Gambling is all about luck and chance, and hence it has always been a part of movies, especially in India. While we frequently read about countries banning gambling, Bollywood has been a bit of a supporter of this entertainment. No matter what the subject is, Bollywood has released a movie that revolves around gambling. This has boosted the number of players at the online casinos as well. Thousands of players pick no depositbonuses India and try their luck like their favorite heroes.
While Casino and The Gambler would be among
the top picks for a gambling movie in the west, here is a list of top
Bollywood/Hindi movies on gambling, where gambling is the main theme of the
movie.
Teen Patti (2010)
Teen Patti is a 2010 Indian Hindi film
directed by Leena Yadav. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shraddha Kapoor and R
Madhavan in pivotal roles and Ben Kingsley. The story of the film is loosely
based on an American film named 21. The film revolves around Venkat Subramaniam
(Amitabh Bachchan), a math professor who has invented a new theory that can be
used to guess the outcome of a poker game called Teen Patti.
With the help of a younger professor (R
Madhavan), he gathered three students and applied the theory to earn in real
casinos. The rest of the story unfolds how they get addicted to gambling and
how their life is turned upside down after they are caught.
Ek Chalis Ki Las Local (2007)
Many of you might not have heard of this
movie starring Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia. Directed by Sanjay Khanduri, the
film tells the story of Nilesh (Abhay Deol), who has missed his last local
train at Kurla Station.
Then, he met a beautiful girl and his old
buddy on his search for an autorickshaw. The magical world of gambling appears
when his friend insists on him playing high rolling gambling games. The rest of
the film shows ups and downs. You will see how gambling for a few hours changes
the life of a young man.
Jannat (2008)
Jannat is a Bollywood film directed by
Kunal Deshmukh and produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars
Emraan Hashmi in a lead role. The film revolves around a young man, Rizwan, who
is a professional gambler and is in debt and needs money to pay off his debts.
He starts gambling and wins a lot of money in the process. He then starts
freeing people from their debt by giving them loans at an exorbitant rate of
interest.
This has the effect of promoting gambling
as a legitimate means for making quick money and also shows that it can be used
for good purposes too. However, his addiction to betting on sports drags him
into fixing matches and serious problems with the law. His addiction also
deteriorates his relationship with his wife.
Striker (2010)
"The Striker" is a movie about
the challenges of being unrecognized by others. The film was released in 2010,
and it talks about Surya, an amateurish boy who has to fight for his life
throughout his childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
He won the title of carrom at 12, which
changed his life. He's considered amazing in the game. And as soon as he found
out he had accomplished in the game of Carrom, Surya made his entry to the
underground world. An organization paid notice to his skill for carrom, but
Surya started to lose focus and became greedy, causing him to end up in a
dreadful company.
