35 articles
Ajeeb Daastaans
Ajeeb Daastaans (अजीब दास्तान्स), also spelled Ajeeb Dastaans, is a 2021 Hindi Netflix anthology of four shorts by Khaitan, Mehta, Ghaywan, and Irani, produced by Dharmatic; Geeli Pucchi was the standout segment.
Antim: The Final Truth
Antim: The Final Truth (अंतिम: एक आखिरी सच) is a 2021 Hindi action crime film directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, a remake of Mulshi Pattern, starring Salman Khan as a Sikh cop and Aayush Sharma as gangster Rahuliya; released 26 November 2021, a box office flop.
Atrangi Re (अतरंगी रे)
Atrangi Re (अतरंगी रे) is a 2021 Hindi musical romantic comedy drama directed by Aanand L. Rai, starring Dhanush, Sara Ali Khan, and Akshay Kumar, released direct-to-digital on Disney+ Hotstar on 24 December 2021 with music by A.R. Rahman.
Bhavai (रावण लीला)
Bhavai (Raavan Leela) is a 2021 Hindi drama by Hardik Gajjar starring Pratik Gandhi as a villager playing Raavan in a Ramlila; retitled after backlash, hit with a CBFC show-cause notice, released 22 October 2021.
Bhoot Police (भूत पुलिस)
Bhoot Police (भूत पुलिस), also once titled Tantrics, is a 2021 Hindi horror-comedy directed by Pavan Kirpalani, starring Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor as con-artist exorcist brothers, released on Disney+ Hotstar on 10 September 2021.
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, 2021 Hindi romantic drama by Abhishek Kapoor, stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor as a Chandigarh bodybuilder and a transgender Zumba instructor; released 10 December 2021, streams on Netflix.
Chehre
Chehre (चेहरे) is a 2021 Hindi mystery thriller directed by Rumi Jaffery, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi, in which a stranded ad executive faces a mock trial by retired legal veterans; released 27 August 2021, later on Prime Video.
Chhorii
Chhorii (छोरी) is a 2021 Hindi horror film by Vishal Furia, a remake of his Marathi film Lapachhapi, starring Nushrratt Bharuccha as pregnant Sakshi; released on Prime Video 26 November 2021, addressing female foeticide, with a 2025 sequel Chhorii 2.
Dhamaka (2021 film)
Dhamaka (धमाका) is a 2021 Hindi thriller directed by Ram Madhvani, starring Kartik Aaryan as ex-news anchor Arjun Pathak; an official remake of the Korean film The Terror Live, it premiered on Netflix on 19 November 2021.
Dug Dug
Dug Dug is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language dark satirical comedy-mystery film and the directorial debut of Ritwik Pareek, made in Hindi and Marwari, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Dybbuk (film)
Dybbuk (2021) is a Hindi horror film by Jay K, a remake of his Malayalam Ezra, starring Emraan Hashmi and Nikita Dutta; released 29 October 2021 on Prime Video, about a dybbuk box in Mauritius. Distinct from the 1937 Yiddish film The Dybbuk.
Haseen Dillruba (हसीन दिलरुबा)
Haseen Dillruba (हसीन दिलरुबा), also Haseen Dilruba, is a 2021 Hindi romantic mystery thriller on Netflix, directed by Vinil Mathew, written by Kanika Dhillon, starring Taapsee Pannu as murder suspect Rani Kashyap, with Vikrant Massey and Harshvardhan Rane.
Hum Do Hamare Do (हम दो हमारे दो)
Hum Do Hamare Do (हम दो हमारे दो), also called Two of Us, Two of Ours, is a 2021 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Abhishek Jain, produced by Dinesh Vijan, starring Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Sanon, Paresh Rawal, and Ratna Pathak Shah, released 29 October 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar; an orphan hires fake parents to marry, distinct from the unrelated 1984 film of the same name.
Hungama 2 (हंगामा 2)
Hungama 2 (हंगामा 2) is a 2021 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Priyadarshan, a spiritual sequel to Hungama (2003) and remake of Minnaram, released direct-to-digital on Disney+ Hotstar and poorly reviewed.
Kaagaz (कागज़)
Kaagaz (कागज़, Paper) is a 2021 Hindi ZEE5 biographical satire directed by Satish Kaushik, starring Pankaj Tripathi as bandmaster Bharat Lal, based on Lal Bihari Mritak, declared dead on paper for property.
Koi Jaane Na
Koi Jaane Na (कोई जाने ना), 2021 Hindi psychological thriller, Amin Hajee's directorial debut, starring Kunal Kapoor and Amyra Dastur; released 2 April 2021, panned by critics, IMDb 3.6/10, streaming on Prime Video.
Madam Chief Minister
Madam Chief Minister is a 2021 Hindi political drama directed by Subhash Kapoor, starring Richa Chadha as Tara Roopram, a Dalit woman who becomes Uttar Pradesh's first woman chief minister; released 22 January 2021, widely compared to Mayawati.
Meenakshi Sundareshwar (मीनाक्षी सुंदरेश्वर)
Meenakshi Sundareshwar (मीनाक्षी सुंदरेश्वर) is a 2021 Hindi romantic comedy-drama on Netflix, directed by Vivek Soni, starring Sanya Malhotra and Abhimanyu Dassani as newlyweds in a Madurai-to-Bengaluru long-distance arranged marriage.
Mimi (2021 Hindi film)
Mimi (मिमी), 2021 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Laxman Utekar, remake of Marathi film Mala Aai Vhaychay!; stars Kriti Sanon as a surrogate mother, with Pankaj Tripathi; Netflix release, National Film Award wins, 25% critics versus 92% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
Mumbai Saga (मुंबई सागा)
Mumbai Saga (मुंबई सागा) is a 2021 Hindi gangster action film by Sanjay Gupta, starring John Abraham as gangster Amartya Rao and Emraan Hashmi as Inspector Vijay Savarkar, set in 1980s-90s Bombay becoming Mumbai; released 19 March 2021, T-Series, 33% Tomatometer.
Pagglait (पगलैट)
Pagglait (पगलैट) is a 2021 Hindi comedy-drama on Netflix, written and directed by Umesh Bist, starring Sanya Malhotra as a young widow who cannot grieve during her husband's 13-day mourning rituals; 77% Tomatometer, 6.9/10 IMDb, sequel greenlit.
Radhe (राधे: योर मोस्ट वांटेड भाई) (2021 film)
Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai (राधे: योर मोस्ट वांटेड भाई) is a 2021 Hindi action film directed by Prabhu Deva, a remake of the Korean film The Outlaws, starring Salman Khan as cop Radhe; released 13 May 2021 on ZEE5/ZeePlex with overseas theatrical release.
Rashmi Rocket
Rashmi Rocket (रश्मि रॉकेट) is a 2021 Hindi sports drama directed by Akarsh Khurana, starring Taapsee Pannu as a Kutch sprinter banned after a gender test; ZEE5 premiere 15 October 2021, inspired by Dutee Chand's case.
Roohi (रूही) (2021 film)
Roohi (रूही) is a 2021 Hindi horror comedy directed by Hardik Mehta, starring Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, and Varun Sharma; also titled Rooh Afza/Roohi Afzana, second in Maddock's horror-comedy universe after Stree, released 11 March 2021.
Saina (film)
Saina (साइना) is a 2021 Hindi biographical sports film directed by Amole Gupte, starring Parineeti Chopra as badminton world No. 1 Saina Nehwal; released 26 March 2021, it flopped at the box office and drew mixed reviews.
Sanak
Sanak (सनक, 2021) is a Hindi action thriller directed by Kanishk Varma, starring Vidyut Jammwal as an MMA trainer rescuing his wife from a besieged Mumbai hospital; released on Disney+ Hotstar 15 October 2021.
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar is a 2021 Hindi crime drama by Dibakar Banerjee, Yash Raj Films, starring Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor as fugitives with gender-flipped names; a box-office disaster that found acclaim on Amazon Prime Video.
Sardar Ka Grandson
Sardar Ka Grandson (सरदार का पोता) is a 2021 Hindi Netflix comedy-drama directed by Kaashvie Nair, starring Arjun Kapoor and Neena Gupta; a grandson tries to move his grandmother's 1946 Lahore house to India.
Shiddat (शिद्दत)
Shiddat (शिद्दत), 2021 Hindi romantic drama directed by Kunal Deshmukh, starring Sunny Kaushal, Radhika Madan, Mohit Raina, and Diana Penty; released 1 October 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar, distinct from the 2005 Pakistani drama of the same name.
Silence... Can You Hear It?
Silence... Can You Hear It? is a 2021 Hindi-language murder mystery on ZEE5, directed by Aban Bharucha Deohans, starring Manoj Bajpayee as ACP Avinash Verma; not related to Scorsese's Silence.