Home » News » Listicle » Beyond the blockbusters, Bollywood's hidden gems: Chintu Ka Birthday, Trapped, The Sholay Girl, and more...

Listicle

Beyond the blockbusters, Bollywood's hidden gems: Chintu Ka Birthday, Trapped, The Sholay Girl, and more...

Check out these extremely underrated Hindi dramas available on OTTplay Premium which many of you might have not heard about. These films have garnered critical acclaim and good ratings on IMDb.

Shramana Kar
May 11, 2025
featured img

Chintu Ka Birthday, NH10, The Sholay Girl

You know how sometimes there are these really amazing Hindi dramas that not everyone knows about? Well, you should definitely take a look at some of these hidden gems on OTTplay Premium. These movies have not only garnered critical acclaim, they have also got some pretty impressive scores on IMDb! From Vinay Pathak's Chintu Ka Birthday to Rajkummar Rao's Trapped, you might just discover your new favourite.

Looking for short Hindi hidden gems? Check out Trapped, NH10, The Sholay Girl, and more on OTTplay Premium

Bollywood hidden treasures on OTTplay Premium:

Chintu Ka Birthday

Cast: Vinay Pathak, Tilottama Shome, Bisha Chaturvedi, Vendant Chibber, Sanjay Mishra, Seema Pahwa, Khaled Masso, Nate Scholz

During the deadly war in Iraq, an Indian family, who did not have official papers to live there, got caught in the fighting. Their lives were already hard, and now they are in even more danger. On their little boy's 6th birthday, something scary happens. American soldiers suddenly visit their home without warning, making their lives filled with uncertainty.

Trapped

Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Geetanjali Thapa, Rahul Patel, Yogendra Singh Parmar, Malayalam Garg, Rahul Dutta

Young man Shaurya finds himself accidentally trapped inside his new apartment, and get isolated without any food, water, electricity, or neighbours to help him in anyway. With sheer determination and resilience, he battles against the harsh conditions for days, fighting to survive against all odds.

NH10

Cast: Anushka Sharma, Neil Bhoopalam, Navdeep Singh, Darshan Kumar, Deepti Naval, Tanya Purohit

During a road trip to celebrate her birthday, young married couple–Meera and Arjun–stumble upon a shocking honour killing committed by the ruthless gangster Satbir in the rural area of Haryana, and soon they become his next targets for murder, forcing the couple to go on the run, hide, and fight for survival.

The Sholay Girl

Cast: Bidita Bag, Dharisha Kalyani, Aditya Lakhia, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Sapandan Chaturvedi, Vineet Raina

This Hindi film is a biographical drama that tells inspiring the story of Reshma Pathan, India's first ever stuntwoman. The film shows how Reshma defies her father's demands and wishes to become a stunt double in films, navigating numerous challenges as she fights to carve out a place for herself in the competitive world of cinema.

Janhit Mein Jaari

Cast: Nushrratt Bharuccha, Anud Singh Dhaka, Mazel Vyass, Anubha Arora, Paritosh Tripathi, Neha Saraf

Young woman Mannu boldly shatters societal norms by taking up a job as a condom salesperson. She's armed with determination and conviction, as she confronts and challenges the deep-seated taboos surrounding sex education in the nation, despite facing oppression from her family, and the community around her.

Share