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Hindi films of 2016

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Mirzya (film)

Mirzya (मिर्ज़िया) is a 2016 Hindi romantic drama by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, written by Gulzar, based on the Mirza-Sahiban folk tale; it debuted Harshvardhan Kapoor and Saiyami Kher and was a box-office disaster.

Mohenjo Daro (film)

Mohenjo Daro (मोहेंजो दड़ो) is a 2016 Hindi period action-adventure film by Ashutosh Gowariker, starring Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde, set in 2016 BC Indus Valley; it flopped, earning ₹58 crore net against a ₹120 crore budget, with 36% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Mubarakan

Mubarakan (मुबारकां) is a 2017 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Anees Bazmee, in which Arjun Kapoor plays identical twins and Anil Kapoor their eccentric uncle.

Munna Michael

Munna Michael (मुन्ना माइकल) is a 2017 Hindi action dance film directed by Sabbir Khan, starring Tiger Shroff as a Michael Jackson-obsessed street dancer, with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Nidhhi Agerwal; released 21 July 2017, it earned about $5 million worldwide and was poorly reviewed.

Noor (film)

Noor (film): 2017 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Sunhil Sippy, starring Sonakshi Sinha as journalist Noor Roy Choudhary; adapted from Saba Imtiaz's novel Karachi, You're Killing Me!, moved from Karachi to Mumbai; released April 21, 2017 by T-Series and Abundantia Entertainment.

One Night Stand (2016 film)

One Night Stand (वन नाईट स्टैंड) is a 2016 Hindi romantic drama directed by Jasmine D'Souza, starring Sunny Leone and Tanuj Virwani; released 6 May 2016, it earned ₹3.05 crore in India and flopped.

Phobia (2016 film)

Phobia (फोबिया) is a 2016 Hindi psychological thriller directed by Pavan Kirpalani, starring Radhika Apte as Mehak, an artist with agoraphobia after a taxi assault; released 27 May 2016, ₹2.52 crore India nett.

Pink (पिंक) (2016 film)

Pink (पिंक), 2016 Hindi legal thriller directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, written with Shoojit Sircar and Ritesh Shah; Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu star; famous for "No means no" and a National Film Award.

Qarib Qarib Singlle

Qarib Qarib Singlle (करीब करीब सिंगल) is a 2017 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Tanuja Chandra, starring Irrfan Khan and Parvathy. A widow and a poet meet on a dating site and travel to meet his three exes; a box office flop but critically praised.

Raaz: Reboot (राज़: रीबूट)

Raaz: Reboot (राज़: रीबूट) is a 2016 Hindi horror thriller, the fourth Raaz film, directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Emraan Hashmi, Kriti Kharbanda, and Gaurav Arora; released 16 September 2016, a box office flop.

Raman Raghav 2.0

Raman Raghav 2.0 (रमन राघव २.०) is a 2016 Hindi psychological thriller by Anurag Kashyap, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a copycat killer and Vicky Kaushal as a drug-addicted cop; it premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight.

Rocky Handsome (रॉकी हैंडसम)

Rocky Handsome (रॉकी हैंडसम) is a 2016 Hindi action thriller directed by Nishikant Kamat, starring John Abraham, an official adaptation of the Korean film The Man from Nowhere.

Rustom (रुस्तम) (film)

Rustom (रुस्तम) is a 2016 Hindi crime thriller directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, starring Akshay Kumar as naval officer Rustom Pavri, loosely based on the 1959 K.M. Nanavati murder case; it earned ₹127.49 crore net in India and was a superhit.

Saat Uchakkey

Saat Uchakkey (सात उचक्के) is a 2016 Hindi comedy caper directed by Sanjeev Sharma, starring Manoj Bajpayee, about seven petty crooks robbing gold from an Old Delhi haveli; a box-office failure.

Sanam Re (सनम रे)

Sanam Re (सनम रे) is a 2016 Hindi romantic drama directed by Divya Khosla Kumar for T-Series, starring Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Urvashi Rautela, and Rishi Kapoor; released 12 February 2016, it earned Rs. 27.74 crore net in India and was declared a flop despite popular music.

Sarbjit (film)

Sarbjit (सरबजीत), 2016 Hindi biographical drama directed by Omung Kumar, starring Randeep Hooda as Sarabjit Singh and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Dalbir Kaur; released 20 May 2016, 131 minutes, ₹27.38 crore India box office.

Shivaay (शिवाय)

Shivaay (शिवाय) is a 2016 Hindi action thriller directed and produced by Ajay Devgn, starring Devgn, Abigail Eames, Erika Kaar, and Sayyeshaa; a mountaineer rescues his daughter from traffickers in Bulgaria, released 28 October 2016 against Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (शुभ मंगल सावधान)

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (शुभ मंगल सावधान) is a 2017 Hindi romantic comedy directed by R.S. Prasanna, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, adapted from his 2013 Tamil film.

Te3n

Te3n (TE3N), 2016 Hindi thriller by Ribhu Dasgupta, official remake of Korean film Montage; Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan hunt a Kolkata child kidnapper; released 10 June 2016, India net ₹19.08 crore, flop verdict.

Teraa Surroor

Teraa Surroor (2016 Hindi action thriller), also promoted as Surroor 2 and formerly titled Guns N' Roses: Shawn Arranha film starring Himesh Reshammiya and Farah Karimaee, set in Dublin, panned by critics and a box office flop.

Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive

Tere Bin Laden: Dead or Alive (तेरे बिन लादेन: डेड ऑर अलाइव) is a 2016 Hindi comedy spin-off of the 2010 satire Tere Bin Laden, directed by Abhishek Sharma, starring Maniesh Paul, Pradhuman Singh, and Sikandar Kher in a fake-footage bin Laden plot.

The Legend of Michael Mishra

The Legend of Michael Mishra (द लीजेंड ऑफ़ माइकल मिश्रा) is a 2016 Hindi comedy directed by Manish Jha, starring Arshad Warsi as a Patna kidnapper; a box-office disaster with ₹89,35,000 nett gross and a 1.3/5 critic average.

Traffic (2016 film)

Traffic (ट्रैफिक), 2016 Hindi thriller directed by Rajesh Pillai, a remake of his 2011 Malayalam film, about transporting a donor heart 150 km from Mumbai to Pune; released 6 May 2016, starring Manoj Bajpayee and Jimmy Shergill.

Trapped (2016 Hindi film)

Trapped (ट्रैप्ड) is a 2016 Hindi survival thriller directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, starring Rajkummar Rao and Geetanjali Thapa, produced by Phantom Films; it premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival and released theatrically in India on 17 March 2017.

Udta Punjab

Udta Punjab (Flying Punjab), 2016 Hindi crime drama by Abhishek Chaubey on drug abuse in Punjab, starring Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh; cleared by Bombay High Court with one cut after an 89-cut CBFC dispute.

Wajah Tum Ho (वजह तुम हो)

Wajah Tum Ho (वजह तुम हो) is a 2016 Hindi crime thriller directed by Vishal Pandya for T-Series, starring Sharman Joshi, Sana Khan, Gurmeet Choudhary, and Rajneesh Duggal, about murders broadcast live on a hacked TV channel; released 16 December 2016 and poorly reviewed.

Wazir (वज़ीर) (film)

Wazir (वज़ीर), 2016 Hindi action thriller directed by Bejoy Nambiar, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar; released 8 January 2016, 102 minutes, mixed reviews.