Best Hindi Crime Movies of All Time

Sriram Raghavan · 139 min · Viacom 18 Motion Pictures / Matchbox Pictures

Akash a blind pianist is preparing for a London concert.Sophie's scooter bumps into Akash and upon finding he a pianist she takes him to her restaurant Franco's run by her father and offers him a job.Akash meets 70s actor Pramod Sinha at the restaurant who asks him to do a private concert of his songs at his residence to surprise his wife Simi. Next Day upon reaching his house a shocking surprise is waiting for Akash.

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, Radhika Apte

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (112,972 votes), 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury · 136 min

When three young women are implicated in a crime, a retired lawyer steps forward to help them clear their names.

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (49,994 votes), 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Shoojit Sircar · 164 min

A biopic detailing the 2 decades that Punjabi Sikh revolutionary, Udham Singh, spent planning the assassination of the man responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Shaun Scott, Stephen Hogan

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (49,981 votes), 95% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Vishal Bhardwaj · 132 min

The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (12,817 votes), 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Anurag Kashyap · 321 min · Viacom18 Motion Pictures / Tipping Point Films / AKFPL / Phantom Films / Bohra Bros

Shahid Khan is exiled after impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku in order to rob British trains. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of the decade, Shahid's son, the philandering Sardar Khan vows to get his father's honor back, becoming the most feared man of Wasseypur.

Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (109,282 votes), 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 89/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Aditya Dhar · 230 min · Jio Studios / B62 Studios

After Dakait's death, Dhurandhar 2 erupts into a ruthless chain of eliminations as a dangerous power vacuum takes hold. Alliances collapse, trust becomes fatal, and every key player turns into a target. Driven by relentless pace over emotion, the film unfolds as a high-stakes survival game-where the only rule is to strike before being struck.

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.5/10 on IMDb (45,701 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Anubhav Sinha · 130 min · Benaras Media Works / Zee Studios

In Lalgaon village two Dalit girls are abducted in a school bus Ayan Ranjan an IPS officer is assigned on the case where he closely works with two officers Brahmdutt and Jatav.Ayan finds that villagers believe in caste discrimination which is the major problem he meets his old friend Satinder who behaves strangely and goes missing next morning.The two girls body are found hanging on a tree while one goes missing an autopsy revels that they were raped multiple times.Gaura sister of one of the dead girl tells Ayan that they were slapped by their owner Anshu when they asked to increase their daily wage by three Rupees .Ayan finds that Anshu did this due to caste discrimination and posts copy of Article 15 according to constitution of India at the police station.

Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Nassar, Manoj Pahwa

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (38,070 votes), 90% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Anurag Kashyap · 143 min · Mid Day Multimedia Limited / Big Bang Pictures / Mirror Films

A dramatic presentation of the bomb blasts that rocked Bombay on March 12, 1993, displays the police investigation, amidst allegations of human rights violations, led by DCP Rakesh Maria, in tracking down the suspects, especially Bashir Khan. Bashir managed to elude authorities by re-locating to Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and West Bengal, after finally being apprehended in Bombay. His confession and subsequent flashbacks showcases the apathy shown by authorities who refused to intervene during the destruction of the sacred Babri Masjid by Hindu Kar Sevaks, and the inability of the police to fulfill their mandate and protect the vulnerable, forcing many to flee to other locations. The subsequent aftermath that succeeded in irreversibly polarizing communities in Bombay; Pakistan's involvement in training and arms' supplies; the main alleged suspects, Dawood Ibrahim, and Mushtaq Memon, sought refuge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, while Indian politicians made a cosmetic move to re-name Bombay; and of the little-known plot to assassinate right-winged politicians, Bal Thackeray and L.K. Advani.

Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Pawan Malhotra, Aditya Srivastav

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.4/10 on IMDb (23,834 votes), 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Aditya Dhar · 214 min · Jio Studios / B62 Studios

Humza moves through the shadows of Karachi with the cold detachment of a man already dead. He targets the empire of Rehman Dakait; a titan of the underworld whose reach dictates the city's pulse. To climb this ladder, Humza performs acts of calculated brutality that buy him a seat at the table. He serves two masters while feeding intelligence to the authorities through a secret conduit. When a political mentor turns on Rehman, the veteran gangster finds himself hunted by the very state apparatus that birthed him. Humza pivots toward his defining vice of reckless over-extension to protect his target. This survival instinct secures his position but creates a vacuum that invites total national ruin.

Cast: Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (138,488 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Vishal Bhardwaj · 160 min · UTV Motion Pictures / VB Pictures

Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', Haider - a young man returns home to Kashmir on receiving news of his father's disappearance. Not only does he learn that security forces have detained his father for harboring militants, but that his mother is in a relationship with his very own uncle. Intense drama follows between mother and son as both struggle to come to terms with news of his father's death. Soon Haider learns that his uncle is responsible for the gruesome murder, what follows is his journey to avenge his father's death.

Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Tabu, Shraddha Kapoor

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (58,694 votes), 88% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ram Gopal Varma · 170 min

An innocent man is embroiled in underworld after being falsely charged and sets out to punish the perpetrators who subjected his life to misery.

Cast: J.D. Chakravarthi, Manoj Bajpayee, Urmila Matondkar

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (17,207 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Kundan Shah · 132 min

Two photographers, who are employed by a magazine editor to expose the scandalous activities of the rich, come across corruption by a builder and accidentally photograph a murder.

Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Barve

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (15,120 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Priyadarshan · 156 min · A. G. Films

Baburao is a landlord in India, who is very near-sighted, and always in financial trouble. He has a tenant named Raja, who has not paid his rent for several months. He also has anther tenant named Shyam, who has come to the city to look for a job in his late father's place, but is unable to find employment. The three men quarrel amongst themselves frequently. Then one day, the three men get a phone call from a kidnapper named Kabira, and decide to make use of this phone call to overcome their financial problems - pretend to be the real kidnappers, increase the ransom amount, keep the incremental amount for themselves, and then give the original ransom demanded to Kabira. Will they get away with this idea?

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (75,076 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Tigmanshu Dhulia · 135 min

The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Rajesh Abhay

AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (38,555 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Dibakar Banerjee, Pravin E. Birje · 135 min

A Delhi-based retired middle-class man tries half-heartedly to get his land back from a swindling property dealer with the help of his sons and their friends.

Cast: Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parvin Dabas

AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (25,465 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

John Mathew Matthan · 174 min

After his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.

Cast: Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (27,563 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Meghna Gulzar · 132 min

An experienced investigator confronts several conflicting theories about the perpetrators of a violent double homicide.

Cast: Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (38,990 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Neeraj Pandey, Ritesh Kumar · 104 min · Friday Filmworks / Anjum Rizvi Film Company

A man calls up the Mumbai police, and tells them he has placed five different bombs in the city -- all set to go off in some time. He wants four terrorists in exchange. Does he get them? Who is behind it all? What's his motive? Is there more than meets the eye?

Cast: Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Virendra Saxena

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (84,970 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra · 167 min

The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.

Cast: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (123,635 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Nishikant Kamat · 163 min · Panorama Studios / Viacom18 Motion Pictures

Vijay Salgaonkar runs a cable TV network in a remote and hilly village of Goa. He lives a happy life with his wife Nandini and two daughters. A 4th grade dropout & an orphan, Vijay has worked his way towards success with his sheer hard-work & street smartness in order to provide for his family who mean the world to him. A man of few means & needs; Vijay believes life is to be lived simplistically - his wife, while she loves him devoutly, wants Vijay's thrifty & miserly behavior to end and wants the world for her family. If there's one thing that Vijay cannot live without, it is his passion for watching films. Such is his 'filmy' obsession that he doesn't mind staying up all night at his office binging on TV movies! In a bizarre turn of events; a teenage boy goes missing; he is the son of a headstrong & no-nonsense cop; IG Meera Deshmukh and the Salgaonkar family is the prime suspect! Will a humble & middle class man, be able to protect his family from oppression of the powerful? How the family weathers the storm that ensues during the violent investigation forms the rest of the story leading to an unexpected & shocking climax.

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran, Tabu

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (107,492 votes), 78% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Mira Nair · 113 min

When a revengeful Krishna destroys his brother's motorbike, his mother asks him to return home only when he earns INR 500 to repair it. In a turn of events, he finds himself in a Bombay slum.

Cast: Shafiq Syed, Hansa Vithal, Chanda Sharma

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.2/10 on TMDb (124 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Yash Chopra · 174 min · Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.

The movie tells the story of two brothers, Vijay and Ravi Verma, who follow different career paths: Vijay is a smuggler and Ravi the policeman who is asked to hunt Vijay down. Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi Verma (Shashi Kapoor) are the sons of a trade unionist, Anand Verma(Satyen Kappu), who was defeated and disgraced by the management of his firm using his family as bait. Unable to bear the public disgrace father deserts the family, and the sons are raised by their mother(Nirupa Roy)who brings them to Bombay City, who suffers the trials and tribulations of a poor single mother. Vijay Verma, the elder brother, grows up with an acute awareness of his father's humiliation and is victimized for his father's supposed misdeeds. In the process of fighting for his rights Vijay, who starts out as a boot polisher and becomes a dockyard worker in his youth, becomes a smuggler and a leading figure of the underworld.

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (12,059 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Mahesh Manjrekar · 145 min

Consequences force an innocent man to get involved in crime after making an error.

Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Namrata Shirodkar, Reema Lagoo

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (15,081 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Anurag Kashyap · 140 min

Bikaner-based 28-year-old Dilip Kumar Singh is enrolled in a Rajpur-based Law college, and rents a room with an unstable male, Rananjay Singh. His attempts to re-locate to a hostel, pits him against a group of men, led by Jadhwal, who not only assault, but also molest him, and then lock him in a dark room with a naked and abused female, Anuja. He recuperates in a hospital and joins hands with Rananjay and Dukey Bana to avenge this humiliation, as well as befriends Anuja, who is a Lecturer in the college. He also decides to support Rananjay, who is legitimate son of a former Raja, to run for college elections - and it is this decision that will shatter and change his life forever.

Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Raja Chaudhary

AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (16,138 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ram Gopal Varma · 142 min · Varma Corporation / Vyjayanthi Movies / Bayview Projects LLP

Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal, Manisha Koirala

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (16,374 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Vishal Bhardwaj · 155 min

A politically-minded enforcer's misguided trust in his lieutenant leads him to suspect his wife of infidelity in this adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Othello'.

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (23,529 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Apoorv Singh Karki · 132 min

A common man with honesty and integrity can take on the system when he has truth on his side.

Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Adrija Sinha, Surya Mohan Kulshreshtha

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.0/10 on IMDb (30,963 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Neeraj Pandey · 144 min

During the 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob businessmen and politicians by conducting fake raids, posing as officers of the CBI or Income Tax Department . They plan to execute their biggest con as a final job while a relentless cop is on their trail.

Cast: Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.3/10 on TMDb (230 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Sriram Raghavan · 141 min

Five men get involved in a drug deal set up by a corrupt police officer, but the plan goes awry when the youngest member decides to steal the money.

Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, Dharmendra, Zakir Hussain

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AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.9/10 on TMDb (70 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Abhishek Pathak · 140 min · Panorama Studios / Viacom18 Studios / T-Series Films

A gripping tale of an investigation and a family which is threatened by it. Will Vijay Salgaonkar be able to protect his family this time?

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Tabu

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.2/10 on IMDb (50,543 votes), 70% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Ajay Bahl · 124 min

A celebrated Bollywood director Rohan Khurana stands accused by a female member of his crew, Anjali Dangle of having raped her at his residence.

Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadha, Rahul Bhat

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (18,621 votes), 58% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.

Anurag Kashyap · 128 min

The case of a missing girl takes us through a journey of human greed and brushes upon the egos and repressed emotions of the characters.

Cast: Rahul Bhat, Ronit Roy, Tejaswini Kolhapure

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AI verdict: Based on aggregated scores (7.9/10 on IMDb (23,912 votes), 60% on Rotten Tomatoes), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.