Best Indian Political Movies

22 films · 13 with 3+ critic reviews

Films about power, elections and the state — promoted to a category of its own because Indian cinema produces enough of them to warrant it.

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

01HaiderHindi · 2014“An absolutely delightful and lyrical adaptation of Hamlet that takes some liberties, for…” — Sudhish Kamath

7.1

41 criticsExceptional02Rang De BasantiHindi · 2006“A thought-provoking, soul-stirring wake up call to the youth of India. An engrossing…” — IndiaGlitz

7.1

4 criticsExceptional03Madras CafeHindi · 2013“...undoubtedly makes for an engrossing watch, a little more attention to detail and the…” — Rummana Ahmed

6.8

20 criticsRecommended04Dekh Tamasha DekhHindi · 2014“Dekh Tamasha Dekh offers a combination of farcical, funny and depressing. How many movies…” — Anupama Chopra

6.2

13 criticsRecommended05ChakravyuhHindi · 2012“Chakravyuh is, ultimately, a victim of typical Bollywood excesses. A little more…” — Suprateek Chatterjee

6.0

12 criticsRecommended06Gour Hari DastaanHindi · 2015“It's a story we've heard of so many times in the past: An ageing freedom fighter running…” — Sweta Kaushal

5.5

21 criticsMixed07SatyagrahaHindi · 2013“More whimpering than a roar, this movie unfortunately induced yawns instead of any…” — Shubha Shetty-Saha

5.2

21 criticsMixed08YoungistaanHindi · 2014“The only bright spot here is the late Farooq Sheikh who brings his goodnatured gravitas…” — Anupama Chopra

4.8

23 criticsMixed09Once Upon A Time In BiharHindi · 2015“The inability to expand the basic idea into a solid story lets this otherwise…” — Renuka Vyavahare

4.8

4 criticsMixed10P Se PM TakHindi · 2015“What impedes the smooth, uninterrupted viewing is the constant bleeps in the dialogues,…” — Troy Ribeiro

4.0

4 criticsUnfavorable11ShorgulHindi · 2016“If you aren't familiar with what happened in 2013, or were looking for a new perspective…” — Rohit Vats

3.8

25 criticsUnfavorable12Jai Ho DemocracyHindi · 2015“What could have sounded a laugh riot on paper ends up as ridiculous on the big screen. Of…” — Anuj Kumar

3.6

17 criticsUnfavorable13Dirty PoliticsHindi · 2015“Nothing that we see in Dirty Politics justifies the presence of these talented actors. A…” — Subhash K Jha

2.5

15 criticsUnfavorable

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Recent Indian Political releases

3.8

Shorgul

25 critics

4.8

Once Upon A Time In Bihar

4 critics

5.5

Gour Hari Dastaan

21 critics

4.0

P Se PM Tak

4 critics

3.6

Jai Ho Democracy

17 critics

2.5

Dirty Politics

15 critics

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