These saffron-clad warriors fought valiantly against all odds and changed the meaning of bravery.” The film, according to the makers, celebrates the spirit of bravery and sacrifice. Touted as one of the bravest battle ever fought, 21 courageous Sikhs countered 10,000 invaders. The official description of the film read, “Kesari is an unbelievable true story based on the Battle of Saragarhi, 1891. Kesari Streaming On: Amazon Prime VideoĪkshay Kumar’s Kesari narrated the lesser-known tale of Battle of Saragarhi when 21 Sikh soldiers fought Afghan invaders in September 1897. But is it love? Or, both of them just decide to help each other? Watch Photograph on Amazon Prime Video to find out.
Eventually, both of them become fond of each other. One day he meets a girl Miloni (Sanya Malhotra) and introduces her to his grandmother, who is desperate to get him married, as his girlfriend. Set in Mumbai, Photograph has Nawazuddin Siddiqui playing the role of a photographer who takes photographs of tourists at the Gateway Of India.
Photograph Streaming On: Amazon Prime VideoĬast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu are at their best in the movie. But if you have watched it, expect some twists and surprises. If you haven’t watched The Invisible Guest, also available on Netflix, you are bound to like this Sujoy Ghosh directorial. Badla Streaming On: Netflix, YouTubeīadla is an official adaptation of the 2017 Spanish film The Invisible Guest. Set in the 1970s, the film is packed with some hard-hitting dialogues and noteworthy performances from Ranvir Shorey, Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar and Manoj Bajpayee. If you missed watching it in theaters, do catch it on ZEE5. Sonchiriya Streaming On: ZEE5Ĭast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey, Ashutosh RanaĪbhishek Chaubey’s dacoit drama Sonchiriya is one of the underrated films of 2019. Don’t worry about the first half, it’s only about a young boy (Kartik Aaryan) and a young girl (Kriti Sanon) who meet for an arranged marriage setup and decide to live-in to figure out if they are compatible or not. The good thing is you have got a forward button and you can comfortably skip the first half and watch the second half when finally some action takes place in the movie. Writer Rohan Shankar took up an important topic of moral policing and young couples being judged for live-in relationships, but its execution by director Laxman Utekar made Luka Chuppi a tough watch. Luka Chuppi Streaming On: NetflixĬast: Kartik Aaryan, Kriti Sanon, Aparshakti Khurrana, Vinay Pathak, Pankaj Tripathi
Still, if you are a movie buff and can’t miss any release of the year, watch it on Hotstar. I am sure Hindi cinema has better slapstick comedies. Total Dhamaal Streaming On: HotstarĬast: Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffery, Sanjai MishraĮven if you are looking for just some good dose of humour and not content-driven cinema, in my opinion, you can skip watching Total Dhamaal. It has been selected as India’s official entry in the International Feature Film category at the 92nd Academy Awards. Not just Ranveer or Alia, every actor in the Zoya Akhtar directorial has done a commendable job. One of the best and my favourite too, Gully Boy was inspired by the life of rappers Vivian Fernandes aka Divine and Naved Shaikh aka Naezy. Gully Boy Streaming On: Amazon Prime VideoĬast: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Raaz, Vijay Varma, Amruta Subhash Just don’t get into the film expecting correct portrayal of historical facts. Kangana took the director’s chair for the movie along with Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi and delivered an impressive performance. Kangana Ranaut’s fierce avatar as Rani Laxmibai in the biopic Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi got mixed reviews from film critics. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Streaming On: Amazon Prime VideoĬast: Kangana Ranaut, Jisshu Sengupta, Ankita Lokhande The film’s war cry “How’s the josh” has become a catchphrase, not only for ministers but also the prime minister of the country Narendra Modi. Helmed by Aditya Dhar, the film was based on the surgical strike conducted by the Indian Army on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC). The year 2019 started on a high with the release of patriotic drama Uri: The Surgical Strike.