Writer, stand-up comedian, and most of all, a lover of Bollywood, Pulkit Kochar is best known for his Bollywood-centric content on Instagram. In his videos, Kochar makes observations and tongue-in-cheek jokes about the world of Bollywood films and music in his series ‘Bollywood Ke Meta Moments.’
Pulkit Kochar: There are many, many movies that I love, but I’ll try talking about movies that few people have seen. So here are 10 movie/show recommendations from Hindi cinema:
1. Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000)
Because Jawan (2023) had a similar scene of SRK talking to India on national television, I revisited this film and was surprised at how, in 2000, they could make a satire in such a mainstream manner. There’s a scene in which someone is about to be hanged, and to capitalise on it, there’s a live telecast and they literally put 10 sponsors on that person’s jail clothes.
2. Gulmohar (2023)
It came out last year and so many people missed out on it, but if you like movies about dysfunctional families like Kapoor and Sons (2016) and Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), you’ll like this too.