Movies like Ghulam: 20 to watch next

If you loved Ghulam (1998) — a crime, drama and action film directed by Vikram Bhatt — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Ghulam most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like remake. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Al Capone 1959★ 6.6
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
2
In the Blood 2014★ 5.8
Shares: Action, Crime
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
The Protector 1985★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
Stream in India on Tencent Video
4
Convict 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Set in the dark and old Parramatta prison built by the original convicts our lead character Ray a war veteran finds himself serving 18 months for manslaughter after defending his fiance. He soon realizes that the prison boss has it in for him and does everything possible to break Ray even going after his fiance.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
5
Vaastav 1999★ 7.1
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Raghu, a simpleton, and his best friend decide to run a food stall to get rid of their unemployment. However, Raghu's life takes a drastic turn after he accidentally kills one of their customers and he is pushed into a life of crime.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Goldmines Play Amazon Channel
6
Sonchiriya 2019★ 8.0
Shares: Crime, Action, Drama
A legion of warring bandits terrorizes India's Chambal Valley.
Stream in India on Zee5
7
Rise of the Footsoldier 2007★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Crime
Carlton Leach rises from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late '80s and early '90s.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
8
Mexicali 2026★ 7.7
Shares: Action, Drama
A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
9
Jawbone 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Drama
A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
Kaminey 2009★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
11
The Substitute 1996★ 7.0
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 2012★ 7.8
Shares: Crime, Action
After the death of his father and brother Danish, Faizal Khan vows to take revenge by destroying Ramadhir Singh's gang.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
13
Rampage: Capital Punishment 2014★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Crime
A man takes over a TV station and holds a number of hostages as a political platform to awaken humanity, instead of money.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
14
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear 2013★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Crime
Fight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American stealthily tracks the killer from Osaka to Bangkok to Rangoon with the help of a wise and crafty sensei. His only clues: a series of victims whose necks bear the distinctive mark of strangulation by barbed wire. Fighting to avenge as well as to survive, Casey must sharpen his razor-like responses and take his battle skills to the next level, even using deep meditation to fake his own death. His target: the sinister drug lord Goro, who is flooding the streets with deadly meth cooked at his remote jungle factory. To prepare for his ultimate confrontation, Casey must finally become an invisible warrior worthy of the name Ninja. But just when his prey is cornered, an unexpected twist shows Casey that his battle is only beginning: he truly can trust no one.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate Play, VI movies and tv
15
Walking Tall: Lone Justice 2007★ 5.8
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
In Dallas, witnesses against a drug-lord are murdered in a safe-house.The testimony of FBI agents becomes the only chance to keep him in prison. They are lodged in another safe-house, but the place is invaded and the agents are executed. However, Kate is only wounded, and her boyfriend Nick believes there is a traitor in the agency and takes her to his ranch to protect her life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
16
Sarfarosh 1999★ 6.9
Shares: Action, Drama
When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Ultraplaybox Amazon Channel
17
Company 2002★ 7.0
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, VI movies and tv, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
18
The Rookie 1990★ 5.9
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
19
Death Wish 3 1985★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Crime, Drama
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
20
Satya 1998★ 7.3
Shares: Crime, Drama
A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv