Looking for a fresh romantic movie or show to watch? From college love stories and office romances to complicated marriages and second chances, these recent Indian releases offer different takes on modern relationships, love and commitment.
10 Best Recent Indian Romantic Movies & Shows
1. Musafir Cafe (Netflix)
Chander and Sudha share a strong connection, but their different expectations from love and marriage stop them from building a future together. Years later, Chander is living a peaceful life in the hills with Preeti, yet memories of Sudha continue to affect him. Moving between past and present, the story explores unfinished love, companionship and the difficult choices people make while searching for lasting happiness.
2. Do Deewane Seher Mein (Netflix)
Shashank and Rohini want to make their relationship work, but both carry fears, insecurities and emotional wounds that make love difficult. Instead of an outside person coming between them, their biggest struggle comes from the doubts they bring into the relationship themselves. The story presents modern romance as beautiful, complicated and deeply personal.
3. Mismatched – 3 Seasons (Netflix)
Dimple arrives at a tech programme focused on building her future, only to cross paths with Rishi, whose family has very different plans for their meeting. What begins as an awkward setup gradually develops into a complicated romance filled with friendships, separations, changing priorities and difficult choices. Over three seasons, their relationship evolves as new opportunities and distance force them to figure out whether love can keep pace with the people they are becoming.
4. Love Marriage (Prime Video)
Ramachandran, known as Ram, is a 33-year-old man from Usilampatti whose family has struggled to find him a suitable bride. After several marriage proposals fail, his family finally forms an alliance with a family from Kolappalur in Gobichettipalayam. What follows puts Ram at the centre of a new journey involving marriage, family expectations and the hope of finally finding a partner.
5. Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba (Netflix)
Rani and Rishu continue their dangerous love story while hiding in Agra and dreaming of finding a way to escape together. Their already complicated relationship becomes even messier when Rani turns to a devoted admirer for help. Romance, obsession, deception and sacrifice once again become tightly connected as the couple tries to protect their future.
6. Ek Din (Prime Video)
Dinesh secretly loves his colleague Meera but cannot gather the courage to tell her how he feels. During an office trip, he makes a wish beneath a magical bell that Meera could become his girlfriend for just one day, and the impossible suddenly comes true. That single day gives him the romance he always imagined while changing the way both of them look at their relationship.
7. Chand Mera Dil (JioHotstar)
Engineering students Aarav and Chandni fall in love while enjoying the freedom, friendships and dreams of college life in Hyderabad. Their relationship becomes much harder when financial problems, family expectations, career disappointments and adult responsibilities begin influencing their choices. The film asks whether a love that feels perfect in college can survive the realities waiting outside it.
8. Bhool Chukh Maaf (Prime Video)
Ranjan believes that securing a government job will finally help him marry Titli, the woman he loves. His plans take an unexpected turn after he forgets a promise made to Lord Shiva, creating a strange situation that throws his future into chaos. Set in Varanasi, the romantic comedy mixes love, family pressure, humour and a supernatural twist.
9. Kadhalikka Neramillai (Netflix)
Shriya decides to become a single mother through IVF, while Sid becomes a sperm donor along with his friends. Years later, an unexpected clinic mix-up creates a surprising connection between their lives. The Tamil romantic comedy uses this unusual situation to tell a modern story about relationships, parenthood and unexpected love.
10. Ek Din (Prime Video)
Dinesh has feelings for his colleague Meera but keeps them hidden because he is too nervous to confess his love. On an office trip, he wishes under a magical bell that she could be his girlfriend for one day, only to discover that his wish has actually come true. Their unexpected day together gives Dinesh a chance to experience the relationship he had only imagined.
Bonus: Little Things – 4 Seasons (Netflix)
Dhruv and Kavya navigate life as a young couple sharing an apartment in Mumbai, where ordinary days often bring the biggest relationship lessons. Over four seasons, work pressures, time apart, family responsibilities and conversations about their future repeatedly push them to reassess what they want from life and from each other. Instead of relying on grand romantic moments, the series focuses on how companionship is built through compromise, communication and the countless small choices of everyday life.
Whether you enjoy lighthearted rom-coms, emotional relationships or love stories with unusual twists, these recent Indian movies and shows offer plenty of choices for your next romantic binge-watch.
