Best Hindi Thriller Movies on OTT: 15 Gripping Films to Watch
Hindi cinema has produced some remarkably inventive thrillers , stories built around missing people, unreliable witnesses, murder investigations, espionage, family secrets and psychological deception.
If you are looking for the best Hindi thriller movies on OTT, this Updated+ guide brings together 15 films ranging from modern crime classics such as Andhadhun and Drishyam to investigative dramas like Kahaani, espionage thriller Raazi and darker films such as Ugly and NH10.
The selection is not a ranking. Instead, it is designed to help viewers choose a thriller according to mood, genre and storytelling style.
Best Hindi thriller movies on OTT
1. Andhadhun
Genre: Crime / Mystery / Black comedyDirector: Sriram RaghavanCurrent OTT availability in India: Prime Video and JioHotstar, subject to change.
Few Hindi thrillers play with audience perception as effectively as Andhadhun.
Ayushmann Khurrana plays a pianist who appears to be blind and unexpectedly becomes connected to a murder. From there, the film develops into a constantly shifting game of deception in which almost every character has something to hide.
Tabu delivers one of the film’s defining performances, while Sriram Raghavan keeps the tone moving between suspense, crime and dark humour.
Why watch: Unpredictable storytelling and one of Hindi cinema's most memorable thriller setups.
2. Drishyam
Genre: Crime / Family thriller / Suspense
Director: Nishikant Kamat
Drishyam revolves around Vijay Salgaonkar, an ordinary family man whose knowledge of films becomes unexpectedly important after his family is drawn into a serious criminal investigation.
The power of the film lies less in action and more in strategy.
As the police investigation intensifies, small details dates, locations, memories and seemingly ordinary events begin to matter
The franchise remains highly relevant: the Hindi series is continuing with Drishyam: The Conclusion, scheduled for theatrical release on October 2, 2026.
Why watch: A clever cat-and-mouse thriller built around family protection and evidence.
3. Kahaani
Genre: Mystery / Investigation
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Vidya Balan plays Vidya Bagchi, a pregnant woman who arrives in Kolkata searching for her missing husband.
But as she begins asking questions, she encounters contradictions, unfamiliar identities and people who seem to know more than they reveal.
Kolkata itself becomes part of the atmosphere, giving the film a distinctive identity rarely seen in mainstream Hindi thrillers.
Why watch: Strong atmosphere, an absorbing investigation and a memorable central performance.
4. Talaash
Genre: Psychological thriller / Mystery
Director: Reema Kagti
Aamir Khan plays a police officer investigating the mysterious death of a film star.
But Talaash gradually becomes more than a conventional police procedural. The investigation unfolds alongside grief, guilt and the protagonist's deteriorating emotional state.
Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor Khan play major roles in a story that blends detective fiction with psychological drama.
At the time of checking, the film was available in India primarily through Apple TV rental or purchase rather than a subscription-streaming service.
Why watch: Best suited to viewers who prefer slow-burning psychological mysteries.
5. Raat Akeli Hai
Genre: Murder mystery / Crime drama
Director: Honey Trehan
OTT: Netflix
A wealthy landlord is murdered on his wedding night, sending police officer Jatil Yadav into a household filled with resentment and secrets.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui leads the investigation while Radhika Apte plays one of the central figures in the case.
Netflix describes the film as a dark mystery built around a dysfunctional family, detectives and twists.
The film later expanded into another story, Raat Akeli Hai – The Bansal Murders, also available on Netflix.
Why watch: A traditional whodunit with a distinctly Indian social setting.
6. A Wednesday!
Genre: Crime / Social thrillerDirector: Neeraj PandeyCurrent OTT availability: Prime Video and JioHotstar in India.
A Wednesday! operates on a deceptively simple premise.
A man contacts the Mumbai Police Commissioner and claims that bombs have been planted around the city. What follows is a tense confrontation between the authorities and an apparently ordinary citizen.
Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher dominate the film, while much of the suspense comes from dialogue rather than spectacle.
Why watch: Lean, fast and driven almost entirely by tension.
7. Badla
Genre: Mystery / Revenge / Crime
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu lead this tightly constructed mystery about a businesswoman accused of murder.
During a meeting with an experienced lawyer, she recounts what happened — but each version of the story raises new questions.
The film repeatedly asks viewers to reconsider what they think they know.
Why watch: A dialogue-heavy chamber mystery built around competing narratives.
8. Ugly
Genre: Psychological crime thriller
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Ugly begins with the disappearance of a young girl but quickly turns its attention toward the adults surrounding her.
Instead of presenting clear heroes and villains, the film reveals selfishness, resentment, greed and damaged relationships.
It is intentionally uncomfortable, making it very different from polished mainstream mystery films.
Why watch: One of the darker explorations of human behaviour in modern Hindi crime cinema.
9. NH10
Genre: Survival / Crime thriller
Director: Navdeep Singh
Current OTT availability: ZEE5 and Eros Now Select via Apple TV Channel in India.
Anushka Sharma plays Meera, whose road trip with her husband turns into a nightmare after they witness a violent incident.
The film gradually strips away any sense of safety as the couple finds itself trapped in an increasingly dangerous situation.
NH10 is less mystery than survival thriller, but its escalating tension makes it an essential entry on this list.
Why watch: Relentless suspense and an unusually raw rural-noir atmosphere.
10. Raazi
Genre: Espionage / Political thrillerDirector: Meghna GulzarCurrent OTT availability: Netflix and Prime Video in India.
Alia Bhatt plays Sehmat, a young Indian woman trained as an intelligence operative and married into a Pakistani military family ahead of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
Unlike many spy films, Raazi does not rely heavily on action set pieces.
Its suspense comes from surveillance, coded information, trust and the emotional cost of espionage.
Why watch: A grounded spy thriller in which personal relationships carry as much weight as intelligence operations.
11. Tumbbad
Genre: Horror / Mythological thriller
Director: Rahi Anil Barve
Tumbbad occupies a space between horror, fantasy and psychological thriller.
Set against rain-soaked landscapes and folklore, the film follows an obsessive search for hidden wealth connected to a forgotten supernatural entity.
Its greatest strength is atmosphere: decaying buildings, mythology and greed combine to create a world that feels unlike conventional Hindi horror.
Why watch: For viewers who want suspense mixed with mythology and visual storytelling.
12. Johnny Gaddaar
Genre: Neo-noir / Crime
Director: Sriram Raghavan
Current OTT availability: Prime Video in India.
Before Andhadhun, Sriram Raghavan delivered another clever crime thriller with Johnny Gaddaar.
The story follows five men involved in an illegal deal. When one member secretly decides to steal the money, betrayal sets off a chain of increasingly dangerous consequences.
Neil Nitin Mukesh made his film debut here, alongside Dharmendra and an ensemble cast.
Why watch: Classic noir mechanics combined with Hindi crime storytelling.
13. Ittefaq
Genre: Murder mystery
Director: Abhay Chopra
OTT: Netflix in India at the time of checking.
Two murders. Two suspects. Two competing versions of what happened.
Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha play the central suspects while Akshaye Khanna investigates the case.
The film keeps returning to the same night from different perspectives, gradually exposing inconsistencies in both accounts.
Why watch: A compact mystery built around unreliable testimony.
4. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Genre: Detective / Mystery / Period thriller
Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Current OTT availability: Netflix in India.
Set in 1940s Calcutta, the film follows a young Byomkesh Bakshy investigating the disappearance of a chemist.
What appears to be a relatively contained missing-person case gradually expands into something much larger.
Sushant Singh Rajput plays Byomkesh, with the film using wartime Kolkata to create an unusual detective-noir atmosphere.
Why watch: A stylish Indian detective thriller with a strong period setting.
15. Drishyam 2
Genre: Crime / Suspense
Director: Abhishek Pathak
Seven years after the events of the first film, Vijay Salgaonkar and his family continue living under the shadow of the investigation that transformed their lives.
But old evidence and renewed police interest threaten the carefully constructed story on which their safety depends.
Rather than simply repeating the first film, Drishyam 2 extends its central idea: how long can an apparently perfect cover-up survive?
Why watch: Best viewed immediately after Drishyam.
Which Hindi Thriller Should You Watch First?
For someone new to Hindi thrillers, Andhadhun is the easiest starting point because it combines suspense, humour, crime and unpredictable storytelling.
Choose Drishyam if you prefer strategy and police investigation, Kahaani for mystery, Raat Akeli Hai for a traditional murder investigation and Raazi for espionage.
Viewers looking for something darker should consider Ugly or NH10, while Tumbbad works particularly well for audiences who enjoy horror and folklore alongside suspense.
And if classic detective fiction is more appealing, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! offers one of the most distinctive period-mystery experiences in modern Hindi cinema.
Why Hindi Thrillers Work So Well
The most successful Hindi thrillers rarely depend only on revealing who committed a crime.
Films such as Drishyam, Andhadhun and Kahaani instead ask the viewer to continuously reassess what they have seen.
Others broaden the genre further: Raazi brings espionage into the picture, NH10 moves toward survival horror, Tumbbad mixes folklore with greed, and A Wednesday! uses a city-wide crisis to explore larger social questions.
That variety is why the Hindi thriller category remains one of the strongest areas of Indian streaming cinema.
UPDATED+ Editorial Note
OTT availability changes as streaming rights expire or move between platforms. Platform information in this guide was checked around publication/update time. Updated+ recommends checking the respective streaming service before subscribing or renting a title.
