1990 Indian films

1990 film by Mukul S. Anand

Aashiqui () is a 1990 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and produced by Gulshan Kumar under Super Cassettes Industries Limited (now T-Series Films) production banner. The film stars Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal in pivotal roles. The first installment of the Aashiqui series, the film is known for its music, with composer duo Nadeem–Shravan establishing their careers along with that of singer Kumar Sanu under the T-Series music label.

1990 film by Indra Kumar

Ajooba () is a 1990 superhero film, produced and directed by Shashi Kapoor and co-directed by Soviet filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev. An Indian-Soviet co-production, it is loosely based on Arabic folklore such as One Thousand and One Nights. The film had a Russian language version released in the Soviet Union, Черный принц Аджуба ('Black Prince Ajuba'), in 1990, before its Indian release in 1991. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan as the titular superhero Ajooba, along with Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Sonam, Shammi Kapoor, Dara Singh, Amrish Puri and Saeed Jaffery in pivotal roles. Made on a budge

1990 Hindi film directed by K. C. Bokadia

1990 film directed by Deepak Shivdasani

1990 film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi

1990 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam

1990 film by Govind Nihalani

1990 film by Dev Anand

1991 film by Tapan Sinha

1990 film directed by Y.Nageshwar Rao

1990 Tamil film directed by Velu Prabhakaran

1990 film by Aziz Sejawal

Pratibandh is a 1990 Hindi-language action film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and starring Chiranjeevi, Juhi Chawla and Rami Reddy. The film marked the Hindi debut of leading Telugu film star Chiranjeevi. Chawla received a Best Actress nomination at the 36th Filmfare Awards for her performance in the film. The film is a remake of the 1989 Telugu film Ankusam. It was commercially successful.

Awaargi is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Anil Kapoor, Govinda, and Meenakshi Sheshadri in lead roles. Over the years, it has gained critical praise and is considered a classic now. Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi received critical acclaim for their roles.

Thanedaar () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film, produced by Sanjay Roy and Sudhir Roy under the Shiva Arts International banner and directed by Raj N. Sippy. It stars Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit with music composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film is perhaps best remembered for the song "Tamma Tamma Loge". It is a remake of the Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Anbukku Naan Adimai (1980).

Tejaa is an Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Ramesh Puri and produced by Mahendra Bohra. It stars Sanjay Dutt and Kimi Katkar in the main roles. The film was above average at the box office.

1990 film directed by Tahir Hussain

1990 film by S. A. Chandrasekhar

1990 film by A. Kodandarami Reddy

1990 film directed by Shomu Mukherjee

1990 film directed by Mohan Kumar

1990 Tamil film directed by K. Bhagyaraj

1990 film by Sibi Malayil

Izzatdaar () (transl. honourable) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language film starring Dilip Kumar, Govinda, Madhuri Dixit, Bharathi, Anupam Kher, Shafi Inamdar and South Indian actor Raghuvaran in his Bollywood film debut. The film, one of K. Bapaiah’s last directorial efforts, was described as ”an attempt to capture the painful moral decline in society vis-à-vis the unshakeable ethics of a few strong-willed individuals.”

Ishanou (English: The Chosen One) is a 1990 Indian Manipuri film written by M. K. Binodini Devi and directed by Aribam Syam Sharma. The movie stars Anoubam Kiranmala and Kangabam Tomba in the lead roles. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, it was recognised as a "World Classic" by the Cannes Film Festival 2023 and it was the only film selected from India for the event for that year. The movie was first aired in Doordarshan and later released in Usha Cinema, Paona Bazar on 6 July 1990.

1990 film directed by Kapil Kapoor

1990 Tamil film directed by R. C. Sakthi

1990 film by Relangi Narasimha Rao

Balachandrudu is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced and directed by Krishna under his Padmalaya Studios banner. It stars Mahesh Babu in the title role, Satyanarayana, Geetha, Sarath Kumar, Rami Reddy in other important roles and music composed by Raj–Koti.

Aavesha is a 1990 Indian Kannada-language action film written and directed by Perala. It was produced by Ravikrishna under the Ravikrishna films banner. Shankar Nag, Geetha, Devaraj and Bhavya star in it. This was the debut movie of Ramkumar and Shivaranjini.

Swarg () is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by David Dhawan, released in 1990. It stars Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Madhavi in lead roles. The film is loosely based on the 1967 film Mehrban starring Ashok Kumar and Sunil Dutt, which itself was a remake of the 1960 Tamil film Padikkadha Medhai which in turn was a remake of 1953 Bengali film Jog Biyog. based on the novel of same name by Ashapoorna Devi. Swarg was remade in Telugu as Indra Bhavanam, in Odia as Bhai Hela Bhagari, in Bengali as Annadata and in Nepali as Izzatadar, twice in Bangladesh as Sneher Protidhan an

1990 film by Kovelamudi Bapayya

1990 film by Harmesh Malhotra

1990 film by Tulsi Ramsay, Shyam Ramsay

1990 film by Mahesh Bhatt

1990 Tamil film directed by S. P. Muthuraman

1990 Tamil film directed by Fazil

Chatriyan () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by K. Subash and written by Mani Ratnam, with dialogues by A. Varunan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Bhanupriya and Thilakan, with Revathi in a guest appearance. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while cinematography and editing were handled by Y. N. Murali and Raghu & Baabu.

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