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Kshatriya (film)
Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय, "Warriors") is a 1993 Hindi action drama directed by J. P. Dutta about feuding Rajput families of Rajasthan, starring Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Sunny Deol, and Sanjay Dutt; released 26 March 1993, it underperformed at the box office after Sanjay Dutt's arrest.
Kurbaan (कुर्बान) (1991 film)
Kurbaan (कुर्बान), also spelled Qurban, is a 1991 Hindi drama directed by Deepak Bahry, released 31 May 1991, starring Sunil Dutt, Kabir Bedi, Salman Khan, and Ayesha Jhulka; distinct from the 2009 terrorism thriller of the same name.
Lal Baadshah (लाल बादशाह)
Lal Baadshah (लाल बादशाह) is a 1999 Hindi action drama directed by K.C. Bokadia, starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role with Manisha Koirala and Shilpa Shetty; released 5 March 1999, a box office flop and Nirupa Roy's final film, distinct from the same-year Shah Rukh Khan film Baadshah.
Maachis
Maachis (माचिस, "Matches") is Gulzar's 1996 Hindi political thriller on Punjab's Sikh insurgency, starring Tabu, Chandrachur Singh, and Om Puri, with debut composer Vishal Bhardwaj; it won National and Filmfare awards and earned about ₹6.19 crore.
Mahaanta
Mahaanta (Mahaanta: The Film) is a 1997 Hindi action drama directed by Afzal Khan, produced by Ayub Khan, starring Sanjay Dutt, Jeetendra, and Madhuri Dixit, released 23 May 1997.
Main Khiladi Tu Anari (मैं खिलाड़ी तू अनाड़ी)
Main Khiladi Tu Anari (मैं खिलाड़ी तू अनाड़ी) is a 1994 Hindi action comedy directed by Sameer Malkan, starring Akshay Kumar as a cop and Saif Ali Khan as an actor shadowing him; an uncredited copy of The Hard Way and a box office hit.
Major Saab (मेजर साब)
Major Saab (मेजर साब), 1998 Hindi action film by Tinnu Anand for ABCL, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Sonali Bendre; released 26 June 1998 after an NDA portrayal dispute; semi-hit grossing ₹13.10 crore nett in India.
Mohra (मोहरा)
Mohra (मोहरा) is a 1994 Hindi action thriller directed by Rajiv Rai, produced by Gulshan Rai for Trimurti Films, starring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon, and Naseeruddin Shah; the second highest-grossing Indian film of 1994 with music by Viju Shah.
Mrityudaata (मृत्युदाता)
Mrityudaata is a 1997 Hindi action drama musical directed by Mehul Kumar, starring Amitabh Bachchan as a surgeon turned vigilante, made as his comeback film after five years away.
Naajayaz (नाजायज़)
Naajayaz (नाजायज़) is a 1995 Hindi action drama directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Ajay Devgn, Juhi Chawla, and Naseeruddin Shah as a gangster who is the police hero's biological father; released 17 March 1995, 157 minutes, UA.
Narsimha (नरसिम्हा)
Narsimha (नरसिम्हा), also spelled Narasimha, is a 1991 Hindi action film directed, produced, and written by N. Chandra, starring Sunny Deol, Dimple Kapadia, Urmila Matondkar, Ravi Behl, and Om Puri; released 5 July 1991, a commercial success.
Parampara (परम्परा) (1993 film)
Parampara (परम्परा) is a 1993 Hindi action drama directed by Yash Chopra for producer Firoz Nadiadwala, starring Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Aamir Khan, and Saif Ali Khan in his debut, with music by Shiv-Hari; his last film for another producer.
Patthar Ke Phool (पत्थर के फूल)
Patthar Ke Phool (पत्थर के फूल) is a 1991 Hindi action romance directed by Anant Balani, produced by G. P. Sippy, written by Salim Khan, starring Salman Khan and debutante Raveena Tandon, a Filmfare Best Female Debut winner.
Pehla Nasha (पहला नशा)
Pehla Nasha (पहला नशा) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language thriller directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, starring Deepak Tijori and Pooja Bhatt, a remake of Body Double.
Phool Aur Angaar
Phool Aur Angaar is a 1993 Hindi action revenge drama directed by Ashok Gaikwad, starring Mithun Chakraborty as professor Vijay Saxena, with Shantipriya, Prem Chopra, and Paresh Rawal; music by Anu Malik, produced by Salim Akhtar.
Phool Aur Kaante (फूल और काँटे)
Phool Aur Kaante (फूल और काँटे) is a 1991 Hindi action drama directed by Kuku Kohli, marking Ajay Devgn's debut opposite Madhoo with Amrish Puri; a major hit famous for its two-motorcycle entry scene and Nadeem-Shravan music.
Prahaar
Prahaar (प्रहार), also Prahaar: The Final Attack, is Nana Patekar's 1991 Hindi directorial debut about Major Chauhan; Patekar trained three years with the Maratha Light Infantry, distinct from the 2026 Ujjwal Nikam film.
Ram Jaane (राम जाने)
Ram Jaane (राम जाने) is a 1995 Hindi crime drama directed by Rajiv Mehra, starring Shah Rukh Khan as a nameless orphan-turned-gangster, with Juhi Chawla and Vivek Mushran; a box office hit inspired by Angels with Dirty Faces.
Ram Shastra (राम शस्त्र)
Ram Shastra (राम शस्त्र) is a 1995 Hindi action film directed by Sanjay Gupta, produced by Firoz Nadiadwala, starring Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Aditya Pancholi, and Anupam Kher; inspired by Hard to Kill, a box-office flop.
Saathi (साथी) (1991 film)
Saathi (साथी, The Companion) is a 1991 Hindi crime drama directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Aditya Pancholi as a Scarface-inspired antihero, with Mohsin Khan, Varsha Usgaonkar, Paresh Rawal, and Nadeem-Shravan music.
Sadak (सड़क)
Sadak (सड़क), 1991 Hindi romantic thriller by Mahesh Bhatt, Vishesh Films, starring Sanjay Dutt, Pooja Bhatt, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar as Maharani; Taxi Driver-inspired hit that won a Filmfare negative-role award and spawned Sadak 2 (2020).
Sangharsh (संघर्ष) (1999 film)
Sangharsh (संघर्ष) is a 1999 Hindi psychological thriller directed by Tanuja Chandra, starring Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, and Ashutosh Rana as child-sacrifice fanatic Lajja Shankar Pandey; a CBI officer recruits an imprisoned genius to catch a serial child killer.
Sarfarosh (सरफ़रोश)
Sarfarosh (सरफ़रोश) is a 1999 Hindi action thriller, John Matthew Matthan's debut, starring Aamir Khan as ACP Ajay Singh Rathod and Naseeruddin Shah as ghazal singer Gulfam Hassan; it named Pakistan and the ISI as villains and won a 2000 National Film Award.
Satya (सत्य) (1998 film)
Satya (सत्या, "Truth") is Ram Gopal Varma's 1998 Hindi crime film about a Mumbai migrant drawn into the underworld, starring J.D. Chakravarthy, Manoj Bajpayee, and Urmila Matondkar; credited as the catalyst of Mumbai noir.
Saugandh (सौगंध) (1991 film)
Saugandh (सौगंध) is a 1991 Indian Hindi action drama film directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar in his lead role alongside Rakhee Gulzar and Shanti Priya.
Shiva (शिवा) (1990 film)
Shiva (शिवा), 1990 Hindi crime action film by Ram Gopal Varma, his remake of his Telugu debut Siva (1989), starring Nagarjuna, Amala, and Raghuvaran as Bhavani; Nagarjuna's Hindi debut, a cult classic about college violence.
Shool (शूल)
Shool (शूल) is a 1999 Hindi action crime drama directed by Eeshwar Nivas, produced by Ram Gopal Varma and Nitin Manmohan, starring Manoj Bajpayee as an honest Bihar police inspector versus politician Bachhu Yadav; it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi but flopped at the box office.
Soldier (1998 Indian film)
Soldier (सोल्जर) is a 1998 Hindi action drama by Abbas–Mustan starring Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta, about a son avenging his betrayed, killed army-officer father; not the Kurt Russell film.
Suhaag (सुहाग) (1994 film)
Suhaag (सुहाग) is a 1994 Hindi action-drama film directed by Kuku Kohli, starring Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor, and Nagma, about a collegian who learns his father was framed; a 1994 box-office hit.
Tahalka (तहलका)
Tahalka (तहलका) is a 1992 Hindi action-adventure film directed by Anil Sharma, starring Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, and Amrish Puri as General Dong; a hit loosely based on The Guns of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare.