For Bollywood lovers, 2025 has been nothing short of extraordinary – a year packed with brilliant Hindi movies. From epic historical dramas and romantic comedies to exciting action-packed blockbusters, Hindi cinema has produced the ideal balance of masala movies and meaningful artistic stories. Big stars like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Aamir Khan had a triumphant comeback this year, but new movies like Saiyara also became a craze, especially among Gen-Z audiences. Are you a fan of Bollywood movies and looking for new Hindi movies to watch? This list is for you!
The year 2025 has been phenomenal for Bollywood, and each one of us has something to watch. This year, we had movies filled with nationalism (A recipe for Bollywood success), to critics loved movies from both big stars and even some new stars left a mark. If you are also looking for something fresh to watch, check out the list of the best Hindi movies of 2025.
1. Kesari Chapter 2
Release Date – 18 April 2025
IMDb Rating – 8.0
Director – Karan Singh Tyagi
Where To Watch – Jio Hotstar
Starcast – Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday, R. Madhavan, Richard Bhakti Klein, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Rajit Kapur, Adil Hussain.
Kesari Chapter 2 is based on the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It follows lawyer C. Sankaran Nair (Akshay Kumar), who fights a legal battle against the British to expose the truth behind the massacre. With the help of a young lawyer (Ananya Panday), he challenges British officer Reginald Dyer in court, seeking justice for the victims. The film ends by showing how his courage helped spark India’s fight for freedom.
2. Homebound
Release Date –26 September 2025
IMDb Rating – 8.1
Director – Neeraj Ghaywan
Where To Watch – Amazon Prime Video
Starcast – ishaan khatter, janhvi kapoor, vishal jethwa
Homebound explores the emotional gravity of returning to one’s roots after years of detachment. The film follows a son who returns to his hometown after a decade to sell his ancestral home, only to discover long-buried guilt, unresolved grief, and a mother who refuses to leave. With restrained performances and poetic pacing, the film explores migration, memory, and the quiet pain of unresolved relationships. It is expected to be a festival favorite and one of 2025’s strongest character-driven dramas.
3. Thamma
Release Date – 21 October 2025
IMDb Rating – 6.5
Director – Aditya Sarpotdar
Where To Watch – Streaming information not available
Starcast – Ayushman Khurrana, Rashmika Mandana, Paresh Rawal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Aparshakti Khurana, Vinay Pathak, Sapthami Gowda
A heartfelt intergenerational drama, Thamma celebrates the emotional and cultural legacy of grandmothers. When a young working professional returns to live with his aging grandmother, he uncovers stories of resilience, partition memories, and forgotten sacrifices that shaped his family. Vidya Balan delivers a deeply layered performance as a woman who hides strength behind softness. The film blends nostalgia, humor, food, and storytelling in a way that feels both personal and universal.
4. Superboys of Malegaon
Release Date – 28 February 2025
IMDb Rating – 7.7
Director – Aditya Sarpotdar
Where To Watch – Amazon Prime Video
Starcast – Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, Shashank Arora
Based on the real-life filmmakers of Malegaon known for their parody cinema, this film captures the joy, struggle, and mad creativity of making movies with no budget but limitless passion. It is not a satire on Bollywood but a love letter to the spirit of filmmaking. With humor, heart, and small-town authenticity, Superboys of Malegaon is expected to be 2025’s sleeper hit.
5. Jaat
Release Date – 10 April 2025
IMDb Rating – 6.0
Director – Gopichand Malineni’s
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda, Regina Cassandra, Vineet Kumar Singh, Saiyami Kher
Randeep Hooda plays the antagonist in Gopichand Malineni’s 2025 Hindi action-drama Jaat, while Sunny Deol plays the protagonist who battles for justice in an unfair village. Saiyami Kher and Regina Cassandra are two members of the supporting cast. On April 10, 2025, it was made available in theaters. Netflix, an over-the-top service, offers the film, which was a commercial success.
6. Stolen
Release Date – 4 June 2025
IMDb Rating – 7.5
Director – Karan Tejpal
Where To Watch – Amazon Prime
Starcast – Abhishek Banerjee, Shubham, Mia Maelzer
Inspired by true events, Stolen follows the disturbing story of a baby abducted from a railway platform and the two brothers who attempt to help the grieving mother. What begins as a moral duty spirals into a web of police corruption, media politics, and social inequality. The film earned standing ovations at Venice, making it one of the year’s most anticipated thrillers.
7. Saiyaara
Release Date – 18 July 2025
IMDB Rating – 6.3
Director –Mohit Suri
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, Varun Badola, Geeta Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar, Shaad Randhawa, Sid Makkar, Alam Khan
Mohit Suri is the director of the 2025 Indian romance drama Saiyaara, which is also produced by Yash Raj Films. Starring debutants Ahaan Panday as musician Krish Kapoor and Aneet Padda as writer Vaani Batra, the film centers on a love tale that is framed by memory loss, early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and grief. The movie, which came out on July 18, 2025, has gotten good reviews, especially for the music and the performances of the main actors.
8. Chhaava
Release Date – 14 February 2025
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Director – Laxman Utekar
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast– Vicky Kaushal, Rashmika Mandanna, Akshaye Khanna
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Laxman Utekar is the director of the 2025 Hindi historical action-drama Chhaava, which is based on Shivaji Sawant’s Marathi novel of the same name. Akshaye Khanna plays the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, while Vicky Kaushal plays the Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Their war and the Maratha Empire of the 17th century are shown in the movie.
9.Sitaare Zameen Par
Release Date – 20 June 2025
IMDB Rating – 6.9
Director – R. S. Prasanna
Where To Watch – YouTube on rent
Starcast – Aamir Khan — He plays the central role of the coach.
Genelia D’Souza — She stars opposite Aamir Khan in a lead role.
In the 2025 Indian sports comedy-drama Sitaare Zameen Par, a disgraced basketball coach is given a community service sentence that requires him to teach a group of neurodivergent adults in order to get them ready for a tournament. The R. S. Prasanna-directed movie is an official adaptation of the 2018 Spanish film Champions and an oblique spiritual successor to Taare Zameen Par. The film, which stars Genelia Deshmukh and Aamir Khan as the instructor, is noteworthy for its use of real-life neurodivergent performers.
10. Deva
Release Date – 31 January 2025
IMDb Rating – 6.6
Director – Rosshan Andrrews
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – Shahid Kapoor, Pooja Hegde, Pavail Gulati, Pravessh Rana
Shahid Kapoor plays a disobedient police officer in the 2025 Hindi action thriller Deva, who has to reinvestigate a murder case he already solved due to a memory-losing mishap. It is a remake of the 2013 Malayalam movie Mumbai Police, starring Pooja Hegde and directed by Rosshan Andrews. It has a different ending. The movie came out on January 31, 2025.
11. The Diplomat
Release Date – 14 March 2025
IMDb Rating – 7.0
Director – Shivam Nair
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – John Abraham, Sadia Khateeb, Revathy
The Diplomat is a 2025 Indian political thriller film directed by Shivam Nair, starring John Abraham and Sadia Khateeb. The movie is based on the true story of Uzma Ahmed, an Indian woman who was lured into a forced marriage with a Pakistani man, was rescued, and then sought help from the Indian embassy in Pakistan. It follows the events of Uzma’s escape and the diplomatic efforts to bring her back to India, navigating political tension and bureaucratic hurdles.
12. Mrs
Release Date – 7 February 2025
IMDB Rating – 6.6
Director – Arati Kadav
Where To Watch – ZEE 5
Starcast– Sanya Malhotra, Nishant Dahiya, Kanwaljit Singh, Aparna Ghoshal, Mrinal Kulkarni
Aarti Kadav’s 2025 Hindi film Mrs., which stars Sanya Malhotra, tells the story of a lady who finds it difficult to reconcile her love of dancing with her new role as a wife. Remade from the Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen, the film examines patriarchy, gender norms, and a woman’s struggle for identity and personal fulfillment after marriage. You can watch it live on Zee5.
13. Metro… In Dino
Release Date – 4 July 2025
IMDb Rating – 6.7
Director – Anurag Basu
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Konkona Sen Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi
The ensemble musical romance Metro… IN Dino is a spiritual follow-up to Anurag Basu’s 2007 film Life in a Metro. Through a series of interconnected stories, the film explores themes of infidelity, longing, and the intricacies of contemporary life as it follows a number of people in several places as they negotiate contemporary love and relationships. Prominent actors Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, and Neena Gupta are among the cast members.
14. Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari
Release Date – 2 October 2025
IMDb Rating – 6.2
Director – Shashank Khaitan
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra
Sunny Sanskari and Tulsi Kumari, two former lovers, band together to ruin their new partners Ananya and Vikram’s wedding in Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. Devastated when Ananya turns down his proposal to marry affluent Vikram, Sunny teams up with Tulsi, Vikram’s childhood sweetheart. They pretend to be in a public romance to make their exes jealous, which leads to a tangled web of deceptions, misunderstandings, and unexpected new feelings that blossom amid the wedding chaos.
15. Go Goa Gone 2
Release Date – 15 October 2025
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Director – Raj Nidimoru
Where To Watch – You cannot watch Go Goa Gone 2 at home because the movie has not been released yet
Starcast – Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das,
Go Goa Gone 2 (2025) The 2013 movie’s sequel, Go Goa Gone 2, is an upcoming sci-fi horror-comedy in India. The original cast will return, and the story will revolve around aliens rather than zombies. It is scheduled for release on October 15, 2025. Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, and Anand Tiwari will star in the Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K.-directed movie.
17. Kantara: A Legend Chapter-1
Release Date – 2 October 2025
IMDb Rating – 8.5
Director – stars Rishab Shetty
Where To Watch – Amazon Prime Video
Starcast – Rishab Shetty, Jayaram, Rukmini Vasanth, and Gulshan Devaiah
Set in ancient coastal Karnataka, the film dives deep into traditional folk culture, nature worship, and the sacred ritual of Buta Kola — a vibrant local tradition where humans connect with divine spirits. The story follows a powerful tribal leader who guards his people and their beliefs while facing the forces that threaten their harmony with nature. The film beautifully blends faith, folklore, and human emotion, showing the eternal bond between man, land, and the divine.
18. Dhadak 2
Release Date – 1 August 2025
IMDb Rating – 6.8
Director – AShazia Iqbal
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri, Saad Bilgrami, Saurabh Sachdeva, Vipin Sharma
The story follows Neelesh (Siddhant), a boy from a lower-caste background, who joins a reputed law college and falls in love with Vidhi (Triptii), a girl from an upper-class family. Their love faces strong resistance from society and family because of caste and social differences. As they struggle to stay together, the film explores deep themes of discrimination, identity, and love in a divided society.
19. Emergency
Release Date – 17 January 2025
IMDb Rating – 5.2
Director – Kangana Ranaut
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – Kangana Ranaut, Anupam Kher, and Avijit Dutt
The story takes us back to a pivotal period in India’s modern history — the years around 1975 to 1977, when the country was under an extraordinary national proclamation known as the “Emergency”.In this era, the film shows the journey of Indira Gandhi (played by Kangana Ranaut) as she rises in politics, handles war-time decisions, and then takes a bold — and controversial — step by declaring the Emergency.
20. Tehran
Release Date – 14 August 2025.
IMDb Rating – 5.9
Director – Arun Gopalan
Where To Watch – Netflix
Starcast – John Abraham, Neeru Bajwa, Manushi Chhillar, Madhurima Tuli
The movie follows a daring Indian intelligence officer who is sent on a secret mission to Iran amid rising global tensions. As he navigates political conspiracies, hidden alliances, and moral choices, he finds himself caught between duty and humanity. Inspired by real-world events in the Middle East, Tehran blends espionage, emotion, and patriotism in a gripping storyline. With fast-paced action and intense performances, the film explores how one man’s mission can change the course of international relations.
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