Most underrated hindi movies of the year

2023 was a great year for Hindi films. After three years of stagnation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, movie theaters are finally coming back to life.

But along with these stellar successes, 2023 was also a year of solid films that exceeded the box office. Here, we didn’t destroy the box office or cause huge crowds outside the theater, but we definitely pushed the boundaries, challenged the status quo, asked questions, made the audience think, and made them feel seen. Here are four such films that made us feel more alone and less lonely. Two of his films were released theatrically. Two others premiered on streaming, one of which was a short anthology film sandwiched between forgettable mediocrities.

12th failure

Vikrant Massey, who gave a memorable and heart-breaking performance as Shutu in Konkona Sen Sharma’s ‘The Death of Gunji’, once again does the impossible this year with ‘Vidhu Vinod Chopra’. The film electrified the stadium with its honest and serious depiction of an underdog trying to achieve his goals. Survival drama.

12th Fail explores several topical and timeless issues, including the debate between English and Hindi, the pervasive presence of elitism, the romance between classes, and education as the great leveller. It is one of the rare Hindi films that is not afraid to dive head-on into some topical and timeless issues such as mindset. We dare to ask difficult questions, even though we are fully aware that there are no easy answers.

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Goldfish

Goldfish, starring Kalki Koechlin and Deepti Naval, is the story of a mother struggling to remember and a daughter desperately trying to forget. Filled with pensive silences and painful truths that reveal a tragic past, this work revolves around identity, memory, community, and the human desire to belong.

Anchored by director Pushhan Kripalani and Argya Lahiri’s thorough screenplay, Koechlin and Naval, who have a history of being burned by each other and some of the wounds still festering, are surprised by unexpected moments. They give an impressive and restrained performance as a mother and daughter who show tenderness.

Jaan Jaan

Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, this film is a sharp allegory and a scathing critique of our concept of Beauty and the Beast, a peek inside the heads of people who are admired because they are unlovable, and how they are accepted. This work depicts the amount of effort it takes to achieve this goal. , included, sought after.