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All India Rank
All India Rank (अखिल भारतीय रैंक) is Varun Grover's 2023 Hindi directorial debut, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age dramedy about 17-year-old Vivek sent to Kota for IIT coaching in the 1990s; premiered at IFFR 2023, released 23 February 2024, streamed on Netflix from 19 April 2024.
Animal (2023 film)
Animal (2023) is an Indian Hindi-language action crime drama directed, written, and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, and Bobby Deol; released 1 December 2023, a box-office hit criticized for misogyny and violence.
Bawaal (बवाल)
Bawaal (बवाल) is a 2023 Hindi romantic drama directed by Nitesh Tiwari, starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor, released directly on Prime Video on 21 July 2023; it was 2023's most-watched direct-to-OTT Hindi film but drew Holocaust-trivialization controversy.
Berlin (2023 film)
Berlin (बर्लिन) is a 2023 Hindi spy thriller by Atul Sabharwal, set in 1993 New Delhi, where sign-language interpreter Pushkin Verma (Aparshakti Khurana) interrogates deaf-mute suspect Ashok (Ishwak Singh); premiered at IFFLA 2023, released on ZEE5 on 13 September 2024.
Bheed (भीड़)
Bheed (भीड़) is a 2023 Hindi black-and-white social drama by Anubhav Sinha about migrant workers blocked at a checkpoint during India's 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, starring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar; released 24 March 2023, it earned strong reviews but only about ₹2.10 crore.
Bholaa (भोला)
Bholaa (भोला) is a 2023 Hindi action thriller directed by and starring Ajay Devgn, an official remake of Lokesh Kanagaraj's Tamil film Kaithi, released 30 March 2023 with Tabu as IPS Diana Joseph.
Bloody Daddy
Bloody Daddy is a 2023 Hindi action crime thriller directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, starring Shahid Kapoor as NCB officer Sumair Azad. A remake of the 2011 French film Nuit Blanche, it premiered June 9, 2023 on JioCinema with Ronit Roy, Sanjay Kapoor, and Diana Penty.
Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (चोर निकल के भागा)
Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga (चोर निकल के भागा) is a 2023 Hindi heist-hijack thriller on Netflix, directed by Ajay Singh, starring Yami Gautam and Sunny Kaushal, released 24 March 2023, runtime 110 minutes.
Dry Day
Dry Day (ड्राई डे) is a 2023 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Saurabh Shukla, starring Jitendra Kumar, Shriya Pilgaonkar, and Annu Kapoor, released on Prime Video December 22, 2023; an alcoholic campaigns to ban alcohol in fictional Jagodhar.
Dunki (डंकी) (film)
Dunki (डंकी) is Rajkumar Hirani's 2023 Hindi comedy-drama starring Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani, and Vicky Kaushal, about illegal UK migration via the donkey flight; released 21 December 2023 to mixed reviews.
Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa
Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a 2023 Indian murder mystery film written and directed by Rajat Kapoor, starring Vinay Pathak and an ensemble cast including Ranvir Shorey.
Farrey (फर्रे)
Farrey (फर्रे) is a 2023 Hindi heist thriller directed by Soumendra Padhi, a remake of Bad Genius, starring debutante Alizeh Agnihotri as an orphan drawn into an exam-cheating racket; released 24 November 2023, streamed on ZEE5 from April 2024.
Fukrey 3 (फुकरे 3)
Fukrey 3 (फुकरे 3) is a 2023 Hindi comedy-drama, the third Fukrey film, directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba for Excel Entertainment, starring Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Richa Chadha, and Pankaj Tripathi; released 28 September 2023, it grossed ₹128.37 crore worldwide.
Gadar 2 (गदर 2)
Gadar 2: The Katha Continues is a 2023 Hindi action drama directed by Anil Sharma, a sequel to Gadar: Ek Prem Katha set during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
Ganapath
Ganapath (गणपत), also Ganapath: A Hero Is Born, is a 2023 Hindi dystopian action film by Vikas Bahl starring Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon, and Amitabh Bachchan, released 20 October 2023 and a box office disaster.
Gaslight (2023 film)
Gaslight is a 2023 Hindi-language mystery thriller directed by Pavan Kirpalani, starring Sara Ali Khan, Vikrant Massey, and Chitrangda Singh, which premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 31 March 2023.
Ghoomer (घूमर)
Ghoomer (घूमर) is a 2023 Hindi sports drama directed by R. Balki, starring Saiyami Kher and Abhishek Bachchan. A one-handed batter is retrained as a bowler with a new spin style named after a spinning dance form; released 18 August 2023.
Gulmohar (गुलमोहर) (2023 film)
Gulmohar (गुलमोहर) is a 2023 Hindi family drama directed by Rahul V. Chittella, starring Sharmila Tagore and Manoj Bajpayee as members of the Batra family leaving their 34-year-old Delhi home; released on Disney+ Hotstar on 3 March 2023, it won Best Hindi Film at the 70th National Film Awards.
Gumraah (2023 film)
Gumraah (गुमराह) is a 2023 Hindi crime thriller directed by Vardhan Ketkar, a remake of the Tamil film Thadam, starring Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role with Mrunal Thakur and Ronit Roy; released 7 April 2023, it flopped with about ₹7.74 crore net in India and streams on Netflix.
Jaane Jaan (जाने जान) (2023 film)
Jaane Jaan (जाने जां), also titled Suspect X, is a 2023 Hindi Netflix crime thriller directed by Sujoy Ghosh, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Vijay Varma, adapting Keigo Higashino's novel The Devotion of Suspect X in Kalimpong.
Jawan (जवान) (film)
Jawan (जवान) is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller directed by Atlee, starring Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role as a vigilante; it became one of the highest-grossing Indian films.
Kadak Singh
Kadak Singh is a 2023 Hindi thriller-drama, a ZEE5 Original directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, starring Pankaj Tripathi as financial-crimes officer AK Shrivastav, who has retrograde amnesia and solves a chit fund scam; released 8 December 2023.
Kathal (film)
Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery (कटहल), 2023 Hindi satirical comedy directed by Yashowardhan Mishra, starring Sanya Malhotra as Inspector Mahima Basor investigating stolen jackfruits; Netflix, 19 May 2023, National Award winner.
Khufiya
Khufiya is a 2023 Hindi spy thriller directed by Vishal Bhardwaj for Netflix, starring Tabu as R&AW operative Krishna Mehra hunting a mole, based on Amar Bhushan's novel Escape to Nowhere and the Rabinder Singh case.
Kill (film)
Kill is a 2023 Hindi-language action thriller directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, starring Lakshya, Raghav Juyal, and Tanya Maniktala, about a commando fighting bandits on a New Delhi train; premiered at TIFF's Midnight Madness and released theatrically in July 2024.
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (किसी का भाई किसी की जान)
Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (किसी का भाई किसी की जान) is a 2023 Hindi action comedy directed by Farhad Samji, a remake of Veeram, starring Salman Khan, Pooja Hegde, and Venkatesh; released Eid 2023, it earned about ₹100 crore amid poor reviews.
Kuttey (कुत्ते)
Kuttey (कुत्ते), also spelled Kutte, is a 2023 Hindi caper crime thriller and the directorial debut of Aasmaan Bhardwaj, starring Tabu, Arjun Kapoor, and Naseeruddin Shah; released 13 January 2023, it flopped at the box office.
Laapataa Ladies (लापता लेडीज़)
Laapataa Ladies (लापता लेडीज़), or Lost Ladies, is Kiran Rao's 2024 Hindi comedy-drama about two veiled brides swapped on a train in rural India; India's entry to the 97th Academy Awards and winner of 10 IIFA Awards in 2025.
Lord Curzon Ki Haveli
Lord Curzon Ki Haveli is a 2023 Hindi black comedy thriller, the directorial debut of Anshuman Jha, written by Bikas Ranjan Mishra, starring Arjun Mathur and Rasika Dugal; four South Asians' dinner party turns dark over a joke about a corpse in a trunk, shot on a single 35mm lens as a Hitchcock homage.
Mast Mein Rehne Ka (मस्त में रहने का)
Mast Mein Rehne Ka (मस्त में रहने का) is a 2023 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Vijay Maurya, streaming on Prime Video from 8 December 2023, starring Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta, Abhishek Chauhan and Monika Panwar; IMDb 7.1, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.