Highest Grossing Hindi Movies of 1983
by shrikant-narayanan | created - 12 Feb 2011 | updated - 27 Mar 2018 | PublicThis list is as per the film's performance money wise at the box office in the particular year.
The order is as per revenue collected.
There are some years in which films which are regarded as classics post their release or have developed cult following among public over the years, have become box office flop at the time of their release.
The first 30 are hits and rest films in this list below were declared as box office flops and the rest of the films from the beginning were Superhits
All the films below are classics except Mahaan , Prem Tapasya, Coolie, Himmatwala, Mawali, Naukar Biwi Ka, Nishan , Nastik, Kalakaar, Jaani Dost, Andha Kanoon , Bandhan Kuchche Dagaon Ka, Taqdeer and Romance.
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1. Himmatwala (1983)
Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A poor and wronged woman's son returns from the big city to avenge his father, a honest school teacher.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: Sridevi, Jeetendra, Amjad Khan, Waheeda Rehman
Votes: 383
2. Coolie (I) (1983)
Not Rated | 177 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
When Iqbal gets separated from his mother and brother by a flood, he becomes a coolie at Mumbai railway station. He then fights for the coolies rights and faces challenges from a businessman.
Directors: Manmohan Desai, Prayag Raj | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri
Votes: 2,602
3. Souten (1983)
160 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Shyam, a middle-class man, falls in love with a millionaire's daughter and marries her. However, as their relationship starts deteriorating, Shyam finds solace in the company of Radha.
Director: Saawan Kumar Tak | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Tina Ambani, Padmini Kolhapure, Prem Chopra
Votes: 244
4. Avtaar (1983)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
Avtaar Krishen lives a poor lifestyle with his wife, Radha, and two sons, Ramesh and Chander. He works in a factory and toils hard so that his sons can get the necessary education, and live... See full summary »
Director: Mohan Kumar | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Sujit Kumar, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 737
5. Hero (II) (1983)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama, Romance
After his friend is imprisoned, a hitman kidnaps the daughter of the police commissioner by telling her that he is a police officer.
Director: Subhash Ghai | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Meenakshi Sheshadri
Votes: 959
6. Agar Tum Na Hote (1983)
Not Rated | 161 min | Drama, Family
Radha's husband becomes disabled post a car accident. To make ends meet, she unwillingly accepts a job as a nanny at a wealthy family's house. Complications arise when she learns the family's reason for hiring specifically her.
Director: Lekh Tandon | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Rekha, Raj Babbar, Madan Puri
Votes: 192
7. Justice Chaudhury (1983)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama, Action, Comedy
An honest and upright lawyer becomes a judge; marries his disabled daughter to a crook, and is blackmailed to compromise his judicial judgements.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Sridevi, Arun Govil
Votes: 112
8. Betaab (1983)
162 min | Family, Romance
A young man (Sunny Deol) and woman (Amrita Singh) fall in love, but face obstacles from their families.
Director: Rahul Rawail | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Sunny Deol
Votes: 677
9. Mawaali (1983)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama
Ramesh gets employ as an engineer in a factory own and maintain by the wealthy, Goyal Verma. Goyal has a daughter, Nisha who is of marriage-able age and who also is in love with Ramesh. But... See full summary »
Director: K. Bapaiah | Stars: Jeetendra, Sridevi, Jaya Prada, Prem Chopra
Votes: 126
10. Naukar Biwi Ka (1983)
Action, Drama, Comedy
Jagirdar Bishamber Nath a wealthy man disowns his son, police inspector Amar Nath for marrying against his wishes. In the course of his duties Amar sends a notorious criminal Pinto to jail.... See full summary »
Director: Rajkumar Kohli | Stars: Dharmendra, Anita Raj, Reena Roy, Kader Khan
Votes: 183
11. Masoom (1983)
Not Rated | 165 min | Drama, Family
A happy family goes through turbulent times because of a big mistake by one of the family members.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Jugal Hansraj, Urmila Matondkar
Votes: 4,403
12. Andhaa Kaanoon (1983)
155 min | Action, Drama
Two siblings attempt to avenge the death of their parents. But the sister believes in the law while the brother believes in administering justice himself.
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Rajinikanth, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Amitabh Bachchan
Votes: 813
13. Jaani Dost (1983)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Two childhood friends face obstacles and challenges after they confront gangsters and each other.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Parveen Babi, Sridevi
Votes: 98
14. Nishaan (1983)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Drama, Family
When a villain tries to break the friendship of two friends, they realise that they are brothers and set out to take revenge against the people responsible for their separation.
Directors: Surendra Mohan, Sikandar Khanna | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, Rekha, Poonam Dhillon
Votes: 51
15. Woh 7 Din (1983)
139 min | Drama, Romance
Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide on the nuptial night. She tells Anand that she was in love with Prem whose ambition was ... See full summary »
Director: Bapu | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Naseeruddin Shah, Raju Shrestha
Votes: 1,262
16. Jaanwar (1982)
Action, Adventure, Drama
A young woman (Zeenat Aman), who grows up in the wild, knows the secret of a lost treasure, and is also the heir to the throne. She meets with a young man (Rajesh Khanna) and both fall in ... See full summary »
Director: S. Ali Raza | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Pradeep Kumar, Pran Sikand
Votes: 54
17. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
Not Rated | 132 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two photographers, who are employed by a magazine editor to expose the scandalous activities of the rich, come across corruption by a builder and accidentally photograph a murder.
Director: Kundan Shah | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Barve, Satish Shah
Votes: 14,722
18. Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Romance
Malati (Rati Agnihotri), a young girl from a middle-class family meets Suresh Ray (Mithun Chakraborty), who is the son of a well-known lawyer Dayashankar Ray (Danny Denzongpa). After dating... See full summary »
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Rati Agnihotri, Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Shreeram Lagoo
Votes: 60
19. Arpan (1983)
144 min | Drama, Romance
The Verma family consists of Mrs. Verma, the mother; Anil, the son; and a daughter named Vinnie. Anil loves Shobha, and hopes to marry her someday. While Vinnie loves Rakesh and also hopes ... See full summary »
Director: J. Om Prakash | Stars: Jeetendra, Reena Roy, Parveen Babi, Raj Babbar
Votes: 99
20. Mazdoor (1983)
170 min | Drama, Romance
A laborer-turned-businessman faces challenges after the marriage of his children.
Director: Ravi Chopra | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Nanda Karnataki, Raj Babbar, Padmini Kolhapure
Votes: 148
21. Woh Jo Hasina (1983)
Not Rated | 121 min | Romance
Radhe Shyam is a widower and renowned masseur raising his daughter Hasina. When he is framed for the murder of a good friend and client by Seth Damodardas, he becomes separated from his ... See full summary »
Director: Deepak Bahry | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta Kaur, Pran Sikand, Kader Khan
Votes: 16
22. Shubh Kaamna
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama
Ratan (Rakesh Roshan) is a self-styled, and rather compulsive do-gooder. His manner often alienates him from his superiors and bosses, and he often ends up getting fired. He comes across ... See full summary »
Director: K. Viswanath | Stars: Rati Agnihotri, Renuka, Girish, Sujit Kumar
Votes: 24
23. Romance (1983)
Romance
British based Mr. and Mrs. Roy are thrilled when their son announces that he is going to marry a Caucasian woman. Soon they are blessed when a daughter, Sonia, is born. Tragically, their ... See full summary »
Director: Ramanand Sagar | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Kumar Gaurav, Poonam Dhillon, Anwar
Votes: 52
24. Nastik (1983)
Action, Drama
A devout Hindu priest's son sees his father murdered and his mother and sister burned alive. He becomes an atheist and vows to avenge his family's murders at the hands of an evil landowner and smuggler.
Director: Pramod Chakravorty | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Pran Sikand, Deven Verma
Votes: 431
25. Mahaan (1983)
181 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A lawyer goes into hiding after being falsely accused of committing a crime while his wife gives birth to twins. One of the twins is separated at birth, while the other twin grows up to become an inspector who is on his father's trail.
Director: S. Ramanathan | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman
Votes: 515
26. Prem Tapasya (1983)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama, Romance
Mohan Verma meets with attractive Devi and falls in love with her. His parents would prefer that he marry Anita, but he refuses to do so. He proposes his love for Devi, but Devi rejects, ... See full summary »
Director: Dasari Narayana Rao | Stars: Jeetendra, Rekha, Reena Roy, Prem Chopra
Votes: 34
27. Aasra Pyaar Da (1983)
150 min | Drama
Deep in the Punjab Village live two brothers, Madan Lal (Navin Nischol) and Suraj (Raj Babbar). Madan is married to Sheela (Kiron Kher), and Suraj is in love with Kiran (Priti Sapru). Both ... See full summary »
Director: J. Om Prakash | Stars: Raj Babbar, Mohan Baggad, Kirron Kher, Mehar Mittal
Votes: 40
28. Humse Na Jeeta Koi (1983)
120 min | Comedy
Sunder Singh lives with his wife, Lajwanti, and three sons, Bheema, Kishan, and Vijay, in a small town in India. His two elder sons are slackers and up to mischief and wrestling. They find ... See full summary »
Director: Shibu Mitra | Stars: Amjad Khan, Randhir Kapoor, Raj Kiran, Asha Sachdev
Votes: 17
29. Taqdeer (1983)
125 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Widower Pratap Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle along with two married sons, Randhir and Ranvir. While Ranvir's wife continues to be childless, Randhir has a daughter, and his wife is ... See full summary »
Director: Brij | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Zeenat Aman, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha
Votes: 107
30. Rang Birangi (1983)
180 min | Comedy
Sparkling comedy about a meddling friend whose attempt to rekindle the spark in his friend's relationship with his wife of seven years leads to complications to their lives, and to the ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Amol Palekar, Parveen Babi, Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval
Votes: 614
31. Sweekar Kiya Maine (1983)
170 min | Comedy, Drama
Gopika Sharma lives a middle-classed lifestyle along with her widowed mother in Bangalore. She expresses a desire to sing and is encouraged by her maternal uncle, Dubey, who takes her with ... See full summary »
Director: Zaheer D. Lari | Stars: Vinod Mehra, Shabana Azmi, Prema Narayan, Madan Puri
Votes: 31
32. Mehndi (1983)
Action, Drama, Romance
Gautam is an Officer in the Indian Army, and is very friendly with another Army Officer, Ajit Singh. Both are assigned tasks that take them to the battlefront. Gautam's senior officer asks ... See full summary »
Director: Asit Sen | Stars: Vinod Mehra, Raj Babbar, Ranjeeta Kaur, Bindiya Goswami
Votes: 22
33. Achha Bura (1983)
Drama
Mohammad Sher Khan is a Pathan who has re-located to India from Afghanistan and befriends Phagwara-born Veer Singh. Both are quite naive, they steal a truck from a businessman who has 20 ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Amjad Khan, Ranjeet Bedi, Raj Babbar, Anita Raj
Votes: 28
34. Kissise Na Kehna (1983)
140 min | Comedy, Romance
Kailashnath is a widower, and father of an only son, Ramesh. He feels that his son has come of age, and must get married. He goes to see a number of young ladies for him, but is ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Utpal Dutt, Saeed Jaffrey
Votes: 727
35. Pukar (1983)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Drama, Musical
Although India obtained freedom from the British in 1947, Goa and its territories are still ruled by the Portuguese. A group of revolutionaries want a free Goa and are thus wanted by the ... See full summary »
Director: Ramesh Behl | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Randhir Kapoor, Tina Ambani
Votes: 375
36. Pasand Apni Apni (1983)
Comedy
Sandeep Anand is a wealthy industrialist. He runs an organization, and falls in love with one of his employees named Geeta, who comes from a lower middle class family, and wants to marry a ... See full summary »
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Rati Agnihotri, Utpal Dutt, Subbiraj
Votes: 114
37. Sadma (1983)
141 min | Drama, Romance
A head injury causes a woman to regresses to childhood. Lost and confused, she is eventually befriended by a school teacher.
Director: Balu Mahendra | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Gulshan Grover, Silk Smitha
Votes: 3,468
38. Ardh Satya (1983)
130 min | Crime, Drama
A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, Shafi Inamdar
Votes: 2,042
39. Bade Dil Wala (1983)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, Action, Crime
Amrit's generosity and kindness initially lands him in the bad books of a dancer; then in prison; and then as false son-in-law of a very wealthy man.
Director: Bhappi Sonie | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Tina Ambani, Sarika Thakur, Aruna Irani
Votes: 145
40. Chor Police (1983)
Crime, Action, Drama
Inspector Sunil Rana (Shatrughan Sinha) has been assigned the case of triple-homicide of the Sinha family, namely Mr. Sinha (Ashok Kumar); his son Inspector Rohan (Vinod Mehra), and Rohan's... See full summary »
Director: Amjad Khan | Stars: Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Shakti Kapoor, Amjad Khan
Votes: 42
41. Daulat Ke Dushman (1983)
Action
Sunil lives a middle-class life with his brother, Raju, and mom. Raju has fallen into bad company, and Sunil attempts to counsel him against this, but in vain, and as a result there are ... See full summary »
Director: Bimal Rawal | Stars: Manu, Manjushree, Mehmood, Ajit Khan
Votes: 21
42. Kalaakaar (1983)
144 min | Family, Romance
Poor and orphan Ravi Kumar is gifted with good singing attributes. He meets wealthy Radha Khanna and with her recommendation he lands his first singing assignment and this takes him to the ... See full summary »
Director: P. Sambasiva Rao | Stars: Kunal Goswami, Sridevi, Rakesh Bedi, Mehmood
Votes: 125
43. Razia Sultan (1983)
176 min | Biography, Drama, History
An account of the reign of Indian empress Razia Sultan and her love for her slave Jamaluddin Yakut.
Director: Kamal Amrohi | Stars: Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Parveen Babi, Pradeep Kumar
Votes: 232
44. Mandi (1983)
167 min | Comedy, Drama
Forbidden love, fraying loyalties and flagrant hypocrisy emerge when sanctimonious politicians drive a madam's brothel from the heart of Hyderabad.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri
Votes: 951
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