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The Best Hindi Horror Movies
Here is a spine-tingling list of the best Hindi horror movies, ranked by Bollywood film fans like you. Whether you're looking for a good ghost story, haunted house, or exorcism, you're likely to find it among this poll of top Bollywood horror movies. Fear is fear the world over and these films deliver the shivers, so even if you're not from India you should check out the films at the top of this list, as they are strongly recommended by other Ranker users.
If you're looking for stories of demonic possession look no further than 1920 and Phoonk; if haunted houses or apartments are you bent check out Raat and 13B; or if you prefer the creepiness of a young woman whose eye transplant allows her to see into a ghostly world, Naina is the movie for you. No matter what sub-genre you're looking for, there's something on this Hindi horror movies list to creep you out.
Which Indian horror movie scares you the most? Join our other users and give the scariest movies on this list a vote up.
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- 1Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Ameesha Patel
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Priyadarshan
Bhool Bhulaiyaa is a 2007 Indian psychological comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan. It constitutes the official remake of the 1993 Malayalam film, Manichitrathazhu, starring Mohanlal. which ...more - 2
- 3Gulshan Grover, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Satish Shah
- Released: 1988
- Directed by: Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay
Veerana: Vengeance of the Vampire is a 1988 action horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. - 4Rakhi Sawant, Rajendranath Zutshi, Indraneil Sengupta
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Vikram Bhatt
1920 is a 2008 Indian Horror film written and directed by Vikram Bhatt. Filmed in Hindi, the film revolves around the events surrounding a married couple living in a haunted house in the year 1920. ...more - 5Rajesh Khanna, Asit Sen, I. S. Johar
- Released: 1967
- Directed by: Ravindra Dave
Raaz is a 1967 Hindi romantic thriller movie directed by Ravindra Dave. Produced by G. P. Sippy for Sippy Films, the story was written by C. J. Pavri. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Babita, I. S. ...more - 6Shilpa Shetty, Saif Ali Khan, Sameera Reddy
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Prawaal Raman
Darna Mana Hai is a 2003 Indian anthology horror thriller film. It was considered a unique and innovative attempt by producer Ram Gopal Varma and director Prawal Raman to provide Indian audiences ...more - 7Aditya Narayan, Shweta Agarwal, Shubh Joshi
- Released: 2010
- Directed by: Vikram Bhatt
Shaapit is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Aditya Narayan, Rahul Dev, Shweta Agarwal and Shubh Joshi in the lead roles. The film is based on the story of a family whose ...more - 8Aaloka, Bhakti Bhansali, Leena Das
- Released: 1987
- Directed by: Keshu Ramsay
Dak Bangla is a 1987 Hindi horror film presented by the Ramsay brothers. - 9Ajay Devgn, Vivek Oberoi, John Abraham
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Soham Shah
Kaal also known as Kaal: The Jungle is a Bollywood natural horror film directed by Soham Shah, and produced by Karan Johar & Shahrukh Khan. The film stars Ajay Devgan, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi, ...more - 10Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, M. Kumar
- Released: 1949
- Directed by: Kamal Amrohi
Mahal is a 1949 Indian Hindi film directed by Kamal Amrohi and starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala. It was India's first reincarnation thriller film. Produced by Bombay Talkies studio, this Kamal ...more - 11Kangana Ranaut, Jackie Shroff, Emraan Hashmi
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Mohit Suri
Raaz: The Mystery Continues, shortened as RTMC, is a 2009 Bollywood supernatural horror film directed by Mohit Suri and starring Emraan Hashmi and Kangna Ranaut. The film is the second film in the ...more - 12Hashmat Khan, Manjeet Kular, Kunickaa Sadanand
- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay
Bandh Darwaza is a 1990 Bollywood horror movie starring Kunika, Manjeet Kullar, Aruna Irani, Anirudh Agarwal and the Afghan actor Hashmat Khan. The film soundtrack was composed by the Anand-Milind ...more - 13Madan Puri, Rajendra Nath, Birbal
- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Mohan Bhakri
Cheekh is a 1985 horror film directed by Mohan Bhakri. - 14Om Puri, Nana Patekar, Revathi
- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
Raat is a 1992 Indian Hindi supernatural thriller film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma starring Revathi in the role of protagonist Manisha Sharma. Upon release the film received positive ...more - 15
Raaz 3
Emraan Hashmi, Bipasha Basu, Esha Gupta- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Vikram Bhatt
- 16
Shaitani Ilaka
Sunil Dhawan, Shehnaz Kudia, Neelam Mehra- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Kiran Ramsay
- 17
Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche
Surendra Kumar, Pooja, Imtiaz- Released: 1972
- Directed by: Tulsi Ramsay
- 18Rekha, Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
Bhoot is a 2003 Indian supernatural horror film. It was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and stars Ajay Devgan and Urmila Matondkar. It was perceived to be different from a typical Bollywood movie as it ...more - 19Rajinikanth, Nayantara, Nassar
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: P. Vasu
Chandramukhi is a 2005 Indian Tamil comedy-horror film written and directed by P. Vasu, and was produced and distributed by Ramkumar Ganesan of Sivaji Productions. The film features Rajinikanth, ...more - 20Mehmood Ali, Madan Puri, Pran
- Released: 1965
- Directed by: Raja Nawathe
Gumnaam is a 1965 Indian suspense thriller film directed by Raja Nawathe, starring Manoj Kumar, Nanda, Pran, Helen and Mehmood. The film is an adaptation of the book And then there were none by ...more - 21
Jaani Dushman
Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha- Released: 1979
- Directed by: Rajkumar Kohli
- 22
Aatma
Jaideep Ahlawat, Bipasha Basu, Padam Bhola- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Suparn Verma
- 23Rajendra Nath, Puneet Issar, Imtiaz Khan
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay
Tahkhana is a 1986 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay. It is a tale about two sisters separated at birth and the search for a hidden treasure which is guarded in a ...more - 24
Naagin
Mouni Roy, Adaa Khan, Sudha Chandran- Released: 2009
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100 Days
Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Javed Jaffrey- Released: 1991
- Directed by: Partho Ghosh
