Movies Similar to The UP Files

Teesri Kasam(1966)

A naive bullock-cart driver falls for a traveling dancer.

Kali Salwar(2002)

Sultana, a small town prostitute and her pimp Khudabaksh migrate to the metropolis, bringing with them their dreams and meagre belongings. Sultana goes about her bright and artful seductions but somehow misses her targets. Her business collapses. Desperately, Khudabaksh too tries his hand at many jobs but is unsuccessful. Sultana's loneliness and despair get objectified in her desire for a 'salwaar' that she needs to complete her black ensemble for the observance of mourning for Moharram.

5.7

Naukar Ki Kameez(1999)

This film suggests a network of hierarchical relations between people through sometimes subtle and at other times blunt illustrations.

5.7

Aaj Ka Daur(1985)

This film is about a university graduate Jackie Shroff, who can get no better job than a petrol pump employee, a girl Padmini Kolhapure, who is struggling to pay for college, and others in a building owned by Prem Chopra, who attempts to evict them with the help of Shakti Kapoor.

9.0

The Melody of Love(1993)

A rich boy Manu and a poor girl Mink are in love and want to get married.

10.0

Mahal(1949)

A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.

5.4

Boong(2025)

In the valley of Manipur, Boong (*a little boy) plans to surprise his mother with a gift. In his innocence, he believes that bringing his father home would be the most special. His search culminates into an unexpected gift – a new beginning...

8.0

Madam Chief Minister(2021)

A political-drama where a young woman from a small village rises to power into the world of politics by breaking barriers of caste and patriarchy and overcomes the obstacles placed by her opponents to become the chief minister and work for the upliftment of backward classes.

5.8

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam(1999)

A newly-wed man discovers that his wife is in love with another man and decides to unite them. Ignoring the ridicule he might have to face for this, he takes his wife to Italy in search of her love.

6.4

Wajah Tum Ho(2016)

A hooded vigilante is broadcasting murders on a news channel. Will the police catch him alive before he live-casts another death?

5.0

Mati Manas(1985)

In a poetic hour and a half, director Mani Kaul looks at the ancient art of making pottery from a wide variety of perspectives.

5.7

Kasba(1991)

The story centers around a small town entrepreneur named Maniram who makes a major profit by cheating people and selling them tainted food. His business is run by his daughter-in-law Tejo, who is married to Maniram's mentally challenged younger son. When Maniram's elder son comes back into town to get married, things start to go awry.

5.8

Mumbaikar(2023)

Set in the bustling streets of Mumbai, four lives get unknowingly intertwined after a kidnapping goes wrong as the child abducted happens to be the son of Mumbai’s don.

3.2

Heyy Babyy(2007)

Three womanisers find a baby left at their doorstep. Chaos ensues as they try to contact their former girlfriends to determine who is the father amongst them.

5.9

Sagina(1974)

Sagina a factory laborer,an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the Tea gardens of North-Eastern India.

0.0

Hamari Baat(1943)

Hamari Baat is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943.

0.0

Inquilab(1935)

A drama set amid an earthquake in Bihar. Miss Renee (Khote) looks after the victims while her lover, the businessman Sardar (Mohanned), wants to make money from the disaster.

6.0

Ek Kori Prem Katha(2024)

Sabhyata, who falls in love with the village pradhaan's son, must decide how she will fight the ceremonial ritual of Kori in order to have a happy and respectful married life.

0.0

Animal(2023)

The hardened son of a powerful industrialist returns home after years abroad and vows to take bloody revenge on those threatening his father's life.

6.1

Kiss.(2022)

At a preview theatre, a young filmmaker waits in the hope of getting his new sci-fi drama certified with ‘no cuts’ by the conservative men of the Indian Censor Board. The board finds a kissing scene in the film beyond the duration stipulated by official, orthodox rules. The filmmaker and board members argue, but when they enter the movie theatre to review the film, the laws of physics begin to disintegrate, sending these men into a world of chaos.

3.8