List of Hindi films of 1981

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A list of films produced by the

Bollywood, film industry based in Mumbai
in 1981.

Successful stars of the year

1. Amitabh Bachchan- Bachchan went strength to strength with box office smashes like Naseeb, Laawaris, Kaalia and Yaarana.

2. Shatrughan Sinha- Sinha played second/third lead in the top two highest grossers Kranti and Naseeb.

3. Rishi Kapoor- Apart from featuring as lead in Naseeb with Bachchan and Sinha, Kapoor also starred in Katilon Ke Katil with Dharmendra.

4. Hema Malini- Malini starred as the female lead in the top three highest grossers Kranti, Naseeb and Meri Aawaz Suno.

5. Parveen Babi- Apart from playing second fiddle to Malini in Kranti and Meri Aawaz Suno, Babi also starred in Kaalia opposite Bachchan.

6. Zeenat Aman- Aman featured opposite Bachchan in Laawaris and Dharmendra in Katilon Ke Katil.

7. Reena Roy- Apart from starring alongside her boyfriend Sinha in Naseeb, Roy had a parallel lead role in Sanjay Dutt's debut film Rocky.

8. Tina Munim- Munim starred opposite Rishi Kapoor in Katilon Ke Katil and debutant Sanjay Dutt in Rocky.

The year was also notable for several actors like Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav, Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Madhavi and Vijayta Pandit making successful debuts. Also Dilip Kumar made a blockbuster cimeback with Kranti.

Top-grossing films

The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1981-

Rank Title Cast Box Office Collection
1. Kranti Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Nirupa Roy, Sarika, Prem Chopra, Tom Alter ₹200 million[1]
2. Naseeb Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Kim Yashpal, Pran, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Yusuf Khan ₹145 million[1]
3. Meri Aawaz Suno Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi ₹130 million[1]
4. Laawaris
Raakhee Gulzar, Amjad Khan, Ranjeet, Jeevan
 ₹120 million[1]
5. Love Story Rajendra Kumar, Kumar Gaurav, Vijayta Pandit ₹110 million[1]
6. Ek Duuje Ke Liye Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Madhavi ₹100 million[1]
7. Katilon Ke Kaatil
Tina Munim, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Nirupa Roy
 ₹80 million[1]
8. Kaalia Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Pran, Asha Parekh ₹75 million[1]
9. Yaarana Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Tanuja, Jeevan, Ranjeet ₹70 million[1]
10. Rocky
Raakhee Gulzar, Reena Roy, Amjad Khan
 ₹60 million[1]

Films

Title Director Cast Genre Sources
Aakhri Mujra Hiren Nag Ajit Khan, Asha Parekh Drama
Aankhon Ke Saamne
 D. S. Azad Mithun Chakraborty, Vijayendra Ghatge
Aapas Ki Baat Harmesh Malhotra Raj Babbar, Poonam Dhillon, Shakti Kapoor Action, Romance
Aas Paas J. Om Prakash Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Prem Chopra Drama
Agni Pareeksha Kamal Majumdar Amol Palekar, Parikshit Sahni
Ahista Ahista Esmayeel Shroff Shammi Kapoor, Nanda Drama
Armaan Anand Sagar Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, Ranjeeta Kaur Drama
Barsaat Ki Ek Raat Shakti Samanta
Raakhee Amjad Khan
 Action
Baseraa Ramesh Talwar
Raakhee, Rekha
 Drama
Be-Shaque Kashinath Mithun Chakraborty, Yogeeta Bali, Amrish Puri Drama
Biwi-O-Biwi Rahul Rawail Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Sanjeev Kumar Comedy
Bhula Na Dena Harsh Kholi Rakesh Roshan, Kajal Kiran, Helen
Bulundi Esmayeel Shroff Raaj Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Kim Yashpal Crime Thriller
Chakra Rabindra Dharmaraj Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Kulbhushan Kharbanda Drama
Chashme Buddoor Sai Paranjpye Ravi Baswani, Rakesh Bedi, Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval Drama
Chehre Pe Chehra Raj Tilak Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Sulakshana Pandit Thriller
Commander
 Rakesh Kumar Amjad Khan, Tanuja, Arun Govil Action Drama
Daasi Raj Khosla Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Rakesh Roshan Drama
Dahshat Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay Navin Nischol, Sarika, Om Shivpuri, Nadira Babbar Horror
Dard Ambrish Sangal Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini Crime Drama
Dhanwan Surendra Mohan Rajesh Khanna, Reena Roy, Rakesh Roshan Drama
Dhuan Dulal Guha
Ranjeeta, Amjad Khan
 Thriller
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Ashok Roy Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Zarina Wahab, Neetu Singh Comedy
Ek Duuje Ke Liye K. Balachander Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri Drama
Ek Hi Bhool T. Rama Rao Jeetendra, Rekha Family, Drama
Fiffty Fiffty Somu Mukherjee
Tina Munim, Kader Khan
 Drama
Ganga Maang Rahi Balidan Radhakant
Hina Kausar, Dev Kumar
 Drama
Gehra Zakhm
Deepak Bahry
 Vinod Mehra, Ranjeeta Kaur Romance
Ghamandee Ramesh Bedi
Mithun Chakraborthy, Sarika
 Action
Ghungroo Ki Awaaz Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay Vijay Anand, Rekha Drama
Gramayan Arun Khopkar Tushar Dalvi, Parzun Dastur, Amin Gazi
Guru Suleman Chela Pahelwan Radhakant Mehmood, Dara Singh, Padma Khanna Comedy
Haqdaar S. K. Luthra Rakesh Roshan, Suresh Oberoi, Yogeeta Bali
Harjaee Ramesh Behl
Tina Munim, Shammi Kapoor
 Drama
Hotel Syham Ramsey. Tulsi Ramsey Navin Nischol, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami Mystery
Hum Se Badkar Kaun
Deepak Bahry
Ranjeeta, Kajal Kiran, Kalpana Iyer, Ranjeet
 Action
Itni Si Baat Madhu M Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee
Jail Yatra Bhappi Sonie Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy
Jeene Ki Arzoo Rajasekhar
Mithun Chakraborthy, Rakesh Roshan, Rati Agnihotri
 Romance
Jiyo To Aise Jiyo Kanak Mishra
Talluri Rameshwari, Madan Puri
 Action
Josh Raj N. Sippy Anil Dhswan, Sarika, Amjad Khan, Vidya Sinha
Jwala Daku R. P. Swamy Salma Agha, Birbal, Urmila Bhatt Drama
Jyoti Pramod Chakravarty Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Vijendara Ghatge, Ashok Kumar
Kaalia Tinnu Anand Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran, Asha Parekh, Kader Khan, K. N. Singh, Amjad Khan Action
Kaaran B. R. Ishara Ramesh Deo, Shoma Anand, Aruna Irani Romance
Kachche Heere Narendra Bedi Feroz Khan, Reena Roy, Danny Denzongpa Action
Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya M. S. Sathyu Anil Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur, Farah Khan Drama
Kahani Ek Chor Ki S. Ramanathan Moushumi Chatterjee, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Nirupa Roy Drama
Kal Hamara Hai Girish Ranjan Asrani, Aarti Bhattacharya, A. K. Hangal, Padma Khanna Drama
Kalyug Shyam Benegal Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Raj Babbar Drama
Kanhaiyaa Khalid Sami Master Amit, Master Chaitanya, Asha Chandra Action, Crime, Drama
Kanoon Aur Mujrim Sham Jethani Bharat Kapoor Padma Khanna, Jayshree T.
Katilon Ke Kaatil Anil Hingorani, Arjun Hingorani
Tina Munim, Nirupa Roy, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor
 Romance
Khara Khota
B.R. Ishara
 Raj Kiran, Sarika, Soma Anand Drama
Khawaja Ki Diwani Akbar Balam Bharat Bhushan, Arpana Choudhary, Mazhar Khan
Khel Muqaddar Ka Veerendra Bharat Bhushan, Asha Parekh, Dara Singh Action, Family
Khilte Suman Sukhdev Ahluwalia Anoop, Vadisha
Khoon Aur Paani Chand Feroz Khan, Jeetendra, Parveen Babi, Rekha, Ranjeet, Ajit, Nirupa Roy Action
Khoon Ka Rishta Samir Ganguly Mukri, Prashanth, Jagdeep, Jeetendra, Pran Action
Khoon Ki Takkar Haresh Chawla Vinod Mehra, Ranjeeta Kaur, Neeta Mehta, Ranjeet Action
Khuda Kasam Lekh Tandon
Tina Munim, Pran
Kranti Manoj Kumar Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Tom Alter Action, Patriotic
Krodhi Subhash Ghai
Premnath
 Action
Kudrat Chetan Anand Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Priya Rajhans, Raaj Kumar Drama
Laawaris Prakash Mehra
Raakhee Gulzar, Ranjeet, Suresh Oberoi, Priti Sapru, Shriram Lagoo, Jeevan
 Drama
Ladaaku Dinesh Ramanesh Vijay Arora, Jagdeep, Shakti Kapoor, Amjad Khan
Ladies Tailor Khalid Akthar Sanjeev Kumar, Reena Roy, Pran, Amjad Khan, Aruna Irani Comedy
Laparwah Ravikant Nagaich Prem Bedi, Birbal, Mithun Chakraborty Action
Love Story Rahul Rawail
Vijeta Pandit, Rajendra Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Amjad Khan
 Romance
Maan Gaye Ustaad Shibu Mitra Pran, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini
Madhuman Basu Battharcharya
Mahabali Hanuman Babbubhai Mistry Rakesh Pandey, Kavitha Kiran, Hercules Adventure
Mahfil Amar Kumar Ashok Kumar, Sadhana, Anil Dhawan Action. Drama
Main Aur Mera Haathi R. Thiagaraj Mithun Chakraborty, Poonam Dhillon, Suresh Oberoi, Sharat Saxena Action
Mangalsutra Vijay. B Rekha, Anant Nag, Jagdeep, Madan Puri, Rajendranath Horror, Thriller
Meena Kumari Ki Amar Kahani Sohrab Modi Bharat Bhushan, Sona Mirza Drama
Meri Aawaz Suno S. V. Rajendra Singh Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi Action
Nai Imarat Ram Pahlwa Sarika, Ranjeeta, Amrish Puri, Madan Puri Drama
Nakhuda Dilip Naik Raj Kiran, Swaroop Sampat, Kulbhushan Kharbanda Drama
Naram Garam Hrishikesh Mukherjee Amol Palekar, Swaroop Sampat, Shatrughan Sinha, Utpal Dutt, A. K. Hangal, Kiran Vairahle Comedy
Nari S. K. Chand Rakesh Roshan, Neeta Mehta, Madan Puri Drama
Naseeb Manmohan Desai Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Kim Yashpal, Pran, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Yusuf Khan Action, Comedy, Romance
Paanch Qaidi Shibu Mitra Vijayendra Ghatge, Girish Karnad, Shakti Kapoor, Sarika Action
Pehla Adhyay Vishnu Mahtur Madan Jain, Dinesh Sakul Drama
Plot No. 5 Yogesh Saxena Uttam Kumar, Amol Palekar, Pradeep Kumar, Sarika
Poonam Harmesh Malhotra Raj Babbar, Poonam Dhillon, Shakti Kapoor Drama
Prem Geet Sudesh Issar Raj Babbar, Anita Raj Drama
Professor Pyarelal Brij Sadanah Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Vinod Mehra, Shammi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Amjad Khan
Pyaasa Sawan Dasari Narayana Rao Jeetendra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Reena Roy Drama
Raaz Harmesh Malhotra Raj Babbar, Helen Drama
Roohi S. U. Syed Mazhar Khan, Zarina Wahab Drama
Rocky Sunil Dutt
Tina Munim, Reena Roy, Sunil Dutt, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Amjad Khan
 Romance, Action
Saajan Ki Saheli Sawaan Kumar Nutan, Rajendra Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Rekha
Sadgati Satyajit Ray Om Puri, Smita Patil Drama
Sahhas Ravikant Nagaich Mithun Chakraborty Action
Sameera Vinay Shukla Mithun Chakraborty, Shabana Azmi, Parikshit Sahni Drama
Sannata Shyam Ramsay. Tulsi Ramsay Vinod Mehra, Vijay Arora, Bindiya Goswami, Helen Horror. Mystery
Sansani: The Sensation Irshad Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami Horror
Sazaye Maut Vidhu Vinod Chopra Naseeruddin Shah, Dilip Dhawan Drama
Shakka Shyam Ralhan Jeetendra, Simple Kapadia, Pinchoo Kapoor Action
Shama Kader Khan Shabana Azmi, Kader Khan
Sharda Lekh Tandon
Talluri Rameshwari
 Drama
Shikari C. R. Simha Srinath, Manjula, Akhila
Shradhanjali Anil Sharma
Raakhee Gulzar, Suresh Oberoi, Arun Govil
 Drama Family
Silsila Yash Chopra Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor Romantic, Drama
Tajurba Nikhil Saini Raj Babbar, Smita Patel, Nasruddin Sha Action Adventure
Umrao Jaan Muzaffar Ali Rekha, Farooq Sheikh, Naseeruddin Shah Drama
Vasiqedars, The Pensioners of Avadh
Waqt Ki Deewar Ravi Tandon Pran, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Neetu Singh, Sulakshana Pandit Action
Wardat Ravikant Nagaich
Kaajal Kiran, Iftekhar
 Thriller
Woh Phir Nahin Aaye Joginder Shelley Bhagwan Dada, Rita Baduri, Jalal Agha
Yaraana Rakesh Kumar Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Kader Khan, Ranjeet, Jeevan Drama
Yeh Rishta Na Tootay K. Vijayan Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami
Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai Nasir Hussain Rishi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Tariq Khan Romance, Thriller

See also

References

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