The 40 most popular 1990s indian movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.


Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
1995 · 3h 10m · IN
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.


Maachis
1996 · 2h 40m · IN
A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.


Aatish
1994 · 2h 23m · IN
Baba and Avinash are brothers who lives in a shanty house with their widowed mother, who makes a living as a housemaid. When a stalker attempts to rape their mother, Baba knives him to death, and the three, along with an orphan named Nawab, take shelter with a underworld don named Uncle. Baba would like Avinash to study and make something of his life, in order to help his brother study he decides to make crime his career. When Avinash completes his studies he becomes a police officer on his first assignment he learns his brother Baba and friend Nawab are on the most wanted criminal list.


Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998 · 3h 5m · IN
Per her mother's last wish, an 8 year old girl sets out to reunite her father with his college best friend who was in love with him.


Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
1997 · 2h 15m · IN
In Ayodhya, the royal palace of Kosala Kingdom in Ancient India, four princes were born to three queens, each of whom grew to great stature. Banished for 14 years due to court intrigue, Prince Rama retreated to the forest with his beautiful wife Sita. When Rama vanquishes the demons of the forest, he invites the wrath of the demon king Ravana, who kidnaps Sita. Based on the Indian epic the Ramayana.


Mafia
1996
Inspector Bhagat Singh is brutally murdered but the killers are never found. His brothers, Ajit and Jai Singh, decide to find the culprits and learn that he was killed by none other than the police. While this is a formula film of the mid 1990's an ageing Dharmendra still puts in a credible performance.


Benaam
1999 · IN
A masked man is killing a group of underworld hoods, which has the police and the hoods equally baffled.


Jung
1996 · 2h 5m
Jung has Mithun and Ajay Devgan playing brothers, but due to circumstances, police officer Mithun had to cross swords with his brother to protect justice. The third angle of the film is the double role portrayed by Aditya Pancholi, one negative and the other positive.
Hafta Bandh
Hafta Bandh
1991 · 2h 25m · IN
Firangi Paisewala extorts money from poor people with his goon Kartoos whose standing in upcoming elections and threatens the people around.Inspector Bajrang Tiwari kills Kartoos in encounter as his fear is spreading like wildfire but soon he gets suspension order due to pressure from above.Bajrang lives in a place where shopkeepers are frequently harassed for extortion and his friend Iqbal is also against this.Firanagi appoints Madan Chikna for extortion in place of Kartoos whose fear starts to spread soon and also has support of corrupt inspector Rokhade.But Bajrang and Iqbal team up with their friends to stop extortion (Hafta Bandh) in their region.


ZP
1991
This film is directed by Anant Mane, starring Ajinkya Deo, Nishigandha Wad and Sadashiv Amrapurkar in the lead roles.
The Village Had No Walls
The Village Had No Walls
1995 · 2h 4m · IN
A young man from the city journeys to his first teaching post, the small hamlet of Bangarwadi, deep in the jungle, inhabited by a few shepherds and farmers as well as a criminal tribe known as the Ramoshis. After the initial shock of his strange new world wears off he learns to appreciate life in the village and stops longing for home.


Arunachalam
1997 · 2h 45m · IN
Arunachalam, the son of a prominent village elder, discovers the truth about his past.


Yuddha Parva
1991 · 2h 14m · IN
Yuddha Parva is a 1991 Kannada action-drama film directed by Madhukara Belakavadi, starring Vinod Raj, Abhijith, Ashok Rao, and Pushpanjali


Sahibaan
1993
Sahibaan, a village girl, is in love with Gopi, a labourer. She rejects a marriage proposal from Vijay, who is a womaniser. Now Vijay tries to get rid of Gopi in order to marry Sahibaan.


Swarg
1990 · 2h 31m · IN
Living in a posh mansion named Swarg, this is the story of Sahabji, his wife sister Jyoti, two brothers, and a sister-in-law. Sahabji has a clash of wits with Dhanraj, who successfully schemes with Sahabji's two brothers, and takes over the prestigious mansion and vast business empire, leaving Sahabji virtually penniless, and devastated with the passing away of his wife. His brothers have now taken over the money, and his business. It is now up to a servant of the mansion, Krishna to set things right for Sahabji's household. How can a poor servant succeed against rich and powerful individuals?


Kabhi Na Kabhi
1998 · 2h 51m · IN
Kachra Seth runs an empire of collecting garbage, which is merely a front to cover-up for his other business - drug trafficking. He recruits a select group of people to carry out unpleasant tasks - such as beating someone up, or even killing someone. One of his recruits is Jaggu, who will do anything for a price. Jaggu loves Tina but is afraid to tell her. When Jaggu's mom is hospitalized, he comes to Kachra for monetary assistance, he is assigned to a task instead, and unable to complete the task he is apprehended by the police with the assistance of a librarian, and is subsequently found guilty and sent to prison. Jaggu's place is taken by Rajeshwar alias Raja, who is also attracted to Tina and even rescues her from one of Kachra's goons, Chabiley, and they both fall in love. When Jaggu returns from prison, he finds his mom has passed away, and his sister is missing, believed to have committed suicide.


Hello Brother
1999 · 2h 11m · IN
A ghost seeking revenge for his death haunts the man who received his heart in a transplant.


Chamatkar
1992 · 2h 51m · IN
When Sunder loses everything, he seeks refuge in a graveyard, where he befriends a ghost.


Kunku
1994
Dr Ram marries a widowed nurse from his hospital tragedy strikes when her dead husband comes to their house as Ram's patient.


Balarama Krishnulu
1992 · 2h 19m · IN
Balaramaiah does not accept his step-brother and step-sister because his step-mother was of a different caste. Things change when his daughter falls in love with a man of a different caste.


Dance Party
1995 · 2h 4m
Sweety meets Sanjay and both fall in love with each other. After dating for a while, they attend to a party where Sweety gets to see the true colors of an intoxicated and flirtatious Sanjay, making her wonder if he really is her true love.
Veedevadandi Babu
Veedevadandi Babu
1997 · 2h 18m
The film is an unofficial remake of Tamil film Ullathai Allitha, which itself is influenced by the Hindi film Andaz Apna Apna.


Gundagardi
1997 · 2h 16m
Kalicharan, a gang leader, terrorises the entire city. To put an end to Kalicharan's activities, Police Commissioner Karan Singh is given charge.


Dil To Pagal Hai
1997 · 2h 59m · IN
Rahul, the director of a successful dance troupe, considers Nisha his best friend, though secretly, she is madly in love with him. He then falls for Pooja, who is engaged to Ajay.


Baazigar
1993 · 3h 1m · IN
A young man with a vendetta against a business tycoon seduces and kills his eldest daughter and then proceeds to his younger daughter but she begins to suspect her new lover's ulterior motive.


Akayla
1991 · 3h · IN
Inspector Vijay Verma finally manages to capture criminal mastermind Jojo. But Jojo escapes from jail and kills Vijay's friends for revenge, leaving Vijay determined to fulfill a vendetta of his own.
Nethaji
Nethaji
1996 · IN
Karunamurthy (Kitty) an honest man and the Home Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu is forced to help the terrorists to kill the Governor. Nethaaji (Sarathkumar) a journalist and a press owner runs a newspaper called 'India'. He comes to know that the Home Minister is involved in the Governor's murder and tries to investigate it. In the course of his investigation he too gets involved with the terrorists and is forced to kidnap the scientist Shivashankari. Now the police are out to get Nethaaji. Nethaaji runs from pillar to post to prove himself innocent. Will he be able to prove himself innocent? Will he be able to expose the sinister plans of the terrorists, or will he pay the prize for a crime which he never committed?


Ghar Jamai
1992 · 2h 28m
Anil is an ethical man who lives by his principles. This impresses Dwarka, a millionaire, who wants to make him his son-in-law. However, after marriage, he insists that Anil move in with his in-laws.


Bhagavad Gita
1993 · 2h 20m · IN
An adaptation of the Hindu religious book Bhagavat Gita, an epic centering around two families and their fight for the throne.


Dushman Devta
1991
Shiva is an escaped convict who is looking for a suitable place to hide from the police. His adventures lead him to end up in a rural region which happens to be the main target of bandits and wild animals - with no one who can stop them from looting and killing the residents there. Shiva finds that he can take refuge there. His methods of solving the issues get him well respected by the residents who regard him as god without knowing that Shiva has an ulterior motive.


Padayappa
1999 · 2h 52m · IN
Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.


Mahima Jyotibacha
1991
Mahima Jyotibacha is a movie directed by Bhaskar Jadhav featuring Sudhir Dalvi, Madhu Kambikar.


Aame
1994 · 2h 4m · IN
The film shows how male chauvinists can destroy a female's life.


Darr
1993 · 2h 59m · IN
A woman is caught between one man's love and another man's obsession. She fears one and fears for the other. One stands for love and the other for life. Who will she choose?


Mehndi
1998 · 2h 33m · IN
Controversial film about the ill-effects of the dowry system in India


Sham Ghansham
1998 · 2h 40m · IN
Satyadev Singh lives with his wife, Ganga, and two sons, Sham and Ghansham, and their family leads a fairly comfortable life. Things turn for the worse for them when a new corrupt Collector named Bhim Singh enters their region. Satyadev is killed, and Ganga has to flee with her children away from this region, and from Bhim Singh. Years later, Sham and Ghansham have grown up and would like to avenge their father's death. Their quest takes them to Collector Bhim Singh and his men, who are ready to let history repeat itself, by killing the sons of Satyadev Singh.


Jeevan Daata
1991 · 2h
Two small children, a boy named Guddu, and his sister named Guddiya are separated from their parents, and take shelter in a temple. Guddiya is not feeling well, so Guddu goes to buy some medication, but when he returns she is nowhere to be found. Years later, Guddu, who calls himself Shankar, has grown up to be a petty criminal. On numerous occasions he comes to the assistance of a CBI Officer, Vijay Sharma, then meets and falls in love with his daughter, Kiran Sharma. Unfortunately, Vijay gets killed, and both Kiran and Shankar band together to look for his killers. The question is whether Shankar will be able to successfully avenge Vijay's death, and if at all he will be re-united with his sister, Guddiya. What Shankar does not know that his mother is in jail, convicted for killing his very own father, Masterji, while purportedly having an affair with a male from their village.


Border
1997 · 2h 56m · IN
Amidst the 1971 Indo-Pak war, a company of 120 Indian soldiers stationed at the border region of Longewala in Rajasthan must defend their post through the night against two thousand Pakistani troops armed with tanks. Based on the true events of the Battle of Longewala.


Hanuman
1998 · 1h 30m · FR
Hanuman is the most lovable baby monkey one can imagine. He meets Tom who comes to visit the temple in the Valley of Monkeys and tries to protect it from the robbers. A warm relationship develops between the two.
Haar Jeet
Haar Jeet
1990 · IN
Film from Avtar Bhogal
The 1990s were the independent film decade, when Sundance and Miramax pushed low-budget American filmmaking into the mainstream. It's also when Hong Kong action, Japanese animation, and Iranian art cinema found large Western audiences.
India produces more films annually than any other country, across many language industries — Hindi-language Bollywood, plus major Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali traditions. The song-and-dance musical number is a structural convention, not a genre.