Rahul Desai’s Most Anticipated Titles of 2025
Film critic Rahul Desai shares the five Indian titles he’s looking forward to in 2025, and why they should also be on your Watchlist.
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- DirectorSandhya SuriStarsShahana GoswamiSunita RajwarNawal ShuklaNewly widowed Santosh inherits her husband's job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a girl's body is found, she's pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.The Oscar hype aside, I'm here for Shahana Goswami in an author-backed role for anything. Not least when it's a socially expressive film about an India we only argue about on X (formerly Twitter).
- DirectorShiv RawailStarsAlia BhattSharvariBobby DeolTwo fierce female agents tackle dangerous missions in a thrilling world of espionage, as they navigate perilous situations, execute daring stunts, and face unexpected turns in this action-packed adventure.As long as the female-led Alpha isn't to the testosterone-coded YRF Spy Universe what Ocean's 8 is to the Ocean's franchise, we're cool. Also, Alia Bhatt.
- DirectorSriram RaghavanStarsDharmendraJaideep AhlawatAgastya NandaAn untold true story of India's youngest Param Vir Chakra awardee - Second Lieutenant Arun KhetarpalMerry Christmas deserved better, but I could watch Sriram Raghavan direct paint drying on the wall. A period war film is a close (and unusual) second. Expect the unexpected.
- DirectorReema KagtiStarsAdarsh GouravShashank AroraVineet Kumar SinghThe journey of an aspiring filmmaker as he bands together his group of friends to make a film for his town, Malegaon.The 2008 documentary this film is based on still lives rent-free in my adult head. I expect Reema Kagti in Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. mode to merge seamlessly with writer Varun Grover in Masaan mode.
- StarsPratik GandhiBhamini OzaAseem HattangadyIt tells the story of Gandhi's earliest days and his days as a lawyer, showing the lesser known stories of his life that played an important role in shaping him into a Mahatma.It's hard enough to make sane historical dramas today, but the irony of a long-form Scam 1992 reunion (Hansal Mehta and Pratik Gandhi) for a Gandhi epic is hard to resist.
