Are you trying to decide what to watch this year during Diwali? You may find the answers to all of your questions here. Here is an assorted collection of top 5 movies that provide a wonderful holiday experience to enjoy with the family.
1. Gamak Ghar: Gamak Ghar, a film directed by Achal Mishra, will transport you back to those nostalgic yet melancholic childhood days. Gamak Ghar features a lovely scene in which the uncles, aunts, and cousins all crack crackers together while the light shines on the walls of the omnipresent home, perfectly expressing the ordinary moments of happiness and unity of a small town family.
Stream on: Prime Video
2. Om Shanti Om: With plenty of melodrama, foot-tapping melodies (Deewangi Deewangi still dominates), and a moving reincarnation story starring Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om is a good old time. Shantipriya, starring Deepika Padukone, is a cinematic premiere to remember. Om Shanti Om’s approach to the world of celebrity is still delightfully lighthearted and engaging.
Stream on: Netflix
3. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani: In an attempt to patch things up, the flashy Rocky Randhawa (Ranveer Singh) and the astute Bengali journalist Rani (Alia Bhatt) devise a scheme to trade places with one other’s families. This entertaining picture has a wildly contemporary core, and not a single second seems uninteresting.
Stream on: Prime Video
4. Bangalore Days: Anjali Menon’s lighthearted and invigorating picture feels like a warm hug on a chilly winter’s night. It centers on three cousins from Kerala who migrate to Bangalore: Divya (Nazariya Nazim), Kuttan (Nivin Pauly), and Arjun (Dulquer Salmaan). Every one of these personalities is excited to experience everything the city has to offer and has their own visions of spending their finest years there.
Stream on: Disney+ Hotstar
5. Kumbalangi Nights: In this really touching slice-of-life story, Madhu C. Narayanan tells the story of four siblings living in the backwaters of a small Keralan town. With a great deal of compassion and sensitivity, Kumbalangi Nights, filled with lovely, melodic songs by Sushin Shyam, from Cherathukal to the serene Uyiril Thodum, poses significant concerns about mental health, patriarchy, and gender conventions.
Stream on: Prime Video
