Copyright © 2026 OyList. All Rights Reserved.
Share
Items30
25
Once Upon a Time in Calcutta (2025)
6.7/10on IMDb
Released
Bengali, directed by Aditya Vikram Sengupta. A bereaved woman tries to find independence in a city where private hopes and new money keep colliding. Buildings, roads and business promises give the relationships a changing physical world to negotiate. Choose it for atmospheric urban drama rather than a quick tour of Kolkata; its patient ensemble structure asks you to live with uncertainty.
26
Village Rockstars (2018)
7.2/10on IMDb
Released
Assamese, directed by Rima Das. Dhunu's wish for a guitar and a band survives alongside floods, chores and the expectations placed on a village girl. The film lets ambition grow out of ordinary play rather than turning her life into a lesson for outsiders. A compact, observational entry point with a strong child's-eye perspective. Start with this first film before its later continuation.
27
Aamis (2019)
7.8/10on IMDb
Released
Assamese, directed by Bhaskar Hazarika. Shared meals allow a married doctor and a younger researcher to develop an intimacy they struggle to name directly. The apparently gentle attention to appetite gradually becomes something much more disturbing. An inventive choice for adventurous viewers interested in desire and taboo, with escalating bodily horror that makes it a poor recommendation for a casual romantic evening.
28
DAMaN (2022)
8.8/10on IMDb
Released
Odia, co-directed by Vishal Mourya and Debi Prasad Lenka. A newly qualified doctor posted to a remote area has to make treatment physically reachable and earn trust before his training can help. The clear practical obstacles make the story easy to enter. This is an emphatic drama inspired by public-health work, with broad heroic framing rather than the detached style of a documentary.
29
Hellaro (2019)
8.6/10on IMDb
Released
Gujarati, directed by Abhishek Shah. Women collecting water in the Rann of Kutch discover a space for self-expression through garba, a communal dance form kept outside their permitted lives. Rhythm and shared movement make the rebellion readable before it needs explaining. Choose it for a period drama in which musical pleasure carries a serious argument about control, with domestic violence beneath the colour.
30
The Chosen One (1990)
8.0/10on IMDb
Released
Manipuri, directed by Aribam Syam Sharma. A mother's call towards the Maibi priestess tradition changes her relationship with her husband and child. The music and ritual activity give the drama its rhythm without reducing the family to an illustration of a custom. This older, quietly demanding choice broadens the map of Indian cinema; the 2023 Cannes restoration is of the 1990 film.
