The India–Korea Connection
India shares its Republic Day with Korea's National Day, but the connection between the two countries dates back to an Indian princess who became a queen during the Joseon Dynasty. This relationship extends to the film world, where Indian filmmakers have found creative ways to retell Korean stories.
Oh! Baby
(ఓ! బేబీ)
In this charming remake, a 70-year-old woman magically transforms into her 24-year-old self.
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- India • 2019
- Director B. V. Nandini Reddy
- Cast Samantha Akkineni, Lakshmi, Rajendra Prasad, Rao Ramesh, Urvashi, Snigdha Akolkar
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Three
(Te3n)
Eight years after his granddaughter's death, an old man pursues justice with the help of a priest and a cop.
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- India • 2016
- Director Ribhu Dasgupta
- Cast Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan, Padmavati Rao, Mukesh Chhabra
- Genre Bollywood, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Yupp TV
Idhu Enna Maayam
(இது என்ன மாயம்)
Theatre actors run a business on the sly, setting up people with their crushes.
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- India • 2015
- Director A. L. Vijay
- Cast Vikram Prabhu, Keerthi Suresh, Kavya Shetty, Ambika, Navdeep
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Sun Nxt, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Jazbaa
A criminal defense attorney races against time to rescue her kidnapped daughter.
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- India • 2015
- Director Sanjay Gupta
- Cast Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Irrfan Khan, Shabana Azmi, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Jackie Shroff
- Genre Action, Bollywood, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV
Miss Granny
(수상한 그녀)
When 74 year-old Oh Mal-Soon mysteriously turns 20 again, she decides to make the most out of her newfound youth.
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- Korea • 2014
- Director Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Cast Shim Eun-kyung, Lee Jin-wook, Jung Jin-young, Park In-hwan, Sung Dong-il, Na Moon-hee
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Music
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Montage
(몽타주)
The past is never really in the past.
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- Korea • 2013
- Director Chung Keun-sup
- Cast Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Sang-kyung, Song Young-chang, Jo Hee-bong, Jung Hae-kyun, Yoo Seung-mok
- Genre Thriller
- Available on Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel
Pilla Zamindar
(పిల్లజమీందార్)
A rich, spoiled young man is forced to live the life of a pauper to inherit his grandfather's estate.
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- India • 2011
- Director Ashok G
- Cast Nani, Hariprriya, Rao Ramesh, Srinivas Avasarala, Nagineedu Vellanki, Thagubothu Ramesh
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Sun Nxt, Amazon Video
Cyrano Agency
(시라노; 연애조작단)
A dating agency specializes in helping clients woo their crushes in this charming adaptation.
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- Korea • 2010
- Director Kim Hyun-suk
- Cast Uhm Tae-woong, Lee Min-jung, Daniel Choi, Park Shin-hye, Park Chul-min, Jeon Min-joon
- Genre Comedy, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Ugly Aur Pagli
When a carefree engineering student meets a gorgeous yet capricious woman, sparks fly and blows land.
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- India • 2008
- Director Sachin Kamlakar Khot
- Cast Ranvir Shorey, Mallika Sherawat, Tinnu Anand, Sushmita Mukherjee, Payal Rohatgi
- Genre Bollywood, Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Seven Days
(세븐 데이즈)
To rescue her kidnapped daughter, a prominent lawyer is tasked with defending a convicted felon in court.
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- Korea • 2007
- Director Won Shin-yeon
- Cast Yunjin Kim, Kim Mi-sook, Park Hee-soon, Choi Moo-seong, Jang Hang-seon, Oh Gwang-rok
- Genre Crime, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
A Millionaire's First Love
(백만장자의 첫사랑)
Kang Jae-Kyung is set to inherit his grandfather's fortune on the day he turns 18, but on one bizarre condition.
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- Korea • 2006
- Director Kim Tae-gyun
- Cast Lee Yeon-hee, Hyun Bin, Lim Ju-hwan, Jeong Wook, Lee Young-hoo
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.
My Sassy Girl
(엽기적인 그녀)
College student Gyeon-woo kindly helps a woman on the subway, not knowing that their fates will entwine from that moment onward.
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- Korea • 2001
- Director Kwak Jae-yong
- Cast Cha Tae-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun, Kim In-mun, Song Ok-suk, Han Jin-hee, Yang Geum-seok
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.