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15 of the best sad indian movies that bring tears to your eyes

More sad Indian films that drain tears? If so, just watch Indian films with these heart-wrenching stories!

No less popular than Hollywood movies, Indian movie also has a very large number of fans, you know, gang.

Moreover, with the dance and singing, which is one of his trademarks, he always manages to captivate the hearts of the audience.

Not only about dance, Indian films are also known for their storylines that are no less dramatic and heart-wrenching so that they are able to bring the audience to tears.

Well, for those of you who are looking for best sad indian movies that can drain tears, here are some recommendations.

Recommended Sad Indian Movies That Drain Tears

If so far Korean dramas are known to have stories that can make the audience baper and sad, Indian films are no less dramatic, you know.

For example, some of the sad Indian movie recommendations that ApkVenue will discuss below are guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes.

1. Devdas (2002)

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Starring Shahrukh Khan and a line of other Bollywood stars, Devdas is a film inspired by the bestselling novel by Sharat Chandra Chatopadhyay of the same title.

This sad Indian film about a family is about the love story between Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan) and Paro (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) which ended tragically because it was hindered by social caste.

Opposed by the Devdas family, which is a well-known family, Paro's parents finally marry off their daughter to a man with three children who is much richer than Devdas.

This certainly makes Devdas' heart broken which eventually makes him fall into nightlife and alcohol.

InformationDevdas
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)7.6 (35,092)
Duration3 hours 5 minutes
GenreDrama


Romance

Release Date12 July 2002
DirectorSanjay Leela Bhansali
PlayerShahrukh Khan


Madhuri Dixit

2. Taare Zameen Par (2007)

Photo source: Shahmeer Arshad (Taare Zameen Par is one of the best Indian sad children's films that has achieved high ratings).

Want to watch a sad Indian movie for a child? Maybe a movie called Taare Zameen Par this is the one you are looking for.

This film tells about Ishaan Aswathy (Darsheel Safary), an 8-year-old boy who has dyslexia which makes it difficult for him to read or write.

With his illness, Ishaan is considered a stupid, lazy, and troublemaker by the people around him, including his own family.

This makes Ishaan finally put in a special school which makes him even more frustrated.

Luckily, an art teacher at his school realizes that Ishaan is a special child whose intelligence is above average.

InformationTaare Zameen Par
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)8.4 (144,314)
Duration2 hours 45 minutes
GenreDrama


Family

Release DateDecember 21, 2007
DirectorAamir Khan
PlayerDarsheel Safariy


Tisca Chopra

3. Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)

Well, for those of you who are looking for the best sad Indian movies for small children, you can watch a movie called Stanley Ka Dabba here, gang.

This film tells the story of a boy named Stanley (Partho A. Gupte) who comes from a very simple family.

At his school, every student is required to bring a lunch if they want to go to school which is certainly a big problem for Stainley, who has a difficult economy.

Every day he only carried an empty lunch box and tried to avoid his friends during recess by going to the toilet so as not to be caught.

However, his friends finally found out, who finally each of them gave a little of his provisions so that Stainley could go to school.

InformationStanley Ka Dabba
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)7.8 (5,196)
Duration1 hour 36 minutes
GenreComedy


Family

Release DateMay 13, 2011
DirectorAmole Gupte
PlayerPartho A. Gupte


Abhishek Reddy

4. Ashiqui 2 (20013)

Starring Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, Ashiqui 2 which is a musical drama genre film, it raises the sad love story between Rahul and Arohi.

Rahul, who is a musician, one day accidentally saw the figure of Arohi who was singing his song so sweetly that it fascinated him.

Rahul tries to make Arohi's voice heard by everyone by making her a famous star with the help of her friend who is a director.

However, Arohi's success makes Rahul intimidated and turns into a temperamental man who cannot escape alcohol.

Realizing that he is a burden to Arohi who loves him very much, Rahul ends his life which makes Arohi slump and no longer wants to be a star.

InformationAshiqui 2
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)7.0 (24,621)
Duration2 hours 12 minutes
GenreDrama


Musical

Release Date26 April 2013
DirectorMohit Suri
PlayerAditya Roy Kapoor


Shaad Randhawa

5. Kal Ho Na Ho (2003)

Kal Ho Na Ho tells the story of Aman (Shahrukh Khan), Naina (Preity Zinta), and Rohit (Saif Ali Khan) who are involved in a love triangle that ends happily but quite tragically.

Aman, who often teases Naina to the point of making her uncomfortable, actually raises the seeds of love between the two.

Aman, who at that time was suffering from a serious illness, rejected Naina's love and tried to bring her closer to her best friend, Rohit, who also loved her.

Until one day after Naina and Rohit got married, Naina realized the reason why Aman rejected his love.

Well, since the Kal Ho Na Ho movie is no longer on the cinema screen, therefore you can watch this sad Indonesian film in Indonesian on your favorite movie streaming site, gang.

InformationKal Ho Na Ho
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)8.0 (58,052)
Duration3 hours 6 minutes
GenreComedy


Romance

Release DateNovember 28, 2003
DirectorNikkhil Advani
PlayerPreity Zinta


Saif Ali Khan

6. My Name Is Khan (2010)

Next comes from one of the saddest Indian film of all time entitled My Name Is Khan.

This film tells the story of a Muslim man with Asperger's Syndrome named Rizwan Khan (Shahrukh Khan). After the death of his mother, Rizwan lived with his brother Zakir (Jimmy Sherill) in San Francisco.

This is where the real story begins, where Rizwan knows a Hindu widow named Mandira (Kajol) who already has one child and finally decided to get married.

Triggered by an interfaith marriage between Rizwan and Mandira, his stepson finally received inhumane treatment from the environment around him, causing him to die.

They allege that Rizwan is a terrorist. From there, Rizwan was determined to meet with President Barack Obama to prove that not all Muslims are terrorists, gangs.

InformationMy Name Is Khan
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)8.0 (91.501)
Duration2 hours 45 minutes
GenreDrama
Release DateFebruary 25, 2010
DirectorKaran Johar
PlayerShahrukh Khan


Sheetal Menon

7. Fana (2006)

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This film tells about Zooni Ali Beg (Kajol) a blind girl from Kashmir who falls in love with a tour guide named Rehan on his way to New Delhi.

Planning to get married, unfortunately a big explosion injured many people including Rehan who was at the station to pick up Zooni's parents.

Thought to have died, 7 years later Rehan was reunited with Zooni accidentally when he was injured when he visited a house to ask for help which turned out to be Zooni's house.

InformationFana
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)7.2 (28,865)
Duration2 hours 48 minutes
GenreDrama


Romance

Release DateMay 26, 2006
DirectorKunal Kohli
PlayerAamir Khan, Kajol, Rishi Kapoor

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8. Ghajini (2008)

Next there is an action genre film entitled Ghajini which was released in 2008.

Fini is about Sanjay Singhania (Amir Khan) who suffers from memory loss after saving her lover Kalpana (Tomtukal Salty) who will be killed by Ghajini Dramatma (Pradeep Rawat).

This condition makes Sanjay's memory only able to last 15 minutes so he always writes whatever he experiences and encounters by tattooing on his body.

Armed with a tattoo attached to his body, Sanjay tries to dig up information about what happened to him related to Ghajini.

InformationGhajini
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)7.4 (52,161)
Duration3 hours 3 minutes
GenreDrama


Mystery

Release DateDecember 24, 2008
DirectorA.R. Murugadoss
PlayerAamir Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan

9. Veer Zaara (2004)

Starring Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, and Rani Mukerji, Veer Zaara is a sad Indian film that raises the prolonged conflict between India and Pakistan which is the cause of the obstruction of love between countries.

On the way, Veer Pratap Singh who is an Indian Air Force officer accidentally meets Zaara Hayat Khan, a girl from Pakistan.

The seeds of love eventually grew between the two, unfortunately when Zaara had to return to Pakistan she was forced to marry a young man of her father's choice for political purposes.

Veer, who followed Zaara to Pakistan, was arrested by Pakistani authorities and accused of being a rebel, thus making him imprisoned for 22 years.

Fortunately, a lawyer managed to free Veer who finally got back the love he lost 22 years ago.

InformationVeer Zaara
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)7.9 (45,297)
Duration3 hours 12 minutes
GenreComedy


Family

Release DateNovember 12, 2004
DirectorYash Chopra
PlayerShahrukh Khan


Rani Mukerji

10. Bajrangi Bhajiaan (2015)

Still haven't found a sad Indian movie you like? If so, just watch the movie Bajrangi Bhajiaan which tells the story of the struggle to bring a lost child back to his family.

Bajrangi (Salman Khan) is a Brahmin who adheres to Lord Hanuman who accidentally meets Shahida (Harshaali Malhotra), a speechless little girl from Pakistan who missed a train.

Seeing the girl, Brahmani as a devout Brahmin intends to take Shahida or as Munni is usually called to her family.

He did various ways to take Munni home, until he had to be imprisoned because he was considered an Indian spy.

InformationBajrangi Bhajiaan
Reviews (Number of Reviewers)8.0 (64,494)
Duration2 hours 43 minutes
GenreAction


Drama

Release Date17 July 2015
DirectorKabir Khan
PlayerSalman Khan


Nawazuddin Siddiqui

11. October (2018)

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Next there is a sad Indian film 2018 entitled October directed by Shoojit Sircar.

This film is about closeness Danish Walia (Varun Dhawan) and Shiuli Iyer (Banita Sandhu) as co-workers even though the two have quite the opposite nature.

Until one day, Shiuli had an accident at work that left her in a coma and had to lie in the hospital. At this moment, Danish always faithfully accompanied and looked after her until Shiuli was finally allowed to go home.

However, unfortunately the closeness and happiness of the two did not last long because Shiuli was finally told that she died after feeling pain in her chest.

InformationOctober
Review7.5/10 (IMDb)
Duration1 hour 55 minutes
GenreDrama


Romance

Release DateApril 13, 2018
DirectorShoojit Sircar
PlayerVarun Dhawan


Gitanjali Rao

12. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)

For you fans of Shahrukh Khan's films, you must be familiar with the sad Indian film entitled Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?

Raising the theme of a story about family conflicts, this film tells the story of matchmaking Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) with Naina (Rani Mukherjee) at the request of Rahul's adoptive father, Yashvardhan (Amitabh Bachchan).

However, Rahul refuses and prefers to marry Anjali Sharma (Kajol). Their relationship did not get Yash's blessing because of different castes until Rahul was finally kicked out of the house and lived in London.

From there, the step sister is Rohan (Hrithik Roshan) He also tried in various ways to reunite his family as before.

Well, for those of you who are looking for a sad Indian film about family, this Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham film might be an alternative, gang.

InformationKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Review7.4/10 (IMDb)
Duration3 hours 30 minutes
GenreDrama


Musical

Release Date14 December 2001
DirectorKaran Johar
PlayerShahrukh Khan


Amitabh Bachchan

13. Padmaavat (2018)

Another best 2018 sad Indian movie there is Padmaavat which had received protests from the public because of some inappropriate scenes in it.

This film itself tells the story of Alauddin Khiji (Ranveer Singh), a Sultan with a bad temper who likes a Hindu Queen named Padmavati (Deepika Padukone).

Various ways were used by Khiji to be able to get Queen Padmavati, including by killing the King.

Not wanting to be harassed by Sultan Khiji, Padmavati also did Jauhar, a tradition of suicide by setting herself on fire so as not to be controlled by foreigners.

InformationPadmaavat
Review7.0/10 (IMDb)
Duration2 hours 44 minutes
GenreDrama


History

Release DateJanuary 25 2018
DirectorSanjay Leela Bhansali
PlayerDeepika Padukone


Shahid Kapoor

14. Sanam Teri Kasam (2016)

Well, for those of you who are looking for the saddest Indian movie of all time, Sanam Teri Kasam maybe it could be one of the right choices for you to watch, gang.

This film is about the struggle Saru (Mawre Hocane), an innocent girl who tries to change her appearance in order to get a life partner.

However, his meeting with Inder (Harshvardhan Rane) to ask for help changing his appearance actually brings slander so that Saru is finally no longer considered a child by his father.

The story then turned more complicated and sad when Saru was found to have a brain tumor and breathed his last.

Well, for those of you who are interested, you can watch this sad Indian film with Indonesian subtitles on your favorite movie streaming site, gang.

InformationSanam Teri Kasam
Review7.3/10 (IMDb)
Duration2 hours 34 minutes
GenreDrama


Musical

Release Date5 February 2016
DirectorRadhika Rao, Vinay Sapru
PlayerHarshvardhan Rane


Vijay Raaz

15. Raanjhanaa (2013)

The last sad Indian movie is here Raanjhana which premiered in theaters in 2013.

This film tells the story of Kundan Shankar (Danush) who has loved since childhood Zoya Haider (Sonam Kapoor), a Muslim woman who lives near her house.

Kundan who never gave up was always fighting to get Zoya's heart until a tragedy occurred in which he made someone who loved Zoya died.

Feeling guilty for the incident, Kundan was always by Zoya's side to make amends even though she was very angry with him.

Until one day, when Zoya began to realize the sincerity of Kundan's love, unfortunately it was too late because Kundan had left her forever.

InformationRaanjhana
Review7.6/10 (IMDb)
Duration2 hours 20 minutes
GenreDrama


Romance

Release Date21 June 2013
DirectorAanand L. Rai
PlayerDhanush


Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub

Well, those were 10 recommendations for sad Indian films that drain tears that you must watch, gang.

Have you ever watched one of the 10 films that Jaka mentioned above? Or did you just want to watch it after reading this article? If that's the case, be prepared to prepare lots of tissues, gang.

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