10 Bollywood Movies Which Were Denied Release In India But Became A Hit Abroad

Movies are the best source of entertainment. The actors and team work day and night for a single story. The retake each shoot many times to get perfection. Some movies just make a bang box office collection whereas some flop. But some of them are unfortunate that they even fail to hit the big screen.

Yet luck serves some way. There are some movies who weren’t released in India but did well in other countries. No matter what the content was but these movies surely deserves a watch.

Below are those 10 movies you must watch at least once. They were not released in India but lauded abroad.

10. Water

This movie is a story of the widows of Banaras. These ladies face hell lot of troubles in their lives. Though the movie was not released in India, the foreigners appreciated the content.

9. Paanch

This film failed to get a screen space in India. The story was about the drug-addicted youth of the nation. The hard work paid off and it went to many film fests like Filmfest Hamburg, Asian’s cinefan festival and, the film festival of Los Angeles.

8. Chhatrak

It gained huge respect in popular film festivals like the Toronto International film festival, Cannes film festival, and the Pacific Meridian Film festival. This is a Bengali Movie.

7. Unfreedom

The story revolves around an Islamic kidnaper. While another story in parallel about a police officer who kidnaps her daughter’s girlfriend. The movie gained good appraises in America and other nations too.

6. Gandhu

The movie was a Bengali story of a man with an exciting tool. Though it wasn’t released in India, people abroad appreciated the concept.

5. Parzania

This movie was fortunate to get a release later. It was a story of a young kid who gets separated from his parents during the statewide riots. Censor board stopped it from releasing in India as they felt it would increase violence.

4. Bandit Queen

It was a biopic of the badass lady Fulan Devi. The film is a ride through all her life struggles. Though it made way to the box office after many cries and was also appreciated at Cannes.

3. Madras Cafe

The film was about a serious issue. The southern parts of India were against the release. They tried hard to stop the film to reach the box office. While it made a good gross overseas and was later released in India.

2. Tigers

Tigers is a film starring Emraan Hashmi. The film was about the deaths that occurred due to Nestle’s carelessness. The film was denied release in 2014 but well appreciated abroad. It is now to be released on Zee5.

1. Lipstick Under My Burkha

This film was about gender equality. It attracted a huge international attention. The film also received the best film award on gender equality. It was then released in some parts in India too.