Best thriller Hindi movies on Prime Video in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

491 movies on Prime Video in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.9. Newest addition: Shiva, added to Apple TV on 21 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.

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   1. Shershaah (2021)

   Movie · Hindi · 2h 15m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (1.4L votes)

   Visually stunningEdge-of-seat

   Inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), the film celebrates his bravery, valiant spirit and honors his invaluable sacrifice during the Kargil War of 1999, at the age of 24.

   Prime Video
2. 

   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. Sardar Udham (2021)

   Movie · Hindi · 2h 42m · UA · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (51.5K votes)

   TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   A young Sardar Udham Singh left deeply scarred by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, escaped into the mountains of Afghanistan, reaching London in 1933-34. Carrying an unhealed wound for 21 years, the revolutionary assassinated Michael O’Dwyer on 13th March, 1940, the man at the helm of affairs in Punjab, April 1919 to ave

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   5. Tumbbad (2018)

   Movie · Hindi · 1h 53m · A · Fantasy, Horror · IMDb 8.2 (78.1K votes)

   TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyCold & detached

   India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.

   Prime Video
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   6. Drishyam 2 (2022)

   Movie · Hindi · 2h 20m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (54.3K votes)

   TwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

   7 years after the case related to Vijay Salgaonkar and his family was closed, a series of unexpected events bring truth to light that threatens to change everything for the Salgaonkars. Can Vijay save his family this time?

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   7. 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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8. 

   8. Kahaani (2012)

   Movie · Hindi · 2h 2m · Mystery, Thriller · IMDb 8.1 (70.7K votes)

   TwistyEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty

   Pregnant and alone in the city of Kolkata, a woman begins a relentless search for her missing husband, only to find that nothing is what it seems.

   Prime Video
9. 

   9. 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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10. 

    10. 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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11. 

    11. 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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12. 

    12. 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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13. 

    13. Sarfarosh (1999)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 54m · A · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (29.1K votes)

    Dark & grittyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning

    When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.

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    14. 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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15. 

    15. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · U · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (18.6K votes)

    Edge-of-seatDark & grittyStraightforwardSerious

    Born in British India, Bhagat Singh witnesses numerous atrocities during his childhood and grows up to become one of the most fearless freedom fighters in the country.

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    16. Airlift (2016)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 6m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (61.9K votes)

    Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced

    When Iraq invades Kuwait in August, 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.

    Prime Video
17. 

    17. Omkara (2006)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 35m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (24.4K votes)

    TwistyMatureEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

    Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A conspiracy, however, forms against him when he denies his right-hand man, Langda Tyagi, a promotion. Ultimately, this plot threatens not only his relationship with Dolly, b

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18. 

    18. Section 375 (2019)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 4m · UA · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 8.0 (21.9K votes)

    Cold & detachedDialogue-drivenMatureDark & gritty

    A filmmaker stands trial when a costume assistant on his movie accuses him of rape.

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    19. 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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20. 

    20. 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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    21. Vaastav (1999)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 30m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 8.0 (16.3K votes)

    MatureEdge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced

    Raghu, a simpleton, and his best friend decide to run a food stall to get rid of their unemployment. However, Raghu's life takes a drastic turn after he accidentally kills one of their customers and he is pushed into a life of crime.

    Prime Video
22. 

    22. 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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    23. Company (2002)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 36m · A · Action, Crime · IMDb 7.9 (17.4K votes)

    MatureCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced

    Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of them start drifting apart.

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    24. Raazi (2018)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 18m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (37.9K votes)

    Edge-of-seatVisually stunningDark & gritty

    An Indian spy is married to a Pakistani military officer during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

    NetflixPrime Video
25. 

    25. Udta Punjab (2016)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 28m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (34.6K votes)

    MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedVisually stunning

    Drug abuse and the darker side of Punjab rear their heads in the intense, interwoven tales of a policeman, a doctor, a migrant worker, and a rockstar.

    NetflixPrime Video
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    26. Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)

    Movie · Hindi · 3h 7m · U · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (19.5K votes)

    Family-friendly

    Shivajirao, a TV reporter, gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his one-day stint turns out to be a huge success, his life spirals out of control and he is embroiled in political intrigue.

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    27. Highway (2014)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 13m · UA · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.6 (33.3K votes)

    MatureTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

    Right before her wedding, a young woman finds herself abducted and held for ransom. As the initial days pass, she begins to develop a strange bond with her kidnapper.

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    28. Mr. India (1987)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 59m · U · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.7 (20.9K votes)

    Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFamily-friendlyHeartwarming

    A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.

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    29. Baazigar (1993)

    Movie · Hindi · 3h 1m · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.6 (32.3K votes)

    TwistyCold & detachedFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

    A young man with a vendetta against a business tycoon seduces and kills his eldest daughter and then proceeds to his younger daughter but she begins to suspect her new lover's ulterior motive.

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    30. Johnny Gaddaar (2007)

    Movie · Hindi · 2h 21m · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (14.4K votes)

    TwistyMatureCold & detachedDark & gritty

    Five men get involved in a drug deal set up by a corrupt police officer, but the plan goes awry when the youngest member decides to steal the money.

    Prime Video