7 most underrated Bollywood flicks that you must watch

These films might not have got stardom, they might not have made Box-Office collection and they even might not have grabbed the eyeballs of everyone but they definitely deserved a lot more than they got.

These films are pure work of art and something one shouldn’t miss out on, still these films stay underrated nonetheless. News Mobile brings you the list of Bollywood’s 7 most underrated films.

If you are a true film lover, then this surely is a list of some hidden gems of Bollywood films

      

1. GULAAL (2009)

Gulaal  is a 2009 Indian political drama film directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Kay KayMenon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Jesse Randhawa, Piyush Mishra and AdityaSrivastava.

 

2. DO DOONI CHAAR (2010)

Do DooniChaar (English: Two Twos Are Four) is a 2010 Indian Hindi comedy-drama film produced by Arindam Chaudhuri (Planman Motion Pictures), directed by Habib Faisal, and stars Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Aditi Vasudev and Archit Krishna in lead roles. The film is about a middle-class school teacher who tries to keep his wife and children happy in inflationary times and dreams of buying a car. 

 

3. UDAAN (2010)

Udaan, a 2010 Hindi language Indian drama film produced by Sanjay Singh, Anurag Kashyap, and Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.It is roughly based on the real life of Anurag Kashyap. The film was officially selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard (A Certain Glance) category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was not immediately successful at the box office when released, but is regarded as a cult film.

 

4. AAMIR (2008)

Aamir is a 2008 Hindi Psychological crime thriller film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta and starring Rajeev Khandelwal. The story revolves around a young Muslim man, Dr.Aamir Ali (Rajeev Khandelwal), who has returned to Mumbai from the United Kingdom and finds himself at the mercy of Islamic extremists who want to carry out a bombing in the city. Its plot is similar to the 2005 Filipino film Cavite.

 

5. SHAHID (2013)

Shahid is a 2013 Indian Hindi biographical film directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Anurag Kashyap. It is based on the life of lawyer and human rights activist ShahidAzmi, who was assassinated in 2010 in Mumbai.

The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival’s ‘City to City’ programme in September 2012.Shahid was selected for distribution by UTV Motion Pictures and released on 18 October 2013. It won the National Film Award for Best Actor and Best Director at the 61st National Film Awards ceremony.

 

6. CITY LIGHTS (2014)

CityLights is a 2014 Indian drama film directed by Hansal Mehta starring RajkummarRao and Patralekha in the lead roles. It is a remake of the BAFTA nominated British film Metro Manila (2013). The film was presented by Fox Star Studios in association with Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt.

The story is about a poor farmer from Rajasthan coming to Mumbai in search of livelihood.  The film released on 30 May 2014, and won rave reviews from most critics.

 

7. KYA DILLI KYA LAHORE (2014)

Kya DilliKya Lahore is a 2014 Hindi, war drama film set in 1948, post-Independence period and deals with the subject of Indo-Pak partition. The movie stars Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi, Raj Zutshi and Vishwajeet Pradhan in the lead roles, and credits Gulzar as the presenter of the film.

The film is produced by Karan Arora and also marks the directorial debut of actor Vijay Raaz. The first look of the movie was released at Wagah Border. The film was released worldwide on 2 May 2014 to extremely positive reviews.