Movies 2016: Index Of Hindi
The year 2016 was a fascinating rollercoaster for Bollywood. It witnessed the rise of content-driven cinema ( Dangal , Neerja ), the fall of big-budget spectacles ( Mohenjo Daro ), and the emergence of new franchise players ( Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ). Below is a comprehensive , categorized by quarter, genre, and box office performance.
| Movie | Genre | Verdict/Notes | |--------|-------|----------------| | | Action/Drama | Blockbuster; based on the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait. | | Mastizaade | Sex Comedy | Poor reviews; adult comedy. | | Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 | Adult Comedy | Franchise installment; generally panned. | | Ghayal Once Again | Action | Sequel to 1990’s Ghayal ; average. | | Saala Khadoos | Sports Drama | Decent; starring R. Madhavan as a boxing coach. | | Sanam Teri Kasam | Romance | Cult following later; tragic love story. | | Fitoor | Romantic Drama | Beautiful visuals but slow pacing. | | Neerja | Biopic/Thriller | Super Hit; Sonam Kapoor’s career-best; based on real hijacking. | | Teraa Surroor | Action/Romance | Franchise film; below average. |
Dangal, a well-made, Hindi film is deservedly a blockbuster. Dear Zindagi
With Dangal , M.S. Dhoni , Sarabjit , and Neerja , 2016 established that true stories were a hot commodity in Bollywood. index of hindi movies 2016
: Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, this biographical sports drama became the highest-grossing Hindi film ever at the time, earning over ₹2,000 crore worldwide.
emerged as the definitive highlight, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of all time. Blockbuster Hits & Top Grossers
: An action-thriller pairing Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar as a grieving father and a suspended cop brought together by a mysterious game of chess. Complete Alphabetical Index of Notable 2016 Hindi Movies Movie Title Airlift Raja Krishna Menon Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur Historical / Drama Aligarh Hansal Mehta Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao Biographical / Drama Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Karan Johar Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Romance / Drama Azhar Tony D'Souza Emraan Hashmi, Nargis Fakhri, Prachi Desai Biographical / Sports Befikre Aditya Chopra Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor Romantic Comedy Baaghi Sabbir Khan Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor Action / Romance Chanakya Dhwanil Mehta Ajay Devgn Historical Drama Dangal Nitesh Tiwari Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra Sports / Drama Dear Zindagi Gauri Shinde Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan Drama / Slice-of-Life Dishoom Rohit Dhawan John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez Action / Comedy Fan Maneesh Sharma Shah Rukh Khan Psychological Thriller Fitoor Abhishek Kapoor Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Tabu Romance / Drama Force 2 Abhinay Deo John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha Action / Thriller Ghayal Once Again Sunny Deol Sunny Deol, Soha Ali Khan Housefull 3 Sajid-Farhad Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan Slapstick Comedy Jai Gangaajal Prakash Jha Priyanka Chopra, Prakash Jha Crime / Drama Kahaani 2 Sujoy Ghosh Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal Suspense / Thriller Kapoor & Sons Shakun Batra Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt Family Drama Ki & Ka Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor Romantic Comedy M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Neeraj Pandey Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani Biography / Sports Mohenjo Daro Ashutosh Gowariker Hrithik Roshan, Pooja Hegde Period Action Neerja Ram Madhvani Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi Biographical / Thriller Nil Battey Sannata Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Swara Bhaskar, Ria Shukla Social Drama Phobia Pawan Kripalani Radhika Apte Psychological Thriller Pink Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari Courtroom Drama Raman Raghav 2.0 Anurag Kashyap Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vicky Kaushal Neo-Noir Thriller Rustom Tinu Suresh Desai Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz Crime Thriller Sarbjit Omung Kumar Randeep Hooda, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Biographical Drama Shivaay Ajay Devgn Ajay Devgn, Sayyeshaa Action / Thriller Sultan Ali Abbas Zafar Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma Sports / Romance Te3n Ribhu Dasgupta Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Mystery / Thriller Udta Punjab Abhishek Chaubey Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Crime / Drama Wazir Bejoy Nambiar Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan Mystery Thriller Key Takeaways from Bollywood's 2016 Run The year 2016 was a fascinating rollercoaster for Bollywood
The Ultimate Index of Hindi Movies 2016: A Year of Risk, Realism, and Reinvention
A biopic on the Indian cricket captain starring Sushant Singh Rajput, which resonated strongly with audiences. 2. Critically Acclaimed Hindi Movies 2016
Shakun Batra Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah A dysfunctional family drama that hides a massive twist. Rishi Kapoor’s role as the gay, mischievous grandfather is heartwarming and revolutionary for mainstream Hindi cinema. | | Ghayal Once Again | Action |
A courtroom drama thriller inspired by the Nanavati case, starring Akshay Kumar, which performed very well at the box office.
: Ram Madhvani’s biographical thriller told the harrowing true story of Neerja Bhanot, a purser who sacrificed her life to save passengers aboard the hijacked Pan Am Flight 73. Sonam Kapoor received widespread critical acclaim and a National Film Award for her performance.
The year's box office was dominated by major stars and sports-centric biopics.