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- DirectorGovind NihalaniStarsOm PuriNaseeruddin ShahMita VashishtRiveting suspense thriller about a dedicated cop who leads an under-cover squad against a group of terrorists. He manages to capture their leader, but finds himself and his family mentally and physically manipulated by the wily terrorist and his followers.
- DirectorJohn Mathew MatthanStarsAamir KhanNaseeruddin ShahSonali BendreAfter his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.
- DirectorKetan MehtaStarsJackie ShroffDeepa SahiRitu ShivpuriShekhar is an opportunist. He marries Veena, a multi-millionaire, while continuing his affair with her secretary, Anu. When Veena gets to know, she threatens him with dire consequences. Shekhar and Anu then kill her. Later, Shekhar finds out that Anu does not love him, but another man. To make matters worse, the police have evidence linking him to the death of his former wife.
- DirectorSriram RaghavanStarsDharmendraRimi SenAshwini KalsekarPolice officers recount a tale of missing money which results in lies, deceit, betrayal and death.
- DirectorVikas BahlStarsKangana RanautRajkummar RaoLisa HaydonA Delhi girl from a traditional family sets out on a solo honeymoon after her marriage gets cancelled.
- DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsIrrfan KhanTabuPankaj KapurThe intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
- DirectorNavdeep SinghStarsAbhay DeolGul PanagRaima SenManorama, wife of an irrigation minister, tasks Satyaveer to find if her husband is cheating. As Satyaveer starts investigating, he gets trapped in a web of lies and must uncover the entire truth.
- DirectorSanjay M. KhanduriStarsAbhay DeolNeha DhupiaAmit MistryA comic thriller about two people who miss the last local train at 1:40 am and how missing of their train changes their course of life forever.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsAjay DevgnMohanlalManisha KoiralaA small-time gangster named Chandu teams up with Malik, a low-level enforcer for a criminal syndicate. Together they eliminate all their enemies, becoming the most feared gangsters in Mumbai.
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsManoj BajpayeeNawazuddin SiddiquiTigmanshu DhuliaA clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.
- DirectorPrakash JhaStarsAjay DevgnGracy SinghMohan JoshiAn IPS officer motivates and leads a dysfunctional, corrupt police force of Tezpur to fight against the corrupt politician.
- DirectorVikramaditya MotwaneStarsRajat BarmechaRonit RoyManjot SinghExpelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father.
- DirectorAshim AhluwaliaStarsNawazuddin SiddiquiNiharika SinghAnil GeorgeA Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid-1980s.
- DirectorAkhilesh JaiswalStarsRahul BaggaTara-Alisha BerryAakash DahiyaHow a clerk became an erotica writer.
- DirectorHomi AdajaniaStarsNaseeruddin ShahDimple KapadiaSaif Ali Khan"Being Cyrus" is a dark, comedic venture by the debutante director Homi Adajania that spins around the Sethnas - a Parsi family.
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsRaj BabbarSanjay DuttAmrita SinghRanjit Verma is lawyer to criminal Veljibhai who gets involved with Ranjit's brother, Ravi. Veljibhai, with the help of Ravi, tries to steal the property of Ustad Ali.
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsShashi KapoorRekhaRaj BabbarThis movie tells story of fierce and total competition of two related business families in the days of license raaj India. The overall plot is based on Mahabharat. This movie shows that how the pursuit of self serving ideals even legitimizes killing of family members.
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsSanjay DuttPooja BhattDeepak TijoriA taxi driver with a tragic past sees an opportunity for redemption when he encounters a woman sold into prostitution. Wanting to help her escape, he has to deal with the wrath of the brothel madam.
- DirectorDibakar BanerjeePravin E. BirjeStarsAnupam KherBoman IraniParvin DabasA Delhi-based retired middle-class man tries half-heartedly to get his land back from a swindling property dealer with the help of his sons and their friends.
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsSanjay DuttSrideviAnupam KherRoshni Chadha is the only child of Sharda Chhadha, and has no knowledge of the whereabouts of her absconding dad, Prakash Chhadha. Roshni is introduced to Rahul Malhotra and both are attracted to each other. Rahul finds out that she can sing, assists her in becoming a professional singer, and she becomes famous nationwide. She has a fan named Jaggannath alias Jaggu, a street-wise small-time black-marketeer, but she chooses to ignore him. On a trip to Mauritius with Rahul, Roshni is apprehended by the police and arrested on the charge of possession of drugs. She is imprisoned, and Rahul is nowhere to be found. Then a lawyer and Jaggu come to her assistance, but are unable to do much, as Roshni is found guilty, and in keeping with the laws of that country, her sentence is - death!
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsShashi KapoorNafisa AliShabana AzmiSet during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.
- DirectorImtiaz AliStarsShahid KapoorKareena KapoorTarun AroraA depressed wealthy businessman finds his life changing after he meets a spunky and care-free young woman.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAmol PalekarBindiya GoswamiDeven VermaA man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss gets suspicious.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsAshok KumarVidya SinhaAmol PalekarA timid suitor seeks the help of a ruthless colonel to win the woman of his dreams when a bold young man begins to pursue her in this romantic comedy.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsAmol PalekarParveen BabiFarooq ShaikhSparkling comedy about a meddling friend whose attempt to rekindle the spark in his friend's relationship with his wife of seven years leads to complications to their lives, and to the lives of his secretary and her boyfriend he has not 'scripted' ... Splendid performances by Amol Palekar, Deepti Naval, Parveen Babi and Farooq Shaikh, a perfectly pitched script, witty dialogue and a plethora of aptly placed film references make this a film one can watch over and over and never fail to laugh out loud.
- DirectorGulzarStarsSanjeev KumarMoushumi ChatterjeeDeven VermaBased on Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors', this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsAshok KumarDev AnandVyjayanthimalaA Police Commissioner's son comes under suspicion for being a jewel thief.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsDev AnandHema MaliniPran SikandMonu (Mohan) and Sonu (Sohan) are the two sons of a police inspector. The kids excel in boxing. Their father gets killed by a goon following orders from Ranjit (Premnath). Mohan kills the goon and takes refuge in a car boot. Years later Sohan goes on to become a CID officer called Sohan Kumar, who solves his cases taking up different guises. He takes the identity of Johny a petty thief and gets himself in Jail, befriends Heera (Jeevan) and goes to solve a case wooing Rekha (Hema) and finding the criminal.
- DirectorSudhir MishraStarsAnil KapoorRani MukerjiManisha KoiralaAvinash comes to a city where everyone wants to kill him.
- DirectorKundan ShahStarsNaseeruddin ShahRavi BaswaniBhakti BarveTwo photographers, who are employed by a magazine editor to expose the scandalous activities of the rich, come across corruption by a builder and accidentally photograph a murder.
- DirectorSudhir MishraStarsIrrfan KhanChitrangda SinghArunoday SinghGangsters kidnap the prospective son-in-law of a politician in order to secure the release of an imprisoned gang-member.
- DirectorSriram RaghavanStarsSaif Ali KhanUrmila MatondkarSeema BiswasA woman falls for a charming and mysterious businessman. The whirlwind romance turns sour when she is framed for his underworld crimes. Now, finally out of prison she is ready for sweet revenge.
- DirectorShoojit SircarStarsAyushmann KhurranaYami GautamAnnu KapoorA man is brought in by an infertility doctor to supply him with his sperm, where he becomes the biggest sperm donor for his clinic.
- DirectorRajat KapoorStarsSanjay MishraSeema PahwaRajat KapoorAfter a distressing incident, a Delhi man vows to believe only what he can see, but his new ideals soon take his life in extreme directions.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsJay MehtaRevathiAnnu KapoorRetired Justice Gopichand Verma lives alone in scenic Ooty away from his family.Two friends Pritam works as a guide and Jaggan as photographer .Pritam comes across a beautiful Nandini arriving in Ooty an accommodates her in top hotel soon Pritam is called back to the hotel to take her away as she has created a havoc.Pritam finds that Nandini is insane and has no option rather then taking care of her. Pritam and Jaggan's life becomes hell with Nandini's tantrums until. Jaggan finds in newspapers that Nandini as eloped from asylum and and has a reward on her he plans with Pritam that they wont handover her to her family as the reward amount is increasing day by day and they should wait until it becomes a huge sum.Pritam finds from Nandini that she inst insane and was playing a prank to meet her father whose none other then Justice Gopichand Verma.But his family didn't allow her to meet him and put her in asylum.
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsShreyas TalpadeAmrita RaoRavi KishanAn educated man spends his days writing letters for the varied inhabitants of his small, poor, and illiterate village, in this political and social satire.
- DirectorGovind NihalaniStarsAjay DevgnTabuAmrish PuriA man's (Ajay Devgan) loyalty to his underworld friend (Rahul Bose) interferes with his relationship with a dancer (Tabu) who hates violence.
- DirectorDibakar BanerjeeStarsAbhay DeolEmraan HashmiKalki KoechlinPrime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsBoman IraniMinissha LambaSammir DattaniA mild mannered chauffeur finds that the government in his parched village is giving loans to dig one's own well. After fudged photographs and bribes, he has no loan amount left to build his well. Aggrieved, he protests by abjuring water.
- DirectorSai ParanjpyeStarsNaseeruddin ShahFarooq ShaikhDeepti NavalSecretly in love with his neighbor, a mild-mannered clerk is heartbroken when his much bolder, more charming friend wins her heart instead.
- DirectorKetan MehtaStarsSmita PatilNaseeruddin ShahOm PuriIn colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes. A subedar commands Sonbai, a beautiful and confident woman whose husband is away in the city, to sleep with him. She slaps him and flees for safety to a spice factory where women grind chillies into fine powder. The aged factory guard, Abu Mian, locks the door behind her, refusing to open it to the soldiers, to the cowardly village men led by the mayor, and to the subedar himself. The town's teacher, who follows Gandhi, and a few women, led by the mayor's wife, protest ineffectually against this village-approved rape. The stage is set for a final confrontation.
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsLeela NaiduNeena GuptaAnita KanwarA Goan native returns to his now-derelict, palatial childhood home, recalling his family's interpersonal drama during the end of Portuguese rule.
- DirectorMani RatnamStarsAjay DevgnAbhishek BachchanRani MukerjiMichael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another's lives forever.
- DirectorKamal HaasanStarsKamal HaasanAmrish PuriOm PuriDesperation to be with his only child forces a divorced man to take the guise of the child's nanny. Situations get really messy when the child's grandfather (the man's ex-father-in-law) falls in love with his disguised ex-son-in-law.
- DirectorAbhishek KapoorStarsArjun RampalFarhan AkhtarLuke KennyFour friends reunite to relive their moments of glory as a rock band.
- DirectorSubhash KapoorStarsRajat KapoorNeha DhupiaSanjay MishraOm Shastri, a recession victim comes to India to sell his ancestors property to clear is debt. On reaching he comes to know that selling the property will make his family homeless in India. Later he is kidnapped by goons thinking a rich NRI.
- DirectorAmarjeetVijay AnandStarsDev AnandNanda KarnatakiSadhana ShivdasaniWhen an army officer is presumed dead in battle, his lookalike is tasked with breaking the news to his family. However, circumstances force him to impersonate the dead man.
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsAmitabh BachchanParveen BabiPran SikandA terminally ill man frames himself for murder to allow his family to collect the reward money. After a successful operation, he escapes police custody and searches for the real killer.
- DirectorGulzarStarsMeena KumariVinod KhannaShatrughan SinhaAnandi Devi is an old widow living in her village she is bought to the city by her distant relative Arun. Anandi Devi realizes that Arun and his wife wanted to keep her as a maid following which she leaves the house and befriends a child beggar and start living in a dilapidated house. Due to her kind and good nature she is then called as Naani Maa by youth groups which are led by Shyam and Chhenu. Shyam and Chhenu are rivals of each other and can't see eye to eye, Anandi Devi tries to be peacemaker between them.
- DirectorGulzarStarsOm PuriTabuChandrachur SinghA realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
- DirectorSaeed Akhtar MirzaStarsPawan MalhotraMakrand DeshpandeAshutosh GowarikerAn unemployed Muslim youth aspires to become a big-shot criminal but mends his ways with the help of his educated brother-in-law.
- DirectorVijaya MehtaStarsShabana AzmiCyprus DastoorDady DustoorPiroj and Pesi are best friends. They both meet the same girl for marriage but Pesi ends up marrying her. Later Piroj finds out that Pesi is having an affair. Piroj confronts Pesi but realizes things are complicated.
- DirectorSudhendu RoyStarsAmitabh BachchanNutanTrilok KapoorA calculative man schemes to deceit a poor but young widow for his personal monetary gains.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsDharmendraRakhee GulzarShatrughan SinhaA woman is torn between the promise of new love and memories of an ex-fiance. Meanwhile, her scientist uncle-in-law becomes the target of an international gang seeking the secret formula to harness solar energy.
- DirectorShashanka GhoshStarsArshad WarsiPrashant NarayananSandhya MridulRevolves around a hapless copywriter torn between his crazy police officer fiancee and his new best friend, a hit man who inadvertently involves him underworld.
- DirectorHarnam Singh RawailStarsDilip KumarVyjayanthimalaBalraj SahniThe Prasads live in Banaras circa 19th Century, and consist of Bhawani - a thug, who poses as a holy man, luring devotees and robbing them; his wife - who will have nothing to do with his ill-gotten gains; his son, Shankar - like his mother has distanced himself from crime; Shankar's wife and her three children: Kundan, Yashoda and Gopal. Bhawani forcibly takes Kundan with him to follow in his footsteps and forbids him from seeing the rest of the family. Kundan's childhood friend is Munni, an orphan, who leaves for Calcutta after being reunited with her biological parents. Then there is Bhawani's estranged brother, Naubatlal, and his two sons, Ganeshi and Dwarka. Naubatlal and Bhawani have hated each other, and things only get worse after Shankar gets killed, Bhawani claims that Naubatlal killed him, and has him killed. This causes deep strife within Bhawani's family, and he is left alone with only Kundan. Years later both the Prasad families have grown up - but their hatred has not abated, and both Ganeshi and Dwarka await the next opportunity to kill Bhawani and Kundan. While Kundan has been reunited with Munni - without knowing that she is now known as Laila-E-Aasmaan, the then Courtesan of Nawab Wajid Ali Khan - and who has been recruited by Ganeshi to seduce and kill him. Then Kundan finds out the real killer of his father, not knowing that this knowledge will lead to more strife, deception, lies, a death in the family, and a murder!!
- DirectorShimit AminStarsNana PatekarRevathiYashpal SharmaAn honest encounter specialist's life begins to change with the arrival of a new police commissioner who has ties with a local don.
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsKay Kay MenonPawan MalhotraAditya SrivastavA film about the investigations following the 1993 serial Bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved --police, conspirators, victims, middlemen.
- DirectorEeshwar NivasStarsManoj BajpayeeRaveena TandonSayaji ShindeA tale of an honest cop set against the backdrop of the brutal, lawless system prevailing in the Indian state of Bihar, and the endless suffering he tolerates before all hell breaks loose.
- DirectorKetan MehtaStarsParesh RawalTom AlterDeepika AminAn account of Vallbhbhai Patel's political life while India was taking first steps as an independent country.
- DirectorTigmanshu DhuliaStarsJimmy ShergillHrishitaa BhattIrrfan KhanAniruddh, a law-abiding college student, in love with Niharika, gets caught up in college politics and crime and must fight it out for himself when his friend becomes his foe.