Best Indian Movies of 2016 (Indonesian Perspective)
I am an Indonesian and regularly watching Indian movies since childhood. Anyway, here's the list of my favorite Indian movies of 2016. Some films is not in the list because those were not my cup of tea.
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- DirectorKarthick NarenStarsRahmanPrakash RaghavanSharathkumarA police officer retires after an accident during a case investigation. Years later, he is forced to relive the past as he narrates the story to his friend's son.
- DirectorAniruddha Roy ChowdhuryStarsAmitabh BachchanTaapsee PannuKirti KulhariWhen three young women are implicated in a crime, a retired lawyer steps forward to help them clear their names.
- DirectorShakun BatraStarsRishi KapoorRajat KapoorRatna Pathak ShahThe story about two brothers who visit their dysfunctional family for their grandfather's birthday party.
- DirectorRam MadhvaniStarsSonam KapoorShabana AzmiYogendra TikkuThe story of courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986 when it was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
- DirectorVikram KumarVikram K. KumarStarsSuriyaSamantha Ruth PrabhuNithya MenenA scientist invents a time machine, which leads to a bitter battle between his evil twin brother and his son.
- DirectorRaja MenonStarsAkshay KumarNimrat KaurKumud MishraWhen Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
- DirectorNitesh TiwariStarsAamir KhanSakshi TanwarFatima Sana ShaikhFormer wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
- DirectorGauri ShindeStarsAlia BhattShah Rukh KhanKunal KapoorKaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life's imperfections.
- DirectorSudha KongaraStarsMadhavanNassarRadha RaviThe story of a former boxer who quits boxing following a fallout with the authorities over the underlying politics but goes on to coach a fisherwoman to fulfill his dream through her.
- DirectorNagraj ManjuleStarsRinku RajguruAkash ThosarArbaz ShaikhIn interior Maharashtra, a fisherman's son and a local politician's daughter fall in love against the restrictions of caste hierarchy.
- DirectorRavikanth PerepuStarsAdivi SeshAdah SharmaAnasuya BharadwajRishi, a non-resident Indian, returns to India to help his ex-lover find her kidnapped daughter.
- DirectorHanu RaghavapudiStarsNaniMehreen PirzadaMurli SharmaKrishna and Mahalakshmi have been in love since childhood but obstacles stand in the way. When a mafia gang attacks the Rajanna family and abducts three children, Krishna makes it his mission to rescue them and prove himself to Mahalkshmi.
- DirectorRadhika RaoVinay SapruStarsHarshvardhan RaneMawra HocaneVijay RaazAfter being disowned by her family, an awkward librarian relies on the help of her brooding neighbour.
- DirectorRishab ShettyStarsRakshit ShettyRashmika MandannaSamyuktha HegdeKirik Party is the story of a gang of mischievous students, lead by the protagonist Karna (Rakshit Shetty), who has just joined an engineering college.
- DirectorTharun Bhascker DhaassyamStarsAbhay BethigantiKeshav DeepakVijay DeverakondaA wannabe businesswoman and a happy-go-lucky guy meet each other during an arranged marriage blind date but eventually team up to start a food truck on their own.
- DirectorManeesh SharmaStarsShah Rukh KhanShriya PilgaonkarSayani GuptaGaurav's world revolves around the superstar Aryan Khanna. What happens when his passion turns into a dangerous obsession that crosses the fine line?
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsNawazuddin SiddiquiVicky KaushalSobhita DhulipalaRamanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.
- DirectorRajesh PillaiStarsManoj BajpayeeJimmy ShergillPrasenjit ChatterjeeAn emotional thriller based on a road trip from Mumbai to Pune. Inspired from the real events that happened in Chennai
- DirectorArun Prabhu PurushothamanStarsAditi BalanPadmashri Mohammad AliPradeep AnthonyA gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people. What she does is the rest of the story.
- DirectorAli Abbas ZafarStarsSalman KhanAnushka SharmaRandeep HoodaSultan is a classic underdog tale about a wrestler's journey, looking for a comeback by defeating all odds.
- DirectorDileesh PothanStarsFahadh FaasilAparna BalamuraliSoubin ShahirMahesh, a studio photographer and studio owner gets into a fight and loses. He ends up taking revenge which leads to certain realizations in his life.
- DirectorPavan KirpalaniStarsRadhika ApteAmrita BagchiNivedita BhattacharyaAn agoraphobic young woman, traumatized by past events, finds herself trapped and terrorized in her own home.
- DirectorR. BalkiStarsAmitabh BachchanKareena KapoorArjun KapoorFollows a young, married couple whose relationship challenges the gender roles placed upon women and men in Indian society.
- DirectorAbhishek ChaubeyStarsShahid KapoorAlia BhattKareena KapoorA story that revolves around drug abuse in the affluent north Indian State of Punjab and how the youth there have succumbed to it en-masse resulting in a socio-economic decline.
- DirectorMathur GoswamiNeeraj PandeyStarsSushant Singh RajputKiara AdvaniDisha PataniThe untold story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's journey from ticket collector to trophy collector - the world-cup-winning captain of the Indian Cricket Team.