Bollywood's Top Action & Crime Thriller Flicks
by gamangues | created - 17 Apr 2012 | updated - 17 Apr 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. 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: 13,186
2. Sarkar (2005)
Not Rated | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Subhash Nagre runs a parallel government in the city where he has a cult following. When his enemies plot to murder him, his son takes charge and stands up against them.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Supriya Pathak
Votes: 17,438
3. Sarfarosh (1999)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.
Director: John Mathew Matthan | Stars: Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre, Mukesh Rishi
Votes: 26,907
4. Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A woman falls for a charming and mysterious businessman. The whirlwind romance turns sour when she is framed for his underworld crimes. Now, finally out of prison she is ready for sweet revenge.
Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Seema Biswas, Aditya Srivastav
Votes: 7,863
5. Darr (1993)
Not Rated | 178 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Darr is a girl's (Kiran) story caught between one man's (Sunil) love and another man's (Rahul) obsession.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Juhi Chawla, Sunny Deol, Shah Rukh Khan, Anupam Kher
Votes: 25,430
6. Don 2 (2011)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Don turns himself in and escapes with Vardhaan from prison, following which he recruits a team to steal currency printing plates from a bank in Berlin.
Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Florian Lukas, Om Puri, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Votes: 58,408 | Gross: $3.68M
7. Ab Tak Chhappan (2004)
Not Rated | 129 min | Crime, Drama
An honest encounter specialist's life begins to change with the arrival of a new police commissioner who has ties with a local don.
Director: Shimit Amin | Stars: Nana Patekar, Revathi, Yashpal Sharma, Mohan Agashe
Votes: 9,662
8. Company (2002)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A small-time gangster named Chandu teams up with Malik, a low-level enforcer for a criminal syndicate. Together they eliminate all their enemies, becoming the most feared gangsters in Mumbai.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Mohanlal, Manisha Koirala, Seema Biswas
Votes: 16,156
9. Baazigar (1993)
Not Rated | 175 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
A 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.
Directors: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Dalip Tahil, Rakhee Gulzar
Votes: 30,012
10. Main Hoon Na (2004)
Not Rated | 182 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general's daughter from a radical militant, and to find his estranged half-brother.
Director: Farah Khan | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Suniel Shetty, Zayed Khan
Votes: 40,297 | Gross: $1.72M
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11. Khiladi (1992)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Musical, Mystery
Two friends wage bets for money and fun. There comes a time where they race to win the biggest bet, for they know that their lives depend on it.
Directors: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Sabeeha
Votes: 8,496
12. Ghulam (1998)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An amateur boxer runs errands for a local gangster but revolts against him after the gangster kills his friend and his conscience is awakened.
Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Rajit Kapoor, Mita Vashisht
Votes: 12,149
13. Satya (1998)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An innocent man is embroiled in underworld after being falsely charged and sets out to punish the perpetrators who subjected his life to misery.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: J.D. Chakravarthi, Manoj Bajpayee, Urmila Matondkar, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 16,710
14. Ghayal (1990)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Moushumi Chatterjee
Votes: 5,066
15. Ra.One (2011)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When the titular antagonist of an action game takes on physical form, it's only the game's less powerful protagonist who can save his creator's family.
Director: Anubhav Sinha | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Shahana Goswami
Votes: 46,791 | Gross: $2.51M
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