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- DirectorShekhar KapurStarsAnil KapoorSrideviAmrish PuriA poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.One of the most iconic films ever. The film was the highest-grossing Indian film of 1987, and remains a cult classic in India.
- DirectorPriyadarshanStarsAnil KapoorTabuPooja BatraAfter completing his studies in London, England, Shakti Thakur returns home to India in a small town where his family resides. Accompanying him is his leggy girlfriend, Anita, who he is in love with and wants to marry, much to the disapproval of his family. After a few days, Shakti starts to feel that nothing much has changed in this part of India and longs to return, as he is unable to bear the animosity between the townspeople, in general, and in particular between his Zamindar dad, Raja Thakur, and rival Zamindar Birju, none other than Raja's crippled brother. When Anita leaves the town to meet her parents elsewhere in India, Shakti too wants to follow her, but his plans change suddenly when his father passes away, and the region is ravaged by unprecedented natural calamities. Following the funeral he decides to stay on to look after the family estate and business temporarily, and that is when he meets local town belle, Gehna, who has given her heart to him years ago, hopes to marry him, with approval from his very own family. Anita returns to find that nothing is the same anymore, and that her role may be reduced to that of a mistress, she must now make a choice to either return back home, or fight and win back Shakti's love.The story was adapted from the Tamil film Thevar Magan. Virasat was nominated for nine categories at the Filmfare awards and won seven of them, including Best Film critics and Best actor critics for Anil.
- DirectorS. ShankarStarsAnil KapoorRani MukerjiAmrish PuriA man accepts a challenge by the chief minister of Maharashtra to run the state for one day, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.The film is a remake of S. Shankar's own successful Tamil film Mudhalvan (1999).
It was critically acclaimed and has since developed a mass cult following among audience. The film was a box-office failure, primarily because of poor marketing. - DirectorN. ChandraStarsAnil KapoorMadhuri DixitAnupam KherFrom a very early age Mahesh Deshmukh has dreams of serving his country; his encouragement and dreams multiplies when his parents are killed by a gang of robbers who plan to loot the bank they are employed in. He then joins the Indian armed forces whereby he excel in the services he honestly provide to his country. During his college days he gets to meet his fellow collegian, Mohini who wholeheartedly love him and after placing a bet with his friends over her he then began to love her whereby he manages to convince her of his love. Mohini's father Shyamlal is an alcoholic and wants her to dance and take up prostitution as her profession so that she can be able to provide money for his daily share of alcohol. This does not anger well with Mahesh who decides to put a stop to this only to find himself at loggerheads with Shyamlal who takes the help of a gangster, Lotiya Pathan to frame Mahesh, gets him arrested, charged and outcast by law from the city of Bombay for a period of a year. This then transform the simple-minded lad who has dreams for his country into the city's most dreaded gangster, Munna whose only motive in life is revenge.Tezaab was critically acclaimed and garnered four Filmfare Awards from twelve nominations. Anil Kapoor won his first Best Actor award.
- DirectorDanny BoyleLoveleen TandanStarsDev PatelFreida PintoSaurabh ShuklaA teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsAnil KapoorDilip KumarWaheeda RehmanA chain of events changes Vinod's life - from honest journalist to black marketer to an underworld Don and a Racketeer in order to combat Vardhan.The film got positive reviews from critics. Anil won his first Filmfare Award in the Best Supporting Actor category.
- DirectorYash ChopraStarsAnil KapoorSrideviAnupam KherYash Chopra's most cherished film with soul stirring music is a story of moments - moments of passion, of ecstasy and of life changing love.Over the years Lamhe has become a cult classic.
- DirectorVidhu Vinod ChopraStarsAnil KapoorJackie ShroffManisha KoiralaA young Indian couple, both from wealthy backgrounds, find themselves caught up in the 1940's Indian revolutionary movement against their families whom are under the thumb a sadistic British general.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsAnil KapoorMadhuri DixitNamrata ShirodkarA notorious terrorist manipulates an Indian army major's jilted lover into helping him obtain a classified military code.The film was critically acclaimed but did average business at the box office. It won two National Film Awards, including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and the National Film Award for Best Actor for Anil Kapoor's performance as Major Jaidev Rajvansh.
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsRakhee GulzarJackie ShroffAnil KapoorRam Lakhan is the story of two brothers who part ways due to their ideological differences, but how they come to each other's rescue as the story unfolds.
- DirectorBasu ChatterjeeStarsAnil KapoorAmrita SinghOm PrakashA man lives a poor lifestyle in a small town with his older brothers. He is unemployed and commits himself to be a wrestler, but he has to promise to be celibate until he is 40 years old.
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsDilip KumarNutanNaseeruddin ShahThe BSO is a British oriented group who wants to take control of India. When senior police inspector Vishwa Pratap Singh arrests there leader Dr. Michael Dang the authorities blast the jail Dang is logged in killing huge numbers of inmates including two of Vishwa's sons and his daughter-in-law; with Dang escaping in the process. Vishwa who now calls himself Dada Thakur is determine to put an end to Dang and his PSO gang which prompts him to recruit three prisoners who are soon to be hang namely Baiju Thakur, Johnny and former terrorist Khairuddin Kisti. Soon Dada Thakur will come to realize that these prisoners are least interested in his mission as they planned their own agenda.The film was a huge success at box office.
- DirectorBapuStarsAnil KapoorPadmini KolhapureNaseeruddin ShahMaya, 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 to be a music director. He too was in love with her but thought she would not be happy as his wife. Anand tells Maya that he had married her only for his mother who was on her death bed. When the mother dies Anand wants to unite Prem and Maya but Prem says it is against Hindu culture and disappears from their life.The film is a remake of the 1981 Tamil film Andha 7 Naatkal.
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsAnil KapoorMadhuri DixitAruna IraniRaju, the only heir of a millionaire, is brainwashed by his stepmother for her greed of his entire property.Beta was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1992. It won five Filmfare Awards. Kapoor and Dixit won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards, respectively.
- DirectorVidhu Vinod ChopraStarsJackie ShroffAnil KapoorNana PatekarA man's friend, a police officer, is assassinated by gangsters in broad daylight. He discovers that his elder brother works in the same gang and decides to avenge his friend's death by infiltrating the gang.Parinda received critical acclaim when released. It is considered by many to be the turning point in the introduction of realism in Hindi cinema.
Parinda won two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and was India's official selection for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but it was not nominated. - DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsAnil KapoorGirish KarnadNutanTwo top lawyers battle against each other while the whole city witnesses the battle.
- DirectorAnees BazmeeStarsSalman KhanAnil KapoorFardeen KhanKishan and Sunny's life are troubled after their womanizing friend Prem sets them up with a hooker named Bobby, leading to web of lies and confusions.
- DirectorZoya AkhtarStarsAnil KapoorShefali ShahPriyanka Chopra JonasThe Mehra family must contemplate over their way of living and their love lives while on a cruise celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsAnil KapoorGovindaJuhi ChawlaChaos ensues when a small time crook and a mental patient tries to win heart of a beautiful woman with comical outcomes.
- DirectorAnees BazmeeMayur K. BarotStarsAkshay KumarKatrina KaifNana PatekarA man falls in love with a beautiful woman, but later discovers that her brothers are gangsters.
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsAkshaye KhannaAnil KapoorAishwarya Rai BachchanBusinessman Manav falls for aspiring singer Mansi, but their romance faces an uphill climb when Manav must depart and Mansi's suave manager moves in.
- DirectorSandeep Reddy VangaStarsRanbir KapoorAnil KapoorBobby DeolThe hardened son of a powerful industrialist returns home after years abroad and vows to take bloody revenge on those threatening his father's life.
- DirectorRaj Singh ChaudharyStarsAnil KapoorHarshvardhan KapoorFatima Sana ShaikhA mysterious stranger arrives in a village situated in the Thar desert and crosses paths with a veteran cop investigating a case of brutal killings.
- DirectorRaj MehtaStarsVarun DhawanAnil KapoorKiara AdvaniTwo couples from different generations confront their issues after marriage.
- DirectorSiddharth AnandStarsHrithik RoshanDeepika PadukoneAnil KapoorA reckless yet brilliant squadron leader and his team of elite fighter pilots face mortal dangers and inner demons as they unite for a deadly mission.
- DirectorRakesh RoshanStarsVikas AnandRanjeet BediBindu DesaiTwin brothers are separated at birth and in adulthood, their identities are swapped.
- DirectorRaj KanwarStarsAnil KapoorSrideviUrmila MatondkarIn order to attain wealth and a luxurious life, a greedy wife sells her husband to a rich woman. However she realizes that with a luxurious life, she has to pay a heavy price for this decision.
- DirectorFeroz KhanStarsFeroz KhanAnil KapoorDimple KapadiaRana Vikram Singh (Amrish Puri) has two sons, police officer Rajesh (Feroz Khan) and fun-loving playboy Amar (Anil Kapoor). Rajesh has gone through the traumatic experience of losing the girl he loved (Sridevi), when she succumbed to drug addiction. He vows to fight this menace. An underworld kingpin Raja (Raza Murad) murders Rana's old friend, and his daughter Reshma (Dimple) takes shelter in Rana's house. Amar and Reshma fall in love, but evil Raja pursues her. Meanwhile, Rajesh is on the trail of the drug cartel that victimized his girlfriend.
- DirectorKalpataruStarsAnil KapoorMeenakshi SheshadriRaj KiranThe Kumar family consists of Ramprasad, his wife, Durga; their married son, Vijay, his wife, Sharda, their daughter, Pinky; a married daughter who lives with them, Kanchan, her husband, Bajrangi, and a son; an unmarried and unemployed son, Amar. Save for Bajrangi and Amar everyone else likes to bully and abuse Sharda and make her do all the house-work, especially Kanchan and Durga who don't even need an excuse to beat, slap her, and even burn her arm in scalding hot water. Amar finds a job with Dwarkaprasad, and falls in love with his daughter, Seema. One day Amar has to be go to Delhi, and four days later when he returns home he finds that Sharda and Pinky are missing, and Sharda's mom, Devki, is dead. He frantically searches for them and comes across their dead bodies. The question remains how did Devki die, and how were Sharda and Pinky killed?
- DirectorRaj KanwarStarsAnil KapoorSrideviRaveena TandonThe headstrong owner of a factory, Sheetal, marries Raju, the union leader of the factory, to quell his spirit and teach him a lesson. In the process, she ends up learning a few lessons herself.Laadla is the remake of Rajkumar's blockbuster Kannada movie Anuraga Aralithu (1986).
- DirectorSatish KaushikStarsAnil KapoorKajolAnupam KherNot knowing what consequences she would face, a woman signs a 1-year marriage contract with a business tycoon to end her family's poverty.
- DirectorK. ViswanathRajesh MalikStarsAnil KapoorVijayshantiVinod MehraIshwar is a simple-minded and honest young man, devout and religious, he cares for everybody. He meets with a young widow with a son and marries her. This story is about him and his trials and triumphs.
- DirectorAnees BazmeeStarsAnil KapoorArjun KapoorIleana D'CruzSingleton Kartar Singh is left with the responsibility of raising his 2 orphaned nephews. He asks his brother to raise Charan and his sister in London to raise Karan. When the twins cross continents, they leave behind a trail of confusion.
- DirectorSatish KaushikStarsAnil KapoorAishwarya Rai BachchanSonali BendreInspired by the Telugu film, "Pelli Chuskundam," the plot follows the life of a rape victim (Aishwarya Rai). Now, a disgrace to her family, she is turned away from her house after the sexual assault. But she finds shelter in the character played by Anil Kapoor.
- DirectorAbbas Alibhai BurmawallaMastan Alibhai BurmawallaStarsSaif Ali KhanAkshaye KhannaBipasha BasuDestiny makes two brothers- Ranvir and Rajiv - enemies of each other. Everything is fair in love and war.
- DirectorMohit SuriStarsAditya Roy KapoorAnil KapoorDisha PataniAdvait visits Goa where he meets Sara, a free-spirited girl who lives life unshackled. Opposites attract and all goes well until life turns upside down. Years later, Advait is on a killing spree with cops Aghase and Michael in his way.
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsAamir KhanManisha KoiralaSharmila TagoreA young woman falls in love with a handsome playboy, while aboard a Singapore to India cruise. They make plans to meet again, but fate may have other plans...
- DirectorKalpataruStarsAnil KapoorMeenakshi SheshadriRaj KiranThe Kumar family consists of Ramprasad, his wife, Durga; their married son, Vijay, his wife, Sharda, their daughter, Pinky; a married daughter who lives with them, Kanchan, her husband, Bajrangi, and a son; an unmarried and unemployed son, Amar. Save for Bajrangi and Amar everyone else likes to bully and abuse Sharda and make her do all the house-work, especially Kanchan and Durga who don't even need an excuse to beat, slap her, and even burn her arm in scalding hot water. Amar finds a job with Dwarkaprasad, and falls in love with his daughter, Seema. One day Amar has to be go to Delhi, and four days later when he returns home he finds that Sharda and Pinky are missing, and Sharda's mom, Devki, is dead. He frantically searches for them and comes across their dead bodies. The question remains how did Devki die, and how were Sharda and Pinky killed?
- DirectorAbbas Alibhai BurmawallaMastan Alibhai BurmawallaStarsSaif Ali KhanAnil KapoorJohn AbrahamRanvir treads through the world of the Indian mafia in Turkey as he looks to avenge the death of his lover and partner in crime.
- DirectorSanjay GuptaStarsAnil KapoorJohn AbrahamManoj BajpayeeBased on the true story of the first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai Police, which took place on November 1, 1982.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsKarisma KapoorSalman KhanAnil KapoorA housewife learns that her husband is cheating on her. Thus, her quest to bring him back begins
- DirectorIndra KumarStarsAjay DevgnAnil KapoorMadhuri DixitA group of people learn about a hidden treasure and then they race to find it and claim it.
- DirectorAnees BazmeeStarsAnil KapoorSanjay DuttAkshaye KhannaBank robbers, diamond thieves, a minister's homicide, and a hyper wife are just some of the challenges faced by a bumbling senior police officer.
- DirectorRajkumar SantoshiStarsManisha KoiralaJackie ShroffMadhuri DixitThe lives of four women from different places are the victims of male chauvinism and marital abuse. They decide to fight for their rights and dignity against the social norms and injustice.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsAnil KapoorRaveena TandonRambhaOn discovery of his spouse's infertility, a man starts a search for a new wife.
- DirectorDavid DhawanStarsAnil KapoorJuhi ChawlaKulbhushan KharbandaRavi, an unemployed man who constantly gets into fights, is framed for the murder of a gangster. With no support from his family, he must now fight to prove his innocence.
- DirectorA. Kodandarami ReddyStarsHema MaliniAnil KapoorMadhuri DixitThe conflict between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law is very common in every family. But in our exemplary story, there is a conflict between Mother-in-law and Son-in-law. Millionaire Durgeshwari Devi is a very stubborn and proud lady. She has two sons, who are employed in her factory. Her pet daughter Rekha is studying in a medical college in Bombay. Everybody is scared of Durgeshwari in the house. In Raja's house, his mother Devki and his adopted sister Indu are staying. They are poor people. Raja is trying for a job. It is a co-incidence that he falls in love with Rekha. When this news is conveyed to Durgeshwari by her Secretary Shakti, she get enraged. Raja marries Rekha secretly. Durgeshwari has to accept Raja as her son-in-law and invites him along with her daughter to stay in her house. But it is her keen desire that Rekha must be separated from Raja and she tries her best to create hatred between them. But truth prevails. During the events that are unfolded, Durgeshwari finally accepts Raja as her son-in-law.
- DirectorJijy PhilipStarsAnil KapoorSuchitra KrishnamoorthiNandana SenAfter a brief argument, a husband accidentally hits his wife leading to her death. Things goes murkier when a tough cop is suspecting him for the murder and the latter tries his best to evade the law.
- DirectorSubhash GhaiStarsAnil KapoorAnurag SinhaShefali ShahA spy living in the house in disguise, who has a heart transformation.
- DirectorVikramaditya MotwaneStarsAnil KapoorAnurag KashyapSonam KapoorA filmmaker kidnaps the daughter of a movie star, and while the star searches for his daughter the director films the desperate search in real time for his next blockbuster movie.