Indian 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.

Euphoria is a 2026 Indian Telugu-language social drama film written and directed by Gunasekhar. The film features Bhumika Chawla, Sara Arjun and Vignesh Gavireddy in lead roles, while Gautham Vasudev Menon and Nassar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Kaala Bhairava with cinematography by Praveen K Pothan and editing by Prawin Pudi. The film was released on 6 February 2026.

Andhra King Taluka is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language action comedy-drama film written and directed by Mahesh Babu P. Produced by Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar under Mythri Movie Makers, in association with T-Series, the film stars Ram Pothineni, Upendra and Bhagyashri Borse.

Dacoit: A Love Story is a 2026 Indian action romantic drama film directed by Shaneil Deo in his directorial debut, who co-wrote the film with Adivi Sesh. Produced by Supriya Yarlagadda under Annapurna Studios, the film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi.

1957 film directed by Mehboob Khan

2013 film by Ritesh Batra

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 directed by Mohit Suri

2006 film directed by Mira Nair

2024 film by Payal Kapadia

2021 film directed by Ramin Bahrani

2007 film directed by Mani Ratnam

Jalsaghar ( Jalsāghar, ) is a 1958 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a popular short story by Bengali writer Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, and starring Chhabi Biswas. The fourth of Ray's feature films, it was filmed at Nimtita Raajbari in Nimtita, Murshidabad district.

Mahanagar (, ) is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story Abataranika by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting the job of a saleswoman. The film marked the first screen appearance of Jaya Bhaduri, one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses.

1953 Indian Hindi film directed by Bimal Roy

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

Indian film (2023) by Vidhu Vinod Chopra

1973 film by Satyajit Ray

2003 Hindi film directed by Aziz Mirza

1969 film by Mrinal Sen

1962 film by Abrar Alvi

2010 Indian film directed by R. Balki

1960 Indian Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray

2014 film directed by Shonali Bose

2010 film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

1974 film by Shyam Benegal

1946 film by Chetan Anand

2001 film by Pan Nalin

2022 film directed by Vivek Agnihotri

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

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.

2003 film by Ravi Chopra

1992 Hindi film directed by Mukul S. Anand

1936 Hindi film by Pramathesh Barua

2024 film directed by Blessy

1955 film by Bimal Roy

1957 film by V. Shantaram

Delhi-6 is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan as an NRI who arrives in India with his ailing grandmother (played by Waheeda Rehman) and begins discovering his roots before getting embroiled in a religious dispute involving a mysterious monkey-like attacker. The film co-stars Sonam Kapoor, Aditi Rao Hydari, Rishi Kapoor, Supriya Pathak, Atul Kulkarni, Pavan Malhotra, Deepak Dobriyal, Divya Dutta, Vijay Raaz and Om Puri. It marks the Hindi film debut of Rao Hydari. The number 6 refers to the Postal Index Number (PIN) of th

Parzania (translation: Heaven and hell on earth) is a 2007 Indian drama film co-written and directed by Rahul Dholakia; David N. Donihue is the other co-writer. The film featured Naseeruddin Shah and Sarika in the lead roles, while Corin Nemec and Raj Zutshi played supporting roles. Made on a budget of US$700,000, the film was shot in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.

2006 film by Nagesh Kukunoor

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

2020 Tamil film directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad

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.

1971 film by Shakti Samanta

1973 film by M. S. Sathyu

1980 film by Govind Nihalani

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.

1953 Indian film by Bimal Roy

2004 Indian war film directed by Milan Luthria

2024 Indian film directed by Shuchi Talati

2013 film directed by Anup Singh

1975 film by Shyam Benegal

1973 film by Sudhendu Roy

1992 film directed by M. Night Shyamalan

2008 film by Rajkumar Santoshi

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 directed by Gulzar

1996 film by Mehmood Ali