Best of the Bollywood mystery movies
This is a list of the best mystery / suspense movies of Bollywood. If you a mystery fan, you must watch all of these.
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- DirectorNishikant KamatStarsAjay DevgnShriya SaranTabuDesperate measures are taken by a man who tries to save his family from the dark side of the law, after they commit an unexpected crime.
- DirectorRaja NawatheStarsNanda KarnatakiManoj KumarPran SikandEight people are stranded on an island. They reach a mansion where a butler is awaiting them. Then an unknown, vengeful person starts killing them, one by one.
- DirectorBiren NagStarsBiswajeet ChatterjeeWaheeda RehmanManmohan KrishnaWhen a young man's family gets haunted by a spirit, he is warned not to return to his hometown, but he decides to investigate the issue.
- DirectorEsmayeel ShroffStarsVijay AidasaniJayshree AroraIla ArunAfter several inspectors are unable to find the truth behind the murder of a woman, Jagmohan, an honest CBI officer, is assigned the case.
- DirectorKeshu RamsayStarsRishi KapoorNaseeruddin ShahKimi KatkarRavi gets a call from Father Anthony saying that his missing wife is with him in the Church.But when he meets her claims that she is not his wife. Inspector Balbir finds all the proofs are against Ravi but why is Ravi not ready to face it?
- DirectorRobbie GrewalStarsSushmita SenLucy BartholomewTushar DalviAssistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Malvika Chauhan battles time to obtain & solve the clues to solve the various murders occurring in the city.
- DirectorNagesh KukunoorStarsAkshay KumarAyesha TakiaJaaved JaaferiA forest ranger with the ability to visit the past by looking at photographs attempts to solve the mystery behind his father's sudden death.
- DirectorRajesh GangulyStarsRajit KapoorAham SharmaPooja KanwalAn alcoholic, love lost woman is murdered creating suspects out of a painter, a student and a pilot.
- DirectorSujoy GhoshStarsVidya BalanParambrata ChattopadhyayIndraneil SenguptaA pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.
- DirectorRajiv RaiStarsBobby DeolManisha KoiralaKajolGovernor Jaisingh Sinha is murdered and the needle of suspicion points towards his estranged son, Sahil Sinha who must prove his innocence.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsNavin NischolZeenat AmanSanjay KhanA traveler decides to assist a woman involved in a murder.
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsRishi KapoorNeetu SinghRakesh RoshanThree youngsters play a prank on a wealthy jeweller but later find themselves framed for murder by a mysterious criminal.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsRajendra Kumar TuliAshok KumarNanda KarnatakiA lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer's own mentor, prospective father-in-law, and also the judge who presides over the case.
- DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsDev AnandShakilaJohnny WalkerA newspaper editor gets murdered when he was about to expose the underworld links of a rich person. So, a C.I.D inspector gets assigned to investigate the murder case.
- DirectorRam Gopal VarmaStarsUrmila MatondkarManoj BajpayeeSushant SinghWhile alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...
- DirectorRavi TandonStarsAmitabh BachchanParveen BabiPran SikandA terminally ill man frames himself for murder to allow his family to collect the reward money. After a successful operation, he escapes police custody and searches for the real killer.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsRajesh KhannaNanda KarnatakiSujit KumarTaking place almost entirely over the course of one stormy night, a woman is terrified when an accused murderer escapes from a mental hospital and seeks refuge in her home.
- DirectorAsit Kumar SenStarsAbhi BhattacharyaMala SinhaGajanan JagirdarA wealthy man, suspected of murder, is killed before he can be arrested. Everyone in his household is under suspicion. A private investigator looks into the case and finds himself falling in love with one of the suspects.
- DirectorVidhu Vinod ChopraStarsShabana AzmiAmol PalekarNaseeruddin ShahWhen a starlet is murdered on a film location, a detective arrives to investigate the cast and crew.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsAshok KumarDev AnandVyjayanthimalaA Police Commissioner's son comes under suspicion for being a jewel thief.
- DirectorChetan AnandStarsRajesh KhannaRaaj KumarHema MaliniChandramukhi visits Shimla and learns that she is a reincarnation of Paro, a girl who was raped and murdered. Plagued by her dark past, she attempts to bring the culprits to justice.
- DirectorReema KagtiPriyamvada NarayananStarsAamir KhanKareena KapoorRani MukerjiInspector Surjan Shekhawat, who is dealing with a depressing past, has to investigate a high profile murder case, deal with his crumbling marriage and use the help and solace of a prostitute by the name of Rosie.
- DirectorAbbas Alibhai BurmawallaMastan Alibhai BurmawallaStarsAkshay KumarAyesha JhulkaDeepak TijoriTwo friends wage bets for money and fun. There comes a time where they race to win the biggest bet, for they know that their lives depend on it.
- DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsSunil DuttSadhana ShivdasaniJagdish SethiA lawyer's wife dies in his arms. Yet, another woman - identical in appearance and accused of aiding a gang of bandits - claims to be the lawyer's wife. A courtroom drama ensues.
- DirectorKamal AmrohiStarsAshok KumarMadhubalaM. KumarA young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.
- DirectorPartho GhoshParto GhoshRaam LaxmanStarsJackie ShroffMadhuri DixitJaaved JaaferiA young, clairvoyant woman has a vision of a murder and sets out to uncover the truth before the killer finds her.
- DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsSadhana ShivdasaniManoj KumarParveen ChoudharyOne stormy night, a doctor offers a ride to a ghostly woman he meets on the side of the road. Later, he discovers his intended bride is identical in appearance to the ghost. Who was she and why does she haunt him?
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsShammi KapoorAsha ParekhRaj MehraA woman blames a nightclub drummer for the suspicious death of her sister, and seeks revenge. However, the pair work together to solve the mystery and become romantically involved, after he introduces himself under another name.
- DirectorNavdeep SinghStarsAbhay DeolGul PanagRaima SenManorama, wife of an irrigation minister, tasks Satyaveer to find if her husband is cheating. As Satyaveer starts investigating, he gets trapped in a web of lies and must uncover the entire truth.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsNavin NischolOm PrakashArchanaTwo men, who have sheltered a millionaire, get drawn into a web of conspiracy.
- DirectorRaj KhoslaStarsSadhana ShivdasaniManoj KumarI.S. JoharAfter his ex-fiancée's sudden and mysterious suicide, a jilted bridegroom seeks answers. What he finds, makes him question if he ever really knew her. And then he begins to see her face everywhere he goes.
- DirectorHrishikesh MukherjeeStarsRaj BabbarVinod MehraZeenat AmanCanada based Ashok Saxena is the richest Indian he gets married to Shobha a girl half his but on the wedding night he gets fully drunk and falls from his pent house leading to his death.Sunil Kapoor comes across photograph of Shobha in the papers and finds that she is the same girl who was to marry his friend Shakti Kaul from India but suddenly disappeared after Asians were targeted in Uganda.Shakti arrives in Canada and with help of Sunil starts searching Shobha where they find that she had no family of her own in Canada and Saxena wasn't a heavy drinker.Sunil and Satish find many loopholes behind death of Saxena when they meet his old friend Joseph Dsouza.
- DirectorAnant BalaniStarsZeenat AmanVikram GokhaleAshutosh GowarikerGawaahi is a 1989 bollywood courtroom drama based on the play 'Night of January 16th'.
- DirectorSuraj PrakashStarsShashi KapoorSharmila TagorePrem ChopraAcquitted for killing his wealthy wife, a male re-locates, changes his name, re-marries another wealthy woman, and then becomes a suspect when attempts are made to kill her also.
- DirectorYogesh SaxenaStarsVikas AnandBenjamin GilaniAmjad KhanThe movie revolves around a series of mysterious murders where the victims are young ambitious girls. Police officer Khan discovers that all the murders are committed near the house named Plot No. 5. Two brothers, Ajay and Sanjay Sinha, live there with a servant.
- DirectorBiren NagStarsBiswajeet ChatterjeeWaheeda RehmanLalita PawarIn this re-imagining of Du Maurier's Rebecca, a recently wed woman discovers the ghost of her husband's first wife still haunts their home.
- DirectorArjun HingoraniStarsDharmendraBabita KapoorPran SikandAn heiress accidentally kills her uncle in self-defence and disposes of his corpse but is later haunted by his apparition.
- DirectorHorse BabuAbbas Alibhai BurmawallaMastan Alibhai BurmawallaStarsAkshaye KhannaShahid KapoorKareena KapoorA wealthy casino owner is murdered in her mansion at 36 China Town and the investigating detective uncovers multiple suspects, all with independent motives to commit the crime.
- DirectorSaawan Kumar TakStarsShatrughan SinhaNeetu SinghGovardhan AsraniRam meets Chitralekha on a train journey who suddenly disappears.He then encounters her on many occasions where she claims that they were separated in previous life.Ram believes that Chitralekha is a ghost and wants to take him along.Ram's mother fixes his marriage but on wedding day he is surprised to see that his bride is Chitralekha and refuses to accept her.
- DirectorKrishna ShahStarsDharmendraZeenat AmanRex HarrisonSir John Locksley, the greatest jewel thief, decides his most prized possession, the Shalimar Ruby, should be passed on to a worthy successor. He invites the best rival jewel thieves to his island estate to participate in a deadly contest.
- DirectorC.V. SridharStarsJeetendraHema MaliniAmitabh BachchanDharamchand is the chairman of Olympic bank which has its audit due, his daughter Hema finds him dead in bedroom and calls her brother Ratan.Ratan finds a suicide note besides him which mentions that he had taken 20 Lakhs from his band and was unable to pay hence he committed suicide Ratan hides it from everyone including Hema to protect name of his family.Ratan is then approached by a man called Shekar who works for an unknown identity and tells him that he has to assist them in the bank robbery before the audit or else his secret will be out.Ratan decides to be part of the crime in order to protect his family name just when he thinks that his troubles are over Hema sees the robbers and identifies one of the women as Shobha.But Ratan asks Hema to keep it a secret soon Ratan has a visitor Sagar his old friend he as well as Hema feels that Sagar is not the one whom he claims to be.While Ratan believes he could expose his family secret.
- DirectorRavikant NagaichStarsRajesh KhannaNanda KarnatakiHelenHardworking, capable, honest and dedicated CBI inspector Shyam Kumar is assigned the case of bringing to justice the criminals behind the use of fake cheques to purchase commodities. The major draw-back in this case is that the perpetrators try the best possible ways to eliminate all evidences of this crime. As Shyam get down to the bottom he will find that this case gets more difficult as some people are not who they claim they are.
- DirectorBimal RoyStarsDilip KumarVyjayanthimalaJohnny WalkerA young man takes shelter in a mansion when a landslide blocks his route to the railway station. Then, he finds the mansion familiar and soon learns about the story of his previous birth.
- DirectorNarendra BediStarsAmitabh BachchanMoushumi ChatterjeeSatyendra KapoorAfter helping a stabbing victim to the hospital, a man begins to receive anonymous threats. The only way to save his wife and child is to unravel the mystery of the killer's identity.
- DirectorBrijStarsPrithviraj KapoorBiswajeet ChatterjeeSharmila TagoreAfter discovery of skeletal remains at an excavation site, a woman known to be deceased for over 2 centuries mysteriously re-surfaces to claim her lover.
- DirectorKirti KumarStarsGovindaNeelam KothariRaj KiranAfter the deaths of his wife Sheila and child Raja, Sagar takes to drinking as well as singing and dancing at weddings and special occasions. Intoxicated heavily after one such event, he comes across a young male child lying in a garbage can and takes him home. He finds out that the child has been deaf-mute since birth, and he decides to adopt him and name him Raja. Sagar's life is turned upside-down when wealthy businessman Kailash Nath files a police complaint alleging that Raja is his grandson, and Sagar might have abducted and killed Raja's mom. Tortured and held in a cell, Sagar does not know that Raja's life is in danger by killer(s) who believe Raja saw them commit a murder.
- DirectorManish GuptaStarsKay Kay MenonArbaaz KhanRukhsar RehmanIn 1980s Bombay, a serial killer starts targeting homeless street dwellers, whilst a suspended police officer attempts to solve the case.
- DirectorManish GuptaStarsKay Kay MenonAshish VidyarthiTisca ChopraA Doctor stands accused of killing his own eighteen-year old daughter. While this aggrieved father protests his innocence, all evidence points towards him irrefutably.
- DirectorKaushik GhatakStarsRajeev KhandelwalMadalsa SharmaGopal DattA small town tycoon gets murdered. The daughter hires a private investigator to catch the real culprit.
- DirectorDibakar BanerjeeStarsSushant Singh RajputAnand TiwariNeeraj KabiDetective Byomkesh Bakshy is set in the 2nd World War torn Calcutta during the 1940s. Enter a magical world of nostalgia and 'Expect the Unexpected'.