Even for veterans, Bollywood is an unpredictable industry. The movie’s success cannot be predicted unless it truly captures the hearts of the audience and dominates the box office. There are some extreme flops that, like the massive hits, deserve more attention than they get! There are good movies, and then there are even better movies. Even better ones are sometimes swept under the rug or stacked below a glut of average and overhyped Hindi films that hit theatres every year.
Here is a list of a few such films, all of which were masterpieces in their own right but received poor reviews. In our society, there are films that have generally good content but go unnoticed and thus do poorly at box office records.
Must-Watch underrated Hindi films:
5. Jagga Jasoos:
Year of release: 2017
Director: Anurag Basu
IMDB rating: 6.4/10
OTT platform: Netflix
Storyline: Bagchi, Jagga’s adoptive father, enrols him in a boarding school and then mysteriously disappears. When Jagga grows up, he goes in search of him and enlists the assistance of Shruti, a journalist.
4. Nayak: The Real Hero
Year of release: 2001
Director: S. Shankar
IMDB rating: 7.8/10
OTT platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Storyline: After the chief minister challenges Shivaji Rao to run the state for a day, he accepts and works hard to bring corruption to an end. People pressured him to enter politics as a result of his success.
3. Shahid:
Year of release: 2012
Director: Hansal Mehta
IMDB rating: 8.2/10
OTT platform: Amazon Prime Video
Storyline: Former militant operative Shahid Azmi goes on to become a criminal lawyer. He fights for justice for those wrongfully convicted of terrorism, but he meets an unjust end.
2. City Lights:
Year of release: 2014
Director: Hansal Mehta
IMDB rating: 7.3/10
OTT platform: Amazon Prime Video
Storyline: Deepak Singh, a former army officer from Rajasthan, relocates to Mumbai with his family in search of a better way of life. However, upon arrival, he realizes that not everything is as simple as it appears.
1. 13B: Fear Has a New Address:
Year of release: 2009
Director: Vikram Kumar
IMDB rating: 7.3/10
OTT platform: Disney+ Hotstar
Storyline: Manohar and his family relocate to a new apartment on the 13th floor. Their peace, however, is disturbed by a spirit who communicates with them through the television set.
