Political Corruption in Indian Cinema

Raajneeti is a 2010 Indian political thriller film directed by Prakash Jha. The film stars an ensemble cast including Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, Naseeruddin Shah, and Ranbir Kapoor.

Jagdish Tyagi is the protagonist of the 2013 Indian satirical comedy-drama film Jolly LLB. The film was directed by Subhash Kapoor and stars Arshad Warsi as Tyagi, a struggling lawyer who takes on a powerful politician.

Special 26 is a 2013 Indian heist thriller film directed by Neeraj Pandey. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal, Manoj Bajpayee, Jimmy Sheirgill, and Divya Dutta. The film is based on the real-life story of a group of con artists who posed as CBI officers and robbed politicians and businessmen.

Udta Punjab is a 2016 Indian crime drama film directed by Abhishek Chaubey. The film stars Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Diljit Dosanjh. The film is set in the state of Punjab, where the drug problem is rampant.

Aligarh is a 2015 Indian biographical drama film directed by Hansal Mehta. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee as Ramchandra Siras, a professor at Aligarh Muslim University who is suspended from his job after being accused of homosexuality.

Newton is a 2017 Indian satirical black comedy film directed by Amit V Masurkar. The film stars Rajkummar Rao as Newton Kumar, a government clerk who is sent to a remote village in Chhattisgarh to conduct elections.

Article 15 is a 2019 Indian crime drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Isha Talwar, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, and Sayani Gupta. The film is based on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution, which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.

Gulabo Sitabo is a 2020 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan as Mirza and Ayushmann Khurrana as Baankey. The film is set in Lucknow and tells the story of Mirza, an elderly man who lives in an old mansion with his wife, Baankey, a young tenant who wants to buy the mansion.

Tanhaji is a 2020 Indian historical action film directed by Om Raut. The film stars Ajay Devgn as Tanhaji Malusare, a Maratha warrior who fought against the Mughal Empire in the 17th century.

The Kashmir Files is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The film stars Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Darshan Kumar, and Chinmay Mandlekar. The film is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s.

India Lockdown is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film stars Shweta Basu Prasad, Aahana Kumra, Prateik Babbar, Sai Tamhankar, and Prakash Raj. The film is set during the COVID-19 pandemic in India and tells the story of four women from different walks of life who are affected by the lockdown.

Bheed is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film stars Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Dia Mirza, and Pankaj Tripathi. The film is set during the COVID-19 pandemic in India and tells the story of a group of migrant workers who are forced to leave their home and travel to their villages.

Omerta is a 2018 Indian biographical crime drama film directed by Hansal Mehta. The film stars Rajkummar Rao as Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British-Pakistani terrorist who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002.

The Accidental Prime Minister is a 2019 Indian biographical political drama film directed by Vijay Gutte. The film stars Anupam Kher as Manmohan Singh, the 13th Prime Minister of India.