8 Best Radhika Apte Movies You Should Definitely Watch

Radhika Apte is a Bollywood actress who prefers to play real people rather than larger-than-life characters. With her atypical portrayals as a simple village girl Lajjo in Parched and a woman suffering from Agoraphobia in Phobia, she has captivated the hearts of reviewers and audiences alike. In her most recent film, Forensic, she will also be seen as a police officer. Apte has hardly left any territory unexplored in her effort to excel and work in some of the most fantastic films to date. So, here are some of the actress’s best flicks that you should not miss.

• Forensic

In the Forensic movie, Apte plays the leading lady. Her role is that of a police officer who is investigating a crime. The film also stars Vikrant Massey as a key character. Vishal Furia’s psychological thriller Forensic will premiere on the ZEE5 streaming platform.

• Raat Akeli Hai

A whodunit set in the confines of a haveli, during a wedding of an old man with a young bride, Raat Akeli Hai is a ripe setting for a classic locked-room mystery. Radhika plays the role of Radha, a prostitute sold by her father to marry the dead landlord. She has a mysterious presence that adds a layer of suspense and deceit to the film.

• Andhadhun

Radhika plays Sophie, a girl next door who falls in love with Akash (Ayushmann Khurana).  He’s a pianist who pretends to be blind, and he unknowingly becomes involved in a series of terrible events after he witnesses the murder of a former movie star. This film is a must-watch for fans of mystery thrillers.

• Lust Stories

Lust Stories is a collection of four short films, one of which features Apte. She portrays Kalindi, a married college professor who is having an affair with one of her students, Tejas, played by Akash Thosar from Sairat. After being inspired by her husband’s pre-marital affairs, she tries out open marriage.

• Padman

In the film directed by R Balki, Radhika plays Akshay Kumar’s wife. The film, which is produced by Twinkle Khanna and stars Radhika Apte, promotes menstrual hygiene and stars Radhika Apte as a village girl who struggles with menstruation but does not approve of her husband giving her sanitary pads or of him trying to change people’s minds about menstruation.

• Phobia

Radhika plays Mehak, an agoraphobic artist who suffers from severe agoraphobia. Her fear grows after she is assaulted by a taxi driver. However, when she moves into a new apartment, her condition worsens, and she believes she has been possessed by a malicious power as a result of her visions.

• Kabali

For the film Kabali, Radhika Apte had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work alongside superstar Rajinikanth. Apte plays Kumudhavalli, Rajinikanth’s love interest in the film, which is about an ageing don with a flashback tale.

• Parched

The desert town in northwestern India where the film’s three female protagonists, Ujhaas, Rani, and Lajjo, toil and suffer is aptly described in the movie name “Parched”. Radhika Apte plays Lajjo, a woman who is abused by her husband on a regular basis, in part because he believes she is infertile, but largely because he is a patriarchal monster.