List of 50 Indie Films
A lonely, married woman bonds with a younger man over exotic, unusual food. Their relationship becomes filled with adventure but soon takes a dark turn.
A father rejects his daughter's request to marry the love of her life, due to the villagers shaming the lover. But, everything begins to change when he meets the boy and decides to go on a quest to become a different human.
Frieda surprises her friends with a wedding announcement in Goa but during their stay, they end up unraveling each other’s secrets. Soon enough, their celebrations end due to a grave mistake.
Autohead is a documentary film that follows an auto-rickshaw driver in Mumbai. As they discover who the rickshaw driver is as a person, they discover that he is riddled with anger, confusion and sexual frustration.
​The story revolves around a poor girl who gets married before the legal age but continuously fights to live life on her own terms. Right from her passion to study after marriage to have a toilet in her village, her actions soon turn into a national movement.
The story begins when a few Japanese tourists give Biniya a blue umbrella. This brings her fame in her village, but things start to take a turn when Nadkishore, a shopkeeper, wants the umbrella.
Dev, an heir to the throne, gets paranoid when his lover Paro starts testing him on his politics.
An old shepherd, blinded by greed and the lust to become rich, goes to a Holy Mountain in search of gold, but things become worse back in his village, and on the mountain too.
Memories of love, satisfaction, and nostalgia hover around the fringes of a woman’s mind while she is on her deathbed.
Tempted to be a part of a documentary, Buddha, a cricketer from Goa, allows anyone to take a look at his personal life.
The film follows the aftermath and consequences of the 2012 Delhi gang rape.
A man calls a girl he met for a moment in a hotel, and talks to her on the phone all night long on the route from Philadelphia to New York
Revelations about a plan to murder a daughter in law, the birth of a ‘chulta’, a marriage to a python and the saving of a newborn, all come to light in this exciting film.
The story revolves around three teenagers who come face to face with their sexual identities.
Four very different people find their lives intertwined by fate.
Chotu, a poor boy, is inspired by the former President of India, APJ Abdul Kalam. He changes his name to Kalam and sets out on a voyage to fulfill his dreams.
A housewife, despite her poverty, goes the extra mile to get an expensive statue of the goddess Laxmi, to satiate her obsession.
A paraplegic girl fights with her orthodox grandfather to allow her to go to school.
A lower-caste boy falls in love with a higher-caste girl. At the same time, the boy’s family is on a quest to hunt down a pig to earn money for a living.
A sincere employee's compulsory day of fun takes a dark turn when he ends up killing his colleagues. This is but one of the stories in this engaging comedic anthology.
A woman in a small village rebels against her abusive husband.
The bigotry that hovers around the Indian judicial system reveals itself when an ageing activist is arrested.
Sunny, a director from Mumbai starts working with an American crew when he gets kidnapped by a terrorist group.
A couple’s relationship begins to unravel as they fight throughout the evening.
A film about four women discovering their sexual desires and identities along with their undying thirst for freedom.
A hiking trip takes an unexpected turn when two old friends discover that they love each other.
During a festival dedicated to Lord Ganesha, two boys roam the slums of Mumbai to escape the instability of their lives.
This eye-opening documentary reveals the condition of public toilets across Mumbai city, and the gender disparity that makes them inaccessible to half the population.
​Krishna destroys his brother’s motorbike, and is forced to go out and find 500 rupees to repair it. Eventually, he finds himself in Bombay’s slums
An unusual friendship develops between two people after a tiffin carrier service delivers food to the wrong person.
In this psychological thriller, an insomniac is tricked into buying a psychedelic drug, leading to unexpected consequences.
Fascinated with magic and religion, young Om visits a fantasy city and builds a home at the bottom of a frog pond.
A Sikh man decides to bring his daughter up as a male in post-partition India.
In this controversial yet acclaimed film, two gangsters pick up a couple on the run, leading to a long, claustrophobic road trip.
Titli hopes to break free from his gangster family and start life anew as a law-abiding citizen. When his family gets him married off, he finds an unexpected confidant in his wife.
The inability to feel pain proves to be a blessing in disguise for an aspiring martial artist.
A young man helps a dying fugitive, which leads to a dangerous game of cat and mouse between the criminal and the police.
After seeing a poster of Shah Rukh Khan promoting eye donation, Pari takes her brother, a person with visual impairment, to the actor's shooting venue in Rajasthan, hoping for a treatment.
A militant operative-turned criminal lawyer fights for justice for those falsely accused of terrorism.
In this unique short film, a family considers eating their hell-raising pet rooster, so that they can reclaim their lives.
A profound social commentary on caste, sex, and grief. Two people from different walks of life find their paths crossing.
A cop tracks destitute young boys who get trapped in the illegal drug business.
A father attempts to reconnect with his estranged son through social media, a new world for him.
In Mumbai, an NRI businessman, a small-time crook and a budding cricketer grapple with life-changing choices during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
An inquiry into the lives of people who use the unreserved compartments while traveling in India. The film addresses their opinions and aspirations in a personal way.
A docile filmmaker discovers his independence when he meets a struggling actress.
Om decides to sell his ancestral property to clear his debt. However, he is unable to complete his work as he gets kidnapped by a gang who think he is rich.
Two lovers from different castes find that societal dogma gets in the way of their relationship.
Two unemployed, aspiring writers peddle their mediocre screenplay in the cutthroat world of Bollywood.
This passionate, heartwarming tale from Assam tells the story of a poor village girl who dreams of being in a rock band.