7 Best Non-Hindi Movies | Beyond Bollywood

Bollywood has produced many gems over the years but nothing captures the spirit of this country like our regional cinemas. So, here goes the list of 7 Best Non-Hindi Movies that make you proud Of Indian cinema.

7 Best Non-Hindi Movies

Doob-No Bed Of Roses ( Bengali )

Created to encapture the fascinating acting of Irrfan Khan who left us last to last year, this movie will leave you with a smile. The emotions, storyline and chemistry between Parno Mitra and Irrfan Khan are spellbinding. As a noted filmmaker’s infidelity becomes a media firestorm, his fractured family privately navigates the fallout of his actions for years to come.

Gulabi Talkies (Kannada)

Based on a short story by Vaidehi, a Sahitya Akademi award winner and one of the foremost women writers in Kannada, ‘Gulabi Talkies’ is a poignant gaze on communalism and how the issue manages to seep into even the farthest, most remote spots in the country. 

This film is about a Gulaabi’s passion for cinema in a small fishing village in coastal Karnataka. The first TV is installed in her house in the village and the women start gathering there after their husbands go to fish. Gulaabi is a Muslim and the film echos the communal tension at the backdrop of Kargil War. Gulabi Talkies is an outstanding touching film with perfect casting and top class performances.

Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi)

But ever wondered how the gates of the Indian film industry were opened and by whom? Paresh Mokashi’s Harishchandrachi Factory enlightens on the birth of Indian cinema. The end result is an exciting journey of the Father of Indian Cinema, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (respectfully known as Dadasaheb Phalke) – the person who made cinema possible in India.

The uniqueness about Harishchandrachi Factory is the feel-good factor throughout. Although this is a story of a struggler, Mokashi, as a writer, has added humor in each and every scene and that too in the most simplest of situations. 

Autograph ( Malyalam )

 Without a big hero or a heavy budget which customarily draw a big crowd of audience, Cheran has made a ‘Successful’ film of reality which is undoubtedly worth a watch ! Cheran has extracted the best of performances from almost every actor in the film. Any viewer of Autograph would visualize the character ‘Senthil’ either as his ownself or as a very ordinary next door neighbour. Just as the endearing ‘Autograph’ of our dear old friends remind us a great deal of our most enjoyable & exciting school / college days. The film speaks about love stories at different stages of life.

Cycle (Marathi) 

Cycle undoubtedly on a pure hearted ride Take the Marathi Viewer back home go back to the innocence of life for boys cycle

Beautifully created simple and sweet yet so effective story telling excellent cast and direction cinematography takes you on another level in love with this movie. The movie tends to bring out the genuine goodness of each and every people. Despite the simplicity, this movie is quite sensible and touching.

Meel Patthar (Punjabi)

Ivan Ayr’s Meel Patthar (Milestone) is a heartfelt ode to the lives of truck drivers in India as they pass through long, lonely highways, especially at night, separated from their families, sleeping in the trucks and eating at wayside dhabas. A quiet drama, Meel Patthar is the story about a middle-aged truck driver Ghalib (Suvinder Vicky), coping with a personal tragedy. He measures his worth by the distances he has traveled. In Meel Patthar, the sadness of the solitary lives of the truck drivers is accentuated with the grim, cloudy, winter mornings in and outside Delhi.

Mayurakshi ( Bengali )

What can be said about this movie that left the audience with a heavy heart? The conversations between veterans Soumitra Chatterjee and the convincing Prosenjit Chatterjee is simply out of the world. For a Father whose memory is slowly fading away and a son who comes to visit for a final time after years, it’s one of the most emotionally underrated movies out there. 

Final Takeaways : 7 Best Non-Hindi Movies | Beyond Bollywood

Thanks to the OTT streaming services ( Top-10-ott-platforms-in-india )which are now giving a bigger platform to all kinds of content including regional cinema to reach a bigger audience. Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali and many other regional languages are gaining immense popularity on the web. Above mentioned list of Best Non-Hindi Movies continues to break the clutter with its expansive narrative choices.

Let us know in the comments sections if you think there’s any other film we should add to the list. 

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