Movies Like Mandi

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Manthan

1976·2h 14m·★ 7.7·Shyam Benegal

4 shared cast incl. Smita Patil & Kulbhushan KharbandaDir. Shyam Benegal

Nishant

1975·2h 16m·★ 7.6·Shyam Benegal

5 shared cast incl. Shabana Azmi & Amrish PuriDir. Shyam Benegal

The Role

1977·2h 16m·★ 7.4·Shyam Benegal

4 shared cast incl. Smita Patil & Naseeruddin ShahDir. Shyam Benegal

Junoon

1978·2h 21m·★ 7.5·Shyam Benegal

3 shared cast incl. Shabana Azmi & Naseeruddin ShahDir. Shyam Benegal

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

1981·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Saeed Akhtar Mirza

3 shared cast incl. Naseeruddin Shah & Shabana AzmiDrama & Comedy & Romance

Arth

1982·2h 18m·★ 7.8·Mahesh Bhatt

4 shared cast incl. Shabana Azmi & Kulbhushan KharbandaDrama & Romance

The Odd Angry Shot

1979·1h 32m·★ 6.6·Tom Jeffrey

Themes: brothel, prostituteTMDB recommends

Hum Paanch

1980·2h 43m·★ 6.3·Bapu

3 shared cast incl. Shabana Azmi & Naseeruddin Shah

Masoom

1983·2h 18m·★ 8.3·Shekhar Kapur

3 shared cast incl. Naseeruddin Shah & Shabana Azmi

The Ruins

1984·1h 46m·★ 7.2·Mrinal Sen

3 shared cast incl. Shabana Azmi & Naseeruddin Shah

Gaja Gamini

2000·2h 2m·★ 4.5·M. F. Husain

Both star Naseeruddin Shah & Shabana AzmiDP: Ashok Mehta

The Brutalist

2024·3h 35m·★ 7.2·Brady Corbet

Themes: mute, prostitute

The Marathon Family

1982·1h 32m·★ 8.8·Slobodan Šijan

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Sparsh

1980·2h 25m·★ 7.9·Sai Paranjape

Both star Shabana Azmi & Naseeruddin ShahDrama & Romance

Amar Prem

1972·2h 23m·★ 8.1·Shakti Samanta

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Fleshpot on 42nd Street

1973·1h 24m·★ 5.4·Andy Milligan

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Pyaar Impossible!

2010·2h 20m·★ 4.9·Jugal Hansraj

TMDB recommendsComedy & Romance

Pestonjee

1988·2h 5m·★ 7.3·Vijaya Mehta

Both star Naseeruddin Shah & Shabana AzmiComedy & Drama

The Seventh Horse of the Sun

1992·2h 10m·★ 8.0·Shyam Benegal

Starring Amrish PuriDir. Shyam BenegalDrama & Romance

The Best You Can

2025·1h 43m·★ 6.3·Michael J. Weithorn

Fans also likedComedy & Romance & Drama

How Good Is Mandi?

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