20 Films to Watch-out for in 2021 from India

Misaq Kazimi
2 min readDec 24, 2020
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India is one of the largest producers of film content in the world and that is a double-edged sword. With so much content out there, it is a cumbersome task for the international content buyers and those in need of quality world cinema to pin-point the best from the rest, and that’s where one list comes in handy.

A curated film list from India’s premier film market — the Film Bazaar. Here are the list of Top 20 films the Film Bazaar Recommends this year:

  1. Aiz Maka Falea Tuka​ (Today me Tomorrow you) by Sreejith Karanavar; Konkani
  2. Angarh​ (Another World) by Tushar Madhav; Hindi, English, Gondi, Japanese
  3. Awakash​ by Chittaranjan Giri; Marathi
  4. Boroxun​ (Songs for Rain) by Krrishna Kt Borah; Assamese
  5. Ek Tha Gaon​ (Once Upon A Village) by Srishti Lakhera; Garhwali, Hindi
  6. Fairy Folk​ by Karan Gour; Hindi, English
  7. Fatima​ by Sourab Kanti Dutta; Hindi
  8. Ghaath​ (Ambush) by Chhatrapal Ninawe; Marathi
  9. Highways of Life​ by Maibam Amarjeet Singh; Manipuri
  10. Maila​ (Excreta) by Aditya Om; Hindi
  11. Manikbabur Megh​ (The Cloud & The Man) by Abhinandan Banerjee; Bengali
  12. Nine Hills One Valley​ by Haobam Paban Kumar; Manipuri
  13. PAKA — The River of Blood​ by Nithin Lukose; Malayalam
  14. Powai​ by Kuldip Patel; Hindi
  15. Sikaisal​ by Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah; Tiwa
  16. Teen Paayancha Ghoda​ (Three Legged Horse) by Noopur Bora; Marathi
  17. Thalakkuri​ (Horoscope) by Nidheesh Lohidhakshan; Malayalam
  18. The Great Indian Kitchen​ by Jeo Baby; Malayalam
  19. The Road to Kuthriyar​ by Bharat Mirle; Tamil, English
  20. Zende​ by Akshay Shah; Marathi, English, Hindi

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Misaq Kazimi

Film director & social justice advocate. An Afghan-American by birth, a global-citizen by choice | www.kazimi.co