Movies like Koi Jeeta Koi Haara (1976)
The best movies like Koi Jeeta Koi Haara (1976) are Raton Ka Raja (1970), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019) and Gully Boy (2019). If Koi Jeeta Koi Haara hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGully Boy (2019)7.3/10 from 231 votes
- NewestBlack Sunshine Baby (2023)Released 2023
- In HindiRaton Ka Raja (1970)Also in Hindi
Raton Ka Raja (1970)
Raja is hired to steal the Anarkali, a 5000-year-old sculpture, from the "SAFEST" museum ( which is HOLLOW from the top!!).
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
Story of Rani Lakshmibai, one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and her resistance to the British Rule.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGully Boy (2019)
Murad, an underdog, struggles to convey his views on social issues and life in Dharavi through rapping. His life changes drastically when he meets a local rapper, Shrikant alias MC Sher.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like this5 Weddings (2018)
An American journalist travels to India to cover Bollywood weddings, only to uncover a mosaic of cultural clashes, transgender tangles and lost loves with her travels culminating at a destination where the only journey is the one within.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Raazi (2018)
An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRaja Rani (1973)
As a young boy Raja turns to a life of crime after the death of his mother. Years later Raja, now a hardened thief, uses a marriage as an escape ploy but shortly after he is caught.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Gangster (2006)
An alcoholic barmaid is distraught when her former lover, a notorious gangster, re-enters her life. She is forced to relive painful past experiences and choose between the gangster and a pleasant singer she has found comfort in.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGandhi, My Father (2007)
Unable to live in his father's gigantic shadow, Mahatma Gandhi's eldest son, Harilal, gets distraught and resorts to alcoholism.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Samrat Chandragupt (1958)
This movie depicts the personal life of Samrat Chandragupt, his trials, tribulations, and frustrations, as well as the challenges he faces to reclaim his kingdom; face-off the threat from Sikander; enlist the assistance of the Yunani Greeks; his love for Helena; and be forced to make a decision of beheading his own mother as per the laws of the land.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Dastak (1970)
Tells the story of newly weds Hamid and Salma. They move into a rental flat next door to the local red light district. The flat had been the former home of a well known mujra and qawali singer, Shamshad. Men still come to the door in the hope of seeing Shamshad and do not seem too put out by seeing Salma despite her protestations. The couple struggle to live within the bounds of their own moral code while the earnings of prostitution seem to be flaunted around them. Hamid gets more and more angry and seemingly unable to reconcile his morality with the immorality of the world and at one point beats his wife and then rapes her making her into a 'whore' of his fantasy. The story here bears resemblance to the later 'Ek Chadar Maili Si' by the same director and seems to explore the complex world of women and sexuality as viewed by Indian men: mother, goddess, whore. This film also explores the ethos of prostitution in its reality and as a metaphor for the outside world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Annadata (1972)
A rich man who is disillusioned with his greedy relatives leaves his house and wanders off. He finds true happiness when he meets Aarti, who lives in a small town among simple folks.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Sabse Bada Sukh (1972)
Village born Lalloo re-locates to Bombay, and returns a wealthy man. He goes to meet his friend, Shankar alias Bhompu, and together they meet and share tales, mostly about women, sex, and playboy magazines' pictures. A Bollywood movie director is shooting a film nearby, and they go and meet him and his beautiful actress, Urvashi. After meeting Urvashi, Shankar feigns a racking cough, and tells his family that he must go to Bombay, and seek medical treatment. Together he and Lalloo take the next train to Bombay to see if they can find the biggest happiness in life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Shaque (1976)
Shaque is a 1976 Bollywood drama film directed by Vikas Desai and Aruna Raje. The film stars Vinod Khanna.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978)
A young man must deal with a broken engagement ceremony, while his to-be fiancée waits to be treated for blood cancer.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Woh Tera Naam Tha (2003)
Orphaned at a very young age, Badruddin was taken in by the kind-hearted Ustad Samad Khan, a once popular singer in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. During one of his shows, Samad found his audience distracted, and taking this as an insult to his art, gave up singing altogether. Badru is attracted to Samad's pretty daughter, Reshma, who also likes him. Badru has another admirer in the beautiful Naseem, but does not reciprocate her love. When Akhtar, a free lance photographer from Delhi, arrives there, Reshma and he instantly fall in love with each other, leaving behind a heartbroken Badru. When Akhtar proposes marriage, Samad angrily rejects him, as he wants Reshma to marry Nawab Hyder Ali's son, Basharat.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Akarshan (1988)
Love story about an actress falling in love with her costar
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Basant Bahar (1956)
The only son of the Royal Astrologer, Narsin (Om Prakash) namely Gopal (Bharat Bhushan) is not interested in astrology but in music and songs, much to the dismay of Narsin. Based on the novel Hamsageethe by T. R. Subba Rao.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Black Sunshine Baby (2023)
Family memories and personal art movingly portray author and motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary's journey with an immune disorder and terminal illness.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Cinemaa Zindabad (2021)
Cinemaa Zindabad is a 2021 Indian Hindi Film based on the Real Life story of the artist. This film is directed by Ajay Kailash Yadav, written by Ajay Kailash Yadav - Rajesh Chaurasia,and Produced By Ajay Kailash Yadav.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Rakhi Aur Hathkadi (1972)
When Thakur Virendra Singh's wife firstborn child is still born, Janaki, who used to be a tawaif, gives up her newly born son to the grieving mother. The two families' fates get entangled yet again when Virendra Singh's second son falls in love with Janaki's daughter.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Koi Jeeta Koi Haara?
The closest matches to Koi Jeeta Koi Haara are Raton Ka Raja (1970), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019) and Gully Boy (2019). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Koi Jeeta Koi Haara?
Start with Raton Ka Raja (1970), the closest match to Koi Jeeta Koi Haara.
What is the highest-rated movie like Koi Jeeta Koi Haara?
Gully Boy (2019), rated 7.3/10 by 231 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Koi Jeeta Koi Haara?
Black Sunshine Baby (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Koi Jeeta Koi Haara?
Yes: Raton Ka Raja (1970), Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019) and Gully Boy (2019).
How are movies similar to Koi Jeeta Koi Haara chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Koi Jeeta Koi Haara, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.