Best thriller Hindi movies on JioHotstar in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
203 movies on JioHotstar in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.8. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Dhurandhar (2025)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 34m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (1.5L votes)
MatureEdge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
In the early 2000s, an undercover operative infiltrates Karachi's underworld, breaking into its inner circle to dismantle a violent nexus from within.
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2. Andhadhun (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 19m · UA · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 8.2 (1.2L votes)
TwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seatFunny
A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.
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3. Drishyam (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 43m · U/A 13+ · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 8.2 (1.1L votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
When his family stares down the barrel of criminal charges, a commoner channels his street smarts and knowledge of action films to tie the long arm of the law into an investigative Gordian knot.
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4. Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 55m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.2 (73.9K votes)
MatureFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
As rival gangs, corrupt officials and a ruthless Major Iqbal close in, Hamza's mission for his country spirals into a bloody personal war where the line between patriot and monster disappears in the streets of Lyari.
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5. A Wednesday! (2008)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 43m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (86.8K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedTwistyCold & detached
Prakash Rathod, a retired police commissioner recounts the most memorable case of his career wherein he was informed about a bomb scare in Mumbai by an ordinary commoner.
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6. Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (40.6K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatTwistyVisually stunning
Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned.
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7. Sholay (1975)
Movie · Hindi · 3h 28m · U · Action · IMDb 8.1 (64.1K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
After his family is slain by notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, former Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh enlists low-level outlaws Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar and seek revenge.
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8. Haider (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 30m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (61.8K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle - the man he suspects to have a role in his father's fate.
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9. Pink (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 16m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (52.9K votes)
MatureDark & grittyTwistyEdge-of-seat
After being molested, Minal and her friends try to file an FIR against a politician's nephew. When the subsequent case gets rigged, a retired lawyer helps them to fight the case.
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10. Baby (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 40m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (63.8K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatCold & detachedDark & gritty
A nascent elite team of the Indian intelligence system perpetually strives to detect and eliminate terrorists and their plots. Officer Ajay leads his team to destroy one such potentially lethal ploy in their biggest operation yet.
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11. Border (1997)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 56m · UA · History, Action · IMDb 8.0 (20.7K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatStraightforward
Amidst the 1971 Indo-Pak war, a company of 120 Indian soldiers stationed at the border region of Longewala in Rajasthan must defend their post through the night against two thousand Pakistani troops armed with tanks. Based on the true events of the Battle of Longewala.
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12. Ugly (2013)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 8m · A · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (25.7K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
When a 10-year old girl goes missing, her stepfather races against time to investigate the kidnapping.
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13. Maqbool (2003)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (16.5K votes)
MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatCold & detached
The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.
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14. Deewaar (1975)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 54m · U · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.0 (13.4K votes)
Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
Haunted by the past, Vijay turns to crime, while Ravi, his brother, becomes an honest police officer. Fate pits them against each other when Ravi is sent to nab Vijay.
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15. A Thursday (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 9m · Thriller, Crime · IMDb 7.6 (27.6K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detachedMature
When a kindergarten teacher takes her 16 students hostage and makes a set of demands, it not only rattles the Mumbai police and the city but also sends shockwaves through the country and its leaders as the motive behind the hostage situation is unearthed.
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16. Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 38m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 7.5 (39.7K votes)
TwistyFunny
NRI Siddharth Chaturvedi and his wife Avni return to Siddharth's family's ancestral Varanasi palace while disregarding warnings of a curse and paranormal phenomena. Soon enough, inexplicable events begin occuring, which forces Siddharth to consult the eccentric psychiatrist Aditya Shrivastav to help solve the mystery.
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17. Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (39.1K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seat
When Aurangzeb recruits his trusted soldier Udaybhan to control the Kondhana fort, Shivaji's military leader Tanhaji Malusare and his army of Maratha warriors set out to recapture the fortress.
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18. Sarkar (2005)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 3m · UA · Crime, Action · IMDb 7.6 (19.0K votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
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.
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19. KILL (2024)
Movie · Hindi · 1h 45m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.4 (48.2K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningMature
When an army commando finds out his true love is engaged against her will, he boards a New Dehli-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, the commando takes them on, one by one.
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20. Lootcase (2020)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · Comedy · IMDb 7.5 (19.9K votes)
FunnyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Nandan, a middle-class man, finds a suitcase full of money near his workplace and steals it. However, he is soon chased by a police officer, a notorious gangster and a corrupt politician.
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21. Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (11.7K votes)
Edge-of-seatDark & gritty
A young man who stands for the right discovers that he's destined to do bigger things, which will transform him from a common man into a Superhero.
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22. Raid (2018)
Movie · Hindi · 2h · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (24.2K votes)
Edge-of-seatFast-pacedCold & detachedDark & gritty
After receiving an anonymous tip, a tax officer leads a raid on the mansion of the most powerful figure in Lucknow, a member of parliament who has been evading income tax for years.
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23. Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (21.7K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.
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24. Freddy (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 4m · U/A 16+ · Romance, Thriller · IMDb 7.3 (37.0K votes)
Dark & grittyTwistyMatureCold & detached
Introverted and awkward Dr. Freddy Ginwala desperately searches for a soulmate. When he finally finds her, the relationship becomes as painful as a root canal.
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25. Kaminey (2009)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.4 (19.2K votes)
Fast-pacedTwistyMatureEdge-of-seat
Two brothers, as different as chalk and cheese, find their lives intertwined when one puts himself in danger via a `get rich quick' scheme and the other finds there is a price on his head.
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26. Laal Rang (2016)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 27m · UA · Comedy, Crime · IMDb 7.8 (5.5K votes)
The lives and friendship of two men involved in blood theft and trading are affected by greed, girlfriends, cops and an unexpected death.
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27. Aankhen (2002)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 45m · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.4 (15.0K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
After his hatred of dishonesty costs him his job, an embittered man goes over to the dark side and plots to rob the bank he once managed.
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28. Kaabil (2017)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 19m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.2 (33.7K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Rohan is a kind, happy young man who has been blind since birth and works as a voice-over artist for a living. Through friends, he meets Supriya, a working woman who is also blind, but proudly independent. The two start liking each other and get married. Rohan toughest journey starts in his quest of vengeance for Supri
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29. Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
Movie · Hindi · 2h · A · Crime, Action · IMDb 7.5 (8.6K votes)
Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
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.
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30. Holiday (2014)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 50m · UA · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (32.4K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty
Virat Bakshi, an Indian army soldier on vacation stumbles upon a terror plot to rip Mumbai apart with a series of bomb blasts and must hunt down the sleeper cell of the terror organisation before it's too late.
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