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Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (क्या कूल हैं हम)
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (क्या कूल हैं हम) is a 2005 Hindi adult comedy directed by Sangeeth Sivan, produced by Ekta and Shobha Kapoor for Balaji Motion Pictures, starring Tusshar Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh; a critics-panned but ₹22.85 crore worldwide hit that launched a three-film franchise.
Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (क्यों कि... मैं झूठ नहीं बोलता)
Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (क्योंकि... मैं झूठ नहीं बोलता), a 2001 Hindi fantasy comedy directed by David Dhawan, stars Govinda as a lawyer forced by his son's wish to stop lying; inspired by Liar Liar, produced by Ekta Kapoor, released 21 September 2001.
Kyon Ki (क्यों की)
Kyon Ki (क्यों की), also titled Kyon Ki..., is a 2005 Hindi drama by Priyadarshan starring Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, and Rimi Sen. A remake of Thalavattam set in a psychiatric hospital, it was released 2 November 2005 and flopped, earning ₹12.71 crore net in India.
Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... (क्यूं! हो गया ना...)
Kyun! Ho Gaya Na (क्यूं! हो गया ना...), also Kyon Ho Gaya Na, is a 2004 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Samir Karnik, starring Aishwarya Rai, Vivek Oberoi, and Amitabh Bachchan; a flop grossing ₹15.7 crore worldwide with Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy music.
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (लागा चुनरी में दाग)
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (लागा चुनरी में दाग), Journey of a Woman, is a 2007 Yash Raj Films Hindi drama directed by Pradeep Sarkar, starring Rani Mukerji as a Banaras woman who secretly works as a call girl in Mumbai; it opened poorly despite a Rs 15 crore budget.
Lagaan (लगान)
Lagaan (लगान), full title Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, is a 2001 Hindi sports-drama musical directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, starring Aamir Khan as villager Bhuvan, who leads a 1893 cricket match against British officers with land tax at stake; Oscar-nominated, A.R. Rahman score.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (लगे रहो मुन्ना भाई)
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (लगे रहो मुन्ना भाई) is Rajkumar Hirani's 2006 Hindi comedy-drama, sequel to Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., starring Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, and Vidya Balan; it popularized Gandhigiri and won four National Film Awards.
Lajja (लज्जा)
Lajja (लज्जा, "Shame, Modesty") is Rajkumar Santoshi's 2001 Hindi drama weaving four women's stories, each named for an epithet of Sita, facing dowry, abuse, rape, and patriarchy; a multi-starrer with Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit, Rekha, and Mahima Chaudhry that failed in India but did well overseas.
Lakshya (लक्ष्य) (2004 film)
Lakshya (लक्ष्य) is a 2004 Hindi coming-of-age war drama directed by Farhan Akhtar, starring Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, and Amitabh Bachchan, set against the 1999 Kargil War; a box-office flop that won Filmfare and National Awards and gained a cult following.
Life in a... Metro
Life in a... Metro (लाइफ इन अ मेट्रो) is a 2007 Hindi drama directed by Anurag Basu, produced by Ronnie Screwvala for UTV, interweaving nine Mumbai characters' stories of infidelity and love, with music by Pritam and the on-screen Metro band.
LOC: Kargil
LOC: Kargil is a 2003 Hindi war film directed and produced by J. P. Dutta, the third in his war trilogy after Border and Refugee. It dramatizes the 1999 Kargil War with over 30 leading actors, runs 4 hours 15 minutes, and earned four Filmfare nominations.
London Dreams
London Dreams (2009), also called by that English title only, is a Hindi musical drama directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, starring Ajay Devgn, Salman Khan, and Asin, about childhood friends turned rivals in London's music scene, released 30 October 2009.
Love Aaj Kal (लव आज कल) (2009 film)
Love Aaj Kal (लव आज कल) is Imtiaz Ali's 2009 Hindi romantic comedy-drama starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, with Rishi Kapoor; parallel love stories set in 2009 and 1965, released 31 July 2009, earning ₹66.56 crore net in India, distinct from the 2020 remake.
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050 is a 2008 Hindi sci-fi romance directed by Harry Baweja, starring Harman Baweja (debut) and Priyanka Chopra, about time travel to futuristic Mumbai; a big-budget flop grossing Rs 18.29 crore worldwide.
Luck by Chance
Luck by Chance is a 2009 Hindi drama, Zoya Akhtar's directorial debut, starring Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma as film-industry strugglers; produced by Excel Entertainment and BIG Pictures, released 30 January 2009.
Lucky: No Time for Love
Lucky: No Time for Love is a 2005 Hindi romantic drama, also called Lucky, directed by Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru, starring Salman Khan and debutante Sneha Ullal; set in St. Petersburg during an uprising, it opened strongly and earned 27.81 crore on a 14 crore budget.
Main Hoon Na (मैं हूँ ना)
Main Hoon Na (मैं हूँ ना), 2004 Hindi masala film, Farah Khan's directorial debut, starring Shah Rukh Khan as Major Ram undercover at a Darjeeling college to protect the India-Pakistan Project Milaap peace initiative.
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (मैं प्रेम की दीवानी हूँ)
Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (मैं प्रेम की दीवानी हूँ), 2003 Hindi romantic drama by Sooraj Barjatya, Rajshri Productions; remake of Chitchor starring Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan; box-office flop, later a meme touchstone.
Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (मैंने दिल तुझको दिया)
Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (मैंने दिल तुझको दिया) is a 2002 Hindi action-romance film directed and produced by Sohail Khan, starring Khan, Sameera Reddy, and Sanjay Dutt.
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (मैंने प्यार क्यों किया?)
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (मैंने प्यार क्यों किया?) is a 2005 Hindi romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan, starring Salman Khan as a doctor who pretends to be married.
Makdee (मकड़ी)
Makdee (मकड़ी), also Makdee: Web of the Witch, is a 2002 Hindi children's fantasy-horror film, Vishal Bhardwaj's directorial debut, starring Shabana Azmi as a witch and Shweta Basu Prasad as twins Chunni and Munni; it won a National Film Award for Best Child Actor.
Malamaal Weekly
Malamaal Weekly is a 2006 Hindi comedy film directed by Priyadarshan, about a lottery seller keeping a dead customer's jackpot while neighbors scheme to claim it.
Manorama Six Feet Under
Manorama Six Feet Under is a 2007 Hindi neo-noir mystery thriller, Navdeep Singh's debut, starring Abhay Deol as a suspended engineer hired to spy on a minister; a Chinatown-modeled film that flopped commercially but became a favorite.
Maqbool (मक़बूल)
Maqbool (मक़बूल) is Vishal Bhardwaj's 2003 Hindi crime drama adapting Macbeth to Mumbai's underworld, starring Irrfan Khan, Tabu, and Pankaj Kapur, with corrupt policemen as the witches; critically acclaimed, commercially unsuccessful, first of his Shakespeare trilogy.
Mardaani (मरदानी)
Mardaani (मरदानी, Fearless) is a 2014 Hindi crime thriller by Yash Raj Films, directed by Pradeep Sarkar, starring Rani Mukerji as Mumbai cop Shivani Shivaji Roy hunting child traffickers; it grossed ₹59.55 crore and spawned two sequels.
Matrubhoomi (मातृभूमि)
Matrubhoomi (मातृभूमि), also released as Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women, is Manish Jha's 2003 France-India Hindi drama about a future Indian village with no women after female infanticide; Venice FIPRESCI and Thessaloniki Audience Award winner starring Tulip Joshi as Kalki.
Mela (मेला) (2000 film)
Mela (मेला), 2000 Hindi action drama directed by Dharmesh Darshan, starring Aamir Khan, Twinkle Khanna, and Faisal Khan; a revenge story set at a village fair that flopped commercially but gained a nostalgic TV following.
Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (मेरे यार की शादी है)
Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (मेरे यार की शादी है), also called My Friend's Wedding, is a 2002 Yash Raj Films Hindi romantic comedy directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, starring Uday Chopra, Tulip Joshi, and Jimmy Shergill, with Jeet-Pritam music including Asha Bhosle's comeback song Sharara; a Semi Hit adapted from My Best Friend's Wedding.
Mission Kashmir
Mission Kashmir (मिशन कश्मीर), 2000 Hindi action thriller by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starring Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Jackie Shroff; released 27 October 2000, Diwali clash with Mohabbatein, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy music, Filmfare Best Action winner.
Mithya (2008 film)
Mithya (मिथ्या, "lie") is a 2008 Hindi comedy-thriller directed by Rajat Kapoor, starring Ranvir Shorey as a struggling actor forced to impersonate a look-alike Mumbai underworld don; produced by Arindam Chaudhuri, released 8 February 2008.