A list of films produced by the Bollywood, film industry based in Mumbai in 1981.
Successful stars of the year 1. Amitabh Bachchan- Bachchan went strength to strength with box office smashes like Naseeb, Laawaris, Kaalia and Yaarana.
2. Shatrughan Sinha- Sinha played second/third lead in the top two highest grossers Kranti and Naseeb.
3. Rishi Kapoor- Apart from featuring as lead in Naseeb with Bachchan and Sinha, Kapoor also starred in Katilon Ke Kaatil with Dharmendra.
4. Hema Malini- Malini starred as the female lead in the top three highest grossers Kranti, Naseeb and Meri Aawaz Suno.
5. Parveen Babi- Apart from playing second fiddle to Hema Malini in Kranti and Meri Aawaz Suno, Babi also starred in Kaalia opposite Amitabh Bachchan.
6. Zeenat Aman- Aman featured opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Laawaris and Dharmendra in Katilon Ke Kaatil.
7. Reena Roy- Apart from starring alongside her boyfriend Shatrughan Sinha in Naseeb, Roy had a parallel lead role in Sanjay Dutt's debut film Rocky.
8. Tina Munim- Munim starred opposite Rishi Kapoor in Katilon Ke Kaatil and debutant Sanjay Dutt in Rocky.
The year was also notable for several actors like Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav, Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Madhavi and Vijayta Pandit making successful debuts. Also Dilip Kumar made a blockbuster comeback with Kranti.
Top-grossing films The top grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1981
Rank Title Cast Box office 1. Kranti Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Nirupa Roy, Sarika, Prem Chopra, Tom Alter 200 million 2. Naseeb Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Kim Yashpal, Pran, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Yusuf Khan 145 million 3. Meri Aawaz Suno Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi 130 million 4. Laawaris Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Raakhee Gulzar, Amjad Khan, Ranjeet, Jeevan 120 million 5. Love Story Rajendra Kumar, Kumar Gaurav, Vijayta Pandit 110 million 6. Ek Duuje Ke Liye Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Madhavi 100 million 7. Katilon Ke Kaatil Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Tina Munim, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Nirupa Roy 80 million 8. Kaalia Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Pran, Asha Parekh 75 million 9. Yaarana Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Tanuja, Jeevan, Ranjeet 70 million 10. Rocky Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Tina Munim, Raakhee Gulzar, Reena Roy, Amjad Khan 60 million 11. Hum Se Badkar Kaun Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Ranjeeta, Vijendra, Amjad Khan 12. Wardaat Mithun Chakraborty, Kajal Kiran 13. Ek Hi Bhool Jeetendra, Rekha, Shabana Azmi 14. Silsila Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Jaya Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor 15. Kudrat Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini
Films Title Director Cast Genre Sources Aakhri Mujra Hiren Nag Ajit Khan, Asha Parekh Drama Aankhon Ke SaamneD. S. AzadMithun Chakraborty, Vijayendra Ghatge Aapas Ki Baat Harmesh Malhotra Raj Babbar, Poonam Dhillon, Shakti Kapoor Action, Romance Aas Paas J. Om Prakash Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Prem Chopra Drama Agni Pareeksha Kamal Majumdar Amol Palekar, Parikshit Sahni Ahista Ahista Esmayeel Shroff Shammi Kapoor, Nanda Drama Armaan Anand Sagar Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, Ranjeeta Kaur Drama Barsaat Ki Ek Raat Shakti Samanta Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee Amjad Khan Action Baseraa Ramesh Talwar Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee, Rekha Drama Be-Shaque Kashinath Mithun Chakraborty, Yogeeta Bali, Amrish Puri Drama Biwi-O-Biwi Rahul Rawail Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Sanjeev Kumar Comedy Bhula Na Dena Harsh Kholi Rakesh Roshan, Kajal Kiran, Helen Romance BulundiEsmayeel ShroffRaaj Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Kim YashpalCrime Thriller ChakraRabindra DharmarajSmita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Kulbhushan KharbandaDrama Chashme Buddoor Sai Paranjpye Ravi Baswani, Rakesh Bedi, Farooq Sheikh, Deepti Naval Drama Chehre Pe Chehra Raj Tilak Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Sulakshana Pandit Thriller Commander Rakesh Kumar Amjad Khan, Tanuja, Arun Govil Action Drama Daasi Raj Khosla Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Rakesh Roshan Drama Dahshat Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay Navin Nischol, Sarika, Om Shivpuri, Nadira Babbar Horror Dard Ambrish Sangal Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini Crime Drama Dhanwan Surendra Mohan Rajesh Khanna, Reena Roy, Rakesh Roshan Drama Dhuan Dulal Guha Mithun Chakraborty, Raakhee Gulzar, Ranjeeta, Amjad Khan Thriller Ek Aur Ek Gyarah Ashok Roy Shashi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Zarina Wahab, Neetu Singh Comedy Ek Duuje Ke LiyeK. BalachanderKamal Haasan, Rati AgnihotriDramaEk Hi Bhool T. Rama Rao Jeetendra, Rekha Family, Drama Fiffty Fiffty Somu Mukherjee Rajesh Khanna, Tina Munim, Kader Khan Drama Ganga Maang Rahi Balidan Radhakant Sohrab Modi, Hina Kausar, Dev Kumar Drama Gehra Zakhm Deepak Bahry Vinod Mehra, Ranjeeta Kaur Romance Ghamandee Ramesh Bedi Mithun Chakraborthy, Sarika Action Ghungroo Ki Awaaz Shyam Ramsay, Tulsi Ramsay Vijay Anand, Rekha Drama Gramayan Arun Khopkar Tushar Dalvi, Parzun Dastur, Amin Gazi Guru Suleman Chela Pahelwan Radhakant Mehmood, Dara Singh, Padma Khanna Comedy HaqdaarS. K. LuthraRakesh Roshan, Suresh Oberoi, Yogeeta Bali Harjaee Ramesh Behl Randhir Kapoor, Tina Munim, Shammi Kapoor Drama Hotel Syham Ramsey. Tulsi Ramsey Navin Nischol, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami Mystery Hum Se Badkar Kaun Deepak Bahry Amjad Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Vijendra, Ranjeeta, Kajal Kiran, Kalpana Iyer, Ranjeet Action Itni Si Baat Madhu M Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee Jail Yatra Bhappi Sonie Vinod Khanna, Reena Roy Jeene Ki Arzoo Rajasekhar Mithun Chakraborthy, Rakesh Roshan, Rati Agnihotri Romance Jiyo To Aise Jiyo Kanak Mishra Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Talluri Rameshwari, Madan Puri Action Josh Raj N. Sippy Anil Dhswan, Sarika, Amjad Khan, Vidya Sinha Jwala Daku R. P. Swamy Salma Agha, Birbal, Urmila Bhatt Drama Jyoti Pramod Chakravarty Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Vijendara Ghatge, Ashok Kumar Kaalia Tinnu Anand Amitabh Bachchan, Parveen Babi, Pran, Asha Parekh, Kader Khan, K. N. Singh, Amjad Khan Action Kaaran B. R. Ishara Ramesh Deo, Shoma Anand, Aruna Irani Romance Kachche Heere Narendra Bedi Feroz Khan, Reena Roy, Danny Denzongpa Action Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya M. S. Sathyu Anil Kapoor, Pankaj Kapur, Farah Khan Drama Kahani Ek Chor Ki S. Ramanathan Moushumi Chatterjee, Jeetendra, Vinod Mehra, Nirupa Roy Drama Kal Hamara Hai Girish Ranjan Asrani, Aarti Bhattacharya, A. K. Hangal, Padma Khanna Drama Kalyug Shyam Benegal Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Raj Babbar Drama Kanhaiyaa Khalid Sami Master Amit, Master Chaitanya, Asha Chandra Action, Crime, Drama Kanoon Aur Mujrim Sham Jethani Bharat Kapoor Padma Khanna, Jayshree T. Katilon Ke Kaatil Anil Hingorani, Arjun Hingorani Dharmendra, Rishi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Tina Munim, Nirupa Roy, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor Romance Khara Khota B.R. Ishara Raj Kiran, Sarika, Soma Anand Drama Khawaja Ki Diwani Akbar Balam Bharat Bhushan, Arpana Choudhary, Mazhar Khan Khel Muqaddar Ka Veerendra Bharat Bhushan, Asha Parekh, Dara Singh Action, Family Khilte Suman Sukhdev Ahluwalia Anoop, Vadisha Khoon Aur Paani Chand Feroz Khan, Jeetendra, Parveen Babi, Rekha, Ranjeet, Ajit, Nirupa Roy Action Khoon Ka Rishta Samir Ganguly Mukri, Prashanth, Jagdeep, Jeetendra, Pran Action Khoon Ki Takkar Haresh Chawla Vinod Mehra, Ranjeeta Kaur, Neeta Mehta, Ranjeet Action Khuda Kasam Lekh Tandon Vinod Khanna, Tina Munim, Pran Kranti Manoj Kumar Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Tom Alter Action, Patriotic Krodhi Subhash Ghai Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Hema Malini, Sachin, Poonam Dhillon, Pran, Premnath Action Kudrat Chetan Anand Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Priya Rajhans, Raaj Kumar Drama Laawaris Prakash Mehra Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan, Raakhee Gulzar, Ranjeet, Suresh Oberoi, Priti Sapru, Shriram Lagoo, Jeevan Drama Ladaaku Dinesh Ramanesh Vijay Arora, Jagdeep, Shakti Kapoor, Amjad Khan Ladies Tailor Khalid Akthar Sanjeev Kumar, Reena Roy, Pran, Amjad Khan, Aruna Irani Comedy Laparwah Ravikant Nagaich Prem Bedi, Birbal, Mithun Chakraborty Action Love Story Rahul Rawail Kumar Gaurav, Vijeta Pandit, Rajendra Kumar, Danny Denzongpa, Amjad Khan Romance Maan Gaye Ustaad Shibu Mitra Pran, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini Madhuman Basu Battharcharya Mahabali Hanuman Babbubhai Mistry Rakesh Pandey, Kavitha Kiran, Hercules Adventure Mahfil Amar Kumar Ashok Kumar, Sadhana, Anil Dhawan Action. Drama Main Aur Mera Haathi R. Thiagaraj Mithun Chakraborty, Poonam Dhillon, Suresh Oberoi, Sharat Saxena Action Mangalsutra Vijay. B Rekha, Anant Nag, Jagdeep, Madan Puri, Rajendranath Horror, Thriller Meena Kumari Ki Amar Kahani Sohrab Modi Bharat Bhushan, Sona Mirza Drama Meri Aawaz Suno S. V. Rajendra Singh Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi Action Nai Imarat Ram Pahlwa Sarika, Ranjeeta, Amrish Puri, Madan Puri Drama Nakhuda Dilip Naik Raj Kiran, Swaroop Sampat, Kulbhushan Kharbanda Drama Naram Garam Hrishikesh Mukherjee Amol Palekar, Swaroop Sampat, Shatrughan Sinha, Utpal Dutt, A. K. Hangal, Kiran Vairahle Comedy Nari S. K. Chand Rakesh Roshan, Neeta Mehta, Madan Puri Drama Naseeb Manmohan Desai Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Kim Yashpal, Pran, Kader Khan, Amjad Khan, Prem Chopra, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Yusuf Khan Action, Comedy, Romance Paanch Qaidi Shibu Mitra Vijayendra Ghatge, Girish Karnad, Shakti Kapoor, Sarika Action Pehla Adhyay Vishnu Mahtur Madan Jain, Dinesh Sakul Drama Plot No. 5 Yogesh Saxena Uttam Kumar, Amol Palekar, Pradeep Kumar, Sarika Poonam Harmesh Malhotra Raj Babbar, Poonam Dhillon, Shakti Kapoor Drama Prem Geet Sudesh Issar Raj Babbar, Anita Raj Drama Professor Pyarelal Brij Sadanah Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Vinod Mehra, Shammi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Amjad Khan Pyaasa Sawan Dasari Narayana Rao Jeetendra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Reena Roy Drama Raaz Harmesh Malhotra Raj Babbar, Helen Drama Roohi S. U. Syed Mazhar Khan, Zarina Wahab Drama Rocky Sunil Dutt Sanjay Dutt, Tina Munim, Reena Roy, Sunil Dutt, Ranjeet, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Amjad Khan Romance, Action Saajan Ki Saheli Sawaan Kumar Nutan, Rajendra Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Rekha Sadgati Satyajit Ray Om Puri, Smita Patil Drama Sahhas Ravikant Nagaich Mithun Chakraborty Action Sameera Vinay Shukla Mithun Chakraborty, Shabana Azmi, Parikshit Sahni Drama Sannata Shyam Ramsay. Tulsi Ramsay Vinod Mehra, Vijay Arora, Bindiya Goswami, Helen Horror. Mystery Sansani: The Sensation Irshad Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami Horror Sazaye MautVidhu Vinod ChopraNaseeruddin Shah, Dilip DhawanDrama Shakka Shyam Ralhan Jeetendra, Simple Kapadia, Pinchoo Kapoor Action Shama Kader Khan Shabana Azmi, Kader Khan Sharda Lekh Tandon Jeetendra, Talluri Rameshwari Drama Shikari C. R. Simha Srinath, Manjula, Akhila Shradhanjali Anil Sharma Raakhee Gulzar, Suresh Oberoi, Arun Govil Drama, Family Silsila Yash Chopra Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor Romantic, Drama Tajurba Nikhil Saini Raj Babbar, Smita Patel, Nasruddin Shah Action, Adventure Umrao Jaan Muzaffar Ali Rekha, Farooq Sheikh, Naseeruddin Shah Drama Vasiqedars, The Pensioners of Avadh Waqt Ki Deewar Ravi Tandon Pran, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Neetu Singh, Sulakshana Pandit Action Wardat Ravikant Nagaich Mithun Chakraborty, Kaajal Kiran, Iftekhar Thriller Woh Phir Nahin Aaye Joginder Shelley Bhagwan Dada, Rita Baduri, Jalal Agha Yaarana Rakesh Kumar Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Neetu Singh, Kader Khan, Ranjeet, Jeevan Drama Yeh Rishta Na Tootay K. Vijayan Rajendra Kumar, Mala Sinha, Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai Nasir Hussain Rishi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Amjad Khan, Kader Khan, Tariq Khan Romance, Thriller
See also List of Hindi films of 1980 List of Hindi films of 1982
References
External links Bollywood films of 1981 at the Internet Movie Database