Overview
Four interconnected stories reveal the hidden emotions that can ignite in fractured relationships.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- intimate
- tense
- thoughtful movie night
- arthouse viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the anthology for its socially incisive writing, strong performances, and emotionally resonant treatment of complicated relationships.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Four shorts present distinct fractured relationships and emotional catalysts while forming a unified portrait of intimate conflict.
The stories connect desire and intimacy to gender, caste, class, sexuality, and social exclusion, especially through Bharti and Priya.
Each segment begins with an unexpected catalyst that inflames uncomfortable emotions already present within strained relationships.
The short narratives focus on ordinary domestic and interpersonal situations rather than spectacle, emphasizing behavior, silence, and emotional pressure.
Films like Ajeeb Daastaans, and why
Lust Stories
Like Ajeeb Daastaans, this is a Hindi anthology of emotionally tense relationship stories shaped by social pressure and moral ambiguity.
Unpaused
Both use interconnected romantic and domestic dramas to examine class, gender, desire, and constrained intimacy in contemporary India.
The Lunchbox
Both are socially observant Indian dramas in which ordinary relationships reveal hidden power structures and emotional discontent.
Three of Us
Both favor intimate, uncomfortable relationship drama and incisive social observation over conventional romantic resolution.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Neeraj Ghaywan, Raj Mehta, Shashank Khaitan, Kayoze Irani
- Release Date
- 2021-04-16
- Runtime
- 142 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (47)
Cast
- Konkona Sen Sharma
- Shefali Shah
- Aditi Rao Hydari
- Abhishek Banerjee
- Nushrratt Bharuccha
- Inayat Verma
- Jaideep Ahlawat
- Fatima Sana Shaikh
- Armaan Ralhan
- Manav Kaul
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Ajeeb Daastaans about?
- Four sharply observed Indian relationship dramas expose the desire, resentment, and social prejudice hiding beneath fractured intimacies.
- What is Ajeeb Daastaans like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Ajeeb Daastaans as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Ajeeb Daastaans violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Ajeeb Daastaans as mild.
- What did critics think of Ajeeb Daastaans?
- Critics broadly praised the anthology for its socially incisive writing, strong performances, and emotionally resonant treatment of complicated relationships.
- Which films are like Ajeeb Daastaans?
- Films with a similar feel include Lust Stories, Unpaused, The Lunchbox, and Three of Us.
- How long is Ajeeb Daastaans?
- Ajeeb Daastaans runs 142 minutes.
- Where can I watch Ajeeb Daastaans?
- In United States, Ajeeb Daastaans streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
