Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1987
by shrikant-narayanan | created - 13 Feb 2011 | updated - 23 Feb 2022 | PublicThis list is as per the film's performance money wise at the box office in the particular year. The order is as per revenue collected. There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 26 were hits and rest flops
Most of the films in the below list are not regarded as good classic films except films like Khudgarz, Avam, Mr. India, Hukumat,Pushpak, Sansar , Loha , Satymev Jayate,Nazrana, Inaam Dus Hazar,New Delhi, Ijaazat, Uttar Dakshin and Mohre.
The last six films were flops at the box office on their release.
Watan Ke Rakhwale Hit
Mard Ki Zaban Flop
Insaaniyat Ke Dushman Hit
Loha Hit
Dadagiri Flop
Aag Hi Aag Hit
Jaan Hatheli Pe Hit
Insaaf Ki Pukar Flop
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1. Hukumat (1987)
130 min | Action, Drama
A tough cop is posted to a small town where an evil businessman reigns like a tyrant. When the cop recognizes the businessman as his father's murderer, it becomes personal.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Dharmendra, Rati Agnihotri, Shammi Kapoor, Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Votes: 183
2. Khudgarz (1987)
158 min | Drama
Sita Sinha watches as her young son, Bihari fights another young, wealthy lad, Amar for spattering dirt on his body using his car. Sita then intervene, separates both, take them to her ... See full summary »
Director: Rakesh Roshan | Stars: Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Bhanupriya, Amrita Singh
Votes: 353
3. Mr. India (1987)
179 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Satish Kaushik
Votes: 16,558
4. Nazrana (1987)
Romance
Rajat and Mukta meet each other and fall in love. They get married and live in harmony for a few years. Then Mukta starts suspecting that Rajat is having an affair with Sheetal Puri, and ... See full summary »
Director: Ravi Tandon | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sridevi, Preeti Sapru, Geeta Kak
Votes: 121
5. Aag Hi Aag (1987)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action
The story of an army officer, forced by circumstances to become a dacoit, then repenting and transforming to be a good man and finally facing a challenge to save his family and facing someone who is chasing him for a motive.
Director: Shibu Mitra | Stars: Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Neelam Kothari
Votes: 117
6. Insaaf (1987)
Action, Drama
Holding a first degree in law; Avinash Kapoor is employed as a lecturer in a college. When he attempt to punish some students for bending the rules; they retaliate by abducting his blind ... See full summary »
Director: Mukul Anand | Stars: Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Suresh Oberoi, Dalip Tahil
Votes: 98
7. Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
125 min | Comedy, Drama
An unemployed graduate who coincidentally encounters a rich unconscious man, and takes over his lifestyle by keeping him a prisoner. However, he is in for a twist as a contract killer is after him, assuming him to be the affluent man.
Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Amala Akkineni, Tinnu Anand, Narayana P.L.
Votes: 3,812
8. Avam (1987)
156 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
A Captain discovers that his assignment to work with a Defence minister is a front for government espionage, and is pulled into a complex tangle of deceit in the struggle to keep his country safe.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Ashok Kumar, Smita Patil, Raj Babbar
Votes: 80
9. Loha (1987)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Shera hijacks a bus in return of his 25 prisoners.Amar,Qasim Ali and Karan free the hijacked passengers but Shera escapes.Shera does not keep quite and this time kidnaps Qasim's son in return of those prisoners.
Director: Raj N. Sippy | Stars: Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Karan Kapoor, Jugal Hansraj
Votes: 290
10. Satyamev Jayate (1987)
180 min | Action, Drama
Inspector Arjun Singh is a tough cop whose known to loose his cool on criminals due to this has been transferred many a times and also accused of custodial death.Arjun arrests a criminal ... See full summary »
Director: Raj N. Sippy | Stars: Vinod Khanna, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Madhavi, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 128
11. Jalwa (1987)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Kapil's (Naseeruddin Shah) younger brother, Buntu, dies as a result of a drug overdose. Kapil vows to put an end to drugs and drug-dealers, by joining the police. He soon attains the title ... See full summary »
Director: Pankaj Parashar | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Archana Puran Singh, Tejeshwar Singh, Saeed Jaffrey
Votes: 194
12. Sansar (1987)
Drama
Din Dayal Sharma works as a Head Clerk and lives with his wife, Godavari; 3 sons Vijay, his wife Uma; Shiva and Vidyasagar; and a daughter named Rajni. Their standard of living is ... See full summary »
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Rekha, Raj Babbar, Anupam Kher, Aruna Irani
Votes: 223
13. Imaandaar (1987)
152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A businessman faces challenges when he unknowingly permits his daughter to get engaged to the son of the man who betrayed him.
Director: Sushil Malik | Stars: Vikas Anand, Ranjeet Bedi, Birbal, Sudhir Dalvi
Votes: 92
14. Insaaf Kaun Karega (1984)
Action, Drama
Jageera Singh has always lived a life of crime, drinking alcohol, and frequenting brothels, although he is married to pregnant Laxmi and has a son named Vikram. On the day of Laxmi's ... See full summary »
Director: Sudarshan Nag | Stars: Dharmendra, Rajinikanth, Jaya Prada, Madhavi
Votes: 71
15. Dance Dance (1987)
153 min | Action, Drama, Musical
Orphaned as kids, Radha and her brother Ramu make their living by dancing and singing in small functions. Ramu makes it big in the music world.
Director: Babbar Subhash | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Mandakini, Shakti Kapoor
Votes: 372
16. Uttar Dakshin (1987)
155 min | Action, Drama
At the time of his mother's death, Raja comes to know that his father is still alive and living a wealthy life. Raja now befriends Shankran, his step-brother.
Director: Prabhat Khanna | Stars: Rajinikanth, Jackie Shroff, Bharathi, Madhuri Dixit
Votes: 142
17. Jaan Hatheli Pe (1987)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action
Soni (Dharmendra) was an honest man who loved Mona (Hema Malini). Circumstance led him to join Mr. Chinoy (Kulbhubhushan Kharbanda), the Chief of Cosmos, and an organization of smugglers ... See full summary »
Director: Raghunath Jhalani | Stars: Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Rekha
Votes: 67
18. Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Suraj and Arun are brothers who share a special bond. Suraj, a jail warden and his wife Lakshmi have brought up Arun. Radha is an orphan from a wealthy family. Radha is set to marry Naresh,... See full summary »
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar
Votes: 154
19. Insaniyat Ke Dushman (1987)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Drama
Jagmohan, a prominent businessman with underworld dealings, approaches renowned advocate Kailash Nath, to represent his son who has been charged with murder and may face the death penalty. ... See full summary »
Director: Rajkumar Kohli | Stars: Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Anita Raj, Dimple Kapadia
Votes: 88
20. Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987)
Action, Comedy, Romance
A gang of jewel thieves mistakes a salesman for a CID officer and frames him for murder. He then goes on the run to prove his innocence.
Director: Jyotin Goel | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Amrish Puri, Gulshan Grover
Votes: 175
21. Sindoor (1987)
162 min | Comedy, Drama
Vijay forces his wife Laxmi to leave her house, suspecting an extra marital affair. Years later, Vijay and Laxmi come face to face and start meeting each other.
Director: K. Ravi Shankar | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Govinda, Neelam Kothari, Jaya Prada
Votes: 142
22. Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987)
137 min | Action, Crime
A poor widowed farmer, Dharma Singh, raises two children, a boy (Karan) and a girl (Geeta) on his own in a town called Rampur, and would like his son to grow up to be a police officer. Alas... See full summary »
Director: Shibu Mitra | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Pran Sikand, Rajan Sippy
Votes: 43
23. Kaash (1987)
140 min | Drama
A Bollywood actor-turned-producer faces marital and financial challenges.
Director: Mahesh Bhatt | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Dimple Kapadia, Master Makrand, Anupam Kher
Votes: 244
24. Pyar Ki Jeet (1987)
146 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The story surrounds the lives of Dr. Rehman (Shashi Kapoor) who believes in saving the lives of the poor, instead of opening up a clinic in a big city and making money; Soni (Rekha), an ... See full summary »
Director: Saawan Kumar Tak | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Ashok Kumar
Votes: 46
25. Marte Dam Tak (1987)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Drama
Marte Dam Tak a 1987 Indian Hindi film, directed by Mehul Kumar. The film stars Govinda, Raaj Kumar and Farha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ravindra Jain.
Director: Mehul Kumar | Stars: Raaj Kumar, Govinda, Farha Naaz, Shakti Kapoor
Votes: 146
26. Majaal (1987)
180 min | Drama
Vijay Kumar (Jeetendra) is an orphan brought up by an Advocate, Chaudhary Kailash Nath (Kader Khan) and becomes a lawyer himself. He is in love with Sadhana (Sridevi), Kailash Nath's ... See full summary »
Director: K. Bapaiah | Stars: Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sridevi, Priya Tendulkar
Votes: 50
27. Aulad (1987)
Drama
Believing his wife to be dead, a man lets a woman, who has lost her child, nurse and bring up his infant son - until he finds out that his wife is still alive, and wants the baby back at any cost.
Director: Vijay Sadanah | Stars: Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sridevi, Saeed Jaffrey
Votes: 161
28. Himmat Aur Mehanat (1987)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Nurse Jyoti gets hired by a wealthy male, Madan, wins his confidence, and is permitted to virtually run the entire household. When Madan's son, Vijay Kumar, returns from New York, he ... See full summary »
Director: K. Bapaiah | Stars: Jeetendra, Sridevi, Govardhan Asrani, Bharat Bhushan
Votes: 69
29. Diljalaa (1987)
140 min | Action, Drama
Mamta lives a middle-class lifestyle in Bombay with her widower dad Ratanmuni Gupta, who works as a Manager with Sharda Chemicals while she studies in Lovedale College in Manori. Her dad ... See full summary »
Director: Bapu | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Farha Naaz, Tanuja Samarth, Danny Denzongpa
Votes: 41
30. Apne Apne (1987)
Drama, Family
Ravi Kapoor lives a wealthy lifestyle with his widowed mother and runs a construction business. His mother would like him to get married to foreign returned Seema, who also comes from a ... See full summary »
Director: Ramesh Behl | Stars: Jeetendra, Rekha, Karan Shah, Mandakini
Votes: 40
31. Permission (1987)
137 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Meeting accidentally five years after their divorce, a couple reflects on how their marriage collapsed despite transparency.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Rekha, Naseeruddin Shah, Anuradha Patel, Rammohan Sharma
Votes: 1,716
32. Dacait (1987)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Drama
Arjun Yadav return from the city after completing his studies to get settled in his village with his family consisting of his mother Devi Chaudaran, his older brother Amrit and sister. ... See full summary »
Director: Rahul Rawail | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Suresh Oberoi
Votes: 348
34. Mohre (1987)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Mystery
Abdul is a truck driver with alcohol and depression problems so much so that he would like to end his life. One day another truck driver shows him a newspaper advertisement that offers help... See full summary »
Director: Raghuvir Kul | Stars: Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Irshad Hashmi
Votes: 92
35. Hiraasat (1987)
180 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Assistant Commissioner of Police Ashok Saxena lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with his wife, Shobha, a former street dancer; and a younger college-going brother, Rajesh. His father ... See full summary »
Director: Surendra Mohan | Stars: Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Mithun Chakraborty, Prem Chopra
Votes: 49
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