Romance on OTT in 2026 has gone beyond simple love stories, bringing everything from second chances and college love to complicated relationships and unexpected connections. If you enjoy emotional romances, light-hearted comedies and stories about couples trying to make love work in the real world, these movies and shows deserve a place on your watchlist.
10 Best Indian Romantic Movies and Shows (2026)
1. Musafir Cafe (Netflix)
Chander and Sudha share a strong connection, but wanting different things from love and marriage keeps them from building a future together. Years later, Chander has created a peaceful life in the hills with Preeti, yet the emotions he left behind with Sudha have not completely disappeared. Moving between past and present, the series explores how some relationships continue to shape us even after life moves forward.
2. Do Deewane Seher Mein (Netflix)
Shashank and Rohini are drawn towards each other while both are still dealing with insecurities and emotional wounds of their own. Instead of an outside obstacle separating them, their biggest challenge is learning whether they are truly ready to accept love and each other. The film presents modern romance as a journey of self-acceptance as much as finding the right partner.
3. Pyaar Prema Kalyanam (Netflix)
Pavi refuses to leave her family home after marriage, so her husband Elan does the unexpected and moves in with her parents instead. Living with his new family, especially a demanding mother-in-law, turns married life into one funny conflict after another. Saanve Megghana and Elan lead this Tamil family romance alongside Radikaa Sarathkumar, M.S. Bhaskar and Yogi Babu.
4. Ginny Wedss Sunny 2 (ZEE5)
A new couple steps into the familiar chaos of romance, marriage plans and families who have plenty to say about their relationship. As Ginny and Sunny move closer to marriage, misunderstandings and differences make their journey far less smooth than expected. Avinash Tiwary and Medha Shankr lead this standalone sequel with a fresh romantic-comedy story.
5. Cocktail 2 (Netflix)
Diya and Kunal have spent years together, but their comfortable relationship begins changing after Ally enters their lives. Set against Sicily, attraction, friendship and unresolved feelings slowly turn a familiar equation into something far more complicated. Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna lead this romantic drama about how quickly love can become uncertain.
6. Ek Din (Prime Video)
Dinesh has quietly loved his colleague Meera for a long time but has never been brave enough to tell her. An office trip gives him an extraordinary chance to spend one special day experiencing the relationship he always wished they could have. Starring Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi, the film turns unspoken feelings into a gentle story about love, courage and a moment that could change everything.
7. Chand Mera Dil (JioHotstar)
Aarav and Chandni fall in love during their carefree college years, when imagining a future together feels easy. Adulthood brings money problems, family expectations, career disappointments and responsibilities that begin putting their relationship under pressure. Their journey asks whether the love formed in college can survive once real life starts demanding difficult choices.
8. Main Vaapas Aaunga (Netflix)
An aspiring comedian begins searching for the story behind his dying grandfather’s long-lost love, leading him back to a relationship separated during the Partition of India in 1947. As pieces of the past come together, he discovers a deeply personal story about love, separation and the meaning of home. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, the film stars Diljit Dosanjh, Sharvari, Vedang Raina and Naseeruddin Shah.
9. People We Meet on Vacation (Netflix)
Poppy and Alex could hardly be more different, yet years of summer holidays have turned them into close friends. Another trip forces both of them to face feelings they have avoided and consider whether their friendship has quietly become something more. Their romance captures the fear of risking a relationship you already value for the possibility of finding love.
10. Office Romance (Netflix)
Two ambitious coworkers unexpectedly fall for each other but decide that keeping the relationship secret is the safest choice for their careers. That plan becomes harder once emotions begin influencing how they behave at work and the line between professional and personal life starts disappearing. What begins as a private romance gradually turns into a workplace problem capable of affecting far more than just the couple.
Bonus: Off Campus (Prime Video)
At Briar University, music student Hannah Wells agrees to tutor star hockey player Garrett Graham, but she wants something in return: his help getting the attention of her musician crush. Their arrangement begins as a practical deal before unexpected feelings complicate everything. Based on Elle Kennedy’s bestselling books, the eight-episode first season begins a larger college-romance series centred on the university’s hockey players and their relationships.
Whether you prefer sweet romances, messy relationships or love stories shaped by family, ambition and growing up, these OTT releases offer plenty to get emotionally invested in.
