Best movies like Inheritance
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies like Inheritance? Share your familiarity to steer others to tv series and films you've watched previously that might similarly absorb them. Aid in expanding the network of people mentioning videos to each other. We encourage your involvement!
Plot Summary:
After completing his studies in London, England, Shakti Thakur returns home to India in a small town where his family resides.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: cult classic, romantic drama, serious, realistic
Best tv shows and movies like Inheritance (1997):
Similar in 88%
A Life of Devotion (1969)
Plot Summary:
Vandana and Arun fall in love the instant they meet. On a trip to a Shiv temple, they get married in an impromptu ceremony in front of God. A chance rainshower strands them at a remote hotel where Vandana gets pregnant. With their legal marriage just around the corner, they don't worry about the consequences of their actions, but unfortunately, Arun dies in a plane crash. Vandana chooses to have the child, Suraj, and as she promised to Arun, wants to raise him to be an Air Force pilot. Fate is cruel to Vandana, however, and the child is adopted by a wealthy family. Vandana becomes a nursemaid to stay close to Suraj. A family member tries to molest her, and in the ensuing fight, Suraj comes to protect her and kills the perpetrator. Vandana chooses a jail sentence to save Suraj, but in the course of her sentence, loses the family--and with it: Suraj. Now what will Vandana do? To find out, watch Aradhana. Written by bollykm.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
Similar in 82%
Ram Lakhan (1989)
Plot Summary:
Sharda (Raakhee) vows vengeance when her husband is murdered by his two evil cousins, Bhishamber (Amrish Puri) and Bhanu (Paresh Rawal), and she and her two young sons are thrown out on the street. Those sons grow into the upstanding police officer Ram (Jackie Schroff) and the easily tempted dreamer Lakhan (Anil Kapoor). If the family is to be avenged, Ram will have to lead his brother away from the path of corruption he's strayed onto, and protect him from the influence of Bhanu and Bhishamber.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic
Similar in 76%
You Have My Heart (2000)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the Telegu (southern Indian) film, "Pelli Chuskundam," the plot follows the life of a rape victim (Aishwarya Rai). Now, a disgrace to her family, she is turned away from her house after the sexual assault. But she finds shelter in the character played by Anil Kapoor.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 165 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, serious, melancholic, tense, sincere, sexual, sexy
Similar in 88%
Love Sublime (1978)
Plot Summary:
As Pandit Shyam Sunder prayed in Bhagwan Shivji's temple on the occasion of Janamashtami, his wife gives birth to a daughter, Rupa, and passes away, leaving her child to bear the brunt of being an ill-omen. Years later, Rupa burns her face from a frying pot, thus disfiguring the right side of her face completely, so much so that when she matures, the scar being so hideous, that no one in the village nor surrounding area wants to marry her. Then an Engineer named Rajeev arrives from Bombay, he approaches Shyam Sunder to seek his permission and blessings, so that he can marry Rupa. Protesting strongly, Rupa is asked to marry Rajeev and re-locate to his house. When Rajeev finds out that his wife is disfigured, he refuses to have to do anything with her. Then one day when he returns from a trip out of town, he is told that Rupa is expecting his child. Watch what impact this has on Rajiv and what he does to expose Rupa in the community.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, stylized, sexual, sexy
Similar in 84%
Beta (1992)
Plot Summary:
Beta is the story of Raju, the only child of a widowed multi millionaire. Raju's father can provide him anything he wants but Raju's only desire is to get mother's love, in order to please Raju, his father gets married to Nagmani, thinking that she will take care of Raju more than his real mother would. Raju becomes completely devoted to his stepmother, doing whatever she wishes. Time passes by, Raju grows up and gets married to Saraswati. Saraswati discovers that Nagmani's motherly love for Raju is fake and all what Nagmani is interested in, is capturing Raju's wealth.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 171 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic
Similar in 85%
Call (2000)
Plot Summary:
Major Jaidev Rajvansh (Anil Kapoor) and his fellow officer Hussein (Om Puri) manage to rescue a leading politician as well as capture his kidnapper, Abhrush (Danny Denzongpa). The terrorist has been wanted for years and he is finally captured by the two officers. Jai returns to a joyous welcome, and is declared a national hero. He takes a break from the army and returns to his hometown. There he meets his childhood friend Anjali (Madhuri Dixit) who has always harboured love for Jai. Anjali is determined to make sure she and Jai stay together 24/7. At a party, he meets Miss India, Pooja Mallapa (Namrata Shirodkar). As they spend more time together, he begins to love her and she too begins to love him. In the mean time, Jai's parents are arranging his marriage to Anjali but when they find out about Jai's love for Pooja, they realise that they have to tell Anjali everything.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, romantic, emotional
Similar in 76%
Trident (1978)
Plot Summary:
Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom he gives up in order to marry a wealthy heiress. Raj does not know of this son, who grows up and after his mother's death comes to Delhi to take revenge on the Gupta family by destroying the family's business and connections with each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: tense, sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic
Similar in 76%
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (2015)
Plot Summary:
While recovering from an assassination attempt four days before his coronation, a stern prince is replaced by a romantic lookalike.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 164 min
Plot tags: touching, semi serious, exciting, captivating, tense, fast, humorous, realistic, stylized
Similar in 87%
We Five (1980)
Plot Summary:
Tyrannical and wealthy Veer Pratap Singh, rules over a small town - ruthlessly. Whoever opposes him is crushed. He is attracted to women, and has a lengthy affair with Soundariya, and even has a secret marriage ceremony with her. When Soundariya gets pregnant, he asks her to abort the child. When she refuses, he shuns her, and denies ever having married her or even being intimate with her. Her brothers attempt to get justice, but are dealt with ruthlessly by Pratap Singh's bodyguard, Bhima. Soundariya then must garner support of herself, and must find someone who can stand up to Veer Pratap Singh and end his tyranny, in a town with men who have been subdued for eons by Veer Pratap Singh and his men for eons.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 163 min
Plot tags: cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, emotional, realistic
Similar in 87%
Gunday (2014)
Plot Summary:
Based in Calcutta during its most unsettled times in the 1970s, the film deals with the inseparable life of Bikram and Bala. The story of 2 boys, boys who became refugees. Refugees who became gun couriers. Gun Couriers who became coal bandits, coal bandits who became Calcutta's Most Loved, Most Celebrated, Most Reckless, Most Fearless, Most Powerful! A story of two happy-go-lucky renegades who came to be known as...GUNDAY!.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 60000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, suspense, romantic drama, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious
Similar in 89%
Khamoshi: The Musical (1996)
Plot Summary:
Goa based Joseph Braganza and his wife Flavy, devout Catholics, are both deaf and mute. He makes a living selling soap bars door to door. Flavy gets pregnant and gives birth to a daughter who they name Annie, who can speak and hear much to their delight. Flavy soon gives birth to a son, Sam, who can also hear and speak. A few years later, Sam accidentally passes away, making Joseph lose faith. Joseph, unable to make a living selling soap, opens a toy making factory and the family prospers. Annie grows up, takes to music and singing in a great way, meets with a young man named Raj and both fall in love. Joseph dislikes Raj, mainly because he is Hindu, is able to speak and hear, not a resident of Goa, and the fear of losing Annie forever and thus their contact with the world. When Annie gets pregnant, Joseph is enraged, he asks her to abort, when she refuses, he asks her to leave his house. What will Annie do next? Will Joseph, Flavy and Annie ever re-unite.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic
Similar in 84%
Josh (2000)
Plot Summary:
Shah Rukh Khan and Sharad Kapoor are the leaders of the two rival gangs. Aishwarya Rai is Shah Rukh Khan's twin sister. Shah Rukh is in love with Priya Gill. Chandrachur Singh is Sharad Kapoor's younger brother who studies in a catering college in Bombay. He comes to Goa to visit his brother and plans to go back and start a restaurant there. He sees Aishwarya and falls in love with her. Chandrachur gives up the idea of going back to Bombay and opens a bakery in Goa. When Shah Rukh comes to know about the romance between Aishwarya and Chandrachur, the fight between the gang turns more violent. How the conflict is resolved is the rest of the story. Written by gavin@[email protected].
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, captivating, exciting, melancholic, romantic, hot, nostalgic
Similar in 76%
Hero No. 1 (1997)
Plot Summary:
Rajesh Malhotra (Govinda) is the son of a wealthy businessman Dhanraj Malhotra (Kader Khan). However, he is not happy at his home since his father does not let him live his life his way. He escapes from his home and reaches Europe. Meena (Karishma Kapoor) is the granddaughter of Dinanath (Paresh Rawal) and has secured a scholarship to study in Europe. She travels to Europe with her aunt Shannu (Himani Shivpuri).
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: funny, romantic comedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 83%
My Heart Is Yours (2002)
Plot Summary:
Some twenty years ago Sarita promised to raise her husband's love child (Shalu) together with their own daughter (Nimmi). The girls grow up as the best of friends but Sarita has never been able to forgive Shalu her background. It doesn't make it better when she sees Shalu getting close to the man Nimmi is also in love with.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, touching, captivating, romantic drama
Similar in 79%
Refugee (2000)
Plot Summary:
The films tells the story of an un-named Indian Muslim, who helps illegal refugees from both India and Pakistan to cross the border through the Great Rann of Kutch. The film is attributed to have been inspired by the short story "Love Across the Salt Desert" by Keki N. Daruwalla.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 207 min
Plot tags: serious, sentimental, sincere, tense, romantic, social, bleak, realistic
Similar in 80%
Moments (1991)
Plot Summary:
Viren (Anil Kapoor) who travels to Rajasthan with his governess, affectionately called Dai Jaa (Waheeda Rehman). He meets the beautiful Pallavi (Sridevi) and he instantly falls in love with her. However, she also happens to be older then him, though this does not bother Viren. During a property dispute and a court case, Paalavi's father suddenly dies of a heart-attack. She is shattered and goes into isolation. At the wake, Viren goes to console her, when she sees him she runs towards him but runs straight past Viren and goes towards Sidhharth - the man she loves. Viren is heartbroken but to fulfill Pallavi's father's dying wish, he arranges the wedding between Sidhharth and Pallavi. Allowing Pallavi to live her life happily, Viren leaves for London. However one year into the marriage Sidhharth and Pallavi are both killed in an accident. It was also revealed that she was pregnant at the time and gave birth to a daughte.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 187 min
Plot tags: romantic, mesmerizing, sentimental, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, gloomy
Similar in 75%
Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
Plot Summary:
A son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: emotional, touching, serious, realistic, inspirational, romantic, feel good, romantic drama, tragic
Similar in 80%
Oh, My Love (2007)
Plot Summary:
Orphaned and homeless Ranbir Raj re-locates to a small town and orders a glass of milk in the RK Bar. He befriends a prostitute by the name of Gulabji, who invites him to spend the night with her, and when he refuses, she re-directs him to Lillian who rents out rooms. Ranbir meets with Lillian, who has been living alone for 37 years after her son, Vincent, left to join the army and did not return.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India, USA
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, stylized, visual, visually stunning, modern day adaptation
Similar in 75%
Born to Hate... Destined to Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
While fighting for the political supremacy of their respective families, a Hindu man and a Muslim woman share a forbidden romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, serious, romantic, tense, captivating, entertaining, sad, exciting
Similar in 87%
Yash Chopra's Moonlight (1989)
Plot Summary:
Chandni was a blockbuster in 1989 and is one of the most successful films of Indian cinema. The huge profits of this musical brought an end to director Yash Chopra's lean phase. The platinum success of its music was instrumental in ending the era of violence in Bollywood and bringing back music into Hindi films. The film reaffirmed Sridevi's position as the top female star of the Eighties.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 186 min
Plot tags: sentimental, serious, emotional, realistic
Similar in 89%
Roy (2015)
Plot Summary:
A love triangle revolving around the lives of a filmmaker, a thief and their mutual love interest.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Similar in 75%
Cherished Memories (2001)
Plot Summary:
Raj Singh Puri has a very wealthy friend in Lalit Kumar Malhotra, and his wife, Nalini. After the passing away of his wife, Shalini, Raj has become more dependent on the Malhotras, and they have offered him support and solace in his time of need. Raj has also won over the affections of their son, Ronit Malhotra. When Ronit meets with Raj's daughter, Isha, both are attracted to each other and fall in love. They want to surprise Ronit's parents and Raj, and they accordingly decide to share this news with Raj, only to find out that Raj has been actively involved in trying to get Ronit married to Monishka Rai, the daughter of a very wealthy industrialist, who the Malhotras would like to have a business merger with.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Musical, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 171 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, romantic
Similar in 81%
Chameli's Marriage (1986)
Plot Summary:
Charandas, a young man in a village has no aim in life except to be a pehelwaan (wrestler). He takes an oath that he will not court or marry a girl until he hits the age of forty. But things changes when Charandas meets Chameli and falls in love with her. A hilarious take on the caste system of India, as both of them come from different castes and try hard to marry each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 76%
Crazy (1992)
Plot Summary:
Kajal is a beautiful and talented young woman who loves songs and dances and attends various shows. At one of the shows she attended she gets to meet Ravi, a popular singer and both are head over heel in love with each other and they soon got married. Kajal relocates to Ravi's parental mansion and is all welcome as a bride there. But soon her marriage life goes over the board when Ravi's scheming cousin and uncle has him killed. Unable to bear the shock Kajal relocates to a different city and gets to meet the wealthy and care-free Raja Sahai, who proposes marriage to her but she refuses and wants to live as Ravi's widow but destiny has other plans for her.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 185 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 79%
Those Seven Days (1983)
Plot Summary:
Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide on the nuptial night. She tells Anand that she was in love with Prem whose ambition was to be a music director. He too was in love with her but thought she would not be happy as his wife. Anand tells Maya that he had married her only for his mother who was on her death bed. When the mother dies Anand wants to unite Prem and Maya but Prem says it is against Hindu culture and disappears from their life.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 88%
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999)
Plot Summary:
Vishwanath is a multi-millionaire industrialist, who lives in a palatial house, with his only chid, a son named Vijay. Vijay has been literally born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and indulges in life's temptations and weaknesses to the extreme. Vishwanath would like his son to get married and be responsible. Vijay agrees to get married on condition that his future bride sign an agreement that the marriage is on a trial basis for one year, and thereafter is Vijay does not fall in love with her, the marriage gets annulled. Vishwanath asks his personal assistant, Megha, to quit her job and marry Vijay, but Megha refuses. Megha comes from a poor family, consisting of her mom, two other sisters, and one brother. Written by Shrikant.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 168 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
Similar in 84%
Happiness & Tears (2001)
Plot Summary:
Orthodox Indian, Raichand, would like his two sons to live together with him and his wife, and get married to girls' of his choice. One of his sons, Rahul, is adopted, while Rohan is his real son. Rahul falls in love with a poor Indian girl named Anjali, and incurs the displeasure of Raichand, they argue and fight, as a result Rahul leaves the house, moves to Britain, and settles down. Raichand now focuses his attention on his real son, Rohan, who has no plans to get married, but is determined to bring Rahul and Anjali back home so that they can be together again. Will Raichand permit Rohan to have his way, or will he also ask him to leave the house?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India, UK
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: serious, sentimental, emotional, realistic, romantic, touching, feel good, entertaining, crying, romantic comedy
Similar in 85%
When Love Calls (1989)
Plot Summary:
Karan (Alok Nath) lives in a small house with his only daughter, Suman (Bhagyashree). He decides to travel overseas in Dubai, in the Persian Gulf, so that he can accumulate enough wealth to get his daughter married. He decides to leave his daughter with his friend, Kishen Kumar choudhury (Rajiv Verma), wife Mrs. Kaushalya (Reema Lagoo), and son Prem (Salman Khan). Prem is supposed to marry Seema (Pervin Dastur), who is the only daughter of Kishen's business partner, Ranjeet (Ajit Vachani). But Prem falls in love with Suman. He woos her until she also falls in love with him. Kaushalya approves of Suman, but Kishan does not, and asks her to get out of his house and life, as he feels that she has taken advantage of his hospitality. Karan returns and is enraged at Kishan's behaviour. Prem is unhappy with his dad's decision, and he decides to leave home and be near Suman.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 192 min
Plot tags: romantic, romantic drama, mesmerizing, touching, captivating, emotional, realistic, semi serious, sexual, sexy
Similar in 90%
1942: A Love Story (1994)
Plot Summary:
In 1942 the British ruled India, a time when people were either working for the British or rallying for underground meetings and protests against them. Amidst this background, Naren Singh, falls in love with Rajeshwari Pathak. But their romance is not an easy one, for Naren comes from a wealthy, British supporting, family. But Rajeshwari is poor and is fighting against the British.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 157 min
Plot tags: romantic, patriotic, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
Similar in 86%
Raja Hindustani (1996)
Plot Summary:
This is a story of a handsome young taxi driver, Raja, who falls in love with a beautiful rich girl, Aarti. Despite her family's disapproval Aarti marries Raja and goes to live with him in his village. Aarti's stepmother, uncle and cousin weave a web of deception to split them apart. Will Aarti realize that her stepmother is deceiving her? Will Raja and Aarti ever get back together?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 177 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, romantic, entertaining