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Best Indian Documentary Movies

23 films · 6 with 3+ critic reviews

Non-fiction features, thinly covered by mainstream critics but consistently well-regarded when they are.

The best Indian documentary movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

KatiyabaazHindi · 2014
7.1
21 criticsRecommendedGulabi GangHindi · 2014
6.9
14 criticsRecommendedThe World Before HerHindi · 2014
6.8
16 criticsRecommendedWhen Hari Got MarriedHindi · 2013
6.6
6 criticsRecommendedBeyond All BoundariesHindi · 2014
5.6
5 criticsMixedCurry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph CaseMalayalam · 2023
5.4
3 criticsMixed

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5.4

Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case

3 critics

5.6

Beyond All Boundaries

5 critics

7.1

Katiyabaaz

21 critics

6.8

The World Before Her

16 critics

6.9

Gulabi Gang

14 critics

6.6

When Hari Got Married

6 critics

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