Best Hindi Films of 1996
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- DirectorPartho GhoshStarsJackie ShroffNana PatekarManisha KoiralaNewly married Suraj and Shivangi are on honeymoon where they meet Vishwanath - who claims that Shivangi is his wife.
- DirectorAbbas Alibhai BurmawallaMastan Alibhai BurmawallaStarsRishi KapoorJuhi ChawlaArbaaz KhanRich industrialist Raj meets Priya in Shimla and falls madly in love with her, but she ignores him. Her mother tells her she should marry him as he is a good person, and she should tell him everything about her past. Priya writes a letter to Raj, which his servant Hari misplaces and replaces with another letter. Raj is shocked to find from Priya's mother that she was married before and is angry that she never told him. Hari finds Priya's letter in his coat and gives it to Raj. Priya has mentioned everything about her past in it that she was married to an abusive husband, Vikram, who made her life hell; she managed to run away from him and start a new life in Shimla. Raj forgives and accepts Priya after finding the truth. Vikram, who believed that Priya drowned herself, find out that she's alive and about to marry Raj, and manages to trace them to Shimla. He tries to kill Raj; on failing, he sends him to jail and goes to kill Priya.
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsShabana AzmiNandita DasKarishma JhalaniTwo women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.
- DirectorSanjay Leela BhansaliStarsManisha KoiralaNana PatekarSalman KhanThe daughter of deaf-mute parents seeks their understanding when she discovers a love for music.
- DirectorGulzarStarsOm PuriTabuChandrachur SinghA realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
- DirectorShyam BenegalStarsAmrish PuriKirron KherSmriti MishraThe police are called to investigate the death of a woman who was killed during a riot by a stone thrown by an agitated person. She was known in the community as "Sardari Begum", a popular singer and courtesan in her time. This story chronicles her youth, her contacts, and her lifestyle.
- DirectorJoy AugustineStarsChandrachur SinghArshad WarsiPriya GillBalu (Arshad Warsi) is a slick but flat-broke cabdriver whose life is changed forever when he picks up an unhappy young rich man named Rahul (Chandrachur Singh) at the airport one day. Bored with his privileged but empty life, Rahul convinces Balu to switch places with him. Rahul moves into Balu's home, where he falls hard for Balu's sister, Parvati (Priya Gill). Meanwhile, Balu realizes that the manager of Rahul's successful business has been cheating him for years--and that he has an extremely attractive daughter named Pooja (Simran).