Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1980
by shrikant-narayanan | created - 14 Feb 2011 | updated - 23 Feb 2022 | PublicThis list is as per the film's performance money wise at the box office in the particular year.
The order is as per revenue collected.
There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 32 films were hits and rest in this list below were declared as box office flops and the rest of the films from the beginning were Superhits.
Redrose, Burning Train and Shaan - all the three are regarded as classic films which deserved to be superhits.
All the films in the below list are regarded as classics except Ram Balram, Aap Ke Deewane, Pyaar Ka Dushman and Nishana
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1. Qurbani (1980)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two friends live happily until misunderstandings arise between them.
Director: Feroz Khan | Stars: Feroz Khan, Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan
Votes: 953
2. Aasha (1980)
123 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Deepak (Jeetendra) is a truck driver. One day he meets with haughty, snobbish, and popular singer, Asha. He assists her with her travel and the two become friends. Deepak loves Mala, ... See full summary »
Director: J. Om Prakash | Stars: Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Rameshwari, Girish Karnad
Votes: 230
3. Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (1980)
138 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Alibaba, (Dharmendra) a native of Guleba is in love with Marjina (Hema Malini). The town has a ruler, Abu Hasan. Guleban is terrorized by dacoits. Ali Baba hears the password to the door of... See full summary »
Directors: Latif Faiziyev, Umesh Mehra | Stars: Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra
Votes: 638
4. Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980)
146 min | Crime, Drama
Ramesh, a businessman, is arrested for molesting Bharati, a beauty queen. She is later accused of murdering him and arrested. The events that unfold show what compelled her to do so.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Zeenat Aman, Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar, Padmini Kolhapure
Votes: 289
5. Friendship (1980)
Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vijay Varma (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ravi Kapoor (Shatrughan Sinha) are two close childhood friends. When they thought they have matured enough they decides to enter law policy: one as a ... See full summary »
Director: Raj Khosla | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Zeenat Aman, Prem Chopra
Votes: 1,107
6. Jyoti Bane Jwala (1980)
166 min | Drama, Family, Action
Suraj and Malti are in love and get very intimate. They are introduced to their respective families, and there is approval all round, and their marriage is to be finalized soon. Before that... See full summary »
Director: Dasari Narayana Rao | Stars: Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman
Votes: 51
7. Ram Balram (I) (1980)
169 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Ram and Balram are 2 young boys who live with their loving parents. Their scheming uncle, Jagatpal, however kills the boy's father and mother. Jagatpal lies to the boys that their parents ... See full summary »
Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Rekha
Votes: 575
8. Maang Bharo Sajana (1980)
Drama
Chandru lives in a palatial house with his dad, Ram Kumar; mom Sita; elder brother Shyam and his wife. Chandru is in love with Geeta Sinha, the only daughter of wealthy Dr. Sinha, and would... See full summary »
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Jeetendra, Rekha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Kaajal Kiran
Votes: 57
9. Aanchal (1980)
138 min | Action, Drama, Family
The pure, selfless, and strong bond between Shambu and his sister-in-law Shanti is misunderstood by their family and the society, leading them to face many trials that threaten to split the family.
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Rekha, Prem Chopra
Votes: 85
10. Bandish (I) (1980)
152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man's life, comes to a standstill when his lover is murdered. Years later, he meets his lover's lookalike and finds himself drawn towards her. But does fate have positive results for him?
Director: K. Bapaiah | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Danny Denzongpa, Tanuja Samarth
Votes: 74
11. Judaai (1980)
149 min | Family, Drama
To fulfil his father's dying wish, Dr. Shashikant gets married to Gauri. But misunderstandings and subsequent fights put them asunder. The story follows the separate individual lives of Shashikant and Gauri and their two children.
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Jeetendra, Rekha, Sachin Pilgaonkar
Votes: 96
12. Khubsoorat (1980)
Not Rated | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A strict matriarch's regimented household is upended by the arrival of a spunky relative who challenges the rules.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Shashikala Jawalkar
Votes: 1,891
13. Lootmaar (1980)
Action, Thriller
Air Force pilot Bhagat's wife and her father are killed during a bank robbery.Bhagat traces the robbers to hilly region with help of a locket.By the time their leader Vikram has asked his gang to split as cops are on lookout for them.
Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Tina Ambani, Mehmood, Nirupa Roy
Votes: 98
14. Phir Wohi Raat (1980)
Not Rated | 146 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A woman keeps having nightmares about a woman trying to kill her and a psychiatrist tries to help her.
Director: Danny Denzongpa | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Kim, Aruna Irani, Tamanna
Votes: 115
15. Thodisi Bewafaii (1980)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
Arun takes on the responsibility for the care of his step-mother (Sujatha) and step-sisters on the death of his father. Losses in business result in the sale of their palatial home, and ... See full summary »
Director: Esmayeel Shroff | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Siddharth, Padmini Kolhapure
Votes: 128
16. Man Pasand (1980)
Comedy, Drama
Kamli belongs to a poor family. She sells datuns for a living. She sells them in local suburban trains as well as on railway platforms. One day she meets a bachelor named Pratap, who would ... See full summary »
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Dev Anand, Tina Ambani, Girish Karnad, Mehmood
Votes: 125
17. Hum Paanch (1980)
163 min | Action, Drama
Wealthy, lecherous Zamindar Thakur Vir Pratap Singh lords over a small region in rural India, mercilessly killing anyone who opposes his rule. He gets the male villagers addicted to ... See full summary »
Director: Bapu | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Mithun Chakraborty, Deepti Naval
Votes: 250
18. Karz (1980)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Musical, Romance
Ravi is killed by his wife after his marriage. He is reborn as Monty and is now a singer he goes to holiday in Ooty where he recollects his memories from previous life and inquires about his family from first life and his evil wife Kamini.
Director: Subhash Ghai | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Tina Ambani, Simi Garewal, Raj Kiran
Votes: 2,437
19. Swayamvar (1980)
Not Rated | 161 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The second wife of kind-hearted,and generous Amirchand Bhargav is Durgadevi Bhargav (Nadira), who is exactly the opposite of her late husband. She rules over her household, alongwith her ... See full summary »
Director: P. Sambasiva Rao | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Vidya Sinha
Votes: 117
20. Yeh Kaisa Insaf? (1980)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
Hoping to impress his National Bank co-worker Sudha, Shankar recounts his story, right from his birth, as the lowly son of a servant in a once-wealthy Nagpur-based family consisting of ... See full summary »
Director: Dasari Narayana Rao | Stars: Vinod Mehra, Shabana Azmi, Sarika Thakur, Raj Kiran
Votes: 25
21. Takkar (1980)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama
A wicked stepmother and her brother attempt to kill her stepson but he survives, and years later re-enters their lives. On the other hand, a smuggler assumes the identity of an honest man who looks like him, in order to evade the police.
Director: K. Bapaiah | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Zeenat Aman, Jaya Prada
Votes: 48
22. Nishana (1980)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Drama
Thakur Saab and his wife Jankidevi belong to a rich and royal family. They have an ancestral necklace which is very precious and very expensive. The necklace is always worn by Jankidevi. ... See full summary »
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: Jeetendra, Poonam Dhillon, Shreeram Lagoo, Prem Chopra
Votes: 28
23. Jal Mahal (1980)
130 min | Fantasy
Ravi (Jeetendra) overhears a beautiful woman, Namrita (Rekha), singing a sad song. He falls in love, and tries to pull her away from the abyss of suicide. As time goes by, he proposes and ... See full summary »
Director: Raghunath Jhalani | Stars: Jeetendra, Rekha, Deven Verma, Rajesh Behl
Votes: 22
24. Chunaoti (1980)
Action, Thriller
Director: Satpal | Stars: Feroz Khan, Neetu Singh, Dharmendra, Danny Denzongpa
Votes: 42
25. Sau Din Saas Ke (1980)
Drama
Widowed Bhavanidevi rules her palatial home with an iron hand. Nothing is permitted to be touched or moved without her permission and approval. She has two sons, and one daughter. She dotes... See full summary »
Director: Vijay Sadanah | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Raj Babbar, Reena Roy, Asha Parekh
Votes: 54
26. Unees Bees (1980)
125 min | Drama
Siblings get separated in childhood. After years they faced each other as rivals.
Director: Swaroop Kumar | Stars: Rakesh Roshan, Ranjeeta Kaur, Mithun Chakraborty, Yogeeta Bali
Votes: 21
27. Zalim (1980)
120 min | Action, Mystery
Vinod Khanna rescues the purse of a pretty girl, Leena chandavarkar which was robbed by two robbers. Vinod & Leena meet and fall in love. One night, a dead body is found in Leena's room and... See full summary »
Director: Babbar Subhash | Stars: Leena Chandavarkar, Vinod Khanna, Pran Sikand, Nirupa Roy
Votes: 18
28. Neeyat (1980)
147 min | Family, Drama
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan
Votes: 29
29. Saboot (1980)
132 min | Mystery, Thriller
Dharamdas is killed by Dhanraj and his man later one by one Dharamdas killers are killed but it puts question to everyone as whose behind all this killings?
Directors: Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay | Stars: Navin Nischol, Vidya Sinha, Kaajal Kiran, Om Shivpuri
Votes: 115
30. Kali Ghata (1980)
Not Rated | 131 min | Romance, Thriller, Mystery
When a young woman is pushed off a boat, she must unmask her would-be killer.
Director: Ved Rahi | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Danny Denzongpa, Aruna Irani
Votes: 49
31. Ek Baar Kaho (1980)
Not Rated | 142 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Ravi Varma is a single eligible bachelor. He meets with Aarti Mathur, and both are attracted to each other. The problem is that Ravi is unable to express his love and attraction for Aarti, ... See full summary »
Director: Lekh Tandon | Stars: Navin Nischol, Shabana Azmi, Dilip Dhawan, Kiran Vairale
Votes: 67
32. Jazbaat (1980)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama
Sapna is a poor orphan woman, who lives with an elderly lady whom she calls her aunt. She is a petty thief and is arrested on several counts of theft.
Director: Suraj Prakash | Stars: Raj Babbar, Zarina Wahab, Shashi Puri, Savita Bajaj
Votes: 36
33. Be-Reham (1980)
147 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Raghunath Jhalani | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy
Votes: 43
34. Jwalamukhi (1980)
162 min | Action, Romance, Drama
Abandoned by his biological mother at the time of his birth, Rajesh is brought up by Rai saheb, who also has a son of his own, Vikram. Years later, Rajesh has grown up to be a police ... See full summary »
Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Vinod Mehra
Votes: 48
35. Kashish (1980)
160 min
Director: Amin Q. Chaudhri | Stars: Navin Nischol, Vinod Mehra, Reena Roy, Juliet Graham
Votes: 11
36. Khanjar (1980)
134 min | Mystery, Thriller
A sleuth leaves a diary and a dagger with his friend; soon after, he is murdered and his murder is followed by the murder of others inquiring about the dagger. Intrigued, the sleuth's ... See full summary »
Director: Atma Ram | Stars: Navin Nischol, Reena Roy, Amjad Khan, Mehmood
Votes: 21
37. Apne Paraye (1980)
123 min | Drama, Family, Comedy
This is a story of two lawyer brothers, their half brother, their wives and children. Siddheshwari, wife of the eldest brother has left the operational details of the household to Sheela, ... See full summary »
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Girish Karnad, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 218
38. Humkadam (1980)
Not Rated | 124 min | Musical, Drama, Family
Indu and Shekar Gupta are an exemplary couple with a young son, who live a harmonious lower middle class life despite of spiraling inflation and costs of living. Their love and respect for ... See full summary »
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Parikshit Sahni, Biswajeet Chatterjee, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 35
39. Aakrosh (1980)
144 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A public prosecutor discovers the harsh realities about life of the scheduled tribes in India during 1980s while defending a case of a tribesman charged of murdering his wife.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri
Votes: 1,183
40. The Burning Train (1980)
142 min | Action, Thriller
A dedicated railway employee's plan to introduce an express train result in sabotage.
Director: Ravi Chopra | Stars: Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra
Votes: 1,767
41. Shaan (1980)
Not Rated | 181 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two brothers go after the international mafia kingpin who murdered their cop brother. They are later joined by another man who wants revenge against the gangster.
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha
Votes: 3,062
42. Red Rose (1980)
Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Anand lives a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay in a palatial house, and runs a business 'Export India'. While shopping at Roopsagar Clothing Store, he meets one of the Sales Clerks', Sharda, and... See full summary »
Director: Bharathiraja | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Poonam Dhillon, Aruna Irani, Om Shivpuri
Votes: 210
43. Dhan Daulat (1980)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama
A child, left unattended in a truck, is adopted by it's drivers, Mangat and Bajirao, and cared for by a woman, Buaji. The child, a male, is named Lucky and grows up street-smart in the city... See full summary »
Director: Harish Shah | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Pran Sikand, Mala Sinha
Votes: 67
44. Nazrana Pyar Ka (1980)
Drama
Anuradha is an orphan who has found a mentor in kind-hearted Mahesh Kumar Gupta. She decides to re-locate to the city and be close to him in Bombay. After a few misadventures, and being ... See full summary »
Director: S.M. Sagar | Stars: Raj Babbar, Raj Kiran, Vijayendra Ghatge, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 14
45. Pyaara Dushman (1980)
Action
Shiva decides to give his criminal life and marry a dancer Seema.But his past still haunts him forcing him to take back the criminal life.
Director: Anand Sagar | Stars: Amjad Khan, Vidya Sinha, Rakesh Roshan, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 23
46. Aap To Aise Na The (1980)
Not Rated | 145 min | Romance, Drama, Family
Orphaned at a very young age, Varsha Oberoi, lives a wealthy lifestyle with her paternal uncle, Jain Oberoi, in Bombay, and has traveled world-wide. She is in love with Vijay, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ambrish Sangal | Stars: Raj Babbar, Ranjeeta Kaur, Deepak Parashar, Raj Mehra
Votes: 52
47. Bombay 405 Miles (1980)
164 min | Comedy, Action
Ranveer Singh's family is killed by his adopted brother Veer Singh mistakenly Veer Singh's man kill Sonu daughter of Masterji thinking she is Munni daughter of Ranveer Singh.Kishen a con ... See full summary »
Director: Brij | Stars: Zeenat Aman, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Amjad Khan
Votes: 109
48. Aap Ke Deewane (1980)
139 min | Romance
After completing their schooling; childhood inseparable friends, Ram and Rahim gets enrolled in a college for further education where they excel in studies. This does not anger well with ... See full summary »
Director: Surendra Mohan | Stars: Jeetendra, Rishi Kapoor, Tina Ambani, Rakesh Roshan
Votes: 231
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