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1971 (2007 film)
1971 is a 2007 Hindi war drama directed by Amrit Sagar, starring Manoj Bajpayee, about six Indian soldiers escaping Pakistani POW camps after the 1971 war; it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and went viral online in 2020.
36 China Town
36 China Town (Thirty-Six China Town) is a 2006 Indian Hindi mystery comedy film directed by Abbas-Mustan, in which a detective investigates a casino owner's murder at her Goa mansion.
8 x 10 Tasveer (८ x १० तस्वीर)
8 x 10 Tasveer (८ x १० तस्वीर), also styled 8X10, is a 2009 Hindi mystery thriller directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, starring Akshay Kumar as Jai, a Canada forest ranger who enters photographs to revisit the past and investigates his father's boating-accident death. Budgeted at ₹35 crore, it netted ₹15.46 crore in India and was declared a disaster.
A Wednesday!
A Wednesday! is a 2008 Hindi thriller, Neeraj Pandey's debut, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher in a Mumbai bomb-scare drama; remade as Unnaipol Oruvan, Eeenadu, and A Common Man.
Aag (2007 film)
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (Aag) is Ram Gopal Varma's 2007 unofficial Hindi remake of Sholay, starring Amitabh Bachchan as Babban Singh. Renamed after a Sippy Films trademark suit, it flopped with about Rs 40 crore losses and was ruled infringing by the Delhi High Court in 2015.
Aamir
Aamir is a 2008 Hindi thriller, the debut film of director Rajkumar Gupta, starring Rajeev Khandelwal as Dr. Aamir Ali, a London-returned doctor forced into a terrorist plot in Mumbai; released 6 June 2008 by UTV Spotboy.
Aankhen (आँखें) (2002 film)
Aankhen (आँखें) is a 2002 Hindi heist thriller, Vipul Amrutlal Shah's directorial debut, adapted from the Gujarati play Andhalo Pato, starring Amitabh Bachchan as a fired bank manager who trains three blind men to rob his former bank; released 5 April 2002 with two different endings for Indian and overseas audiences.
Aashiq (2001 film)
Aashiq (आशिक़), 2001 Hindi romantic action drama directed by Indra Kumar, starring Bobby Deol and Karisma Kapoor; released 26 January 2001, below-average box office, music by Sanjeev-Darshan.
Ab Tak Chhappan (अब तक छप्पन)
Ab Tak Chhappan (अब तक छप्पन, "56 so far") is a 2004 Hindi crime drama directed by Shimit Amin, produced by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Nana Patekar as encounter specialist Sadhu Agashe, loosely based on Daya Nayak.
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (अब तुम्हारे हवाले वतन साथियों)
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (अब तुम्हारे हवाले वतन साथियों) is a 2004 Hindi war drama directed by Anil Sharma, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, and Bobby Deol; released 24 December 2004, it flopped with ₹11.56 crore net in India.
Aitraaz (ऐतराज़)
Aitraaz (ऐतराज़) is a 2004 Hindi thriller by Abbas-Mustan, produced by Subhash Ghai, starring Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, and Priyanka Chopra; a man falsely accused of harassment by his boss's wife fights back in court, adapted from Disclosure (1994).
Ajnabee (अजनबी) (2001 film)
Ajnabee (अजनबी) is a 2001 Hindi thriller by Abbas–Mustan starring Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor, and Bipasha Basu, inspired by Consenting Adults; a record ₹1.65 crore opening day and Akshay Kumar's award-winning negative role distinguish it.
AK-47 (2004 film)
AK-47 is a 2004 Hindi action thriller directed by Raam Shetty, starring Audhitya Singh, Sheetal Bavishi, Om Puri, and Ashish Vidyarthi; released 1 October 2004, a box-office disaster.
Aksar (अक्सर)
Aksar (अक्सर) is a 2006 Hindi thriller directed by Anant Mahadevan, starring Emraan Hashmi, Udita Goswami, and Dino Morea, with hit Himesh Reshammiya music including Jhalak Dikhlaja; a love-triangle blackmail plot that became a semi-hit despite poor reviews.
Apaharan
Apaharan (अपहरण), also called Abduction, is a 2005 Hindi crime action drama directed by Prakash Jha, starring Ajay Devgn and Nana Patekar, set in Bihar's kidnapping industry; released 2 December 2005, it earned about ₹15.66 crore net in India.
Awarapan (आवारापन)
Awarapan (आवारापन) is a 2007 Hindi action crime drama directed by Mohit Suri, starring Emraan Hashmi as hitman Shivam Pandit; a flop remake of A Bittersweet Life that became a cult classic and gained a 2026 sequel.
Badal (बादल)
Badal (बादल) is a 2000 Hindi action revenge drama directed by Raj Kanwar, starring Bobby Deol, Rani Mukerji, and Amrish Puri, about a 1984 riot orphan raised by a terrorist; released 11 February 2000, it earned about 15.38 crore net in India.
Being Cyrus (बींग साइरस)
Being Cyrus (बींग साइरस) is Homi Adajania's 2005 English-language Indian psychological thriller starring Saif Ali Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, and Dimple Kapadia as a conman infiltrating a dysfunctional Parsi family, the first English film about Parsis.
Bichhoo (बिछ्छू)
Bichhoo (बिछ्छू, "Scorpion") is a 2000 Hindi action thriller directed by Guddu Dhanoa, starring Bobby Deol, Rani Mukerji, and Ashish Vidyarthi; an adaptation of Léon: The Professional released 7 July 2000.
Black Friday (2004 film)
Black Friday is a 2004 Hindi docudrama directed by Anurag Kashyap, based on S. Hussain Zaidi's book on the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts investigation, starring Kay Kay Menon; banned until 2007, it premiered at Locarno.
Blue (2009 film)
Blue (2009) is a Hindi underwater action thriller directed by Anthony D'Souza, starring Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, and Zayed Khan hunting treasure from the shipwreck Lady in Blue in the Bahamas; a costly Diwali release that flopped.
Chandni Bar
Chandni Bar (चांदनी बार), 2001 Hindi crime drama by Madhur Bhandarkar starring Tabu and Atul Kulkarni; a ₹1.5 crore beer-bar-dancer story that won four National Awards and spawned a 2026 sequel.
Chandni Chowk to China
Chandni Chowk to China (चांदनी चौक टू चाइना, CC2C) is a 2009 Hindi action comedy directed by Nikhil Advani, Warner Bros.' first Bollywood film and the first Hindi film shot in China, starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone; it flopped at the box office.
Chocolate (2005 film)
Chocolate (Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets), 2005 Hindi crime thriller, Vivek Agnihotri's directorial debut, an unofficial remake of The Usual Suspects starring Anil Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Irrfan Khan, and Emraan Hashmi as Indians implicated in London.
Company (2002 film)
Company (2002) is a Hindi crime film by Ram Gopal Varma, written by Jaideep Sahni, starring Ajay Devgn as Mallik and debutant Vivek Oberoi as Chandu, loosely based on the Dawood Ibrahim–Chhota Rajan rift and a spiritual sequel to Satya.
Deewane (दीवाने)
Deewane (दीवाने) is a 2000 Hindi action-romance film directed by Harry Baweja, starring Ajay Devgn in a double role as cop Vishal and lookalike thief Arun, with Urmila Matondkar and Mahima Chaudhry; it clashed with Dhadkan and flopped.
Deewangee (दीवानगी)
Deewangee (दीवानगी) is a 2002 Hindi psychological thriller directed by Anees Bazmee, starring Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, and Urmila Matondkar; a lawyer defends a musician accused of murder who claims a split personality, loosely echoing Primal Fear.
Deshdrohi (देशद्रोही)
Deshdrohi (देशद्रोही), also Desh Drohi, is a 2008 Hindi action thriller produced, written by, and starring Kamaal R. Khan, directed by Jagdish Sharma, banned in Maharashtra, a box-office disaster with a 1.2/10 IMDb rating.
Don (2006 Hindi film)
Don (डॉन), also Don: The Chase Begins Again, is Farhan Akhtar's 2006 Hindi remake of the 1978 film, starring Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as drug lord Don and lookalike Vijay, with Priyanka Chopra; released 20 October 2006, grossing $19.6 million worldwide.
Dum (2003 Hindi film)
Dum (2003) is a Hindi action crime film directed by E. Niwas, a remake of the Tamil hit Dhill, starring Vivek Oberoi, Dia Mirza, and Atul Kulkarni; released 24 January 2003, it flopped with ₹5.03 crore net in India.