Nayyi Navelli to Stree: Films that broke genre barriers

Nayyi Navelli

What happens when a small town family entertainer meets fantasy, humour and the everyday chaos of middle class life? Nayyi Navelli brings these elements

Mr. India

Back in the late 1980s, who would have imagined a Hindi film bringing together science fiction, an invisible superhero, comedy and an iconic villain?

Go Goa Gone

A zombie comedy might sound like an unlikely proposition for mainstream Hindi cinema, but Go Goa Gone made the combination work

Delhi Belly

Delhi Belly challenged the idea of what a mainstream Hindi comedy could look and sound like. With its unapologetic adult humour, profanity, chaotic crime caper

Stree

Stree brought a refreshingly different spin to the genre. Rooted in local folklore, the film blended supernatural scares with small town humour and commentary

Barfi!

At a time when romantic comedies were aplenty, Barfi! chose to tell its story differently. Drawing inspiration from silent cinema, it relied on expressive acts