Top 10 Popular Indian Movies & Web Series Of 2022 According To IMDb Rankings

On wednesday, IMDb released a list of the most popular Indian films and web series in 2022 so far. Sharing the list on their Instagram page, IMDb wrote,

"We’re a little too excited to see what the rest of the year has in store. 🤩 Presenting the Most Popular Indian Films of 2022 (So Far!). How many have you already watched from this list? #IMDbMostPopular." Take a look at the list:

IMDb Most Popular Indian Films 2022

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1. Vikram

IMDb rating: 8.8/10

Vikram is a high-octane action film about a special investigator who is assigned a case of serial killings. The movie was released on 3 June 2022.

2. KGF Chapter 2

IMDb rating: 8.5/10

KGF Chapter 2 is the continuation of the story of KGF and Rocky. The genre of the film is suspense, action, and drama. The movie was released on 14 April 2022.

3. The Kashmir Files

IMDb rating: 8.3/ 10

The Kashmir Files is a drama film about the suffering, and struggle of the Kashmiri Pandit community in 1990. The movie was released on 11 March 2022.

4. Hridayam

IMDb rating: 8.1/10

Hridyam is a musical drama, romance film about the emotional journey of Arjun and his carefree bachelor days in engineering college, and how he matures through various phases of life. The movie was released on 21 January, 2022.

5. RRR (Rise Roar Revolt)

IMDb rating: 8/10

RRR is a fictional story set in the 1920's. It is about two legendary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they start fighting for their country. RRR was released on 24 March 2022.

6. A Thursday

IMDb rating: 7.8/10

A Thursday is the story about Naina, a play school teacher who kidnaps 16 children. Her demands shocked the entire country. It is a thriller movie which was released on 17 February 2022.

7. Jhund

IMDb rating: 7.4/10

Jhund is a biographical sports film based on the life of a retired sports teacher, Vijay Barse. He forms a football team with the children of a nearby slum, in an effort to keep them away from drugs and crime. His efforts also brought them into a national tournament. The film was released on 4 March 2022.

8. Samrat Prithviraj

IMDb rating: 7.2/10

Samrat Prithviraj is a historical action drama film about Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan, a fearless warrior. The film was released on 3 June 2022 and was declared a box office dud.

9. Runway 34

IMDb rating: 7.2/10

Runway 34 is a story inspired by true incidents. It centres on Captain Vikrant Khanna, an accomplished pilot, whose flight encounters a natural disaster after taking off from an international destination. The film was released on 29 April 2022 and got a lukewarm response from audiences.

10. Gangubai Kathawadi

IMDb rating: 7/10

Gangubai Kathiawadi is a story about a young woman Ganga who was duped and sold to a brothel. She reclaimed her power, using her underworld connections to preside over the world she was once a pawn in. The movie was released on 25 February 2022.

IMBb Most Popular Indian Web Series 2022

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1. Campus Diaries

IMDb rating: 9.0/ 10

Campus Diaries is a college web series centred around the life of six students at Excel University. It focuses on how friends handled issues like drug abuse, discrimination, toxic relationships, and one-sided love.

2. Rocket Boys

IMDb rating: 8.9/ 10

Rocket Boys is a series about Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, who created history with India’s nuclear and space programmes.

3. Panchayat

IMDb rating: 8.9/ 10

Panchayat is a comedy drama centred on Abhishek, an engineering graduate who struggles to find a position that suits his skills. So he ends up working for a panchayat in a far-off Indian village, where he has to deal with several challenges.

4. Apharan

IMDb rating: 8.4/ 10

Apharan is a series set in current times. It has elements of suspense, a kidnapping, mystery, and never ending action.

5. Human

IMDb rating: 8.0/ 10

The medical thriller Human follows two female doctors as they fight with their duty and morals in the wake of death and destruction. Human is centred on drug trials and the surrounding political situation.

6. Escaype Live

IMDb rating: 7.7/ 10

Escaype Live is a web series that follows the journeys of six regular Indians as they struggle to win fame on a social media app called Escaype Live.

7. The Great Indian Murder

IMDb rating: 7.3/ 10

In the crime mystery drama web series The Great Indian Murder, an infamous industrialist Vicky Rai is murdered at a party. The guests invited, and uninvited, are the prime suspects.

8. Mai

IMDb rating: 7.2/ 10

Mai is a family thriller drama series about a grieving mother who finds the criminals responsible for her daughter's tragic death. During this time, she transforms from meek to merciless to uncover the truth.

9. Ye Kaali Kaali Ankhein

IMDb rating: 7.0/ 10

Ye Kaali Kaali Ankhein is a romantic crime thriller series. It centres on the main character Vikrant, who discovers that powerful politician’s daughter Purva, is obsessively attracted to him.

10. The Fame Game

IMDb rating: 7.0/ 10

The Fame Game, starring Madhuri Dixit, is a family thriller-drama that touches on mental health issues, the subject of nepotism, and touches upon themes of loneliness.

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