Best Indian Films of 2012
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1. Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
Not Rated | 321 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Richa Chadha
Votes: 103,887
2. Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector 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.
Directors: Reema Kagti, Priyamvada Narayanan | Stars: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 45,099 | Gross: $2.71M
3. Rowdy Rathore (2012)
Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A con man uncovers a deadly secret and must save his lady love, the small-town locals and the little girl who insists she's his daughter, from the mob.
Director: Prabhu Deva | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Nassar, Yashpal Sharma
Votes: 23,870 | Gross: $0.78M
4. Son of Sardaar (2012)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A guest tries to stay inside the house of a vengeful man who can't kill him unless he's outside, because of equating guest with God.
Directors: Ashwani Dhir, Anil Devgan | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Juhi Chawla
Votes: 10,452 | Gross: $0.71M
5. Department (2012)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A suspended cop joins hands with inspector Mahadev Bhonsle to free the city from underworld.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, Lakshmi Manchu, Vijay Raaz
Votes: 1,137
6. Agneepath (2012)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young boy's father is lynched before his eyes; fifteen years later he returns home for revenge.
Director: Karan Malhotra | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor
Votes: 26,882 | Gross: $1.98M
7. Khiladi 786 (2012)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A father who runs a marriage bureau believes that his son is a failure in life. In order to prove him wrong, his son takes on the task of finding a match for a gangster's sister.
Director: Ashish R. Mohan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Asin Thottumkal, Mithun Chakraborty, Raj Babbar
Votes: 7,808 | Gross: $0.35M
8. Players (2012)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Learning of a fortune in gold being secretly shipped to Romania, master thieves Charlie and Riya assemble a crack team to steal it.
Directors: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | Stars: Vinod Khanna, Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Bipasha Basu
Votes: 5,010
9. Chakravyuh (2012)
Not Rated | 152 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
On the request of his friend Kabir, SP Adil Sends him to the Naxal group as an informer. When Kabir finds the truth he becomes one of their gang leader.
Director: Prakash Jha | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Kabir Bedi, Arjun Rampal, Om Puri
Votes: 3,424
10. Dabangg 2 (2012)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Chulbul Pandey invites a fresh trouble when he kills the brother of a notorious politician and the former swears to wreak havoc in his life.
Director: Arbaaz Khan | Stars: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Prakash Raj, Vinod Khanna
Votes: 19,889 | Gross: $2.52M
11. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)
Not Rated | 176 min | Drama, Romance
An uncompromising film on true love from the legendary and unforgettable director Yash Chopra which is fascinatingly distinctive and contemporary.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Anupam Kher
Votes: 59,152 | Gross: $3.05M
12. Cocktail (2012)
Not Rated | 146 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A love triangle between a guy and two girls, who are best friends but the complete opposite of one another.
Director: Homi Adajania | Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty, Dimple Kapadia
Votes: 15,260 | Gross: $1.03M
13. Joker (2012)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A space scientist working on a project to communicate with aliens visits a village called Paglapur. To improve the plight of the inhabitants of Paglapur, he comes up with a novel idea.
Director: Shirish Kunder | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shreyas Talpade, Minissha Lamba
Votes: 5,902 | Gross: $0.13M
14. Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
Not Rated | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
India's top spy Tiger and his love Zoya battle the dark world of intelligence and espionage that forbids its soldiers from loving the enemy.
Director: Kabir Khan | Stars: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Girish Karnad, Ranvir Shorey
Votes: 38,703 | Gross: $2.35M
15. OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.
Director: Umesh Shukla | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Mahesh Manjrekar
Votes: 65,407 | Gross: $0.92M
16. Heroine (2012)
Not Rated | 149 min | Drama
A female superstar struggles through the trials and tribulations of being a Bollywood actress.
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar | Stars: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Shahana Goswami
Votes: 4,610 | Gross: $0.59M
17. Bol Bachchan (2012)
PG | 155 min | Action, Comedy
All hell breaks loose when a Muslim man breaks a temple lock to save a little child, thus for his safety keeps a Hindu name, where he starts making web of lies.
Director: Rohit Shetty | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Prachi Desai, Abhishek Bachchan
Votes: 9,821 | Gross: $1.22M
18. Student of the Year (2012)
Not Rated | 146 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Several alumni reminisce about their final year at St. Theresa's College and the events that shaped their lives.
Directors: Karan Johar, Abhishek Varman | Stars: Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan, Rishi Kapoor
Votes: 20,043 | Gross: $0.33M
19. Ishaqzaade (2012)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A love story of a passion ignited by hatred. Of two people. Born to hate. Destined to love.
Director: Habib Faisal | Stars: Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Gauahar Khan, Anil Rastogi
Votes: 8,330
20. Housefull 2 (2012)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A comedy of errors wherein four men help each other to fool their prospective father-in-laws creating a cascade of confusion and mayhem.
Director: Sajid Khan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Asin Thottumkal, Jacqueline Fernandez
Votes: 15,840 | Gross: $1.50M
21. Shanghai (2012)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.
Director: Dibakar Banerjee | Stars: Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Prasenjit Chatterjee
Votes: 10,522
22. Chittagong (2012)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Drama, War
School kids organize an armed revolt in the 1930s in British occupied Chittagong. There are casualties on both sides. Later, one of those kids successfully leads the peasants to regain their food-grains earlier commandeered by the British.
Director: Bedabrata Pain | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Barry John, Delzad Hiwale, Vega Tamotia
Votes: 1,797
23. Kahaani (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Mystery, Thriller
A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.
Director: Sujoy Ghosh | Stars: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Indraneil Sengupta, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 65,912 | Gross: $1.04M
24. Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Rajesh Abhay, Hemendra Dandotiya
Votes: 37,875 | Gross: $0.04M
25. Jodi Breakers (2012)
Not Rated | 127 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A man (R. Madhavan) who helps wronged parties get out of bad relationships meets his match when he takes on a business partner (Bipasha Basu).
Director: Ashwini Chaudhary | Stars: Bipasha Basu, Helen, Pradeep Kharab, Madhavan
Votes: 1,226
26. Raaz 3 (2012)
R | 139 min | Horror, Romance, Thriller
When an ingénue's sudden popularity threatens to shove her out of the spotlight, a movie star uses black magic in an attempt to derail her career.
Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Bipasha Basu, Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Samir Chandra
Votes: 4,070
27. Vicky Donor (2012)
Not Rated | 126 min | Comedy, Romance
A man is brought in by an infertility doctor to supply him with his sperm, where he becomes the biggest sperm donor for his clinic.
Director: Shoojit Sircar | Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, Annu Kapoor, Dolly Ahluwalia
Votes: 45,345 | Gross: $0.17M
28. Agent Vinod (2012)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A series of seemingly unconnected events across the world leads to Agent Vinod undertaking a globe-trotting mission to discover why his colleague was murdered.
Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Adil Hussain, Ravi Kishan
Votes: 8,056 | Gross: $0.63M
29. Dangerous Ishq (2012)
Not Rated | 130 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Three doppelgangers(one girl+ two boys).Two of them loves each other and get together from many lives .And the third one(who can't be killed easily)also wants the girl and he tries to separate them through many lives.
Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Karisma Kapoor, Rajneesh Duggal, Divya Dutta, Jimmy Shergill
Votes: 967
30. Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (2012)
Not Rated | 111 min | Romance
Farhad Pastakia (Boman Irani) has a dream job as a bra-and-panty salesman. Except that he is a 45-year old Parsi bachelor still living with his overbearing mother and grandmother. But it's ... See full summary »
Director: Bela Segal | Stars: Freny Bhagat, Dinyar Contractor, Nauheed Cyrusi, Kavin Dave
Votes: 1,091
31. Housefull 2 (2012)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A comedy of errors wherein four men help each other to fool their prospective father-in-laws creating a cascade of confusion and mayhem.
Director: Sajid Khan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Asin Thottumkal, Jacqueline Fernandez
Votes: 15,840 | Gross: $1.50M
32. English Vinglish (2012)
Not Rated | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A quiet, sweet tempered housewife endures small slights from her well-educated husband and daughter every day because of her inability to speak and understand English.
Director: Gauri Shinde | Stars: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand
Votes: 39,607 | Gross: $1.67M
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