Best Hindi movies of 1980s

Actors : Raj Babbar, Padmini Kolhapure, Deepak Parashar, Zeenat Aman,
Directors : B.R. Chopra,

After the passing of multi-millionaire Ramlal Gupta, his only son and heir, Ramesh, takes over the estate and business. He attends a Beauty Contest sponsored by Vimal Fabrics, and is ...

Actors : Rakesh Roshan, Rajesh Khanna, Tina Ambani, Smita Patil,
Directors : J. Om Prakash,

Nisha believes she is happily married until she discovers that her successful businessman husband, Kabir, has been having an affair with her cousin, Indu. Distraught, Nisha abandons her ...

Actors : Farha Naaz, Danny Denzongpa, Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri,
Directors : J.P. Dutta,

When Inspector Yadav (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) shoots down a criminal couple in the line of duty, his heart goes out to their orphaned baby son Krishna. He adopts the child, who grows up with ...

Actors : Poonam Dhillon, Randhir Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Yogeeta Bali,
Directors : Rahul Rawail,

Singer Chandermohan is born in a well-off family and is the only child. Since he is of marriageable age, both he and his parents want him to get married. But since he was born with a strong...

Actors : Dimple Kapadia, Poonam Dhillon, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra,
Directors : J.P. Dutta,

In India circa after the British Rule, there is a princely family consisting of Bade Thakur (Shammi Kapoor), his sons Devan (Vijayendra Ghatge), Vikram Singh (Vinod Khanna), and a third son...

Actors : Anupam Kher, Jackie Shroff, Dimple Kapadia, Master Makrand,
Directors : Mahesh Bhatt,

A Bollywood actor-turned-producer faces marital and financial challenges.

Actors : Mandakini, Mithun Chakraborty, Hemant Birje, Kim,
Directors : Babbar Subhash,

Chander joins the army as a Commando but has to deal with the corrupt officials who deal with international criminals.

Actors : Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, Sreela Majumdar, Annu Kapoor,
Directors : Mrinal Sen,

Subhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Ruins fascinate him. While in the village, he gets acquainted with a young...

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra,
Directors : Vijay Anand,

Unable to handle the taking of his kingdom by an Indian Government decree, the Maharaja kills himself. His son, Jaipal, takes over as the Maharaja, turns rebel, and refuses to hand over his...

Actors : Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Ashok Kumar, Nutan,
Directors : Prayag Raj,

After Laxmi has had three still-births, her husband, Satyaprakash and his mother are afraid she will not be able to give any more births, and therefore there will be no one to carry the ...

Actors : Roshni, Raj Kiran, Kimi Katkar, Govinda,
Directors : K. Ravi Shankar,

Chided by his family for being the absolute miser, wealthy industrialist Dhaniram (Kader Khan) loves his money as a mother loves a child. This does not auger well with his two sons, Ajay ...

Actors : Sanjay Khan, Zeenat Aman, Raj Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar,
Directors : Sanjay Khan,

Abdullah is a devout Muslim who lives in a small hut the middle of a desert in Persia, and looks after a well so that it provides water to thirsty travelers. One day a friend, Ameer, ...

Actors : Neena Gupta, Anita Kanwar, Leela Naidu, Soni Razdan,
Directors : Shyam Benegal,

Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to them over a period of time. The movie is narrated in past-tense by one of the friends of the ...

Actors : Kiran Vairale, Shabana Azmi, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjeev Kumar,
Directors : Gulzar,

Dhaniram brings a trucker named Gerulal to Jugni's house so that he can rent a room. Jugni lives in dilapidated house with three young daughters, all of whom are of marriage age. The eldest...

Actors : Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Sunny Deol, Shakti Kapoor,
Directors : Sunil Hingorani,

Ram and Avtar are both childhood best friends. The difference between the two friends is that Ram would willingly make priceless sacrifice for his friend; the time when both are separated ...

Actors : Satish Shah, Sonu Walia, Jeetendra, Sangeeta Bijlani,
Directors : Babubhai Mistri,

Hatim Tai is the legendary chief of a small district. He is Known for his generosity, wisdom and courage. Hatim learns that one of the local girls in his town has a curse put on her - ...

Actors : Kiran Kumar, Sanjana Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepa Sahi,

Hyderabadi Hiralal, who is also referred to as 'Hero' due to his obsession with Bollywood movies, drives an auto-rickshaw and often gets into fisticuffs. Things change when he meets with ...

Actors : Anant Nag, Padmini Kolhapure, Shreeram Lagoo, Indrani Mukherjee,

When a successful manager decides to sell his plantation in his ancestral village to another company, his young daughter begins acting very strangely.

Actors : Rakesh Roshan, Rajinikanth, Danny Denzongpa, Sridevi,
Directors : J. Om Prakash,

Naive village-born Swaroop comes to Bombay city with a only Rs.80/-, which he loses to a thief. A man named Bhagwaan helps Swaroop recover this amount, and asks him to return back to his ...

Actors : Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Vinod Khanna, Alok Nath,
Directors : Gulzar,

Samir Niyogi lives in India and is assigned by the Government to travel to Rajasthan, evaluate a princely castle that once belonged to Raja Param Singh, take stock of all items, the ...