7 Indian Erotic Movies that explored Séx, Lust, Love

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Lust Stories 2, is a compelling follow-up to the 2018 anthology on Netflix, with a simple premise. Four well-known directors present four audacious and unreserved tales of passion, lust, and desire. The cameras are trained on a variety of underlying themes by directors R Balki, Konkona Sen Sharma, Sujoy Ghosh, and amit Ravindernath Sharma, including class division, kink, consent, greed, and more.
 
Check out seven erotic indian movies that brought stories on sex, passion, desire, and more to the big screen
7 indian erotic movies that explored sex, lust, love, and desire

1. Gandu (2010) – Netflix

Gandu, a black-and-white film directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee, was an ambitious attempt to explore a young man's sexual cravings and disappointments. Through his film, Mukherjee embraced the unvarnished, unadulterated representation of sensuality and questioned conventional wisdom.
2. fire (1996): Prime Video

The first prominent indian film on homosexual love was deepa Mehta's Fire. The groundbreaking story of two women finding passion and love in an unhappy marriage sparked a lot of debate. Mehta's film was a major breakthrough for indian LGBTQ+ cinema, bravely breaking the taboo around same-sex love.
3. sins (2005): YouTube

Vinod Pande's sins delve into the complex realm of forbidden love, passion, and the ensuing fallout. The film explores desire, remorse, and atonement while focusing on the covert relationship between a Catholic priest and a lady. The film, which starred shiney ahuja and seema Rahmani, explored the tensions between faith, temptation, and social expectations as it delved into the complexity of human impulses and wants.
4. maya Memsaab (1993): Netflix, YouTube and apple TV+
The film maya Memsaab, which was directed by the well-known Ketan Mehta, explores the actual nature of illusion and magical realism and how easily people fall prey to it. It is based on Gustave Flaubert's beloved French novel "Madame Bovary." Mehta updated the narrative and placed it in a modern indian setting. Farooq Shaikh, raj Babbar, deepa Sahi, and Shah Rukh Khan were among the stars. The movie follows Maya's sexual exploration as she looks for fulfillment in relationships and interactions with people outside of her marriage. It was one of the few films in the 1990s that successfully conveyed the feelings of sexuality, desire, adultery, and fulfillment. The film is distinguished not only by its plot but also by its sophisticated set designs, musical narrative, and stunning cinematography.
 
5. Khwaish (2003): YouTube
Unknown to most, one of the first pornographic films to depict a young couple's sexual development within the constraints of traditional indian culture was Govind Menon's Khwaish, starring mallika Sherawat. The film bravely discusses the pressures from society to express one's sexuality and how it affects relationships.
6. Lipstick Under My Burkha (2016): amazon Prime Video
The film, which was directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, was a much-needed dialogue that our culture avoided yet needed to have. It's worth seeing Shrivastava's attempt to delve into topics of imagination, desire, personal independence, repression, and sexuality via the lives of four women from small-town Bhopal. See how a revolution may be sparked by lipstick.
7. Kamasutra: A Tale of love (1996): Vudu & Prime Video
One of the most audacious pornographic films ever produced, Kamasutra: A Tale of love by Mira Nair delves into the sensuality and eroticism of ancient India. Renowned filmmaker Nair skillfully presented a story of power, passion, love, and desire. The film is just a short screenplay with teachings on love and a brief critique of female empowerment.

 
 
 
 

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