From Revathi starrer Raat, Adah Sharma starrer 1920, to Isha Koppikar’s Krishna Cottage, here's a curated list of world’s best horror movies in Hindi to watch on OTT
Raat, Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Are you looking for spooky cinematic thrills in Hindi? Here we have curated a list that dives beyond the recent releases to some hidden gems and classic chills. We have taken some of the spine-chilling tales from the golden age of Bollywood horror that features veteran actress Revathi to contemporary frights of Adah Sharma, and or doesn't stop there. Get ready to be shivered by Isha Koppikar's mind-blowing performance, innocent looking Shraddha Kapoor’s unexpected evilness, get eeried by Rajkummar Rao’s behaviour, and more. We bring you the world's best horror movies in Hindi to watch on OTT platforms right away.
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IMDb rating: 7/10
OTT platforms: Amazon Prime, ZEE5
This movie is considered one of the most cherished horror movies from Bollywood for decades. Released in 1992, Raat stars veteran actress Revathi in the lead. The story follows when the Sharma family moves into their new house in the same city, they start experiencing paranormal activities in the house. The family soon seeks help from a priest after their one and only daughter, Mini, gets possessed by something unnatural.
IMDb rating: 6.4/10
OTT platforms: Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar
After the tremendous success of this 2008 movie, the makers came up with back-to-back four more parts of 1920. Although all the five stories are totally different and don't resemble each other, the first part, 1920 remains the most cherished one till date. The story follows when a traditional Hindu man named Arjun falls in love with a Christian woman named Lisa, he abandons his family as they refuse to give their blessings. Arjun and Lisa get married legally and shift to Palampur, where Arjun finds a job of reconstruction of an old British era house. Soon Lisa gets possessed by a demonic spirit in the lonely old house, and now Arjun must save her.
IMDb rating: 5.1/10
OTT platform: Amazon Prime
Ragini MMS is the second movie of National Award winning Rajkummar Rao in his career, and no wonder he has rocked the character of Uday. A seemingly innocent weekend trip takes a terrifying turn for a young woman and her boyfriend when they encounter strange occurrences at a remote farmhouse. The whole movie we get to see through CCTV cameras, which the friends group put in each room.
IMDb rating: 7.5/10
OTT platforms: Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar
Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor and Pankaj Tripathi have shown their one of the best performances in Stree. This is the first time we get to see Kapoor's evilness. The story follows the people of Chanderi believe that Stree (a witch) comes every full moon and takes away unmarried men with her. The spirit attacks men at night during festivals. A daring man named Vicky and his friends decide to uncover the mystery behind it.
IMDb rating: 7.4/10
OTT platforms: Disney+ Hotstar
Although Bhool Bhulaiyaa can be put under the horror genre, the unbreathable comedies will make you doubt that. Starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan in the lead, the movie follows when an NRI named Siddharth Chaturvedi and his wife Avni decide to stay in his ancestors’ palace, they pay no attention to the warnings about ghosts, spirits and evilness. Soon Avni gets possessed and forces Siddharth to call a psychiatrist to solve the mystery.
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