Top 10 Bollywood Murder Mystery Suspense Movies Ever Till 2022
In the western world, Bollywood is sometimes regarded as a film business solely focused on singing and dance. The majority of Hollywood fans and westerners feel that if the Chinese have martial arts, India has songs and dance.
Having said that, another type of Bollywood films should not be overlooked. Whether it's action, drama, romance, comedy, horror, or suspense thrillers, Bollywood has amused us for almost a century with outstanding films full of excitement, fun, and thrills.
Ittefaq (1969)
Ittefaq is a 1969 Indian murder mystery film starring Rajesh Khanna and Nanda. Ittefaq was directed by Yash Chopra under B.R. Films and is an approved remake of the 1965 American crime picture Signpost to Murder, starring Joanne Woodward.
The storey follows a painter who is accused of murdering his wife but denies it and is on the run to establish his innocence. It was recently recreated in Hindi with the same title but with a different storey starring Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha.
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986)
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is a Hindi remake of Sidney Lumet's Golden Bear-winning American film "12 Angry Men (1957)." The film "12 Angry Men" was, however, a teleplay adaptation of Reginald Rose's novel of the same name.
Basu Chatterjee directed the film, which stars Pankaj Kapoor, M K Raina, K K Raina, Annu Kapoor, and other well-known Bollywood actors. The film follows 12 jurors who are tasked with condemning a youngster for the murder of his own father, whether he is guilty or not.
Dhund (1973)
Sanjay Khan, Zeenat Aman, Danny Denzongpa, Deven Verma, Navin Nischol, and Ashok Kumar star in Dhund, a 1973 murder mystery thriller directed by B.R. Chopra and starring Sanjay Khan, Zeenat Aman, Danny Denzongpa, Deven Verma, Navin Nischol, and Ashok Kumar.
The film is based on Agatha Christie's classic 1958 play "The Unexpected Guest." The film's plot centres around Zeenat Aman's character Rani Ranjit Singh, who, along with her lover Suresh Saxena (Sanjay Khan), is the major suspect in the murder of her husband Thakur Ranjit Singh (Danny Denzongpa).
The film comes to a surprising conclusion in which neither Rani Ranjit Singh nor her lover is the murderer.
Bees Saal Baad (1962)
Bees Saal Baad was one of the first psychological thriller films in Bollywood cinema, and it received a lot of praise and appreciation from the audience.
Biren Nag made his directorial debut with the film, which features Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman, Madan Puri, Manmohan Krishna, Asit Sen, and Sajjan.
The film is based on the 1951 Bengali thriller Jighansa, which was inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. The film is about the mystery surrounding a village's malevolent spirit and how a young educated guy uncovers the truth behind this local legend.
Teesri Manzil (1966)
Teesri Manzil is unquestionably one of the best thriller movies ever made in Bollywood, having been rated among the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Movies.
Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh featured in the film, which is directed by Vijay Anand and has notable performers like Premnath, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar, Helen, K.N. Singh, and Salim Khan.
The film is about investigating a murder mystery when a young woman named Roopa falls from the third floor of a hotel late at night, and the prime suspect is Shammi Kapoor's famous artist Rocky.
CID (1956)
CID is a 1956 Hindi feature film directed by Raj Khosla and produced by Guru Dutt. It stars Dev Anand and Shakila in the lead roles, with Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker, K.N. Singh, and Mehmood in supporting roles.
Inspector Shekhar, played by Dev Anand, uncovers the truth about the crime lord Dharamdas in front of everyone in CID.
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, starring Aamir Khan, is a psychological thriller directed by Reema Kagti. The plot revolves around how a well-known actor's vehicle accident uncovers a mystery around an incident that occurred three years earlier and included three pals and a call girl.
Inspector Surjan Shekhawat, played by Aamir Khan, is the case officer who piecemeal solves the riddle with Rosie and, in the end, discovers the truth about what happened three years ago with the call lady.
Manorama Six Feet Under
Manorama Six Feet Under is a murder mystery co-written and directed by Navdeep Singh and stars Abhay Deol, Gul Panag, and Raima Sen. The plot is based on Roman Polanski's 1974 Hollywood mystery movie Chinatown, which starred Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
This neo-noir film follows an amateur investigator from a small Rajasthani town who finds himself in the heart of the most difficult case involving Manorama's murder. Manorama Six Feet Under is one of Bollywood's most underappreciated flicks.
Gupt: The Hidden Truth
Gupt: The Hidden Truth, directed by Rajiv Rai, is a suspense thriller and murder mystery starring Bobby Deol, Kajol, and Manisha Koirala, with Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, and Raj Babbar in supporting parts.
The plot revolves around Bobby Deol's character, Sahil Sinha, being falsely accused of the murder of his stepfather, Jaisingh Sinha, played by Raj Babbar. When the murder mystery is revealed, it reveals the cover-up of numerous lies surrounding Sahil's life.
The Stoneman Murders (2009)
The Stoneman Murders is a 2009 Hindi feature film starring Kay Kay Menon and Arbaaz Khan. It is based on real-life episodes of the popular Stoneman serial killings that occurred in the early 1980s.
Manish Gupta directed his first full-length feature with this flick. The film received great accolades for its daring subject matter and all of the performers' outstanding performances.
