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India's Most Wanted (film)

India's Most Wanted is a 2019 Hindi espionage thriller directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, starring Arjun Kapoor as an IB officer capturing a terrorist called "India's Osama" without firing a shot; loosely based on Yasin Bhatkal's 2013 arrest, it flopped at the box office.

India's Next Superstars

India's Next Superstars: 2018 Star Plus Hindi reality acting and dance talent hunt judged by Karan Johar and Rohit Shetty, hosted by Karan Wahi and Rithvik Dhanjani; winners Aman Gandotra and Natasha Bharadwaj won Rs 10 lakh and a film contract.

Indian (1996 film)

Indian (இந்தியன்), also released in Hindi as Hindustani, is Shankar's 1996 Tamil vigilante film starring Kamal Haasan in a dual role as freedom fighter Senapathy and his corrupt son Chandru, with music by A. R. Rahman; it won three National Film Awards and launched a franchise with Indian 2 (2024).

Indian (2001 film)

Indian (इण्डियन) is a 2001 Hindi action film directed by N. Maharajan, produced by Dharmendra, a remake of Tamil Vallarasu, starring Sunny Deol as DCP Rajshekhar Azad; released 26 October 2001, a box office hit.

Indian 2 (இந்தியன் 2)

Indian 2 (இந்தியன் 2), also released as Hindustani 2 and Bharateeyudu 2, is Shankar's 2024 Tamil vigilante sequel to Indian (1996), starring Kamal Haasan as Senapathy. Released 12 July 2024, it earned 15% on Rotten Tomatoes and became a box-office disaster, streaming on Netflix from 9 August 2024.

Indian Horse (film)

Indian Horse is a 2018 Canadian drama directed by Stephen S. Campanelli, adapted from Richard Wagamese's 2011 novel, about Ojibway boy Saul Indian Horse surviving residential school through hockey; 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, $1.9M US gross.

Indian Idol (Hindi TV series)

Indian Idol (इंडियन आइडल) is the Hindi adaptation of the Idols singing competition, launched in 2004 on Sony TV and produced by Fremantle; it votes on singers via SMS, centers Hindi film music and playback singing, and has run over 20 seasons-spanning years.

Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) season 15

Indian Idol Season 15 (2024–2025), Sony Entertainment Television's Hindi singing reality show, judged by Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, and Badshah, hosted by Aditya Narayan; won by Manasi Ghosh with ₹25 lakh prize money.

Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) season 16

Indian Idol Season 16 (इंडियन आइडल सीजन 16), Sony TV's Hindi singing reality show, theme "Yaadon Ki Playlist," judges Shreya Ghoshal, Vishal Dadlani, Badshah; ran about 10 months; won by Odisha's Jyotirmayee Nayak on 26 July 2026.

Indian Idol (इंडियन आइडल)

Indian Idol (इंडियन आइडल), Sony TV's Hindi singing reality competition adapted from Pop Idol, running since 2004; winners from Abhijeet Sawant to Jyotirmayee Nayak (Season 16), with Season 17 Legends Return premiering October 2026.

Indian Matchmaking

Indian Matchmaking is a Netflix reality series (2020-2023, three seasons) created by Smriti Mundhra, following Mumbai matchmaker Sima Taparia arranging marriages for South Asian singles in India and the US; Emmy-nominated and widely debated for depicting casteism, colorism, and sexism.

Indian Police Force (TV series)

Indian Police Force (इंडियन पुलिस फोर्स) is a 2024 seven-part Hindi Amazon Original action series by Rohit Shetty, starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, and Vivek Oberoi, extending his Cop Universe to streaming.

Indian Predator: Beast of Bangalore

Indian Predator: Beast of Bangalore is a 2022 Netflix three-episode Kannada-language true-crime docuseries directed by Ashwin Rai Shetty about serial offender Umesh Reddy's 1996-1998 crimes in Karnataka.

Indian Predator: Murder In A Courtroom

Indian Predator: Murder in a Courtroom is a 2022 Netflix three-episode VICE Studios docuseries, season three of Indian Predator, directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, about the 2004 lynching of gangster Akku Yadav by women of Nagpur's Kasturba Nagar slum.

Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi

Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi (इंडियन प्रीडेटर: दिल्ली का कसाई) is a 2022 Netflix Hindi true crime docuseries, directed by Ayesha Sood, about serial killer Chandrakant Jha; first of the Indian Predator franchise, three episodes, premiered 20 July 2022.

Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer

Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer (इंडियन प्रीडेटर: एक सीरियल किलर की डायरी) is a 2022 Netflix three-episode Hindi true crime docuseries by India Today Originals, directed by Dheeraj Jindal, about Raja Kolander, convicted of murdering journalist Dhirendra Singh.

Indian Summers

Indian Summers is a two-season Channel 4 drama (2015-2016), created by Paul Rutman and co-produced with PBS Masterpiece, set in Simla in 1932 and 1935 during the decline of the British Raj, starring Julie Walters.

Indian Television Academy Awards

Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA Awards), annual Indian awards founded in 2001 by Anu and Shashi Ranjan honoring Hindi TV, OTT, and news excellence; 25th edition held December 2025 in Mumbai.

Indiana Evans

Indiana Rose Evans, Australian actress and singer-songwriter born 1990 in Sydney; known as Matilda Hunter in Home and Away, Bella Hartley in H2O: Just Add Water, and Emmaline Robinson in Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, returning in A Remarkable Place to Die (2024).

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones: fictional archaeologist-adventurer created by George Lucas, played by Harrison Ford in five Spielberg/Mangold films from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to Dial of Destiny (2023), named after Lucas's dog.

Indiana Jones (character)

Indiana Jones, Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones Jr., is a fictional archaeology professor created by George Lucas for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), played by Harrison Ford across five films; known for his fedora, whip, snake phobia, and dog-derived nickname.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a 2023 American action-adventure film, the fifth and final Indiana Jones film, directed by James Mangold and starring Harrison Ford.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) is the fourth Indiana Jones film, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, and Shia LaBeouf; set in 1957, it follows Indy racing Soviet agent Irina Spalko for the crystal skull of Akator.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American action-adventure film, the third in the series, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) is Spielberg's prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, set in 1935, starring Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, and Ke Huy Quan; its violence spurred the PG-13 rating.

Indien

Indien (Indien – Der Film, English: India) is a 1993 Austrian tragicomedy by Paul Harather, based on the Hader-Dorfer cabaret play, starring Josef Hader and Alfred Dorfer as hospitality inspectors; 224,748 admissions, Austrian Filmpreis 1994, Austria's Oscar entry.

Indignation (film)

Indignation (2016) is James Schamus's directorial debut, adapting Philip Roth's 2008 novel about Marcus Messner, a Jewish Newark student who moves to Ohio's Winesburg College in 1951 to dodge the Korean War draft, starring Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, and Tracy Letts.

Indira (இந்திரா) (film)

Indira (இந்திரா) is a 1995 Tamil drama directed by Suhasini Maniratnam, starring debutante Anu Hasan with Arvind Swamy, Nassar, and Radha Ravi; music by A. R. Rahman, lyrics Vairamuthu, cinematography Santosh Sivan; distinct from the 2025 thriller Indra.

Indira Joshi (actor)

Indira Joshi (Indira Desai), British actress born 1942 in Sagaing, Burma; star of The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–2006), EastEnders' Mariam Ahmed, Coronation Street, and Superman IV (1987); still working at 80. Not a Hindi-film actress.

Indira Varma

Indira Varma is a British actress, born in Bath to an Indian father and Swiss mother, RADA-trained, known for Rome, Game of Thrones' Ellaria Sand, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and an Olivier Award for Present Laughter.