The Best Suspense - Thrillers from Bollywood
Being a mystery fan, I have watched many suspense-thrillers made in Bollywood and few of them were really awesome. In my opinion, the titles listed below are must see movies if you like this genre.
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- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsSunil DuttRaaj KumarMumtaz AskariA stage actor becomes entangled in a murder mystery after he marries a woman with a secret past.
- DirectorYakub Hasan RizviStarsMeena KumariDharmendraRehman KhanMeena Kumari wakes up thinking she is Radha. Everyone around her, Subodh Rai, daughter Nalini, friends, and society believe she is Nanda. 16 years before, the date of the film, SS Fort Stikine exploded in Mazgaon, Bombay bringing destruction, and due to the World War II censorship, not much detail was generally available. Casualty figures vary, but the explosion was of such intensity that it was recorded in Simla - about 2000 kms away. Fact and fiction come together in a dramatic way. Nanda and Radha are two sisters, living with their wealthy parents near Mazgaon Docks. Nanda is married to Subodh Rai from Darjeeling and has a daughter, Nalini. This family is affected by the blast. Rajesh Khanna (Dharmendra) a psychiatrist takes on the case of Meena Kumari. Every bit of evidence points to Meena Kumari's instability. Her attempts to prove that she is Radha and not Nanda turn out to be futile. Is Meena Kumari Nanda or Radha? Is she insane or being driven insane? Can she prove who she is? Nanda or Radha? An interesting aside is that the planes used by Indian Airlines are Sud Aviation Caravelle, an MG and possibly either a Woolsley or possibly a Daimler are featured. There are a few Ambassadors and a couple of Fiats. The million dollar question is whether Meena Kumari is Radha or Nanda? Yakub Rizvi takes us through Meena Kumari's journey of self discovery. It is only in the last few minutes of the film that Meena Kumari, and the people around her come to terms with her identity.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorB.R. ChopraStarsNavin NischolZeenat AmanSanjay KhanA traveler decides to assist a woman involved in a murder.
- 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.
- DirectorShankar MukherjeeStarsDev AnandAsha ParekhFarida JalalTo pay for his sister's marriage, a brother enters into a criminal conspiracy to impersonate the nephew of a wealthy male.
- 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?
- DirectorAtma RamStarsAsha ParekhDharmendraSanjeev KumarManager Ajay Singh find out that a man by the name of Naresh is murdered and inform police inspector Rai, but all evidences are tampered with at the crime scene and as a result the murderer became difficult to trace. From here on Ajay's life takes a new turn in trying to find the culprit who have murdered Naresh, in the process he meets a young woman, Kiran who have some crucial evidences that might lead Ajay to the culprit who have murdered alcoholic and womanizer Naresh.
- DirectorVijay AnandStarsAshok KumarDev AnandVyjayanthimalaA Police Commissioner's son comes under suspicion for being a jewel thief.
- DirectorRaghunath JhalaniStarsSanjeev KumarJaya BachchanIftekharA writer rescues a young woman lying injured on the road. She awakens with amnesia, but insists that she is the writer's wife. Is she the victim or the perpetrator of a devious plot?
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorVidhu Vinod ChopraStarsShabana AzmiAmol PalekarNaseeruddin ShahWhen a starlet is murdered on a film location, a detective arrives to investigate the cast and crew.
- DirectorShankar MukherjeeStarsDev AnandWaheeda RehmanChandrashekhar VaidyaA lawyer investigates the case of a woman who is adamant about taking the rap for a murder, although the details of the case don't add up.
- DirectorRaj BharatNana PatekarRajesh Kumar SinghStarsNana PatekarAnupama VermaPuru RajkumarA doctor's much younger wife has an extra-marital affair with his friend. He finds out about this and plots his vengeance.
- DirectorUmesh MehraStarsRekhaMithun ChakrabortyMandakiniShankar Verma lives a poor lifestyle with his mom, Shanti, in India after His father, Sathpal, leaves the family for a courtesan by the name of Meenabai. Years later, Shankar has now grown up and finds himself the object of affection of two beautiful women, Sunita - who is wealthy and is the daughter of Bhanu Pratap Singh, and Madhu - who is poor and lives with her parents, Hariya and Tara. Both women think that Shankar is in love with them. Shankar is hired by a wealthy woman named Amita who wants him to spy on Bhanu Pratap, his sons, Balram and Jackie, and his partner, Kedar. Shankar goes on this task and reports his findings to Amita regularly. One day while talking to villagers, he finds out that his dad had a bad reputation and had not only betrayed Bhanu Pratap, but had also killed Bhanu's brother, Shashi. His inquiries take him to Central Jail so that he could speak with his dad, but on arrival, he is told that his dad passed away six years ago. Shankar then sets out to find out the whereabouts of Meenabai, but her brothel had caught fire and no one knows her whereabouts. Little does Shankar know that Meenabai is still alive in the shape and form of none other than Amita - and is using Shankar as a tool to extract vengeance against Bhanu Pratap!!
- DirectorMohan SegalStarsAsha ParekhManoj KumarOm PrakashAshok comes from a business family and lives a very wealthy lifestyle. One day while perusing newspapers he comes across an article which claims that he is to marry a dancer named Rajni. Angered at this insinuation, he goes to confront Rajni, all ready to threaten with a lawsuit, but is instead bewitched by her beauty and innocence and ends up falling in love with her. Initially he does not reveal his real identity, but does inform her eventually, and both are ready to take the next step. Before that could happen both get embroiled in a murder - a murder that ends up having three different killers - all confessing to the same crime. The song "Sajjan sajjan pukaru galiyon main, kabhi phoolon me dhundu, kabhi kaaliyon main..." continues to be popular even today.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorUmesh MehraStarsDilip KumarMukul DevRekhaWhen landowner Jagannath Singh (Dilip Kumar) is murdered, his twin brother Amarnath Singh (also Dilip Kumar) decides to investigate, and finds the list of suspects is seemingly endless. From Jagannath's own son Amar (Mukul Dev), to his abused wife, Suman (Smita Jaykar), to the woman he raped, Yamini (Rekha) and her brother Kundan (Malay Chakravarty), there's a long list of wronged people with a reason to want Jagannath Singh dead.
- DirectorDulal GuhaStarsRakhee GulzarMithun ChakrabortyRanjeeta KaurA stranger enters a widow's life claiming to be the brother of her dead husband, but she claims that he is a fraud and that her brother-in-law died three years earlier in a car accident.
- DirectorGirish DhamijaStarsArjun RampalPriyanka Chopra JonasKim SharmaLeft with amnesia after a car accident, a man (Arjun Rampal) believes his wife (Priyanka Chopra) is having an affair.