Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Badnami

If you loved Badnami, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
3 Idiots

3 Idiots

2009★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Badnami for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish sch...

#2
Disgrace

Disgrace

2008★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Badnami for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Disgrace is the story of a South African professor of English who loses everything: his reputation, his job, his peace of mind, his good looks, his dreams of artistic success, and ...

#3
Dhobi Ghat

Dhobi Ghat

2010★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Badnami for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about...

#4
Devdas

Devdas

2002★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Badnami for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1900s India, Calcuttan zamindar Devdas Mukherjee — unable to marry his lover — takes up alcohol and the company of a courtesan to alleviate the pain....

#5
Sanam Teri Kasam

Sanam Teri Kasam

2016★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Badnami for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tough ex-convict Inder and traditional mousy Saraswati fall in love and get married, but a tragedy changes their lives forever. The film is a modern rendition of the legends of Shi...

#6
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Badnami for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five m...

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