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- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsSanjeev KumarDharmendraAmitabh BachchanAfter his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
- DirectorKaran MalhotraStarsHrithik RoshanPriyanka Chopra JonasSanjay DuttA young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
- DirectorA.R. MurugadossStarsAamir KhanAsin ThottumkalJiah KhanA short-term memory loss patient goes on a killing spree in order to avenge the death of his ladylove.
- DirectorMohit SuriStarsEmraan HashmiMrinalini SharmaAshish VidyarthiA loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.
- DirectorAbbas Alibhai BurmawallaMastan Alibhai BurmawallaStarsShah Rukh KhanKajolDalip TahilA young man with a vendetta against a business tycoon seduces the man's younger daughter, but she begins to suspect her new lover's connection with her elder sister and his ulterior motive.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsJuhi ChawlaSunny DeolShah Rukh KhanDarr is a girl's (Kiran) story caught between one man's (Sunil) love and another man's (Rahul) obsession.
- DirectorEeshwar NivasStarsVivek OberoiDia MirzaAtul KulkarniUday, an aspiring police officer, beats up a man for misbehaving with his girlfriend. The man turns out to be a corrupt police officer who later starts harassing Uday and his family.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsAmitabh BachchanAkshay KumarAjay DevgnA 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.
- DirectorGuddu DhanoaStarsSunny DeolRaveena TandonManisha KoiralaWhen an honest school teacher testifies in a rape case against a prominent businessman's son, he is psychologically tortured and forced to commit suicide. His young son then takes the law into his own hands in order to avenge his father.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsRajinikanthAishwarya Rai BachchanDanny DenzongpaA brilliant scientist creates a humanoid robot to protect mankind, but things go awry when human emotions are programmed and inner turmoil causes the robot to switch sides.
- DirectorAbhinav KashyapStarsSalman KhanSonakshi SinhaSonu SoodA corrupt police officer faces challenges from his family, gangsters and politicians.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsDharmendraAmitabh BachchanZeenat AmanRam 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 have been killed in an accident and promises to raise them himself. He enrolls the younger brother Balram, in school and eventually sends him off to join the police force. The older becomes a mechanic. Jagatpal has a tight hold on the boys, even when Ram is an adult, he still gives all his wages to his uncle and is only allowed to keep a few rupees for pocket money. When Balram returns as a fully fledged police officer, Jagatpal finally reveals his plan. He is going to use Ram to target the biggest smugglers in India. Now that Balram is a police officer, he will protect his brother from getting arrested. Balram has reservations, but Jagatpal threatens to beat him just as he did when he was a boy. Balram is still unhappy with Jagatpal's plan so tells his superiors in the police force that his brother intends to infiltrate the smuggler's underworld so that Balram can arrest them. The plan goes well. Ram becomes one of the lieutenants of one of the biggest smugglers (Amjad Khan) and Balram's excellent arrest rate make him one of the force's most successful officers. Jagatpal becomes enormously wealthy from Ram's illicit gains. The brothers also find love. Balram with the daughter of a college professor (Rekha) and Ram with a girl who has moved to the area looking for her father (Zeenat Aman). Unbeknowst to Ram, the girl believes her father to be Jagatpal. She, along with her courtesan mother, attempt to extort money for Jagatpal but he refuses to believe he is the father. His suspicions are confirmed when he catches the mother paying off a former customer. The man is confronted by Jagatpal and confesses that the girl is not Jagatpal's daughter. Jagatpal's plan comes unstuck however when the boy's mother returns. She did not die after all. Ram recognizes his mother but Balram cannot as he was too young when they were separated. Both boys weep when they are reunited, Ram for the mother he has missed all those years and Balram for the opportunity he now has to get to know his mother. She reveals Jagatpal's actions to the two brothers and they unite to take him down.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsAmitabh BachchanShashi KapoorNirupa RoyVijay struggles as a dockworker and eventually becomes a leading figure of the underworld, while his younger brother Ravi is an educated, upright policeman. This divide causes problems in their relationship.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsAmitabh BachchanShashi KapoorShatrughan SinhaInspired by a true mining tragedy the film is about people from all walks of life showing courage and character to fight the forces of nature.
- DirectorIqbal DurraniStarsGovindaKarisma KapoorShakti KapoorHonest Police Inspector Siddhant Suri takes it upon himself to bring to justice the people who are involved in human flesh trading business only to aggravate his fellow colleague inspector Adarsh Vardhan who is corrupt. Adarsh decides to teach Siddhant a lesson by tendering his resignation from the police force only to join politics so that he can contest against Siddhant's father, Shastri who happens to be the Chief Minister of the region. With the help of Shastri's corrupt assistant, Kanhaiyalal Adarsh manages to outwit Shastri and is elected as the next Chief Minister of that region. But Adarsh is still not satisfy humiliating Siddhant and continues to insult him when Siddhant is assign with the task of being the security in-charge of him. Meanwhile Siddhant meets with a blind cabaret dancer, Pooja and both get married. Unknown to Siddhant that his very own brother, Nandu is involved in the flesh trading business and is responsible for Pooja losing her sight.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsSunny DeolMeenakshi SheshadriDanny DenzongpaUnable to witness the injustice and brutality inflict on the residents by a tyrannical gangster, Katya, in a small Indian village in India; Kashinath alias Kashi decides to single-handily take a stand to fight for his and the villagers rights. What follows is a series of violence and unlawful activities which not only endanger the life of those very villagers but also that of Kashi's love ones.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsSunny DeolAmrish PuriMeenakshi SheshadriAjay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.
- DirectorGuddu DhanoaStarsSunny DeolRaveena TandonAnupam KherIt is the story of a hot-tempered and stubborn man Deva, who is feared because of his ruthless ways and severe punishment to the local hoodlums. Later, Deva avenges the death of his brother and sister.
- DirectorRahul RawailStarsSunny DeolJuhi ChawlaSaurabh ShuklaAn unexpected betrayal transforms a meek college professor into a cold-blooded gangster who wants to marry a woman against her wishes.
- DirectorRahul RawailStarsMadhuri DixitShah Rukh KhanTinnu AnandVijay falls in love Shivani and proposes her only to be rejected every time. However his love turns into an obsession and turns her life into a hell.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsKamal HaasanSukanyaManisha KoiralaA veteran freedom fighter enraged with the rising crime and corruption in the society murders all the wrong doers one by one using an ancient martial arts technique.
- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsSunil DuttShashi KapoorAmitabh BachchanTwo 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.
- DirectorManmohan DesaiAnil NagarathPammy VarmaStarsAmitabh BachchanAmrita SinghNirupa RoyKing Azad gets locked in a dungeon by the British general Dyer who wants to take over his kingdom. Years later, Azad's son decides to put an end to Dyer's tyranny and comes to his father's rescue.
- DirectorMukul AnandStarsAmitabh BachchanRajinikanthGovindaA dockworker overthrows the tyranny of a cruel gangster but has to run away to make a new life for himself and his brothers. Fifteen years later, his past catches up with him as his old enemy resurfaces.
- DirectorRamesh SippyStarsAmitabh BachchanJackie ShroffAmrita SinghInspector Vijay Verma is a very lonely cop whose only family is a younger brother, Ajay Verma, who is studying abroad. He also has two good friends, Shekhar and Seema. One day when he arrests criminal mastermind Jojo Braganza, he is shocked when Jojo is released from police custody because his corrupt lawyer shows the court a videotape of him at a completely different place,therefore he couldn't have committed the crime. From this day on they become enemies and Vijay is hot on Jojo's trail every time he commits a crime. One day while watching a film called 'Seeta Aur Geeta', he realizes that two people can be at different places at the same time if they are twins. He realizes that Jojo has a twin brother, Tony, who covers for him each time he commits a crime so he can get away with it easily. He successfully gets Jojo arrested and put in prison. However Jojo escapes and hides out at the house of Shekhar and Seema. When Shekhar realizes that Tony and Jojo are wanted criminals., he tries to contact Vijay. But Tony and Jojo find out and kill both Shekhar and Seema. Vijay is devastated by the loss of his two best friends and is comforted by nightclub dancer Sapna, and he falls in love with her. After his friends' deaths, he finds out that Tony and Jojo have Ajay on their hit list, so he tries to stop them, but his police commissioner, Shashi Kapoor, warns him against it.
- DirectorAnil MattooStarsNana PatekarMadhooAtul AgnihotriTough policier about a straight, but maverick cop who does not believe in bending over, no matter what. He encourages his wife to become a top government officer and tutors her at home, while helping with the chores, and she does achieve that goal.
- DirectorMahesh BhattStarsNaseeruddin ShahAjay DevgnJuhi ChawlaInspector Jai is an upright and fearless cop who is given the job to take down the criminal empire of Raj Solanki. Jai and his accomplice Inspector Sandhya, who also happens to be his love, start taking down Raj's empire with gusto.
- DirectorRama Rao TatineniStarsMithun ChakrabortyAjay DevgnRambhaJung tells the story of Arjun (Mithun Chakraborty), an honest and passionate police officer who finds himself clashing with his younger brother Ajay (Ajay Devgan), an equally passionate defense lawyer, over a possibly innocent condemned man named Ram (Aditya Pancholi).
- DirectorHarry BawejaStarsAjay DevgnSonali BendreAmrish PuriA patriotic young man turns into a terrorist to avenge his father's humiliation.
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsAnil KapoorGirish KarnadNutanTwo top lawyers battle against each other while the whole city witnesses the battle.
- DirectorPrayag RajStarsAshok KumarNutanAnil KapoorAfter 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 name of the family forward. So they propose that Satyaprakash gets married for a second time, to which Laxmi consents to, and as such he gets married to Rukmani. After this marriage Laxmi gets pregnant and gives birth to a son, Rajkumar, and shortly thereafter Rukmani too gives birth to a son, Lakhan. Rajkumar is abducted, and disappears from their lives. Thereafter, Satyaprakash is arrested for the murder of a contractor, and sentenced to prison. Rukmani and her brother, Buddiram, take over running the household, and inflict abuse on Laxmi. Years later, a young man appears claiming to be the missing son of Laxmi and Satyaprakash, and he attempts to bring some sense and honor for poor Laxmi. But this does not last for long, when Satyaprakash is released from prison, he recognizes the young man, as his fellow prison inmate, and much to the shock and dismay of Laxmi, asks him to leave the house, little knowing that he has now thrown open the door for Buddhiram to kill him and Laxmi.
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsRakhee GulzarJackie ShroffAnil KapoorRam Lakhan is the story of two brothers who part ways due to their ideological differences, but how they come to each other's rescue as the story unfolds.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsAnil KapoorJuhi ChawlaKulbhushan KharbandaRavi, an unemployed man who constantly gets into fights, is framed for the murder of a gangster. With no support from his family, he must now fight to prove his innocence.
- DirectorPrakash JhaStarsAjay DevgnGracy SinghMohan JoshiAn IPS officer motivates and leads a dysfunctional, corrupt police force of Tezpur to fight against the corrupt politician.
- DirectorTinnu AnandStarsAmitabh BachchanMeenakshi SheshadriAruna IraniVijay who is a corrupt officer by day, turns a vigilante by night in order to make the city crime free.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsAnil KapoorRani MukerjiAmrish PuriA man accepts a challenge by the chief minister of Maharashtra to run the state for one day, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.
- DirectorAshok HondaStarsSuniel ShettyKarisma KapoorSonali BendreASP Raj Sinha is assign with the task of bringing to justice the people who are responsible for printing and circulating fake currency notes. Raj is shocked when he learn that the leader behind this crime is none other than his childhood friend, Raghavan. When Raj confronts Raghavan this angers him and along with the help of his gang he mercilessly murder Raj's mother and his wife, Suman injuring Raj in the process. When Raj recovers from this carnage he plots to destroy Raghavan.
- DirectorRamesh PuriStarsSanjay DuttKimi KatkarSonu WaliaTejaa watch helplessly as his parents gets assassinated by 3 absconding outlaws, Lal Singh, Heeralal and Zoravar, he then swears to avenge this carnage and this become the motive of his life. 20 years later he does manage to locate them and thus this begins his vendetta by mercilessly killing them separately.
- DirectorUmesh MehraStarsAkshay KumarRekhaRaveena TandonA man (Akshay Kumar) searches for his missing brother (Inder Kumar) who is also wanted by the police.
- DirectorSameer MalkanStarsAkshay KumarSaif Ali KhanShilpa Shetty KundraA Bombay police officer seeks revenge when his brother is killed by a powerful underworld figure. Things get complicated when a matinee movie idol begins to shadow the policeman so he can research a movie role.
- DirectorUmesh MehraStarsAkshay KumarMamta KulkarniMohnish BehlA police officer impersonates his murdered twin brother in order to bring his killers to justice.
- DirectorRajiv RaiStarsAkshay KumarSuniel ShettyRaveena TandonA journalist comes to the aid of a murderer with a life sentence when she makes an appeal in court and although he is given his freedom, they soon discover that there is a grim reason behind his release.
- DirectorAshutosh GowarikerStarsAamir KhanMamta KulkarniParesh RawalA tough and honest police officer wages a one-man war against terrorists and a corrupt politician who have planned to assassinate the chief minister of the state.
- DirectorPrashanth NeelStarsYashSrinidhi ShettyRamachandra RajuIn the 1970s, a gangster named Rocky goes undercover as a slave to assassinate the owner of a notorious gold mine known as the Kolar Gold Fields.
- DirectorMagizh ThirumeniStarsArun VijayTanya HopeSmruthi VenkatThe murder of a youngster creates confusion among cops when they discover the suspect has a lookalike.
- DirectorSukumarStarsRam CharanSamantha Ruth PrabhuAadhiChitti Babu begins to suspect his elder brother's life is in danger after they team up to lock horns with their village president and overthrow his unlawful 30 year old regime.
- DirectorH. VinothStarsKarthiRakul Preet SinghAbhimanyu SinghTheeran, a police officer, is entrusted with the task to solve the mystery behind a series of murders. The only clue left behind is that all the murders are committed in the same pattern.