If you are craving for some thrill, watch these amazing Bollywood Mystery/ Thriller films. They are arranged from top to bottom on the basis of IMDb rating. However, movies towards the end are also good but underrated.
1. Tumbbad (2018)
- IMDb: 8.3
- Cast: Sohum Shah, Anita Date, Ronjini Chakroborty
- Amazon Prime Video
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| Source: The Second Angle |
Tumbbad has to be on top of the list. It is a horror mythological story related to a monster who is a symbol of greed and is not to be worshipped. When a man falls greedy for wealth, he has to face bad consequences. Tumbbad will give you a thrilling experience that you can never forget.
2. Drishyam (2015)
- IMDb: 8.2
- Cast: Ajay Devgan, Tabu, Ishita Dutta, Shriya Narayan
- Disney+Hotstar
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| Source: Box Office Collection |
Drishyam is a mind-blowing story about a family who unexpectedly commits a crime. The father can go to any extent to protect his family. This Hindi version is a remake of the original Malayalam-language 'Drishyam' played by superstar Mohanlal.
3. Article 15 (2019)
- IMDb: 8.2
- Cast: Ayushman Khurrana, Sayani Gupta, Manoj Pahwa, Isha Talwar, Sumbol Touqueer, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
- Netflix
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| Source: Telegraph India |
A police inspector in rural India has to investigate a mysterious case of abduction, rape, and lynching. Little does he know that so much is happening under his eyes. The movie will shock you and make you feel bad about the pain of the marginalized.
4. Andhadhun (2018)
- IMDb: 8.2
- Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte, Tabu
- Netflix
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| Source: India Today |
Andhadhun is a well-crafted movie about a pianist who pretends to be blind. He happens to witness a murder committed by a musician's wife and henceforth gets stuck with this event seeming to trouble him for his life in a comic way. The movie will leave you with your eyebrows raised.
5. Talvar (2015)
- IMDb: 8.2
- Cast: Irfan Khan, Konkona Sen, Neeraj Kabi, Gajaraj Rao
- Netflix
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| Souce: Times of Iindia |
Talvar is based on the Noida double murder case of Arushi Talvar and the house servant. All theories put by suspects as well as carelessness from the police department are shown with all the investigations without any bias.
6. Kahani (2012)
- IMDb: 8.1
- Cast: Vidya Balan, Nawazuddin Siddique, Parambar Chatterjee
- Netflix
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Source: Jio Cinema
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Kahani is a dark story about a woman who comes all the way from London to find her missing husband. When she reaches India, she finds out that there is so much to see.7. Pink (2016)
- IMDb: 8.0
- Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Tapsee Pannu, Angad Bedi, Kriti Kurhari, Vijay Verma
- Netflix/ Disney+Hotstar
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| Source: Hotstar |
Pink is a strong and powerful piece revolving around three women. When they are helplessly troubled by some men, a retired lawyer steps out to defend them. Pink shouts out the undermined essence of 'NO' uttered by a woman meaning no more than a 'NO'. This is a must-watch.
8. Ugly (2013)
- IMDb: 8.0
- Cast: Ronit Roy, Rahul Bhatt, Vineet Kumar Singh, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Suvreen Chawla
- Zee5/ Prime Video/Hotstar/ MX player
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| Source: Koimoi |
Ugly presents you an ugly story of a missing child. Followed by greed and egos, people try to take advantage of this situation. The movie will leave you with goosebumps at the end.
9. Special 26 (2013)
- IMDb: 8.0
- Cast: Akshay Kumar, Manoj Bachpyee, Kajal Agrawal, Jimmy Shergill, Anupam Kher
- Netflix
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| Source: Special 26 |
Few men fake the identity of Income Tax Officers to rob black money. Two inspectors have to find out who these con-men are and what is their next step. Along with the mystery, Special 26 has comical elements as well that have enhanced the watching experience.
10. Section 375 (2019)
- IMDb: 8.0
- Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Richa Chadda, Meera Chopra, Rahul Bhat
- Prime Video
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| Source: IMDb |
Section 375 is based on that section of India's national law. An aspiring actor is accused of rape by a crew member. One lawyer from each side fights in the court to prove their client innocent. Can law serve justice?
11. Badla (2019)
- IMDb: 7.9
- Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Tapsee Pannu, Amrita Singh
- Netflix/ Zee5
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| Source: Hindustan Times |
A woman is found in a locked room with her dead husband. However, she claims that she is not the murderer. The story unfolds as a lawyer tries to help her. Badla is an adaptation of the Spanish movie ' The Invisible Guest'. It also has a Telugu adaptation 'Evaru'.
12. Detective Byomkesh Bakshi! (2015)
- IMDb: 7.7
- Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Swastika Mukharjee, Anand Tiwari, Divya Menon, Meiyang Chang, Neeraj Kabi
- Prime Video
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| Source: The Indian Express |
The movie is based on the fictional story of Detective Byomkesh Bakshi. When a chemist goes missing, the detective sets out to find him out where he discovers conspiracies in Calcutta.
13. Trapped (2016)
- IMDb: 7.6
- Cast: Rajkumar Rao, Geetanjali Thapa
- Prime Videos
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| Source: India Times |
Trapped is based on a unique yet very simple concept. A man unintentionally locks himself in his new empty apartment room. He is in short of food, water, and electricity. Despite his struggle, nobody hears him up there.
14. The Ghazi Attack (2017)
- IMDb: 7.6
- Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Rana Daggubati, Atul Kulkarni
- Prime Video
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| Source; Ultra Bollywood |
The Ghazi Attack is the first Indian underwater movie. It is based on the Indo-Pak underwater war when Pakistan secretly set out to Visakhapatnam port in their submarine 'Ghazi'. You will experience something you haven't seen in India.
15. Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)
- IMDb:7.6
- Cast: Abhay Deol, Raima Sen, Gul Panag, Sarika
- Netflix/ Prime Video
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| Source: Annapurna Express |
A detective book writer is asked to spy on a minister and collect evidence against his extramarital affair by his wife. Little does he know that so much is hidden behind the curtain that he is yet to know.
16. Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
- IMDb: 7.5
- Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Aditya Srivastava
- Netflix/Youtube
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| Source: The Indian Express |
A simple living girl falls for a handsome guy. Before she realizes that she was trapped, she is sent to jail to protect his newbie lover. When she escapes, she sets out to take revenge. This is one of those movies that has a perfect ending.
17. A death in the Gunj (2016)
- IMDb: 7.5
- Cast: Vikrant Massey, Gulshan Devaiah, Tilotama Shome, Ranvir Shorey, Jim Sorabh, Kalki Koechlin
- Prime Video
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| Source: Medium |
A shy and introverted guy visits his cousin during his vacation. He is mysterious, hides his feeling, and takes an unexpected step that turns everything upside down.
18. Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)
- IMDb: 7.4
- Cast Nawazuddin Siddque, Vickey Kaushal, Sobhita Dhulipala
- Netflix/ Zee5
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| Source: Screen Daily |
Raman Raghav is inspired by the real-life serial killer Raman Raghav. A psychotic killer reaches to a police officer to make him realize that they are similar.
19. The Stoneman Murders (2009)
- IMDb: 7.4
- Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Arbaaz Khan, Vikram Gokhale
- Youtube/ Hotstar/ Prime Video
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| Source: Prime Video |
The Stoneman Murders is inspired by a real-life serial killer based on Bombay, Calcutta, and Assam who killed people with stones. The case was never solved and the connection of these three places was also not established, However, the movie gives closure to the story.
20. Raat Akeli Hai (2020)
- IMDb: 7.3
- Cast: Nawazuddin Siddique, Radhika Apte, Shweta Tripathi, Aditya Srivastava, Tigmanshu Dhulia
- Netflix
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| Source: Scroll.in |
Raat Akeli Hai is a dark story of murder an old man on the night of his wedding. Each one of the members of the house is a suspect. Out of love, politics, greed, the inspector has to find out what the motive was.
21. Te3n (2016)
- IMDb: 7.3
- Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddique, Vidya Balan
- Netflix
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| Source: Variety |
Teen revolves around three different characters; a grandfather, a police inspector, and a priest in a case of a missing child each, all three having their individual but an interrelated quest.
22. Being Cyrus (2005)
- IMDb:7.2
- Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani, Nassiruddin Shah
- Youtube
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| Source: Filmi Geek |
The story of Being Cyrus revolves around a dysfunctional Parsi family. The movie will confuse you till the very end. You can not even guess where the movie is taking you. It is a very strange and an underrated film.
23. Ittefaq (2017)
- IMDb: 7.2
- Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha, Mandira Bedi
- Netflix
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| Source: DNA India |
A police officer has to investigate a murder case. Between two suspects, two contradicting theories, each pointing out the other, the police has to find out the reality.
24. NH10 (2015)
- IMDb: 7.2
- Zee5/ Daily Motion
- Cast: Anushka Sharma, Darshan Kumar, Neil Bhoopalam
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| Source:: Times of India |
NH10 is a spooky story of a couple who face the most unexpected series of unfortunate events when they are out for their vacation. Anushka Sharma's production debut is a nail-biting thriller that scares you, angers you, and also breaks your heart for all that the characters endure throughout the movie.
25. Wazir (2016)
- IMDb: 7.1
- Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hyderi
- Netflix
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| Source: Bollywood Hungama |
Consumed by grief and sorrow of his daughter's loss in a shootout, an anti-terrorism cop finds solace in his companionship with a wheelchair-bound Pandit Omkarnath Dharwho happens to share similar grief like his, murder of his granddaughter and then set out on their avenge.
26. Karthik Calling Karthik (2010)
- IMDb: 7.1
- Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone, Ram Kapoor
- Netflix/Youtube/Amazon PrimeVideo
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| Source: Prime Video |
The life of an introverted guy changes all of a sudden when he starts getting calls of himself from the other side. This psychological thriller is engaging and has well-kept suspense. Farhan Akhtar has performed brilliantly.
27. Talaash (2012)
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