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Hindi films of the 1980s

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Toofan (तूफ़ान) (1989 film)

Toofan (तूफ़ान), 1989 Hindi superhero film by Ketan Desai, produced by Manmohan Desai, starring Amitabh Bachchan as twins Toofan and Shyam; released 11 August 1989, music Anu Malik, a box office flop.

Tridev (त्रिदेव)

Tridev (त्रिदेव) is a 1989 Hindi action thriller directed by Rajiv Rai, produced by Gulshan Rai, starring Sunny Deol, Naseeruddin Shah, and Jackie Shroff; the major Hindi hit of 1989, known for the songs Oye Oye and Tirchi Topiwale.

Umrao Jaan (عمراؤ جان) (1981 film)

Umrao Jaan (عمراؤ جان) is Muzaffar Ali's 1981 Hindi-Urdu classic adapting Ruswa's 1899 novel Umrao Jaan Ada, starring Rekha as a Lucknow tawaif, with Khayyam's music and Asha Bhosle's songs, a National Award winner restored in 4K in 2025.

Utsav (उत्सव)

Utsav (उत्सव) is a 1984 Hindi period drama directed by Girish Karnad, produced by Shashi Kapoor's Film-Valas, adapted from Sudraka's Sanskrit play Mrichchakatika, starring Rekha and Shekhar Suman; a big-budget erotic romance that flopped commercially but gained a cult following.

Veerana (वीराना)

Veerana (वीराना), also marketed as Vengeance of the Vampire, is a 1988 Hindi horror film by Ramsay Brothers Shyam and Tulsi Ramsay, starring Jasmin as a woman possessed by an executed witch; a 45-lakh production that grossed 2.70 crore.

Waaris (1988 film)

Waaris (Waris), 1988 Hindi drama directed by Ravindra Peepat, adapted from Sohan Singh Hans's Punjabi novel Kaare Hatthi; a land-inheritance feud starring Smita Patil, Raj Babbar, Amrish Puri; Patil's lines dubbed by Rekha after her death.