Best thriller Hindi movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
870 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 5.8. 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. The Kashmir Files (2022)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 50m · UA · History, Drama · IMDb 8.4 (5.8L votes)
TwistyDark & grittyMatureCold & detached
Based on a true tragedy, the emotionally triggering film sheds light on the plight of Kashmiri Pandits (Hindus), a religious minority in the 1990s Kashmir valley, who were compelled to flee their homes by the Islamic militants.
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2. 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.
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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 18m · UA · Action, Drama · IMDb 8.2 (85.9K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatSerious
Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
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8. 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.
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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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.
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13. 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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14. 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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15. Talvar (2015)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 12m · UA · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 8.1 (44.2K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. The case is complicated as the prime suspects are the parents who supposedly killed their teenage daughter.
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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. The Tashkent Files (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 24m · UA · Drama, Mystery · IMDb 8.0 (39.6K votes)
Cold & detachedDialogue-drivenTwistySerious
The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.
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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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.
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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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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27. Badla (2019)
Movie · Hindi · 2h · UA · Crime, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (35.4K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.
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28. 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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29. 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.
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30. Article 370 (2024)
Movie · Hindi · 2h 38m · UA · Action, Thriller · IMDb 7.8 (29.1K votes)
Fast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detached
Ahead of a major constitutional decision which rendered the Article 370 of the Indian state ineffective, special agent Zooni Haksar is tasked with a secret mission to quell violence in the conflict-ridden region.
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