Massive Underrated Hindi Films

We guess many have even heard the names of these films

A film like Gadar 2 ended up earning over 500 crores at the box office. Gadar 2 was an earsplitting, flashy, cringe, and senseless action movie that lived due to its prequel released in 2001. Whereas there are several critically acclaimed Hindi films that failed at the box office or are underrated due to the absence of audience at the theatres and appreciativeness from them. These are some of the best films ever made in India. They aren’t lousy like Gadar 2, Pathaan, Jawan, KGF, or Salaar. These are content-driven films with well-thought-of direction, story, screenplay, and performance. These are the films that everyone should watch ASAP.

Karwaan

Zindagi Na Milengi Dobarra is an extravagant road trip movie set in Europe and it is a brilliant movie. But we have another road trip comedy-drama film that is nice to watch but massively underrated. We are talking about Karwaan starring the late Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salman, and Mithila Palkar in the lead roles. It is the Hindi debut film of Malayalam actor Dulquer Salman. The film is directed by Akarsh Khurana. It is the second last film of the celebrated actor Irrfan Khan who passed away in 2020 due to cancer at age 53.

Karwaan was released in 2018 to positive reviews with praise towards its storyline, screenplay, comedy, and performance of Irrfan Khan and Dulquer Salman. However, the film couldn’t achieve much at the box office but got decent views once it was released digitally.

You can watch Karwaan on Prime Video

Udaan

Udaan is a 2010 critically acclaimed film directed by noted filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane and written by Anurag Kashyap. Udaan tells the story of a teen boy and his abusive father. The film is inspired by real-life incidents. Udaan is one of the best films ever made in India. Unfortunately, the film failed at the box office but received critical acclaim from critics. The film stars Rajat Bharmecha, Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor, and Manjot Singh among others.

Udaan was screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival where it received a standing ovation. The film was even screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and Giffoni Film Festival. Udaan received over seven awards at the 58th Filmfare Awards.

You can watch Udaan on Netflix

Titli

Titli is a 2014 crime drama film directed by Kanu Behl. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra under his production company Yash Raj Films. Aditya Chopra is one of the biggest filmmakers in India and his production company Yash Raj Films is one of India’s biggest film production and distribution companies. Titli is a critically acclaimed film having a spectacular ensemble cast of Ranvir Shorey, Shashank Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Amit Sial, and Lalit Behl.

Upon its theatrical release in the theaters, Titli bombed at the box office. But it is one of India’s most critically acclaimed films ever. Titli was screened at over 20+ International Film Festivals and won numerous awards.

You can watch Titli on Prime Video

Ugly

Ugly is a 2014 critically acclaimed film directed by one of India’s highly acclaimed filmmakers Anurag Kashyap. The film stars an ensemble cast of Rahul Bhat, Ronit Roy, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Vineet Kumar Singh, Surveen Chawla, Siddhanth Kapoor, and Girish Kulkarni among others. The film follows the life of a struggling actor whose daughter gets kidnapped.

Ugly was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, the New York Indian Film Festival, and the Film Festival of Los Angeles. The film received highly positive reviews but was a box-office disappointment. The police station scene between Rahul Bhat, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Girish Kulkarni is the best and most raw sequence involving cops and complainants.

It is one of the best works of Anurag Kashyap who is known for directing several critically acclaimed films. The film is not based on real-life incidents but is inspired by the life experiences of Anurag Kashyap, his broken marriage, and his relationship with his daughter. The film is also inspired by a few kidnapping cases that took place in Lucknow.

You can watch Ugly on Prime Video

Black Friday

Black Friday is a 2004 terrorism crime drama film based on real-life incidents and facts. The film is directed and written by Anurag Kashyap. Black Friday is based on the 1993 Mumbai blasts that resulted in over 250+ deaths and 700+ injuries.

Black Friday has some of the greatest actors of Indian Cinema in its ensemble cast. The film stars Kay Kay Menon, Pavan Malhotra, Aditya Srivastava, Kishor Kadam, Zakir Hussain, Murali Sharma, Imtiaz Ali, Pankaj Jha, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Gajraj Rao, and Dibyendu Bhattacharya among others.

Black Friday was screened at several International Film Festivals. The film was screened at the 2004 Locarno International Film Festival and was supposed to be released in India in the same year but Bombay High Court stopped the release due to sensitive topic. In 2007, the Supreme Court of India allowed its global release in the theatres.

The film received highly positive reviews and is one of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning films. Several renowned critics have termed Black Friday as one of the greatest Indian films ever. Unfortunately, the film is massively underrated by the young generation and new Indian film audiences.

You can watch Black Friday on Hotstar

Sanam Teri Kasam

Sanam Teri Kasam is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru. The film was released in February 2016 to positive reviews and critical acclaim but failed at the box office. Over the years, Sanam Teri Kasam has become a cult classic after viewers watched the film on digital platforms.

The film stars Harshvardhan Rane, Mawra Hocane, Manish Chaudhary, Murli Sharma, and Pyumori Mehta Ghosh among others. The film marks the Bollywood debut of Telugu actor Harshvardhan Rane and the Hindi debut of Pakistani actress Mawra Hocane. It is her only Hindi film.

Sanam Teri Kasam may be a box-office disappointment. But it is one of the best Hindi tragic love story films. The makers of the film recently announced its sequel with Harshvardhan Rane once again in the lead. We don’t know if the sequel will reprise the story of its first part or will come up with a new story and new characters.

You can watch Sanam Teri Kasam on Prime Video