It is always fun to watch short films which try to give some messages in a short duration of time. Some short films make more impact than full-length movies. The best part is that you can watch most of the short films on YouTube for free. Below is a list of the best Hindi short films that you can watch for FREE on youtube.
1. Kriti
Sapan has fallen in love again with a beautiful girl “Kriti”. He is not sure whether his love is real? Probably Dr Kalpana, a psychiatrist, can help him figure that out.
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Neha Sharma, and Radhika Apte
YouTube views: 17 million
Running time: 19 minutes
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2. That Day After Everyday
That Day After every day is a short film on eve-teasing by Anurag Kashyap which gives you a shock when you least expect it. An unexpected ending leaves you with goosebumps after these three women decide to take matters into their own hands. They are harassed every day by roadside goons.
Cast: Sandhya Mridul, Radhika Apte, Arannya Kaur, and Geetanjali Thapa
YouTube views: 16 million
Running time: 22 minutes
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3. Ahalya
This short film has it all, suspense, seduction, and deceit which makes it a nail-biting thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Watch this film starring the legendary Soumitra Chatterjee directed by Sujoy Ghosh. An epic retold in a modern fashion, the story starts with an inspector in Kolkata investigating a missing man named Arjun but takes a ridiculous turn.
Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, and Tota Roy Chowdhury
YouTube views: 19 million
Running time: 14 minutes
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4. Ouch
Ouch is a short film starring Manoj Bajpayee & Pooja Chopra. Watch Neeraj Pandey’s perfect take on an extramarital affair gone all wrong.
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra
YouTube views: 12 million
Running time: 15 minutes
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5. Unarranged
Arrange Marriage is fixed between two strangers who belong to different cities. The film depicts how arranged marriages are not as scary as they are thought to be.
Cast: Syed Shabahat Ali, Bipin Damo, Apurva Shukla, Tanya Singh, and Rishabh Tripathi
YouTube views: 9.2 million
Running time: 20 minutes
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6. Taandav
Tandava is a short film directed by Devashish Makhija. The film is based on the life of Head constable Tambe and features Manoj Bajpayee who plays the role of a frustrated Hawaldar from Mumbai who is faced with a financial crunch and dissatisfaction in his life.
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Vibhawari Deshpande, Anand Alkunti, and Anvita Dutt
YouTube views: 2.5 million
Running time: 12 minutes
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7. Chutney
This chutney of sweet and spicy emotions has everything you would love to watch. Watch this short film featuring Tisca Chopra which would leave you with a perfect aftertaste. Tisca Chopra seems unrecognizable in the creepy role in which she tests out the potential mistress of her husband with an outrageous story told in the most hilarious and spine-chilling way.
Cast: Adil Hussain, Tisca Chopra, and Rashika Rugal
YouTube views: 134 million
Running time: 17 minutes
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8. Devi
Devi is a short and agonizing story of nine women who are abused in some way in their life are living under one roof under circumstantial conditions. It is a tale of sisterhood, suffering and truth.
Cast: Kajol, Neha Dhupia, Shruti Haasan, Neena Kulkarni, Mukta Barve, and Shivani Raghuvanshi
YouTube views: 1.59 million
Running time: 14 minutes
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9. Teaspoon
The teaspoon is Award Winning Hindi Short Film by Aban Bharucha Deohans. During dinner, A family fight happens and the bitterness is carried forward to the next morning. Series of incidents become ingredients that lead to a disturbing end.
Cast: Sree Swara, Bomie E. Dotiwala, and Vaquar Sheikh
YouTube views: 31 thousand
Running time: 20 minutes
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10. Anukul
This short film is based on Satyajit Ray’s short story. What happens when a machine starts questioning our ways of the world? Robots are fast replacing humans in Kolkata. It presents an interesting take on how different humans are dealing with this change. Watch the gripping tale of ‘Anukul’ by Sujoy Ghosh.
Cast: Parambrata Chatterjee and Saurabh Shukla
YouTube views: 5.2 million
Running time: 22 minutes
11. The School Bag
Rasika Duggal stars as the mother of a child, whose only birthday wishes are to have a new school bag. An innocent wish is made and a mother puts all efforts to fulfil it. Watch The School Bag, a perfect short film also starring child prodigy Sartaaj RK Nad directed by Dheeraj Jindal. It is a tearjerker that will leave you shook and wanting to call your mom right away.
Cast: Rasika Rugal and Sartaj RK
YouTube views: 3.8 million
Running time: 16 minutes
12. Interior Cafe Night
Interior Cafe Night is a short film directed by Adhiraj Bose. It depicts love, loss, and reunion. The film looks at two ends of the spectrum of love with Naseeruddin Shah and Shernaz Patel playing an old couple meeting after years of separation, while Shweta Basu Prasad and Naveen Prasad play a couple who are about to break up.
Cast: Shernaz Patel, Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Basu Prasad, Naveen Kasturia, Aayushi Lahiri, and Sainee Raj
YouTube views: 5.2 million
Running time: 14 minutes
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13. Chhuri
Smart. Subtle. Sharp. Watch Tisca Chopra in a new avatar in ‘Chhuri’ a short film by Mansi Jain starring Anurag Kashyap, Surveen Chawla. Directed by Mansi Jain.
Cast: Surveen Chawla, Anurag Kashyap, and Tisca Chopra
YouTube views: 9.5 million
Running time: 13 minutes
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14. Juice
Manju Singh (Shefali Shah) and her husband are hosting a get-together of families on a really warm night. Between the snacks, drinks and laughs, something completely unexpected happens. It depicts the frustration of a middle-class housewife and her symbolic rebellion with a glass of juice. Watch Juice, a powerful short film written and directed by Neeraj Ghaywan of Masaan fame.
Cast: Shefali Shah and Manish Chaudhary
YouTube views: 8.5 million
15. Nayantara’s Necklace
Nayantara’s Necklace is a short film featuring Konkana Sen and directed by Jaydeep Sarkar. An accidental friendship between two of the unlikeliest characters and the twist and turns it takes as their relationship develops in Mumbai, the story explores the friendship between Alka and her new Dubai-returned neighbour, Nayantara. As their friendship grows, Alka finds herself wanting to be more like Nayantara. But what Alka doesn’t know is the price that she might have to pay for this obsession of hers.
Cast: Konkana Sen Sharma and Tilottama Shome
YouTube views: 7.3 million
Running time: 21 minutes
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