1981 Hindi-language films

1981 Indian musical film by Muzaffar Ali

1981 film by Yash Chopra

1981 film by K. Balachander

1981 Indian film by Rabindra Dharmaraj

1981 film by Shyam Benegal

Sadgati () is a 1981 Hindi television film directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand. Ray called this drama of a poor Dalit "a deeply angry film [...] not the anger of an exploding bomb but of a bow stretched taut and quivering."

Kaalia is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film, written and directed by Tinnu Anand, and produced by Iqbal Singh. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan (in the title role), Parveen Babi, Asha Parekh, Kader Khan, Pran, Amjad Khan, K.N. Singh and Jagdeep. The music is by R.D. Burman, while the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

1981 film by Manmohan Desai

1981 film by Prakash Mehra

1981 film by Shakti Samanta

1981 film directed by Sunil Dutt

Kudrat () is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language drama film, written and directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini, supported by Raaj Kumar, Priya Rajvansh and Vinod Khanna. This is the second movie of the Rajesh Khanna-Hema Malini pair with a reincarnation theme after Mehbooba. Rajesh Khanna received the 1982 All-India Critics Association (AICA) Best Actor Award for Kudrat. The film was a box office hit and it won the Filmfare Award for Best Story.

1981 film by Rakesh Kumar

Baseraa is a 1981 Bollywood film directed by Ramesh Talwar. Produced by Ramesh Behl, the film is based on a Marathi novel by Leela Phansalkar. It stars Shashi Kapoor, Raakhee, Rekha, Raj Kiran, Poonam Dhillon in lead roles. The music was composed by R. D. Burman.

1981 film by Hrishikesh Mukherjee

1981 film by Sai Paranjpye

Kranti () is a 1981 Indian historical drama film, produced, edited, dialogue and directed by Manoj Kumar, with the story and screenplay written by Salim–Javed. It stars an ensemble cast, consisting of Dilip Kumar in the title role along with Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi in pivotal roles. The film also marked the return of Dilip Kumar after a four-year hiatus. It ranks among the top 10 highest grossing Indian films of all time, when adjusted for ticket-price inflation. It was one of the most expensive Indian films of the time and it went on to become t

Biwi-O-Biwi is a 1981 romantic-comedy Hindi movie produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Rahul Rawail. It stars Sanjeev Kumar, Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, and Yogeeta Bali. The film's music is by R. D. Burman.

1981 Hindi film directed by Dilip Naik

1981 film by J. Om Prakash

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Krodhi () is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Subhash Ghai. It stars Dharmendra in titular role, Shashi Kapoor and Zeenat Aman, along with Premnath, Ranjeeta, Sachin, Hema Malini (), Moushumi Chatterjee (), Pran, Amrish Puri and Vimi. The film was launched in 1977, but faced delays due to various issues between the cast and the crew, finally released on 20 February 1981.

1981 film directed by Surendra Mohan

Dahshat (trans. Horror)is a 1981 Bollywood horror film directed by Shyam Ramsay and Tulsi Ramsay.

1981 film by Nasir Hussain

1981 film by Tatineni Rama Rao

1981 film by Rajendra Singh Babu