Best Hindi Action Films
by gagan-vrm | created - 28 May 2011 | updated - 05 Jun 2011 | PublicA list of all time best Hindi Action films
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1. Sholay (1975)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan
Votes: 58,754
Probably the first hindi action movie. Unfortunately no action movie made after this one was as good as Sholay
2. Don (1978)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Don, a wanted criminal, dies in a police chase. DSP D'Silva is the only one who knows about his death, and to get hold of the gang he trains Don-lookalike Vijay. But Vijay faces danger from the police and from within the gang.
Director: Chandra Barot | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran Sikand, Iftekhar
Votes: 12,761
There can be no match for Amitabh Bachchan's Don
3. Phool Aur Kaante (1991)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young man who despises his father's criminal profession, wants to live a peaceful life away from him but fate has some other plans.
Director: Kuku Kohli | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Madhoo, Arif Khan, Jagdeep
Votes: 1,637
Ajay Devgan's debut movie changed the way Action movies were made in India. Ajay Devgan and Akshay Kumar are still the best action heroes in India
4. Wanted (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 147 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Radhe is a ruthless gangster who will kill anyone for money. He is attracted towards Jhanvi, a middle class girl, who does not approve of his work and wants him to change.
Director: Prabhu Deva | Stars: Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Prakash Raj, Vinod Khanna
Votes: 25,981
Salman Khan's remake of Pokiri is a must watch for action fans
5. Mohra (1994)
177 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A journalist comes to the aid of a murderer with a life sentence when she makes an appeal in court and although he is given his freedom, they soon discover that there is a grim reason behind his release.
Director: Rajiv Rai | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 8,679
Akshay kumar and Sunil Shetty's brilliant action and rivalry makes this movie one of the better hindi action films of all times
6. Shiva (1989)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Shiva is disgusted by the corruption in and around his new college, and along with his friends, he decides to take a stand against the status quo.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Amala Akkineni, Raghuvaran, J.D. Chakravarthi
Votes: 3,897
RGV's debut. Movie that introduced nagarjuna to hindi cinema. Although dub, movie like this have never been made in Hindi film industry
7. Arjun (1985)
154 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Arjun Malvankar after his graduation thrives to get job. The corruption and injustice taking place in his community frustrates him to the extent of revolting with the help of some of his ... See full summary »
Director: Rahul Rawail | Stars: Sunny Deol, Dimple Kapadia, Raj Kiran, Anupam Kher
Votes: 1,118
8. Ghayal (1990)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Moushumi Chatterjee
Votes: 5,068
Raj Kumar Santoshi's Ghayal had brilliant acting by Sunny Deol and some brilliant stunts.
9. Shaan (1980)
Not Rated | 181 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Two brothers go after the international mafia kingpin who murdered their cop brother. They are later joined by another man who wants revenge against the gangster.
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha
Votes: 3,064
Brilliant action and Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Shakal.
10. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Drama, Romance
During the Partition of India in 1947, a Sikh truck driver falls in love with a Muslim girl belonging to an aristocratic family.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Amrish Puri, Lillete Dubey
Votes: 15,658
Tara Singh; India's first superhero even before Krrish, singlehandedly fought with entire Pakistani army
11. Tirangaa (1992)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Brigadier Suryadev Singh and Police Inspector Shivajirao Waghle are appointed to bring down Pralayanth, a terrorist who murdered officer Rudrapratap Chauhan and plans to evade India.
Director: Mehul Kumar | Stars: Raaj Kumar, Nana Patekar, Deepak Shirke, Mamta Kulkarni
Votes: 2,190
mind games between heroes and villians and heroes outwits everytime. must watch
12. Karan Arjun (1995)
175 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Karan and Arjun reincarnate in the different parts of the country. But the faith of their previous mother brings them together in order to avenge their death.
Director: Rakesh Roshan | Stars: Rakhee Gulzar, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Amrish Puri
Votes: 15,914
Salman and Shahrukh shed their chocolate boy image. one of salman's best performances
13. Kaante (2002)
R | 150 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Six bank robbers trying to pull off the perfect heist discover one of them is an undercover cop.
Director: Sanjay Gupta | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Mahesh Manjrekar
Votes: 5,419 | Gross: $1.04M
one of the best remakes of a foreign movie
14. Ankhen (1968)
172 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Shortly after independence India faces terrorists attacks in Assam, resulting in many deaths and casualties. A group of concerned citizens then decide to do something to stop this carnage.
Director: Ramanand Sagar | Stars: Mala Sinha, Dharmendra, Kumkum, Sujit Kumar
Votes: 418
probably the first time gadgets were used in an action movie. must watch for action fans
15. Courage (1992)
161 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An engaging action-sport film, where a man avenges his sister's humiliation by participating in a deadly kung-fu tournament.
Director: Farogh Siddique | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Karisma Kapoor, Ajit Khan, Feroz Khan
Votes: 902
Although its a copy of various foreign movies, such a concept has never been tried in Indian Cinema. great action
16. Ghatak: Lethal (1996)
158 min | Action, Drama
Unable to witness the injustice and brutality inflict on the residents by a tyrannical gangster, Katya, in a small Indian village in India; Kashinath alias Kashi decides to single-handily ... See full summary »
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Danny Denzongpa, Amrish Puri
Votes: 4,214
Sunny Deol at his roarong best
17. Sarfarosh (1999)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.
Director: John Mathew Matthan | Stars: Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre, Mukesh Rishi
Votes: 26,916
Amir Khan as IAS officer ACP Rathore
18. Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man (Akshay Kumar) searches for his missing brother (Inder Kumar) who is also wanted by the police.
Director: Umesh Mehra | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Rekha, Raveena Tandon, Deven Verma
Votes: 6,313
Khiladi Akshay Kumar takes on WWE wrestlers.
19. Dabangg (2010)
Not Rated | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A corrupt police officer faces challenges from his family, gangsters and politicians.
Director: Abhinav Kashyap | Stars: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonu Sood, Arbaaz Khan
Votes: 34,320 | Gross: $4.63M
Funny Actions. entertaining movie
20. Vishwatma (1992)
174 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A cop and a criminal, both on their respective missions of duty and revenge, go from India to Kenya in order to extradite a reclusive crime lord to India.
Director: Rajiv Rai | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Chunky Pandey, Sonam
Votes: 1,498
nice entertaining action flick
21. Dhoom (2004)
Not Rated | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dhoom reinvents the classic cops and robbers tale for the 21st century. Fast bikes, big action, and non-stop fun make for a thrilling story.
Director: Sanjay Gadhvi | Stars: Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Esha Deol
Votes: 22,412 | Gross: $0.25M
Bike chases, gun fights, robbery. film had everything u expect from an action flick. Plus some copied scenes from good hollywood movies
22. Loha (1987)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Shera hijacks a bus in return of his 25 prisoners.Amar,Qasim Ali and Karan free the hijacked passengers but Shera escapes.Shera does not keep quite and this time kidnaps Qasim's son in return of those prisoners.
Director: Raj N. Sippy | Stars: Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Karan Kapoor, Jugal Hansraj
Votes: 290
Dharmendra as He Man, with Shotgun and karan kapoor
23. Hukumat (1987)
130 min | Action, Drama
A tough cop is posted to a small town where an evil businessman reigns like a tyrant. When the cop recognizes the businessman as his father's murderer, it becomes personal.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Dharmendra, Rati Agnihotri, Shammi Kapoor, Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Votes: 183
Sadashiv Amrapurkar as cunning villian was awesome
24. Johny Mera Naam (1970)
159 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Monu (Mohan) and Sonu (Sohan) are the two sons of a police inspector. The kids excel in boxing. Their father gets killed by a goon following orders from Ranjit (Premnath). Mohan kills the ... See full summary »
Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Pran Sikand, Jeevan Dhar
Votes: 925
25. Zanjeer (1973)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.
Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran Sikand, Om Prakash
Votes: 4,194
Rivalry between Pran and Amitabh was the USP of the movie
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