Table No. 21

Table No. 21, directed by Aditya Datt, is an Indian thriller about a couple offered a free vacation in Fiji, drawn into an eight question game with a prize of 210 million rupees; as the game unfolds, it turns out to be a revenge scheme tied to a violent hazing (ragging) incident the couple carried out in university. Made on a budget of 85 million rupees, the film grossed 177.2 million, earning it recognition as 2013's first commercially successful Bollywood film. The film directly engages with ragging, a real and documented social problem at Indian universities. Who it's for: anyone curious about an Indian thriller where a vacation prize turns out to be a life or death revenge game rooted in a real social problem, university hazing. Who it's not for: viewers wanting a light, tension free vacation comedy, since the film is built around a life and death game structure.