Providing a brighter side to ironic parts of life, a dark comedy genre blends serious stuff like death, war, and murder with humour. Let's check India's eight must-watch dark comedy films with unique storylines.
Andhadhun: Starring Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Radhika Apte, it’s the story of a pianist who pretends to be blind for inspiration but instead witnesses a murder and becomes really blind while dealing with the murderers.
Operation Alamelamma: This Kannada thriller comedy movie narrates the life of a vegetable vendor whose life turned upside down when he was mistakenly arrested for kidnapping. The story progresses revealing many secrets and interesting plot twists.
Blackmail: This dark comedy movie starring Irrfan Khan features the story of a full-time worker who upon finding his wife is cheating on him, decides to blackmail the lovers, resulting in a loop of blackmail and a series of interesting plot twists.
Darlings: Featuring domestic violence, this dark comedy movie starring Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah tells the story of two women's courage to end their ill fate and seek happiness and love.
Pataakha: With full-on entertainment, action, and high drama, dynamic Sanya Malhotra along with Radhika Madan and Sunil Grover capture the audience in this action comedy movie based on Charan Singh Pathik's short story Do Behnein.
Udta Punjab: With star-studded casts like Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, and Kareena Kapoor, this movie showcases Punjab’s drug abuse cases and their impact on the socioeconomic condition of the people.
Delhi Belly: This comedy crime thriller starring Imran Khan, features the story of 3 roommates who unknowingly became the target of a ruthless gangster, ensuing chaos and full entertainment.
Being Cyrus: When a mysterious man named Cyrus came into the Sethna family, things didn’t seem as normal as before, taking the story into a weird and interesting turn.