Here’s to Bollywood’s greatness in 2023! Cheers! There are some fantastic films out there, each bringing something special to the table. These movies have left a mark with their awesome performances and compelling stories. Check out our top picks for the best Bollywood movies of 2023, available on various streaming platforms. Whether you’re into suspenseful dramas or touching stories, there’s something for everyone. Dive into the world of Indian cinema from your couch and get ready for engaging and inspiring tales that’ll keep you hooked!
Jawan
Jawan makes his way out of the shadows to pursue justice and bring about peace after confronting death. His thirst for vengeance is so strong that he would stop at nothing to bring an end to the man who took away both his identity and his life. In the title role of Jawan, Shah Rukh Khan plays it. A surprising role in the same movie has also been revealed by the actor. South Indian big stars Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Sanya Malhotra, and Priyamani are with him. Together with a cast of A-list actors from Bollywood, including Sanjay Dutt and Deepika Padukone, and Vijay, the biggest hero in Tamil cinema, the film also boasts special cameos.
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, Sunil Grover, Riddhi Dogra, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Girija Oak, Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureishi, Mukesh Chhabra, Yogi Babu, Eijaz Khan, Sangay Tsheltrim, Seeza Saroj Mehta, Priyansh Vatiani, Utsav Narula, Viraj Ghelani
IMDb Rating: 7.1
Where to Watch: Netflix
Director: Atlee Kumar
Genre: Action Thriller
Animal
The plot of this blockbuster movie revolves around a son who deeply loves his father, but because the father is frequently away for work, he struggles to grasp the full extent of his son’s affection. Ironically, this intense love and admiration for his father and family end up causing tension and conflict between the two, making this relationship an obsession leading to violence.
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol
IMDb Rating: 7.3
Where to Watch: Theatres / later Netflix
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Genre: Action, Thriller
Dunki
Manu and her friends, who dream of going to London for a better life finds out it isn’t an easy thing to do. They’re unable to get a visa, even though they tried different ways. Manu’s dead brother’s friend from his army days comes to visit her, and he helps Manu reach London by helping her enrol at an IELTS coaching class. But Manu and Buggu are forced to take the “Dunki” route.
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Vikram Kochhar, Anil Grover, Jyoti Subhash, Deven Bhojani, Manoj Kant, Arun Bali, Amardeep Jha, Suhail Zargar, Vishnu Kaushal
IMDB Rating: 7.8
Where to watch: JioCinema (rumoured)
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Pathaan
Shahrukh plays an Indian RAW agent named Pathaan who learns about significant mercenary strikes against India that are planned by a group under the brutal leadership of Jim, an enigmatic and vicious man with his own past. With Rubai as his lone potential friend and the doomsday clock ticking away, Pathaan has the daunting task of dealing with destruction and several betrayals while facing Jim. One of Bollywood’s biggest smash hits is Pathaan.
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Dimple Kapadia, Ekta Kaul, Manish Wadhwa, Viraf Patel, Shaji Choudhary, Prakash Belawadi, Aakash Bhatija, Rumi Khan, Prem Jhangiani, Mansi Taxak, Ashutosh Singh, Rakesh Khatri, Amanpreet Hundal, Mustafa Aksari, Rajat Kaul, Nikhat Khan, Grace Girdhar
IMDb Rating: 5.9
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Director: Siddharth Anand
Genre: Action Thriller
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Mission Majnu
Action, suspense, and patriotism are all promised in Mission Majnu, a riveting investigative thriller set against the backdrop of actual events. The movie is a hit among new Hindi films on OTT because of its gripping plot and stellar cast. Sidharth Malhotra is its heart and soul. He has lived up to his reputation by giving a fantastic performance. The film has many interesting and thrilling elements that definitely make it a must-watch.
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Mandanna, Parmeet Sethi, Sharib Hashmi, Mir Sarwar, Kumud Mishra, Ashwath Bhatt, Zakir Hussain, Rajit Kapur, Avijit Dutt, Avantika Akerkar
IMDb Rating: 7.1
Where to Watch: Netflix
Director: Shantanu Bagchi
Genre: Spy Thriller
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar
While on vacation in Spain, Rohan Arora portrayed by Ranbir Kapoor, who comes from a wealthy Delhi family, falls in love with Nisha Malhotra, played by Shraddha Kapoor, the moment he sees her. The two quickly clicked, but things may get complicated in the modern world of love. This film is fun and exciting. It features many familiar faces who are extremely talented. The performances by the actors are truly commendable and this is definitely an entertaining watch.
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Anubhav Singh Bassi, Boney Kapoor, Hasleen Kaur, Amber Rana, Monica Chaudhary, Inayat Verma, Jatinder Kaur, Rajesh Jais, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Dhruv Tyagi, Teena Singh, Kartik Aaryan, Nushrratt Bharuccha
IMDb Rating: 6
Where to Watch: Netflix
Director: Luv Ranjan
Genre: Romance Comedy
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Tiger 3
Tiger, portrayed by Salman Khan and Zoya, played by Katrina Kaif in Tiger 3 take a chance in an attempt to preserve themselves and their loved ones after being falsely accused of betraying their country by a wicked terrorist (Emraan Hashmi). Tiger 3, an exciting thriller, recently hit theatres. Starring Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi, and Salman Khan, the movie is directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner.
Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Gurket Kaur, Emraan Hashmi, Revathi, Simran, Riddhi Dogra, Vishal Jethwa, Kumud Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Aamir Bashir, Gavie Chahal, Anant Vidhaat Sharma, Danish Bhat
IMDb Rating: 7.6
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Director: Maneesh Sharma
Genre: Action, Thriller
12th Fail
The film follows Manoj Kumar Sharma, hailing from the dacoit-infested Chambal Valley. His father and grandmother are very honest and are against corruption. Manoj prepares cheat slips for his 12th exams along with all other students in his class, as the local MLA wants all the students to pass. However, the new DSP of the area ignores MLA’s mission and arrests the principal of the school, making all the students fail.
Cast: Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankar, Anant V Joshi, Anshumaan Pushkar, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Geeta Aggarwal Sharma, Harish Khanna, Sarita Joshi, Sanjay Bishnoi, Dr. Vikas Divyakirti, Vijay Kumar Dogra
IMDB Rating: 9.2
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genre: Biography, Drama
Gadar 2
An official sequel to Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001), The Katha Continues is a period action drama film. Following his son Charanjeet Singh, also known as Jeete, who is being held captive and subjected to torture by Pakistani soldiers, Tara Singh makes an independent trip back to Pakistan in 1971 during the Crush India campaign. The characters Tara Singh and Sakeena, played by Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, are back.
Cast: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Utkarsh Sharma, Simrat Kaur, Gaurav Chopra, Manish Wadhwa, Rohit Choudhary, Mir Sarwar, and Rumi Khan
IMDb Rating: 5.3
Where to Watch: Zee5
Director: Anil Sharma
Genre: Action, Drama
Mission Raniganj
In 1989, more than 65 miners got trapped in a mine after an accident. The film follows Jaswanth Singh Gill, a mining engineer, who rescues the miners against the resistance from others in the team. He takes the help of a disgraced surveyor Tapan Ghosh, and a drilling engineer Bindal in his mission to save the miners.
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra, Kumud Mishra, Pavan Malhotra, Ravi Kishan, Gaurav Prateek, Varun Badola, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Dinesh Lamba, Rajesh Sharma, Virendra Saxena
IMDB Rating: 7.9
Where to watch: Netflix
Director: Dharmendra Suresh Desai
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Ghoomer
Anina Dixit is an upcoming batting prodigy, who loses her right hand, making her batting dreams fade away. However, Padam Singh Sodhi, a failed test cricketer gives her a new hope by training her in bowling with his unconventional techniques.
Cast: Saiyami Kher, Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Angad Bedi, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Ivanka Das, Akshay Joshi, Piyush Raina, Pari Sharma, Bhagya Bhanushali, Padmanabh Bind
IMDB Rating: 7.8
Where to watch: Zee5
Director: R. Balki
Genre: Sports, Drama
Jaane Jaan
Maya D’Souza, a single mother, and her teenage daughter Tara get a visitor one day, Ahit, Maya’s abusive ex-husband. He tries to extort money from her and one thing leads to another and Ajit gets murdered by them via strangulation. They get help from their neighbour Naren Vyas, who’s a brilliant maths teacher, who helps them dispose of the body and cover up the murder.
Cast: Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlaway, Vijay Varma, Saurabh Sachdeva, Lin Laishram, Naisha Khanna
IMDB Rating: 7
Where to watch: Netflix
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
IMDB Rating: 7.9
Where to watch: Netflix
Director: Dharmendra Suresh Desai
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway
The story centres on Debika, who resides in Stavanger with her husband Aniruddha, son Shubha, and daughter Shuchi, who was born five months ago. Before bringing Shubha and Shuchi during the most recent visit, two workers from Norwegian Child Welfare Services paid them a routine visit. After learning that the Chatterjees are unfit to be the guardians of their children, Debika makes the decision to fight the government to regain custody of her kids. The storyline is intense and captivating and keeps the audience on the edges of their seats throughout. Definitely worth watching.
Cast: Rani Mukerji, Anirban Bhattacharya, Jim Sarbh, Neena Gupta, Kärt Tammjärv, Britta Soll, Barun Chanda, Balaji Gauri, Mithu Chakraborty, Soumya Mukherjee, Bodhisattwa Majumder, Saswati Guha Thakurta, Varun Vazir, Charu Shankar, Roopangi Vanvari, Sara Soulié, Yuvaan Vanvari, Irha Ali, Balaji Gauri, Kristjan Sarv
IMDb Rating: 7.3
Where to Watch: Netflix
Director: Ashima Chibber
Genre: Legal drama
Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani
The story revolves around the characters Rocky and Rani, as well as the two families, the Randhawas and the Chatterjees. Ranveer Singh portrays Rocky, while Alia Bhatt plays Rani. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani highlights the multifaceted nature of relationships, celebrates the power of love, and honours families for their imperfections as much as their perfections. The Hindi movie is currently accessible on OTT. A fascinating voyage through an epic love story set in a new era, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani will make you laugh and ask you important questions about love and family.
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Dharmendra, Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bachchan, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Churni Ganguly, Aamir Bashir, Kshitee Jog, Anjali Anand, Namit Das, Sheeba, Arjun Bijlani, Shraddha Arya, Sriti Jha, Arjit Taneja, Harsh Limbachiyaa, and Bharti Singh
IMDb Rating: 6.8
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Director: Karan Johar
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Satya Prem ki Katha
Desiring to marry Katha, an IT girl from Ahmedabad who is far over his league, Sattu is an inept but kind-hearted LLB failure. But fate has other plans, and they end up getting married, much to Katha’s dismay. Hereafter, Sattu starts his quest to win his wife over, and in the process, he learns about himself and proves he is a worthy husband! In Bollywood cinema, Satyaprem Ki Katha revolves around this central theme. Kirara Advani plays Katha, and Kartik Aaryan plays Satya Prem.
Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani, Gajraj Rao, Supriya Pathak, Siddharth Randeria, Anuradha Patel, Maira Doshi, Rajpal Yadav, Shikha Talsania, Arjun Aneja, Bhaumik Ahir, Nirrmite Saawaant, and Palash Tiwari
IMDb Rating: 7.2
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Director: Sameer Vidwans
Genre: Romance
OMG 2
Kanti Sharan Mudgal, a devoted follower of Lord Shiva, a devoted parent, and a kind spouse, is the main character in OMG 2. His son Vivek is expelled from school after being accused of immoral conduct. Kanti learns that his son has fallen prey to dishonesty. He feels discouraged. But the Divine power takes an unexpected turn and directs him towards the road of righteousness. Kanti then makes the decision to file a lawsuit in order to hold everyone responsible.
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi, Yami Gautam, Govind Namdev, Arun Govil, Brijendra Kala, Aarush Varma, Geeta Agrawal, Hemant Kumar Choudhary, Vijay Mishra, Kshitij Pawar, Yash Bhojwani
IMDb Rating: 7.7
Where to Watch: Netflix
Director: Amit Rai
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Yaariyan 2
A number of actors make their Bollywood debuts in the coming-of-age drama Yaariyan 2. The film is billed as providing a fresh perspective on brothers, love, and friendship. The film explores the connected paths of three cousins, Bajrang, Ladli, and Shikhar, as they set off on a life-changing journey of self-discovery, adventures, and dreams against the colourful background of Mumbai.
Cast: Divya Khosla Kumar, Yash Dasgupta, Pearl V Puri, Meezaan Jafri, Anaswara Rajan, Bhagyashri Borse, Warina Hussain, Murali Sharma, Pyumori Mehta Ghosh, Lillete Dubey, Sudhir Pandey, Rituraj Singh, Sakshi Pradhan, Manasi Moghe, Karan Singh Chhabra, Siddharth Menon, Harmanjeet Singh, Akanksha Singh, Akshit Sukhija, Dragta Ji, Usha Subramanian Saksena, Priya Prakash Varrier
IMDb Rating: 8.1
Where to Watch: Jio Cinema
Director: Radhika Rao
Genre: Romance, Musical
Bawaal
With its intricate weaving of the complexities of familial relationships, Bawaal is an incredibly moving family drama that evokes strong feelings. The movie transcends the commonplace and examines the weaknesses that characterise familial ties while putting a strong emphasis on life lessons. Both the main characters have given fine performances. Their chemistry is commendable which only adds to the charm of the film. It is truly an engaging and entertaining film.
Cast: Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Manoj Pahwa, Anjuman Saxena, Mukesh Tiwari, Prateek Pachori, Vyas Hemang, Shashie Vermaa, Agrim Mittal, Nikhil Chawla, Thibault Gouzarch
IMDb Rating: 6.6
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Genre: Romantic Drama
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke
In the film, Vicky Kaushal plays Kapil and Sara Ali Khan plays Saumya, two college sweethearts who fall madly in love and eventually get married. In a mixed household after the wedding, they battle for privacy. This film witnesses both these talented actors for the very first time and we can see them in all their glory. It is a relatable and entertaining film that is worth watching.
Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Sara Ali Khan, Inaamulhaq, Sushmita Mukherjee, Neeraj Sood, Rakesh Bedi, Sharib Hashmi, Akash Khurana, Kanupriya Pandit, Anubha Fatehpura, Himanshu Kohli, Srishti Ganguli Rindani, Vivan Shah, Dimpy Mishra, Atul Tiwari
IMDb Rating: 6.5
Where to Watch: Jio Cinema
Director: Laxman Utekar
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai
This is the narrative of a Jodhpur Sessions Court lawyer who battles for justice for a young girl who was sexually molested by a powerful godman over the course of five years, inspired by real-life circumstances. This provocative drama examines the ability of a single person’s will to effect social change and fairness. The title of the film is actually very appropriate, as, with an outstanding performance, Manoj Bajpayee has made this film one of the most popular new Hindi films available on OTT.
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Adrija Sinha, Surya Mohan Kulshrestha, Nikhil Pandey, Priyanka Setia, Jaihind Kumar, Durga Sharma, Vipin Sharma, Abhijit Lahiri, Saurabh Sharma, Archana Dani, Ikhlaque Ahmed Khan, Kaustav Sinha, Manish Mishra, Vivek Sinha, Shivraj Walvekar, Vivek Tandon, Gauransh Sharma
IMDb Rating: 7.9
Where to Watch: Zee5
Director: Apoorv Singh Karki
Genre: Drama
Best Bollywood Movies 2023 on OTT
| Movie Name | Language | IMDb Rating | Release Date |
| Jawan | Hindi | 7.5 | 7 September 2023 |
| Animal | Hindi | 7.3 | 1 December 2023 |
| Dunki | Hindi | 7.8 | 21 December 2023 |
| Pathaan | Hindi | 5.9 | 22 March 2023 |
| Mission Majnu | Hindi | 7.1 | 20 January 2023 |
| Tu Jhooti Mai Makkar | Hindi | 6 | 8 March 2023 |
| Tiger 3 | Hindi | 7.6 | 12 November 2023 |
| 12th Fail | Hindi | 9.2 | 27 October 2023 |
| Gadar 2 | Hindi | 5.3 | 6 October 2023 |
| Mission Raniganj | Hindi | 7.9 | 6 October 2023 |
| Ghoomer | Hindi | 7.8 | August 18, 2023 |
| Jaane Jaan | Hindi | 7 | September 21, 2023 |
| Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway | Hindi | 7.3 | 17 March 2023 |
| Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani | Hindi | 6.8 | 22 September 2023 |
| Satyaprem Ki Katha | Hindi | 7.2 | 24 August 2023 |
| OMG 2 | Hindi | 7.7 | 8 October 2023 |
| Yaariya 2 | Hindi | 8.1 | 20 October 2023 |
| Bawaal | Hindi | 6.6 | 21 July 2023 |
| Zara Hatke Zara Bachke | Hindi | 6.5 | 2 June 2023 |
| Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai | Hindi | 7.9 | 23 May 2023 |
FAQs
When is Dunki releasing?
“Dunki,” the much-anticipated film of Shahrukh Khan, is set to hit screens on December 22, 2023.
What are the top genres in the list of best Bollywood movies in 2023?
Spy Drama, Romance, and Comedy are clearly the top genres that ruled the Bollywood charts in 2023.
Which is the highest-grossing Bollywood movie of all time?
Dangal is the highest-grossing Bollywood movie, with a worldwide gross collection of ₹2,023.81 Crore.
