Top 10 Documentary Films In India

Even though we don't see many Indian documentaries, they are as well-known as Bollywood flicks. The times are, however, changing. The best Indian documentaries are now available on Netflix. By watching the Best Indian Documentary films, you can gain a better understanding of the country, its people, its beliefs, and your role in the world.

1. House Of Secrets: The Burari Deaths

The entire country was shocked by the deaths of 11 members of the same family in Delhi. The documentary explores the realities and prevailing hypotheses surrounding the demise of these three generations. 11 members of the Chundawat family are thought to have committed mass ritual suicide. The eldest member was discovered strangled, while ten other members were found hanging from the same roof. Through a few journals in the house, the mystery surrounding this suicide mission was uncovered.

2. Writing With Fire

The documentary, which Rintu Thomas Rintu Thomas is a  short film director who has rec >> Read More... and Sushmit Ghosh Sushmit Ghosh is a popular Indian director- cinema >> Read More... filmed, explains how India's only Dalit women-owned newspaper came to be amid a world of male-dominated modern media. The chief reporter, Meera, challenges conventions and reinterprets gender roles with the help of her female coworkers. This moving film features Suneeta Prajapati, Meera Devi Meera Devi is an Indian journalist and actress. He >> Read More... , and Shyamkali Devi as cast members. The documentary was nominated for an Oscar and won numerous international accolades.

3. Bhuj: The Day India Shook

A unique documentary on the devastating earthquake that hit India’s Bhuj. Anupam Kher Anupam Kher is a very popular actor, director, and >> Read More... plays the tragic story’s narrator in the documentary. The narrative captures the Bhuj population’s bravery, heroism, misfortune, tragedy, and optimism. The first-hand footage of the same devastations in the show, which documents the earthquake survivors, gives the audience shivers.

4. The Silence Of Swastika

The Silence of Swastika, directed by Anuj Bhardwaj Bio coming soon... >> Read More... , focuses on the mysterious symbol Hitler used. The character used to represent Hitler's political and racial ideologies is known by the name "swastika" in all languages—a name used by several religions throughout history, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Watch the documentary to learn whether Hitler actually used it as a Swastika or something else.

5. Secrets Of The Kohinoor

The Kohinoor, the most enormous mined jewel in India, is now a piece of the British Queen’s crown but was not initially a British asset. It has had several owners; for some reason, it has always had the “infamous moniker.” As Manoj Bajpayee reveals the details of the search for Kohinoor, pay attention to him.

6. All That Breathes

Two brothers hurry to save the black kites that are dying in great numbers as environmental awareness grows in Delhi. Due to the importance of black kites to Delhi's environment, the "kite brothers" operate a bird hospital to treat injured ones. This documentary film, which Shaunak Sen both directed and jointly produced internationally, has been shortlisted for the 2023 Oscars.

7. Ranveer Vs Wild With Bear Grylls Bear Grylls is an American Adventurer and a televi >> Read More...

Taking on the Serbian wilderness is the Indian actor Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian movie actor wh >> Read More... and the British explorer Bear Grylls. When Ranveer Singh is acting naturally, you can be sure that the show will be plenty of laughs. This makes this documentary episode worth seeing, along with Bear Grylls’s general crazy. On Netflix, it is accessible.

8. While We Watched

Vinay Shukla A well-known name in the field of writing, directi >> Read More... 's While We Watched, a heartfelt elegy for press freedom and a beautiful love letter to Indian media, chronicles journalist Ravish Kumar's final years at NDTV, an independent news network that has frequently faced government criticism. In a fast-evolving news environment where journalists are content to follow the party line, Kumar stands out as the lone voice determined to counter the growing tide of misinformation and disinformation supported by the government.

9. An Insignificant Man

An Insignificant Man by Khushboo Ranka Bio coming soon... >> Read More... and Vinay Shukla was a turning point in Indian nonfiction, setting the course for critical political-minded documentaries. An Insignificant Man, which is set in Delhi, documents one of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party's most shocking political debuts in India, from its founding and ascent after the 2011 anti-corruption rallies to its first state election campaign two years later.

10. Reason

Anand Patwardhan Anand Patwardhan, a generous, humane documentary f >> Read More... , India’s most prolific documentary filmmaker with a career spanning five decades, has faced censorship for almost all of his films, which have painstakingly documented the numerous ways in which India’s secular post-Partition aspirations were destroyed into fanatical Hindu majoritarianism. The reason is the same. The 73-year-old director criticises the Modi administration for the nation’s democratic ideals’ demise since taking office in 2014. The "Reason", divided into eight segments and lasts for more than four hours, passionately and unflinchingly examines the murders, deaths, and arrests that have torn apart modern India’s social fabric.