Underrated Hindi movies, thousand times better than 100 crore club movies
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1. Apaharan (2005)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of Bihar.
Director: Prakash Jha | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Bipasha Basu, Ayub Khan
Votes: 5,200
1 of the best movie in Ajay Devgn's career & Hindi movie's history. watch it & decide
2. Daud: Fun on the Run (1997)
Not Rated | 180 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Nandu, a small-time thief, is assigned to smuggle an unknown packet for a petty amount. With the police pursuing him, Nandu has to elude them and deliver the packet on time.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Urmila Matondkar, Paresh Rawal, Neeraj Vora
Votes: 1,192
I watched it so many times, memorable for me
3. Johnny Gaddaar (2007)
Not Rated | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police officers recount a tale of missing money which results in lies, deceit, betrayal and death.
Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Dharmendra, Rimi Sen, Ashwini Kalsekar, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Votes: 13,170
Very enjoyable suspense thriller
4. No Smoking (2007)
Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal, Ranvir Shorey
Votes: 8,840
5. Dil Se.. (1998)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, Romance
A radio broadcaster's intense attraction to a mysterious woman opens the door to a tidal wave of powerful emotions and desires.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, Preity G Zinta, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 31,118
Quality people will understand the quality of this film. Best of SRK's life
6. Swades (2004)
Not Rated | 189 min | Drama, Musical
A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Smith Seth
Votes: 98,442 | Gross: $1.22M
It's unfortunate that it's in the list of underrated movies.
7. Kareeb (1998)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Birju is a young man who lives with his mom, dad, elder brother, Bhabhi and nephew in an upper middle class home. His father would like him to work as well as accept some responsibility, ... See full summary »
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Bobby Deol, Shabana Raza, Abhay Chopra, Moushumi Chatterjee
Votes: 1,260
Amazing romantic film
8. Raincoat (2004)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance
All he wanted was to see her just once. Manu was from a village in the backwoods. Neeru was the girl next door, his lost love.
Director: Rituparno Ghosh | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Annu Kapoor, Mouli Ganguly
Votes: 5,044
classic
9. Chaalis Chauraasi (2012)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Crime
Four friends, who have accidentally committed crimes, decide to loot Rs. 20 crore, posing as cops. But on the way, they encounter a real police inspector, who orders them to do an encounter... See full summary »
Director: Hriday Shetty | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni, Ravi Kishan
Votes: 531
10. Halla Bol (2008)
Not Rated | 142 min | Crime, Drama
A popular Bollywood actor witnesses a murder but refuses to come forward to identify the killer(s).
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Vidya Balan, Pankaj Kapur, Darshan Jariwala
Votes: 2,407
11. Khakee (2004)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team of police force escorts an alleged terrorist from Chandangarh to Mumbai. However their trip turns into a deadly survival when an ex-cop tries to stop them to reach Mumbai.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Votes: 16,596
Amazing thriller
12. Chakravyuh (2012)
Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
On the request of his friend Kabir, SP Adil Sends him to the Naxal group as an informer. When Kabir finds the truth he becomes one of their gang leader.
Director: Prakash Jha | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Kabir Bedi, Arjun Rampal, Om Puri
Votes: 3,422
13. Dil Kya Kare (1999)
158 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
An emotional saga of a mother who has lost her child and her love.
Director: Prakash Jha | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Mahima Chaudhry, Kajol, Chandrachur Singh
Votes: 1,311
14. Paheli (2005)
Not Rated | 140 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A folk tale - supernatural love story about a ghost who falls in love with a newlywed woman.
Director: Amol Palekar | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 14,252 | Gross: $1.41M
15. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994)
158 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A dreamer falls for a girl who is in love with someone else and tries to create a rift between her and the man she loves.
Director: Kundan Shah | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Deepak Tijori, Rita Bhaduri
Votes: 19,431
16. Mission Kashmir (2000)
R | 154 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni
Votes: 7,624
17. 16 December (2002)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Thriller
Indian intelligence agents race against time to stop a renegade Pakistani terrorist from detonating a nuclear weapon in Delhi.
Director: Mani Shankar | Stars: Milind Soman, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover, Dipannita Sharma
Votes: 1,385
18. Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003)
Comedy, Romance
Radha is employed with an advertising agency, and has a chance to see and meet prominent models. She meets her dreamboat, Vikram Verma, on one such day. Needless to state, she is madly in ... See full summary »
Director: Parvati Balagopalan | Stars: Tanuja Samarth, Milind Soman, Meera Vasudevan, Namrata Barua
Votes: 339
19. Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011)
Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Gangsters kidnap the prospective son-in-law of a politician in order to secure the release of an imprisoned gang-member.
Director: Sudhir Mishra | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Chitrangda Singh, Arunoday Singh, Aditi Rao Hydari
Votes: 4,758
20. Inkaar (2013)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
At a leading ad agency, the battle for the top job between Rahul Verma, the advertising CEO, and Maya Luthra, his ambitious protégée, takes an ugly turn when Maya files a sexual harassment complaint against Rahul.
Directors: Sudhir Mishra, Jay Dev Banerjee | Stars: Arjun Rampal, Chitrangda Singh, Vipin Sharma, Mithun Rodwittiya
Votes: 2,697
this year's best movie
21. Traffic Signal (2007)
130 min | Drama
Traffic Signal is a Madhur Bhandarkar movie that reveals the truth behind the multimillion dollar begging Industry in India.
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar | Stars: Kunal Kemmu, Nitu Chandra, Upendra Limaye, Ranvir Shorey
Votes: 1,762
22. The Stoneman Murders (2009)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1980s Bombay, a serial killer starts targeting homeless street dwellers, whilst a suspended police officer attempts to solve the case.
Director: Manish Gupta | Stars: Kay Kay Menon, Arbaaz Khan, Rukhsar Rehman, Veerendra Saxena
Votes: 3,483
great film based on real story, watch it
23. Corporate (2006)
142 min | Drama
Two corporate giants compete in order to recklessly maximize their respective profits.
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar | Stars: Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon, Raj Babbar, Rajat Kapoor
Votes: 2,147
24. Sankat City (2009)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A petty car thief and his garage-owner partner get in the bad books of a ruthless gangster.
Director: Pankaj Advani | Stars: Kay Kay Menon, Rimi Sen, Anupam Kher, Chunky Pandey
Votes: 659
25. Main, Meri Patni... Aur Woh! (2005)
129 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A short, nondescript man, Mithilesh Shukla marries a tall and beautiful woman. Now jealousy and Mithilesh's own insecurities threaten to wreck his happy home.
Director: Chandan Arora | Stars: Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Rituparna Sengupta, Naseeruddin Shah, Kay Kay Menon
Votes: 2,576
26. Aakrosh (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Central Bureau of Investigation deputes two officers to investigate the disappearance of three medical students, which they believe to be an incident of 'honour killing' in a small, closed community.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 4,083
based on real event, great thriller
27. Chalo Dilli (2011)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama
Enroute to her destination via plane, a busy executive gets stranded with a middle-classed fast-talking male.
Directors: Shashant Shah, Inderjeet Singh | Stars: Vinay Pathak, Lara Dutta, Yana Gupta, Akshay Kumar
Votes: 3,533
28. Delhi-6 (2009)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama
In the ancient walled city of Delhi, an American-born Indian finds himself on an unexpected inner journey as he learns about himself and his roots.
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Waheeda Rehman, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor
Votes: 8,405 | Gross: $0.88M
29. Armaan (2003)
Not Rated | 158 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Dr Aakash Sinha has to marry a spoiled brat Sonia.By sacrificing his love for Dr Neha to full the dream of his late father Dr Siddarth Sinha.
Director: Honey Irani | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Preity G Zinta, Gracy Singh
Votes: 1,208 | Gross: $0.30M
30. Dudes in the 10th Century (2003)
130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Bombay City lives in fear of a notorious thief who calls himself Chindi Chor, and steals whenever and whatever he desires without any regard to security, and police protection. When Ghoshal... See full summary »
Director: Imtiaz Punjabi | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Iqbal Khan, Anuj Sawhney, Gulshan Grover
Votes: 1,033
31. Anjaana Anjaani (2010)
Not Rated | 151 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
After numerous attempts at suicide fail, a couple decides to live it up, then kill themselves on New Year's Day.
Director: Siddharth Anand | Stars: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ranbir Kapoor, Aubrey K. Miller, Carl Marino
Votes: 7,404 | Gross: $0.85M
32. Dillagi (1999)
Not Rated | 188 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
When Ranvir, the responsible elder brother of a middle-class Indian family, realises that his reckless younger brother Rajvir is in love, he arranges for Rajvir's marriage, not realising that the girl is the same person he is in love with.
Director: Sunny Deol | Stars: Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Urmila Matondkar, Dara Singh Randhawa
Votes: 1,273 | Gross: $0.46M
33. Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah (2006)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A cabbie (Patekar) and businessman (Abraham) both in need of big money partake in a two-hour adventure together.
Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: John Abraham, Nana Patekar, Sonali Kulkarni, Sameera Reddy
Votes: 10,620 | Gross: $0.29M
34. Dus Kahaniyaan (2007)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
An anthology of ten short films dealing with diverse subjects such as infidelity, companionship, lust and a spectrum of human emotions.
Directors: Meghna Gulzar, Sanjay Gupta, Apoorva Lakhia, Hansal Mehta, Jasmeet K Reen, Rohit Roy | Stars: Arbaaz Khan, Mandira Bedi, Sudhanshu Pandey, Jimmy Shergill
Votes: 1,706 | Gross: $0.18M
35. Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001)
Not Rated | 160 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Maddy impersonates Rajeev, the person his love interest, Reena, is about to marry and attempts to woo her. However, he is unprepared for the moment when the truth will be revealed.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Madhavan, Saif Ali Khan, Dia Mirza, Vrajesh Hirjee
Votes: 9,100
36. Ramji Londonwaley (2005)
154 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A small-town cook moves to London to earn a living, but from his employer's sudden death to the immigration officials on his trail, plans soon go sour.
Director: Sanjay Dayma | Stars: Madhavan, Samita Bangargi, Harsh Chhaya, Suneeta Sengupta
Votes: 1,243
37. Socha Na Tha (2005)
Not Rated | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A boy is forced meet a girl for an arranged marriage but even though he refuses the match, they secretly become friends. As things get complicated and both get engaged to different people they realize they've fallen in love with each other.
Director: Imtiaz Ali | Stars: Abhay Deol, Ayesha Takia, Ayesha Jhulka, Apoorva Jha
Votes: 7,958
38. Yuva (2004)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Michael, Arjun and Lallan, three men from three different strata of society, cross paths one morning in Calcutta and change one another's lives forever.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Vivek Oberoi
Votes: 9,366 | Gross: $0.28M
39. Family: Ties of Blood (2006)
150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A slacker abducts the family of a crime kingpin to avenge the death of his brother.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bhoomika Chawla, Aryeman Ramsay
Votes: 2,040
40. Aashayein (2010)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
A man meets with assorted characters in a nursing home after being diagnosed with cancer.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: John Abraham, Anaitha Nair, Girish Karnad, Farida Jalal
Votes: 1,354
41. Dor (2006)
147 min | Drama
Two woman --different backgrounds, miles apart, and strangers to each other-- are linked by tragedy. Their new-found friendship is tested as one holds the fate of the other's husband in her hands.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Ayesha Takia, Shreyas Talpade, Gul Panag, Girish Karnad
Votes: 6,263
42. Tango Charlie (2005)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tarun Chauhan, a rookie army officer undergoes ups and downs in his mission and learns the true meaning of 'war' to overcome his weaknesses.
Director: Mani Shankar | Stars: Bobby Deol, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty
Votes: 2,292
43. Lakshya (2004)
Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri
Votes: 25,525 | Gross: $0.75M
44. Dacait (1987)
Not Rated | 158 min | Action, Drama
Arjun Yadav return from the city after completing his studies to get settled in his village with his family consisting of his mother Devi Chaudaran, his older brother Amrit and sister. ... See full summary »
Director: Rahul Rawail | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Suresh Oberoi
Votes: 348
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