‘Darlings’ to ‘Four Lions’ to ‘Jeewan Haathi’ to ‘Ludo’ to ‘Good Luck Jerry’ – here are a few dark comedy films releasing on various platforms that are sure to keep you hooked on till the very end, and get a smile out of you in an uncanny way. Have a look.
The plot revolves around the lives of a married couple, Hamza (Vijay Verma) and Badru (Alia Bhatt). Their love marriage takes an ugly unexpected turn when Hamza turns into an abusive alcoholic husband. However, when his behaviour leads to a tragedy, Badru sets off to seek revenge
A perfect political satire, black comedy film, the story revolves around a group of young Muslim men living in Sheffield. These men decide to wage jihad and devise an inept plan to become suicide bombers. The film stars Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak & Adeel Akhtar in pivotal roles.
Directed by Meenu Gaur, this supremely funny satire on Pakistan’s media industry explores the dark and untold side of a reality show that has the nation enthralled as the channel owner is willing to go to any extent for higher ratings. The film stars veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah in the lead role.
A game of fate and chance involving a controversial sexual tape, a bag full of cash, and unresolved debts, intertwines four seemingly unrelated stories. Ludo is unquestionably a stylised Bollywood dark action comedy that explores, among other things, fate, love, and sin in a frenetic and chaotic manner. The film stars Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Rajkummar Rao, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanya Malhotra and Rohit Saraf.
Jerry (Janhvi Kapoor) enters into the world of drug peddling when she is in dire need of money. However, life takes an eventful turn when she tries to get out of this dangerous system.