Parched, Court and Lucia: Hidden gems of Indian Cinema you need to watch

Priyamm Dangi

 Feb 22, 2023

Parched (2015)

Starring Radhika Apte and Surveen Chawla, this Leena Yadav film follows the lives of four women in the north-western region of India

Chatrak (2011)

Featuring Anubrata Basu and Paoli Dam, this Vimukthi Jayasundara film tells the story of an architect and his girlfriend searching for her missing brother

Court (2014)

Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane and starring Vivek Gomber, Court is a Marathi drama that examines the Indian legal system through the trial of an ageing folk singer

Gattu (2012)

Directed by Rajan Khosa, Gattu is an endearing story about a boy's passion for flying kites, starring Mohammad Samad and Jayanta Das

Miss Lovely (2012)

Ashim Ahluwalia's first feature film follows the tragic story of the Duggal brothers, who produce sleazy sex-horror films. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anil George

Lucia (2013)

Directed by Pawan Kumar, Lucia is about a theatre actor with insomnia, starring Sathish Ninasam and Shruthi Hariharan

The Japanese Wife (2010)

Aparna Sen directs this romantic tale of a young Bengali teacher who remains true to his Japanese pen pal throughout his life. Rahul Bose stars as the teacher

Kharij  (1982)

Kharij is a Bengali film by Mrinal Sen that tells the story of a child servant exploited by a middle-class family