Titli
Why You Must Watch –
Titli is an underrated crime drama that revolves around a boy named “Titli” who lives with a dysfunctional criminal family who rob & do car jacks to make a living. On the surface, the family lives a very decent life but beneath that, they are a family full of cutthroat criminals, while Titli (our protagonist) dreams of starting a new life, living behind his violent past, but his family disapproves of this decision. Will Titli be able to get away from his violent family, will he be able to take care of the girl whom he just recently married, forms the rest of the story.
Titli is beautifully crafted crime drama that explores several themes and takes us inside the heart of this violent family, getting us a glimpse & insight into crime from a very new perspective. If you love gritty crime drama, then Titli is for you.
Being Cyrus
Why I Must Watch:-
Being Cyrus is a beautifully crafted psychological thriller with terrific writing, starring Saif Ali Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Boman Irani, and Dimple Kapadia in the lead, Being Cyrus tells the story of a dysfunctional Parsi family who welcomes a new guest named Cyrus, problems start happening when the mistress of the house starts flirting with Cyrus and they both try to take over the control of the family from behind the shadows. Will they succeed in doing so or will they be caught? Forms the rest of the story. Being Cyrus explores the concept of greed, in an entertaining way, filled with black comedy, humor, mystery, and psychological elements. This movie deserves to be on the list of Best Bollywood Movies. If you haven’t watched it yet, then you definitely should!
Monsoon Shootout
Why You Must Watch:-
There are very few times when Bolywood tries a different concept in order to make a unique movie and Monsoon Shootout falls under that category. Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Vijay Verma in the lead in this dark neo-noir psychological thriller which takes us through the life of newly joined inspector Adi (played by Vijay Verma) who is on a crucial point of his life with a gun in his hand pointing towards a person and his single decision could change his life forever.
Here the cop gets two chances either he could choose to shoot or choose the spare, and the movie explores both options, what happens if our cop shoots the guy and what happens if he chooses to spare him. In my eyes, it’s a brilliant neo-noir film with a really unique concept, that you should definitely try.
Ugly
Ugly is a dark disturbing thriller that revolves around the kidnapping of a young girl and how it drags everyone around her into an ugly mess, bringing out the dark and ugly side of every character which they have been hiding from the world.
A dark thriller with mature content, packed with some brilliant performances and outstanding direction by Anurag Kashyap, this crime drama is gripping and edgy. This movie definitely deserves to be on this list and is undoubtedly one of the best Bollywood crime movies of all time.
Raman Raghav 2.0
Why You Must Watch :- You can say this movie at par with Korean movies in terms of concept and storyline, directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal in the lead, this movie tells a violent story of a psychopath who is on the havoc of killing people whoever he wants, but it’s not the kills that make this movie terrifying but how he kills, makes the movie & his character even more terrifying, the dialogues of Raman (the psycho) his expressions and motives are what makes this movie a dark gritty watching experience. It’s like documenting a serial killer and trying to explore his soul while documenting him. For me it’s such a brilliant piece of art, a gritty psychological thriller that every thriller fan must watch.
Andhadhun
Why You Must Watch:- A modern-day classic thriller, probably one of the best thriller made in recent times. Andhadhuntell the story of a blind man(a pretending blindman) and his terrific game of bluff, which eventually leads him into a series of troubles as he witnesses a murder that drags his life into chaos, starring Ayushman Khurrana and Tabu in the lead, this movie takes us into a roller coaster ride, filled with black comedy, drama, romance, thrilling elements, mystery and some terrefic plot twists. THIS IS A MOVIE THAT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE ON YOUR MUST-WATCH LIST.
Tumbbad
Why You Must Watch :- The reason why Tumbbad is on the list is because of its unique concept, which is presented in layers where the truth is revealed by removing all the layers one by one. A fantasy thriller about the goddess who gave birth to 160 million gods and goddesses among which she loved the first child the most, keeping this story as a base Tumbbad explores the concepts of greed and desire through our protagonist who is after a treasure which is hidden in Tumbbad. If you haven’t watched this movie then go and watch it, it might change your perception of Bollywood movies. Tumbbad is truely a gem!
Black Friday
Why You Must Watch:- A highly controversial movie directed by Anurag Kashyap, Black Friday gives us a view of what really happened during the 90’s Bombay serial blast which took many innocent life, a movie which will show us the dark bitter truth of the cause of the bomb blast. A highly electrifying, controversial, terrefic, bitter but truth movie which focous on the pieople and their life who were involved in the bomb blast. A cinematic masterpiece, One of the best which Bollywood has ever produced.
The Hungry
Based on Titus Andronicus, one of Shakespeare’s violent works. The Hungry revolves around the story of a mother and her thirst for vengeance against the family of her husband. The Hungry is a brilliant movie that shows us the dark side of human beings and the extent to which a human can go to satisfy his urge for vengeance. It’s dark, gritty, packed with some brilliant performances. One of the key features of the film is its cinematography which makes you feel like you are inside the world of the film, submerging you into its world.
No Smoking
Why You Must Watch:- No Smoking is a truely underrated gem, its a surreal masterpiece that has definitely cemented its position among die hard movie buffs. its a movie that got really bad reviews from the critics and underperformed at the box office and the reason for all this is “They could not understand the concepts of the movie, concepts which was litterally much ahead of its time”, dealing with the concepts of fantasy, surrealism, and neo-noir. No Smoking tells the story of K, a chain smoker who faces a lots of trouble in life due to his bad smoking habbit, so much so that his relationship almost falls apart, to leave this habbit his friend advices him to go to a rehabiliation center, its where his life takes a drastic turn, as he faces several surreal events.
The world of No Smoking is a really interesting one, it slowly swallows you and makes you experience the surrealism and the story of K with a really interesting point of view.