Bandar to Black Warrant, 13 films and OTT shows with a prison backdrop

Bobby Deol's Bandar has been making waves amid fans. The film explores the backdrop of prison, without giving further trivia here are films and shows previously made in Bollywood which explored prisons

Updated On: 2026-06-05 06:22 PM IST

Compiled by : Shruti Sampat

Poster of Bobby Deol's Bandar

A highly lauded psychological crime thriller web series directed by Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh, offering a raw look into some of India's most fearsome prison environments

A critically acclaimed film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor about a documentary filmmaker who uncovers the complex pasts and humanity of three death-row inmates

Though Criminal Justice is a courtroom drama, the season starring Vikrant Massey and Jackie Shroff focused on the harsh side of the jail and how the inmates function inside the jail

Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, this is one of Bollywood's most realistic depictions of life in an Indian prison. It stars Neil Nitin Mukesh as an innocent man trapped in the judicial system and Manoj Bajpayee as a hardened, sympathetic inmate.

A classic 90s action-thriller starring Sridevi as an innocent singer framed for drug trafficking. Trapped in a brutal, high-security foreign jail facing the death penalty, she must endure harrowing abuse before orchestrating a high-stakes prison escape

 While broader in scope, this massive action-blockbuster heavily features Shah Rukh Khan as a jailer, incorporating subplots about the justice system, vigilantism, and women in prison

Abhishek Bachchan's jail film is the 2022 social comedy Dasvi. In the film, he plays Ganga Ram Chaudhary, an uneducated politician who is sent to judicial custody and decides to study for and complete his 10th-grade board exams from inside prison

A psychological thriller available on ZEE5 based on the disturbing true events of India's first female serial killers awaiting the death penalty in jail.

A stylized modern thriller centering on fierce sibling devotion. When her brother is wrongfully sentenced to death in an impenetrable foreign prison, an ordinary sister transforms into a ruthless force of nature to orchestrate a meticulous jailbreak starring Alia Bhatt and Vedang Raina.

 Starring Farhan Akhtar, this film tells the inspiring, music-driven story of a group of undertrial inmates who form a band to orchestrate an audacious jailbreak.

 Produced by Yash Raj Films, this musical drama follows seven undertrial prisoners whose music gains popularity and becomes their only hope for freedom. Starring Arman Jain, the film had an ensemble cast

An intense, edge-of-your-seat thriller about a devoted wife (Divya Khossla) who goes to extreme and deadly lengths to orchestrate a prison break for her wrongfully accused husband.

An acclaimed legal drama series based on true events starring Karishma Tanna. It depicts a crime reporter’s harrowing journey after being falsely accused of murder. The narrative offers a raw, realistic look at survival inside India's harsh Byculla women's prison system

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