Indian neo-noir films

Dacoit: A Love Story is a 2026 Indian action romantic drama film directed by Shaneil Deo in his directorial debut, who co-wrote the film with Adivi Sesh. Produced by Supriya Yarlagadda under Annapurna Studios, the film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi.

Baazigar () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Shilpa Shetty (in her acting debut), Dalip Tahil, and Raakhee. The film follows a young man seeking to avenge the fall of his family by going on a murderous rampage. It is loosely based on the 1991 film A Kiss Before Dying which was adapted from Ira Levin's 1953 novel of the same. The soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik.

2008 film by A. R. Murugadoss

1999 film by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

2021 film directed by Sukumar

2022 Tamil film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj

2002 film directed by Ram Gopal Varma

2012 film by Reema Kagti

2023 Tamil film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj

2006 film by Sanjay Gupta

2005 Tamil film directed by A. R. Murugadoss

2003 film directed by Amit Saxena

Deewangee () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Nitin Manmohan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, and Urmila Matondkar. The music was composed by Ismail Darbar, with lyrics by Salim Bijnori and Nusrat Badr. This was Devgn's first negative role for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain.

2017 Tamil film directed by Pushkar-Gayathri

Aetbaar () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Ratan Tata. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Supriya Pilgaonkar. Aetbaar was inspired by the 1996 American film Fear.

Kaante () is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language epic heist action thriller film co-written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. Written by Milap Zaveri, the film stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Lucky Ali, Mahesh Manjrekar, Kumar Gaurav, Namrata Singh Gujral, Rati Agnihotri, Rohit Roy, Isha Koppikar and Malaika Arora.

1991 film by Partho Ghosh

Dookudu () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood alongside Brahmanandam who played a supporting role. The film revolves around Ajay Kumar (Babu), a police officer and son of ex-MLA Shankar Narayana (Raj), who awakes from coma, but his health remains perilous. To aid his recovery, Kumar masquerades as a MLA fulfilling his father's ambition f

2022 film directed by Farhad Samji

2007 film by Anurag Kashyap

2022 Indian film

2007 film by Sriram Raghavan

Vikramarkudu is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action drama film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli, based on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. Produced by M. L. Kumar Chowdary, the film stars Ravi Teja and Anushka. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani, with cinematography by Sarvesh Murari. The plot follows a thief who encounters a young girl claiming to be his daughter, leading him to uncover his connection to her real father, a look-alike with a turbulent past.

1994 film by Sanjay Gupta

2011 film directed by Mohit Suri

Awarapan () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Mohit Suri, written by Shagufta Rafique, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. An uncredited remake of the South Korean film A Bittersweet Life, it stars Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran, Mrinalini Sharma, and Ashutosh Rana. In the film, gangster Shivam Pandit (Hashmi) is ordered by his boss Bharat Malik (Rana) to watch over Reema (Sharma), Malik's secret Pakistani mistress.

2002 film by Rajat Mukherjee

2004 film by Sanjay Gupta

2015 film by Ram Gopal Varma

2016 Hindi film directed by Nishikant Kamat

2014 Tamil film directed by Karthik Subbaraj

Zeher: a Love Story () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by Mohit Suri in his directorial debut and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Shamita Shetty and Udita Goswami, and is an adaptation of the 2003 American film Out of Time. The film was released on 25 March 2005, and was moderately successful at the box office.

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2008 film by Hansal Mehta

2001 film by Raj Kanwar

2017 Indian film

2013 film by Amit Kumar

Raqeeb () is a 2007 Indian romantic thriller film directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Sharman Joshi, Jimmy Shergill, Rahul Khanna, and Tanushree Dutta. It was released on 18 May 2007. It is an unofficial remake of 1979 American television film Murder by Natural Causes.

2012 film by Ashim Ahluwalia

2018 Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam

Raayan is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Dhanush. Produced by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Pictures, the film stars Dhanush in the titular role, alongside Dushara Vijayan, S. J. Suryah, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Selvaraghavan, Prakash Raj, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Saravanan, Dileepan and Divya Pillai. The story follows a food truck owner in North Chennai who struggles to protect his family when they inadvertently get muddled in a war between two rival gangs.

1997 Telugu film directed by Ram Gopal Varma

2006 film directed by Hasnain Hyderabadwala and Raksha Mistry

2005 film directed by Vivek Agnihotri

2013 film directed by Ajay Bahl

1978 film by Raj N. Sippy

2024 Indian film directed by Sonu Sood

Gaayam () is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language political crime thriller film, based on the 1980s Vijayawada Gang Warfare. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma and co-written by himself and Mani Ratnam, it stars Jagapathi Babu, Revathi, Urmila Matondkar with music composed by Sri. Upon its release, the film became commercially successful at box-office and won six state Nandi Awards in 1993. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Desam.

2009 film by Nagesh Kukunoor

2010 film by Mani Shankar

1993 film by Uppalapati Narayana Rao

2022 film directed by Vasan Bala

2024 Indian film directed by Rosshan Andrrews