivedi on Hindu-Muslim conflict during partition of India.

1971 film by Shakti Samanta

1973 film by M. S. Sathyu

1980 film by Govind Nihalani

2019 Bollywood film about the Mars Orbiter Mission

2008 film by Rajkumar Santoshi

1973 film by Sudhendu Roy

1975 film directed by Gulzar

2007 film by Pradeep Sarkar

Zakhm () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Mahesh and Pooja Bhatt. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Kunal Khemu, Pooja Bhatt, Sonali Bendre and Nagarjuna. Zakhm was based on the life of Mahesh Bhatt's mother Shirin Mohammad Ali, while his daughter Pooja essayed her character in this film.

Saaransh (English: The Gist ) is a 1984 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Anupam Kher, Rohini Hattangadi, Madan Jain, Nilu Phule, Suhas Bhalekar and Soni Razdan. It is about an elderly Maharashtrian couple living in Mumbai who come to terms with the loss of their only son. This was the screen debut of Anupam Kher. The film had music by Ajit Verman and lyrics by Vasant Dev. It was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions. It was chosen as India's official entry for the 1985 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was not nominated.

1975 film by Shyam Benegal

2003 film by Honey Irani

Uphaar is a 1971 Hindi film. Produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions, the film stars Jaya Bhaduri, Swarup Dutta and Kamini Kaushal. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. This film is based on the 1893 short story "Samapti" (The End) by Rabindranath Tagore. The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Following years this movie dubbed in various south Indian languages including successful in Malayalam as Upaharam in 1972. "Samapti" was earlier made into a Bengali movie by Satyajit Ray and is a par

1960 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

1982 film by Mahesh Bhatt

1991 film by Kumar Shahani

Aarakshan () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Prakash Jha. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, and Prateik Babbar. It is based on the policy of caste based reservations in Indian government jobs and educational institutions. The film was released on 12 August 2011 and received mixed reviews from critics.

2019 film directed by Ajay Bahl

1972 film by Shakti Samanta

2005 film by John Matthew Matthan

1994 film

2001 film by Rahul Rawail

2017 Hindi film by Srijit Mukherji

2015 film by Remo D'Souza

2014 film by Kanu Behl

2018 film directed by Pradeep Sarkar

2010 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Onir

2001 film by Suneel Darshan

1988 Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai