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The year 2018 saw the release of several record-breaking Hindi movies that shattered box office records. Some of the notable films from this year include: index of hindi movies 2016 2021
A conventional film index is a finding aid—titles, directors, casts, dates. However, the half-decade from 2016 to 2021 demands an interpretive index . This period began in a pre-pandemic, theatrical-dominant ecosystem and ended with direct-to-digital premieres becoming normalized. It witnessed the fall of long-reigning stars (Shah Rukh Khan’s last major hit in this period was 2018’s Zero ? Actually Zero underperformed; his Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017) and Zero (2018) were disappointments) and the rise of new forces (Ayushmann Khurrana, Rajkummar Rao, and the South Indian dubbed film phenomenon). The story of the index became legendary in niche circles
| # | Movie Title | Genre | Key Cast | Verdict | |---|-------------|-------|----------|---------| | 1 | Raees | Crime Drama | Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Hit | | 2 | Jolly LLB 2 | Courtroom Comedy | Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi | Hit | | 3 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | Romantic Comedy | Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt | Hit | | 4 | Trapped | Survival Thriller | Rajkummar Rao | Critical Hit | | 5 | Hindi Medium | Social Comedy | Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar | Blockbuster | | 6 | Meri Pyaari Bindu | Romantic Drama | Ayushmann Khurrana, Parineeti Chopra | Flop (Cult later) | | 7 | Bank Chor | Comedy | Riteish Deshmukh | Flop | | 8 | Tubelight | War Drama | Salman Khan | Flop | | 9 | Mom | Revenge Thriller | Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Hit | | 10 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Romance | Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma | Flop | | 11 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Social Drama | Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar | Super Hit | | 12 | Newton | Political Satire | Rajkummar Rao | India’s Oscar Entry | | 13 | Judwaa 2 | Action Comedy | Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez | Hit | | 14 | Golmaal Again | Comedy | Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra | Blockbuster | | 15 | Tumhari Sulu | Comedy Drama | Vidya Balan, Manav Kaul | Hit | | 16 | Ittefaq | Mystery Thriller | Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha | Average | | 17 | Firangi | Period Comedy | Kapil Sharma | Flop | | 18 | Tiger Zinda Hai | Action | Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif | Blockbuster | Some of the notable films from this year