Today, October 20, 2024 is the festival of Karva Chauth, this day celebrates love and commitment. Many Hindi films have shown the beautiful relationship between a married couple, as well as their struggles, emotions and sacrifices. On the special occasion, let’s take a look at some Bollywood movies available on OTT service Netflix that celebrate the essence of marriage.
7 Bollywood movies on Netflix to watch this Karva Chauth:
1. Missing Ladies
- running time: 2 hours 2 minutes
- IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
- Movie Genre: comedy drama
- Movie Star Cast: Nitanshi Goyal, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Srivastava, Chhaya Kadam, Ravi Kishan
- Director: Kiran Rao
- Author: Sneha Desai, Divyanidi Sharma, Biplab Goswami
- year of release: 2024
Missing Ladies is a recent Bollywood film on Netflix based on a newly married couple, Phool and Deepak. Phool gets lost on a train and begins a journey of self-discovery. Deepak keeps searching for her and eventually they are reunited. This is a heartwarming story that should definitely be added to your watchlist.
2. Meenakshi Sundareshwar
- running time: 2 hours 21 minutes
- IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
- Movie Genre: Romance/Comedy
- Movie Star Cast: Sanya Malhotra, Abhimanyu Dassani
- Director: Vivek Soni
- Author: Vivek Soni, Arsh Vora
- year of release: 2021
Meenakshi Sundareshwar is a Hindi film on Netflix that explores long distance marriage. Newlyweds Meenakshi and Sundareshwar get separated when Meenakshi has to go to Bangalore for a job and he is unable to take her with him. The film shows how they overcome challenges through their love.
3. Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
- running time: 2 hours 35 minutes
- IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
- Movie Genre: comedy drama
- Movie Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Anupam Kher
- Director: Shri Narayan Singh
- Author: Siddharth Singh
- year of release: 2017
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is another story about a newly married couple, Keshav and Jaya. Jaya faced difficulties when she found out that her new house did not have a toilet. She even files for divorce. However, Keshav’s father eventually realizes his mistake and understands the importance of the toilet. The film has a social message along with its focus on marital bonds.
4. Jodha Akbar
- running time: 3 hours 33 minutes
- IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
- Movie Genre: Action/Drama/History
- Movie Star Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood
- Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar
- Author: Ashutosh Gowarikar, Haider Ali, KP Saxena
- year of release: 2008
Jodhaa Akbar is an epic historical film that is available to stream on Netflix. It revolves around a Muslim emperor and a Hindu princess in the 16th century. They get married for political reasons. However, they actually fall in love with each other. The respect and love between them is beautifully depicted in the film.
5. On the move
- running time: 2 hours 45 minutes
- IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
- Movie Genre: Romance/Drama
- Movie Star Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee
- Director: Aziz Mirza
- Author: Aziz Mirza, Robin Bhatt, Pramod Sharma, Ashish Karia, Rumi Jaffrey
- year of release: 2003
The initial part of Chalte Chalte shows how Raj and Priya, two very different people by nature, fall in love. They decide to marry each other. The film focuses on the differences that arise between them after marriage. They constantly fight and argue, and their relationship soon becomes strained. However, they eventually realize that they cannot live without each other.
6. Sometimes happy and sometimes sad
- running time: 3 hours 30 minutes
- IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
- Movie Genre: Drama
- Movie Star Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Hrithik Roshan
- Director: Karan Johar
- Author: Karan Johar, Sheena Parikh
- year of release: 2001
Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham is a timeless classic and one of the most popular Hindi movies available on Netflix. The film depicts the marital bond between Yash and Nandini as well as Rahul and Anjali. There is a spectacular Karva Chauth sequence in the film which shows the playful chemistry between Shahrukh Khan and Kajol during the song Bole Chudiyan.
7. We are together
- running time: 2 hours 56 minutes
- IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
- Movie Genre: Family/Drama/Romance
- Movie Star Cast: Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Mohnish Bahl, Sonali Bendre, Reema Lagoo, Neelam Kothari, Mahesh Thakur, Alok Nath
- Director: Suraj R Barjatya
- Author: Suraj R Barjatya
- year of release: 1999
Hum Saath Saath Hain is one of the best family dramas made in Bollywood. The heart-touching film that depicts the dynamics within a joint family is available to watch on Netflix. It shows the beautiful bond of trust and love between newlyweds Vivek and Sadhna as well as soon-to-be married couple Prem-Preeti and Vivek-Sapna.
Which Bollywood movie will you watch on Netflix with your partner this Karva Chauth? Let us know in the comments below.
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