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From Drishyam to Ugly: These Bollywood must-watch psychological thrillers will keep you hooked to your screens
As Drishyam 2 gears up for release, binge on other epic psychological thrillers, such as Darr, Kahaani and Ek Hasina Thi
If you haven’t already, these are the thriller dramas that you need to watch right now
Bollywood has produced many psychological thrillers over the years that have kept audiences hooked to their screens. These includeUgly, Drishyam and Darr —films that focus on the psyche of the lead characters and their unstable emotional states. The plotline takes audiences on a roller-coaster ride and gives them goosebumps when they least expect it. Another psychological thriller —Ajay Devgn’s Drishyam 2. Let’s revisit psychological thrillers of Bollywood that you need to include in your must-watch list.
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Drishyam
The 2015 film, the remake of the Malayalam film of the same name, has Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Shriya Saran in lead roles. Helmed by Nishikant Kamat, the film follows the journey of a man who is trying to save his family. The plot line makes this an interesting watch: Ajay’s character has to lie and set up a trap to prove his lie. Tabu plays a cop who is on a mission to unravel the truth.Where you can watch this: Netflix and Disney+Hotstar,
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Ugly
This Anurag Kashyap directorial is a psychological thriller that tells the tale of a missing 10-year-old while unraveling secrets about corruption, indifference and systemic violence in the administration. The complexity of the characters and their ulterior motives to upstage each other makes it a thrill to watch.Where you can watch this: Zee5, Disney+Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video,
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The 2011 Prawaal Raman-directed film follows a professor and a bunch of his college students as they put to test rumours around a particular room that is supposed to have been taken over by supernatural powers. What will leave you hooked is the events that follow this and the apparent lack of scientific explanation to explain them.Where you can watch this: YouTube,
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Ek Hasina Thi
Directed by Sriram Raghavan, this revenge drama follows a gangster (Saif Ali Khan) who sets up his girlfriend (Urmila Matondkar) for crimes that he has committed. Urmila’s characters set out to take revenge on him, with a drastic character change, which becomes the further plotline of the film.Where you can watch this: Disney+Hotstar,
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Darr
This 1993 Bollywood cut classic features Shah Rukh Khan as a psychopath who is obsessed with a girl and will stop at nothing, even if it is murder and bloodshed. Juhi Chawla plays Kiran, who faces the brunt of SRK’s character’s obsessiveness.Where you can watch this: Amazon Prime Video,
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Kahaani
The 2012 Sujoy Ghosh-directed film features Vidya Balan as a pregnant woman who journeys through Kolkata in search of her missing husband. One by one, the truth keeps getting revealed through the movie, which is guaranteed to keep you hooked.Where you can watch this: YouTube,
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Talvar
Directed by Meghna Gulzar, this 2015 film is based on real-life events around the murder of Arushi Talwar, which still evokes interest as one of the most mysterious crimes to have taken place in India. The film shows almost all the viewpoints surrounding the case and keeps you guessing about who the real murderer is.Where you can watch this: Netflix and Disney+Hotstar,