Movies like Dev.D
If Dev.D hooked you with its comedy and drama, these are the films to watch next. Every pick says why it matches.
Luck by Chance (2009)
Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
Lovable goon Munna falls for a morning radio host by the name of Jahnvi, who also runs an elders' home which an unscrupulous builder seeks to attain. In order to gain Jahnvi’s attention, he cheats his way to winning a Mahatma Gandhi radio quiz. When Jahnvi consequently expresses interest in Munna, he and his best friend Circuit attempt to keep up the facade.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLife in a Metro (2007)
A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisToilet: A Love Story (2017)
A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year is the sometimes thoughtless, sometimes thoughtful story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart - and stumbling upon a crazy way which turned his world upside down, and his career right side up. Welcome to the world of sales boss!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSanju (2018)
Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt’s dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMunna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisZindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRaju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992)
A young engineer, from a small town, moves to Mumbai, with big dreams. As he hugely advances in his career, he gets caught up in the rich and glamorous lifestyle and starts getting changed. After becoming a victim of a conspiracy, he realizes his mistake and tries to redeem himself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
No Smoking (2007)
A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)
Lovinder Singh, a thief now in custody and facing trial, reflects on his life of crime while the press reflect on how he managed to get away with so much before being arrested.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMiss Lovely (2014)
A Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid-1980s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Delhi Belly (2011)
Three unsuspecting, average guys find themselves on the hit list of one of India's most-powerful crime syndicates.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRang De Basanti (2006)
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Dirty Picture (2011)
After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIshqiya (2010)
While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Wednesday! (2008)
Prakash Rathod, a retired police commissioner recounts the most memorable case of his career wherein he was informed about a bomb scare in Mumbai by an ordinary commoner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOMG: Oh My God! (2012)
A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShaitan (2011)
Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGuru (2007)
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKaminey (2009)
Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBluffmaster! (2005)
Roy, a professional conman, gets dumped by his girlfriend after she find out the truth about him. After being diagnosed with a fatal disease, he resolves to do some good by helping an amateur conman to hoodwink the mobster who hurt his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like this99 (2009)
Two unlucky delinquents stumble into a series of random misadventures when they attempt to collect a debt for their boss.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Udaan (2010)
Upon returning to his industrial hometown, a young man must decide whether to follow his own dreams or acquiesce to his father's plans for his future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPeepli Live (2010)
Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnkhon Dekhi (2014)
Bauji resists his daughter's request to let her marry the man she loves as the neighbours incessantly shame him. However, his opinion changes after he meets him and he decides to change his viewpoint.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMukkabaaz (2018)
A low caste boxer, Shravan, trains at a gym controlled by a local Don, Mishra. Shravan falls for Mishra's niece, Sunaina. Mishra does not approve of this match. Shravan strives to win Sunaina's hand in marriage and become a successful boxer while trying to avoid retaliation from Mishra.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLSD: Love, Sex aur Dhokha (2010)
A video camcorder, a store security camera, and concealed cameras candidly expose lives in three loosely linked tales.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrij Mohan Amar Rahe! (2017)
Faking his death to escape the realities of his uneventful life worked out well for Brij Mohan -- until he was sentenced to death for his own murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Laal Rang (2016)
The lives and friendship of two men involved in blood theft and trading are affected by greed, girlfriends, cops and an unexpected death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Dev.D?
The closest matches to Dev.D are Luck by Chance, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Life in a Metro.
How are movies similar to Dev.D chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Dev.D, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.
Are there Hindi movies like Dev.D?
Yes: Luck by Chance, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Life in a Metro.