The Indian film industry has made a comeback on multiplexes in many cities. This brought a wave of new releases this year, majorly which were first launched on the big screen and then on OTT platforms.

These are some of the much-awaited movies of the year 2021 and the IMDb ratings they received.

1. Sardar Udham

IMDb: 9.1

Sardar Udham is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical film directed by Shoojit Sircar starring Vicky Kaushal.

2. Shershaah

IMDb: 8.7

Shershaah is a biographical war film directed by Vishnuvardhan which is based on the life of Indian army captain Vikram Batra, awarded with the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest award for valor for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War.

3. Mimi

IMDb: 8

Mimi is a 2021 comedy-drama film starring Kriti Sanon & Pankaj Tripathi, written and directed by Laxman Utekar and co-written by Rohan Shankar.

4. Kaagaz

IMDb: 7.5

Kaagaz is an Indian biographical comedy film starring Pankaj Tripathi. The movie is based on the life and struggle of Lal Bihari, a farmer from the small village of Amilo Mubarakpur, who was declared dead on official papers.

5. Nail Polish

IMDb: 7.3

Nail Polish is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language legal thriller drama film written and directed by Bugs Bhargava Krishna.

6. The White Tiger

IMDb: 7.1

Starring Adarsh Gourav Priyanka Chopra, and Rajkummar Rao, The White Tiger is a drama film written and directed by Ramin Bahrani.

7. Bhoot Police

IMDb: 7.1

Bhoot Police is a horror comedy film, directed by Pavan Kirpalani and produced by Ramesh Taurani and Akshai Puri which premiered on Disney + Hotstar earlier in September this year.

8. Pagglait

IMDb: 6.9

Pagglait is a black comedy-drama film starring Sanya Malhotra about a young woman who is widowed soon after marriage. How she is unable to grieve and the rollercoaster she goes through with her relatives makes this movie an interesting watch.

9. Sherni

IMDb: 6.8

Sherni an action thriller film directed by Amit V. Masurkar starring Vidya Balan was a much-awaited release on OTT platforms.

10. Ajeeb Daastaans

IMDb: 6.7

An anthology film, Ajeeb Daastaans consists of four short film segments directed by Shashank Khaitan, Neeraj Ghaywan, and Kayoze Irani.