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102 Not Out
102 Not Out: 2018 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Umesh Shukla, based on Saumya Joshi's Gujarati play; Amitabh Bachchan plays a 102-year-old seeking the longevity record, Rishi Kapoor his 75-year-old son; released May 4, 2018 by Sony Pictures.
5 Weddings
5 Weddings is a 2018 Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama directed by Namrata Singh Gujral, starring Nargis Fakhri and Rajkummar Rao; released 26 October 2018, it earned $26,980 worldwide and poor reviews.
Aiyaary (ऐय्यारी)
Aiyaary (ऐय्यारी) is a 2018 Hindi action thriller directed by Neeraj Pandey, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Manoj Bajpayee as a rogue army intelligence officer and his mentor. Released 16 February 2018 after censorship delays, it flopped with about ₹18 crore net in India and 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Andhadhun (अंधाधुन)
Andhadhun (अंधाधुन), also known as AndhaDhun, is a 2018 Hindi black comedy crime thriller by Sriram Raghavan starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, and Radhika Apte; inspired by the French short The Piano Tuner, it won three National Film Awards and became a major hit in China.
Baazaar (बाज़ार)
Baazaar (बाज़ार) is a 2018 Hindi stock-market crime thriller directed by debutant Gauravv K. Chawla, starring Saif Ali Khan as Shakun Kothari and debutant Rohan Mehra, released 26 October 2018 to mixed reviews.
Badhaai Ho (बधाई हो)
Badhaai Ho (बधाई हो) is a 2018 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma, starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Neena Gupta, and Gajraj Rao, about a family reacting to a 51-year-old mother's pregnancy; it earned ₹220 crore worldwide and a National Film Award.
Batti Gul Meter Chalu (बत्ती गुल मीटर चालू)
Batti Gul Meter Chalu (बत्ती गुल मीटर चालू) is a 2018 Hindi comedy-drama by Shree Narayan Singh starring Shahid Kapoor, about three Tehri friends fighting a 54-lakh inflated electricity bill in court; RT 25%.
Bhaiaji Superhit (भैयाजी सुपरहिट)
Bhaiaji Superhit (भैयाजी सुपरहिट), aka Bhaiaji Superhittt or Brother Superhit!, is a 2018 Hindi action comedy directed by Neeraj Pathak, starring Sunny Deol in a double role with Preity Zinta; released 23 November 2018, it flopped with about ₹6.25 crore India gross.
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (भवेश जोशी सुपरहीरो)
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (भवेश जोशी सुपरहीरो), 2018 Hindi vigilante film by Vikramaditya Motwane starring Harshvardhan Kapoor; a powerless masked hero fights Mumbai's water mafia; box-office flop turned cult favorite.
Blackmail (मेल) (2018 film)
Blackmail (Blackमेल) is a 2018 Hindi black comedy-drama directed by Abhinay Deo, starring Irrfan Khan as Dev, who blackmails his wife's lover after discovering her affair; released 6 April 2018, grossing about $3 million worldwide.
Dhadak
Dhadak (धड़क) is a 2018 Hindi romantic drama directed by Shashank Khaitan for Dharma Productions and Zee Studios, an adaptation of Marathi hit Sairat, starring debutants Janhvi Kapoor and Ishaan Khatter as Parthavi and Madhukar, released 20 July 2018; critics faulted its diluted caste theme.
Dil Juunglee
Dil Juunglee is a 2018 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Aleya Sen, starring Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem as lovers who part before marriage and reunite in London seven years later. Released 9 March 2018 by Pooja Entertainment, it flopped, grossing $212,100 worldwide with 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fanney Khan
Fanney Khan (फन्ने खां), 2018 Hindi musical comedy-drama directed by Atul Manjrekar, starring Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Rajkummar Rao; official remake of the Belgian film Everybody's Famous!, released 3 August 2018 and a box office flop.
FryDay
FryDay (फ्राईडे) is a 2018 Hindi comedy film directed by Abhishek Dogra, starring Govinda, Varun Sharma, and Digangana Suryavanshi, released 12 October 2018, about a salesman caught in a client's affair.
Genius (2018 Hindi film)
Genius (जीनियस) is a 2018 Hindi-language action thriller directed by Anil Sharma, in which an IIT topper joins RAW to avenge his team, marking the lead debut of Utkarsh Sharma.
Helicopter Eela
Helicopter Eela (हेलीकॉप्टर ईला) is a 2018 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Pradeep Sarkar, starring Kajol as an overprotective single mother, adapted from Anand Gandhi's Gujarati play Beta Kaagdo; released 12 October 2018, it flopped with about ₹4 crore net in India.
Hichki (हिचकी)
Hichki (हिचकी) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama directed by Siddharth P. Malhotra, starring Rani Mukerji as a teacher with Tourette syndrome facing defiant students.
Jalebi (जलेबी) (film)
Jalebi (जलेबी) is a 2018 Hindi romantic drama directed by Pushpdeep Bhardwaj, a remake of the Bengali film Praktan, starring Rhea Chakraborty, Varun Mitra, and Digangana Suryavanshi; released 12 October 2018 by Vishesh Films.
Kaalakaandi
Kaalakaandi is a 2018 Hindi dark comedy, the directorial debut of Delhi Belly writer Akshat Verma, starring Saif Ali Khan as a teetotaler banker with stomach cancer across three parallel Mumbai storylines.
Karwaan
Karwaan (कारवाँ) is a 2018 Hindi road comedy-drama directed by Akarsh Khurana, starring Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan (Hindi debut), and Mithila Palkar, about a wrong dead body mix-up on a Bengaluru-to-Kochi trip.
Kedarnath (केदारनाथ) (film)
Kedarnath (केदारनाथ) is a 2018 Hindi romantic drama by Abhishek Kapoor starring Sushant Singh Rajput and debutante Sara Ali Khan as an interfaith couple during the 2013 Uttarakhand floods; banned in seven Uttarakhand districts, mixed reviews.
Love per Square Foot
Love per Square Foot (लोवे पर स्क्वेर फुट) is a 2018 Hindi romantic comedy, Netflix's first Indian original film, directed by Anand Tiwari, starring Vicky Kaushal and Angira Dhar as bank employees who fake a marriage to buy a Mumbai apartment.
Love Sonia
Love Sonia (2018) is a Hindi drama, Tabrez Noorani's directorial debut, starring Mrunal Thakur as a village girl rescuing her sister from international sex trafficking; premiered at the London Indian Film Festival, released in India 14 September 2018.
Loveyatri (लवयात्री)
Loveyatri (लवयात्री), also Loveratri, is a 2018 Hindi romantic musical drama directed by Abhiraj Minawala, starring debutants Aayush Sharma and Warina Hussain, set during Navratri in Gujarat; a Salman Khan Films production that underperformed at the box office.
Lust Stories
Lust Stories (2018) is a Hindi-language Netflix anthology film of four short films by Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Karan Johar, a companion to Bombay Talkies, told from women's viewpoints; Emmy-nominated, with sequels in 2023 and later.
Manmarziyaan (मनमर्जियाँ)
Manmarziyaan (मनमर्जियाँ), aka Husband Material, is a 2018 Hindi romantic drama directed by Anurag Kashyap, starring Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, and Abhishek Bachchan in an Amritsar love triangle, with Amit Trivedi's acclaimed music and a flop box-office verdict.
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (मर्द को दर्द नहीं होता)
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (मर्द को दर्द नहीं होता), also known as The Man Who Feels No Pain, is Vasan Bala's 2019 Hindi martial-arts action-comedy starring debutant Abhimanyu Dassani as Surya, a pain-immune hero, with Radhika Madan and Gulshan Devaiah; released 21 March 2019 by RSVP.
Missing (2018 film)
Missing (2018) is a Hindi-language psychological thriller directed by Mukul Abhyankar, starring Tabu, Manoj Bajpayee, and Annu Kapoor, about a girl vanishing from a Mauritius resort; released 6 April 2018, grossing $138,983, distinct from Searching and the 2023 American Missing.
Mitron
Mitron is a 2018 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Nitin Kakkar, a remake of the Telugu hit Pelli Choopulu, starring Jackky Bhagnani and Kritika Kamra, set in Ahmedabad, released 14 September 2018 and a box-office flop.
Mohalla Assi (मोहल्ला अस्सी)
Mohalla Assi (मोहल्ला अस्सी) is a 2018 Hindi satirical drama directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, starring Sunny Deol, based on Kashinath Singh's novel Kashi Ka Assi, about commercialization of Varanasi; delayed by CBFC censorship until a Delhi High Court ruling.