Top 15 Hindi Short Films Ever Till 2022
It's always entertaining to watch short films that attempt to convey a point in a limited amount of time. Some short films have a greater impact than feature ones. The nicest part is that most of the short films are available for free on YouTube. The top Hindi short films that you can watch for free on YouTube are listed here.
1. Kriti
Sapan has fallen in love with a lovely girl named "Kriti" for the second time. Is he unsure if his love is genuine? Dr. Kalpana, a psychiatrist, can probably help him sort it out.
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Neha Sharma, and Radhika Apte
YouTube views: 17 million
Running time: 19 minutes
2. That Day After Everyday
Anurag Kashyap's short film That Day After Every Day is about eve-teasing and provides you a surprise when you least expect it. After these three women decide to take matters into their own hands, an unexpected finale leaves you with chills. Every day, they are tormented by highway thugs.
Cast: Sandhya Mridul, Radhika Apte, Arannya Kaur, and Geetanjali Thapa
YouTube views: 16 million
Running time: 22 minutes
3. Ahalya
This short film has it all: tension, seduction, and deception, making it a suspenseful thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Sujoy Ghosh directed this film starring the famous Soumitra Chatterjee. The storey begins with an investigator in Kolkata investigating a missing guy named Arjun, but quickly devolves into a farcical farce.
Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, and Tota Roy Chowdhury
YouTube views: 19 million
Running time: 14 minutes
4. Ouch
Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra feature in the short film Ouch. Watch Neeraj Pandey's brilliant portrayal of an adulterous affair gone wrong.
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra
YouTube views: 12 million
Running time: 15 minutes
5. Unarranged
Arrange Marriage is an arranged marriage between two strangers from distant cities. Arranged weddings aren't as scary as they're made out to be in the film.
Syed Shabahat Ali, Bipin Damo, Apurva Shukla, Tanya Singh, and Rishabh Tripathi are among the cast members.
YouTube views: 9.2 million
Running time: 20 minutes
6. Taandav
Devashish Makhija directed Tandava, a short film. Manoj Bajpayee plays a disillusioned Hawaldar from Mumbai who is facing a financial crisis and discontent in his life in the film, which is based on the life of Head Constable Tambe.
Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Vibhawari Deshpande, Anand Alkunti, and Anvita Dutt
YouTube views: 2.5 million
Running time: 12 minutes
7. Chutney
This chutney of sweet and spicy emotions contains everything you'd want to see. Take a look at this short film starring Tisca Chopra, which will leave you with a pleasant aftertaste. Tisca Chopra seems unrecognisable in the frightening role of a wife who uses an absurd scenario given in the most funny and spine-chilling way to screen a potential mistress for her husband.
Cast: Adil Hussain, Tisca Chopra, and Rashika Rugal
YouTube views: 134 million
Running time: 17 minutes
8. Devi
Devi is a brief and sad storey about nine women who have been abused in some way in their lives and are forced to live together under duress. It's a storey about sisters, pain, and honesty.
Cast: Kajol, Neha Dhupia, Shruti Haasan, Neena Kulkarni, Mukta Barve, and Shivani Raghuvanshi
YouTube views: 1.59 million
Running time: 14 minutes
9. Teaspoon
Aban Bharucha Deohans' award-winning Hindi short film "The teaspoon" A family feud occurs at dinner, and the venom lingers till the next morning. A series of events combine to form an unsettling conclusion.
Cast: Sree Swara, Bomie E. Dotiwala, and Vaquar Sheikh
YouTube views: 31 thousand
Running time: 20 minutes
10. Anukul
This short film is based on a short tale by Satyajit Ray. What happens when a machine begins to question our worldview? In Kolkata, robots are rapidly displacing humans. It offers an intriguing perspective on how different people are coping with this transition. Sujoy Ghosh's fascinating storey 'Anukul' is worth watching.
Cast: Parambrata Chatterjee and Saurabh Shukla
YouTube views: 5.2 million
Running time: 22 minutes
11. The School Bag
Rasika Duggal plays a mother whose only birthday request is for a new school bag for her child. An innocent desire is made, and a mother goes to great lengths to see that it is granted. Watch The School Bag, a wonderful short film directed by Dheeraj Jindal and starring kid prodigy Sartaaj RK Nad. It's a tearjerker that will make you want to contact your mother right away.
Cast: Rasika Rugal and Sartaj RK
YouTube views: 3.8 million
Running time: 16 minutes
12. Interior Cafe Night
Adhiraj Bose directed the short film Interior Cafe Night. It tells the storey of love, loss, and reunion. The film depicts two opposite ends of the love spectrum, with Naseeruddin Shah and Shernaz Patel portraying an old couple reuniting after years apart and Shweta Basu Prasad and Naveen Prasad portraying a couple on the verge of breaking up.
Cast: Shernaz Patel, Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Basu Prasad, Naveen Kasturia, Aayushi Lahiri, and Sainee Raj
YouTube views: 5.2 million
Running time: 14 minutes
13. Chhuri
Smart and understated. Sharp. Watch Tisca Chopra in a different light in Mansi Jain's short film 'Chhuri,' which also stars Anurag Kashyap and Surveen Chawla. Mansi Jain directed the film.
Cast: Surveen Chawla, Anurag Kashyap, and Tisca Chopra
YouTube views: 9.5 million
Running time: 13 minutes
14. Juice
On a particularly hot night, Manju Singh (Shefali Shah) and her husband host a gathering of relatives. Something entirely unexpected happens in the midst of the snacks, drinks, and laughter. It illustrates a middle-class housewife's frustration and her symbolic disobedience with a glass of juice. Juice is a strong short film written and directed by Masaan's Neeraj Ghaywan.
Cast: Shefali Shah and Manish Chaudhary
YouTube views: 8.5 million
15. Nayantara’s Necklace
Nayantara's Necklace is a short film directed by Jaydeep Sarkar and starring Konkana Sen. The novel highlights the bond between Alka and her new Dubai-returned neighbour, Nayantara, and the twists and turns it takes as their relationship develops in Mumbai. Alka finds herself longing to be more like Nayantara as their friendship blossoms. But what Alka doesn't realise is the price she may have to pay for her obsession.
Cast: Konkana Sen Sharma and Tilottama Shome
YouTube views: 7.3 million
Running time: 21 minutes