Hindi Family Dramas

Haider is a 2014 Hindi crime drama starring Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Shraddha Kapoor and Kay Kay Menon. Haider, a young man, returns to Jammu and Kashmir after finishing his education. Haider tries to get closure regarding his father's sudden disappearance after a military raid on his house. He is disturbed seeing his mother's closeness with his uncle, Khurram. Will Haider be able to avenge his father's death?

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is a 2017 romantic drama film starring Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar, Anupam Kher, Sudhir Pandey and Divyendu Sharma. This satirical comedy highlights the issue of open defecation that persists in rural India. Keshav and Jaya love each other and decide to get married. Trouble begins when Jaya discovers that none of the houses in Keshav’s village have a toilet. Upset with their unprogressive thinking, Jaya decides to leave Keshav and returns to her parents. A disheartened Keshav takes it upon himself to bring a change in his village and win back Jaya’s love.

Haseena Parkar is a 2017 Hindi crime drama film starring Shraddha Kapoor, Siddhanth Kapoor and Ankur Bhatia. After underworld don Dawood Ibrahim flees to Dubai, his sister Haseena faces the brunt of society. Tired of being a victim, Haseena decides to fight back and since then is known as the 'Aappa' of underworld. During a court case, Haseena explains the circumstances that compelled her to take the drastic steps.

ZEE5 Film Festival proudly presents Dobaara, a Hindi feature film starring Manav Kaul and Parvathy Omanakuttan in lead roles. The film is directed by Bejoy Nambiar of Shaitan and Wazir fame. The story revolves around Parvathy, a free-spirited girl, whose parents force her to get married to Mohan. Post marriage, the couple moves to a new city. While Mohan gets busy with work, Parvathy looks after the family. Twenty years after their marriage, when their son graduates, Parvathy decides to take a drastic step.

English Vinglish is a 2012 Hindi drama film starring Sridevi and Adil Hussain. The film was critically acclaimed and won several awards including Filmfare for Best Actress and Best Director. English Vinglish is the story of Shashi, a homemaker, who can’t speak and understand English. After being continuously mocked by her husband and daughter, Shashi decides to learn English during a trip to the USA.

This biographical movie narrates the story of Chandro and Prakashi Tomar, who defied ageism and patriarchy to take up shooting in their 60s.

Posham Pa is a ZEE5 Original psychological thriller starring Mahie Gill, Sayani Gupta, and Ragini Khanna. Inspired by true events, the film narrates the spine-chilling story of India’s first female duo to be given the death penalty for committing a series of murders. The story revolves around a mother who coerces her daughters into a life of crime. Watch the winningly performed, dark and disturbing peek into fractured humanity, as described by glamsham.com, only on ZEE5.

Hum Aapke Hain Koun is a 1994 Hindi drama film starring Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Mohnish Bahl, Renuka Shahane, Anupam Kher. Prem falls for Nisha, Prem's elder brother Rajesh's sister-in-law. Pooja, Rajesh's wife, is about to inform the family about this but dies in a sudden accident. Prem and Nisha's family ask Nisha to marry Rajesh. Will Nisha agree?

Beyond the Clouds is a 2017 Hindi drama film starring Ishaan Khatter, Malavika Mohanan, Gautam Ghose, G.V Sharada, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Heeba Shah. This film is Ishaan Khatter’s debut movie and is inspired by the Iranian film, ‘Children of Heaven’. During a police raid, Aamir, a peddler, crosses path with his estranged sister Tara. While trying to protect her brother from police, Tara lands up in the jail herself. As their life gets clouded with problems, an unexpected ray of hope shines on them from beyond the clouds.

ZEE5 Film Festival proudly presents Guddu Engiineer, a Hindi feature film, starring Prabuddh Dyma and Pranali Ghogare. Directed by Nikhil Advani, this romantic drama revolves around Guddu, an engineering student with a near-perfect life. To impress his girlfriend, Sonia, Guddu makes a wish list and manages to achieve all of it. However, a simple choice between love and hate changes things.

Sarkar 3 is a 2017 Hindi drama starring Amitabh Bachchan, Amit Sadh, Ronit Roy. Subhash Nagre’s empire is under attack. Crime lord Vallya joins forces with opposition leader Deshpande who uses his sources to find out that there is a rift between Sarkar and his grandson Chiku. Will they be successful?

Yours Truly is a Hindi romantic movie starring Soni Razdan, Aahana Kumra and Pankaj Tripathi. The film revolves around Mithi Kumar, a government employee approaching her retirement, who finds her soulmate in a station announcer’s voice. But is he for real and will she be able to find him?

Namaste England is a 2018 Hindi movie starring Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor. Param and Jasmeet, a married couple, want to settle down in London so Jasmeet can pursue her career in jewellery designing. However, their aspirations are fraught with difficulties as Param is unable to get a visa. Finally, Jasmeet decides to move to London alone putting her relationship at stake.

ZEE5 Film Festival proudly presents Jeewan Hathi, a Hindi feature film, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Adnan Jaffar and Samiya Mumtaz. The dark comedy is directed by Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi. The film revolves around a middle-class couple whose marriage is on the verge of collapse, when they are lured in by a huge prize money to participate in a TV game show. The film highlights how the media thrives on controversy and creates conflicts in society.

Happy Bhag Jayegi is a 2016 romantic comedy, starring Diana Penty, Abhay Deol, Jimmy Shergill and Ali Fazal. On the day of her marriage to Bagga, a businessman, Harpreet Happy Kaur elopes with her boyfriend, Guddu. She ends up in a truck heading to Lahore where she meets Bilal, an upcoming politician. An angry Bagga abducts Guddu and reaches Lahore in search of Happy. What ensues is a hilarious cat and mouse chase.

Satyendra and Aarti meet for an arranged marriage and fall in love. Things go downhill when she runs away on their wedding day to pursue her career.

Set in the 1970s, this ZEE5 Original movie is a satirical take on the darkest phase of Indian democracy, through the encounters of a to-be groom who is forcefully sterilised days before his marriage.

Pad Man is a 2018 social drama starring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte. An inspiring journey of a caring husband who goes out of his way to build a low-cost sanitary pad manufacturing machine to benefit his wife and the rural women.

Filter Coffee Liquor Cha is a romantic movie starring Nishan Nanaiah, Priyanka Sarkar, and Usha Uthup. Himeli, the director of a cookery show, is unable to tolerate Subramaniam, her new Tamil, vegetarian flatmate. Coincidentally, when the TRP ratings of her show begin to fall, Subramaniam comes to Himeli's rescue. Despite the differences in their personalities, the two get attracted to each other. Enjoy this romantic comedy which presents the contrast of Bengali and South Indian culture and food habits.

Yaadein is a 2001 Hindi romantic drama film starring Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor and Jackie Shroff. The story revolves around Raj Singh Puri, father of three daughters, and who works for the Malhotras. Raj is against love marriages and when his daughter Isha falls in love with Ronit Malhotra, he opposes their relationship. Will Ronit and Isha sacrifice their love for the sake of their parents or will they manage to convince them?