Hindi-dubbed horror movies are a great way to get into scary stories from other regional cinemas without the feel of the plot being lost. Haunted houses, restless spirits, possession, revenge, supernatural mysteries – there’s a lot to choose from. If you like horror movies with creepy settings and unexpected turns, here are some picks on ZEE5 and FREE5 that you can add to your watchlist.
Mantra 2 – FREE5
IMDb Rating: 4.4/10
Mantra 2 (2019) Starring Charmme Kaur and Chethan Cheenu, is about a young woman who moves to Hyderabad for a software job and begins living as a paying guest with an old couple. The elderly couple she is staying with may not be what they seem and her life becomes unnerving. The story turns into a mix of fear, mystery and supernatural suspense as strange things start to happen.
Originally made in Telugu, Mantra 2 is available to watch on FREE5. If you enjoy horror stories built around secrets, haunted spaces, and unexpected twists, this film makes for a gripping watch.
Isha – FREE5
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
Isha (2020) is a horror drama starring Margret Antony, Kishore Sathya and Abhishek Vinod. The story is about a young girl who was wrongly killed near a mansion and her spirit returns to haunt the people living there. As the haunting begins, the film becomes a story of revenge, fear and buried truth.
Available on FREE5, Isha takes you through a haunting story of revenge, mystery and secrets that refuse to stay hidden. Originally shot in Malayalam, this horror movie plunges you into a universe where a restless spirit guarantees the truth rises from the shadows.
Maya
IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
Maya is a 2015 Tamil horror film starring Nayanthara and Aari. It narrates the story of Apsara, a single mother working in advertisements who struggles to pay off her debt. Her friend Swathi is trying to put together a film project based on Maya, a mysterious woman associated with an old asylum in the woods outside Chennai and the deaths that occurred there. When Apsara watches the film in a fear-test contest, it takes a dark turn and begins to affect her real life.
Originally made in Tamil, Maya is available to watch on ZEE5. Stream it for a tense supernatural horror story where cinema, fear, and reality slowly begin to blur.
Navsari Ka Rahasya (Naani)
IMDb Rating: 5.3/10
Navsari Ka Rahasya is a 2016 horror thriller film starring Manish Arya, Priyanka Rao, Suhasini and Kishori Ballal. The film is initially made in Kannada and is about a couple who move into a large new house and later come across some supernatural activities within the house. As the paranormal activities increase, they need to dig the dark past of the house and the people who lived there earlier.
Watch Navsari Ka Rahasya on ZEE5 and get ready to step into a haunted house where each strange noise, hidden past and creepy secret will take you deeper into the mystery.
Bindi (Pottu)
IMDb Rating: 2.7/10
Bindi is a 2019 horror movie, streaming on ZEE5, starring Bharath, Iniya, Namitha, and Sayaji Shinde. The movie was originally released in Tamil. The life of a top-ranking MBBS student takes a dark turn after an academic setback. In a moment of distress, he tries to take his own life and when his blood falls on the tomb of Pottu, he becomes possessed by the spirit of a mysterious girl.
Watch Bindi on ZEE5 for a horror story that brings together possession, revenge, mystery, and supernatural twists.
Last Bus
IMDb Rating: 5.7/10
Last Bus is a 2016 Kannada horror thriller starring Avinash Narasimharaju, Meghashree Bhagavatar, Samarth Narasimharaju and Prakash Belawadi. The film is about six passengers who get into the last bus of the night and find themselves on a strange and scary journey. Fear, mystery and unexpected happenings slowly take over as the ride goes on.
If you like watching horror stories based on journeys, late night suspense and surprises, watch Last Bus on ZEE5, for a ride that gets far more terrifying than anyone could have imagined.
If you are a horror fan but want something more than the usual build-up then these Hindi-dubbed recommendations are worth checking out. Each of these tales has its own kind of fear, mystery and suspense to offer that will make your watchlist more interesting. Pick your next film on ZEE5 or FREE5 and prepare for a chilling film night.
