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If you like to indulge in horror films then consider yourself in luck, we’ve created a list of 25 most popular Indian horror movies according to IMDb. From Sohum Shah’s folk horror Tumbbad to romantic horror Aamis, this list has it all.
posters of Bollywood horror films Tumbbad, Aamis, Pari and Laxmii (left to right) (Source: YouTube)
New Delhi: Indian cinema has something for everyone, with its rich and expansive collection of films offering something to suit every taste, provided that you dig deep enough. But if you’re in the mood for a spine-chilling horror movie, look no further because we’ve crafted the ultimate list of the most popular horror movies just for you.
In the current times, we have witnessed films such as Stree 2, and Munjya doing well at the box office. Even during the early 2000, we have seen a slew of horror Indian movies being appreciated by fans such as Raaz, 1920, Pari, and so on. Now, let’s take a look at the well-curated list of IMDb top-rated Indian horror films.
25 most popular Indian horror films
Here are the 25 most popular Indian horror movies on IMDb:
1. Bulbbul (2020)
IMDb rating – 6.6/10
Bulbbul is a Hindi horror movie produced by Anushka Sharma. The film stars Tripti Dimri in the lead role alongside Avinash Tiwary, Paoli Dam, Rahul Bose, and Parambrata Chattopadhyay. Set against the backdrop of the 1880s Bengal, the story revolves around a man who returns home after years and finds his brother’s child bride grown up and abandoned, and his ancestral village plagued by mysterious deaths.
2. Tumbbad (2018)
IMDb rating – 8.2/10
Tumbbad is a Hindi folk horror film starring Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao. It follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th-century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.
3. Aamis (2019)
IMDb rating – 7.8/10
Aamis is an Assamese romantic horror film written and directed by Bhaskar Hazarika. The film stars debutantes Lima Das and Arghadeep Baruah in the lead, supported by Neetali Das, Sagar Saurabh, and Manash K Das. The story follows two chaste lovers who bow down to social taboos and repress their feelings, but doing so pushes them towards a horrific crime.
4. Stree (2018)
IMDb rating – 7.5/10
Stree is a Hindi comedy horror film produced by Raj & DK. It stars Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, alongside Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurana and Abhishek Banerjee. The film is set in the small town of Chanderi where men live in fear of an evil spirit named “Stree” who abducts men in the night. Based on the Kannada urban legend of “Nale Ba” from the 1990s.
5. Ghost Stories (2020)
IMDb rating – 4.4/10
Ghost Stories is a Hindi anthology horror film, consisting of four short film segments directed by Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, and Anurag Kashyap. Featuring an ensemble cast, including Mrunal Thakur, Avinash Tiwary, Janhvi Kapoor, Raghuvir Yadav, Sobhita Dhulipala, Vijay Varma, and Pavail Gulati, the film is the third anthology film by the directors after Bombay Talkies in 2013 and Lust Stories in 2018.
6. Pari (2018)
IMDb rating – 6.6/10
Pari is a Hindi supernatural horror film directed by Prosit Roy. It stars Anushka Sharma, who also produced this film. Parambrata Chatterjee, Ritabhari Chakraborty, Rajat Kapoor and Mansi Multani feature in supporting roles. The story sets off when Arnab (Parambrata) tries to help Ruksahana (Anushka), who is found under mysterious circumstances in a house. He lets her stay at his home until he discovers something strange about her.
7. Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)
IMDb rating – 7.4/10
Bhool Bhulaiyaa is a Hindi comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan. It is a remake of the 1993 Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Shiney Ahuja, and Ameesha Patel, alongside Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi, Asrani and Vikram Gokhale. The story revolves around an NRI and his wife, when they decide to stay in his ancestral home, paying no heed to the warnings about ghosts. Soon, inexplicable occurrences cause him to call a psychiatrist to help solve the mystery.
8. Bhoot: Part One – The Haunted Ship (2020)
IMDb rating – 5.4/10
Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship is a Hindi horror thriller film written and directed by Bhanu Pratap Singh. The film features Vicky Kaushal in the lead role and is the first film of what was a planned horror film franchise. The movie director and producer claimed that the film is based on a true incident that took place in Mumbai, the famous MV Wisdom in 2011 and tells the story of an officer who has to move an abandoned but haunted ship lying static on Juhu Beach.
9. Lupt (2018)
IMDb rating – 4.6/10
Lupt is a Hindi supernatural horror film starring Javed Jaffrey, Niki Aneja Walia and Vijay Raaz. Directed by Prabhuraj, The story revolves around Harsh Tandon (Jaaved), a ruthless businessman and his family, and how they go on dying one after another by a supernatural force during a family vacation due to a past sin committed by Harsh.
10. Manichithrathazhu (1993)
IMDb rating – 8.7/10
Manichitrathazhu is a Malayalam psychological horror film directed by Fazil, and written by Madhu Muttam. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobana among others. The story is inspired by a tragedy that happened in a Tharavad (aristocratic family) from the Ezhava region called The Alummoottil media, located in Muttom, Kerala, belonging to a central Travancore Channar family, in the 19th century. The writer of the film, Madhu K Panicker or Madhu Muttam, is a member of the Alummoottil Tharavad.
11. Laxmii (2020)
IMDb rating – 2.5/10
Laxmii is a Hindi horror comedy film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence, who marked his directorial debut in the Hindi film industry. A remake of his own Tamil film Kanchana (2011), it stars Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani, while Ayesha Raza Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar and Sharad Kelkar play pivotal roles. The film follows Aasif’s (Akshay) visit to his wife’s parents’ house and happens to go to a ground that is supposedly haunted. However, he is soon possessed by the spirit of a transgender who is out for revenge.
12. 13B: Fear Has a New Address (2009)
IMDb rating – 7.3/10
13B: Fear Has a New Address was written and directed by Vikram Kumar. The film stars R Madhavan and Neetu Chandra. Produced by Suresh Balaje and George Pius, the story follows a man who experiences a supernatural occurrence at his newly purchased apartment. Meanwhile, a soap opera gets telecast exclusively on his TV, which shows the future of his family.
13. Go Goa Gone (2013)
IMDb rating – 6.7/10
Go Goa Gone is a Hindi zombie action comedy film directed by Raj and DK The film features Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Khemu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari and Puja Gupta. It is the first Indian zombie film and has also been described as India’s first stoner film. The plotline follows A group of friends, just looking to have a good time in a rave party on a remote island in Goa, who later find out that the island is infested with Zombies.
14. Horror Story (2013)
IMDb rating – 4.2/10
Horror Story is a Hindi horror film written by Vikram Bhatt and directed by Ayush Raina. The film stars Ravish Desai and Hasan Zaidi and is the Bollywood debut of television actors Nishant Malkani and Karan Kundra. The story follows seven youngsters who decide to spend a night in an abandoned haunted hotel. What they mistook as merely rumours, dawns on them to be the truth as they realise they are not alone inside.
15. Kaal (2005)
IMDb rating – 4.7/10
Kaal is a Hindi supernatural horror film written and directed by Soham Shah. It was jointly produced by Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan. The film stars Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Vivek Oberoi, Esha Deol, and Lara Dutta. The story focuses on a wildlife expert, his wife, and a group of friends who battle against a mysterious entity in a National Park for their lives while being helped by a mysterious tour guide.
16. Aval (2017)
IMDb rating – 6.7/10
Aval is a horror film co-written and directed by Milind Rau. Shot simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi, it stars Siddharth and Andrea Jeremiah, with Siddharth also its co-producer and co-writer. The movie follows a young married couple who begin to encounter several paranormal attacks when a family moves into a neighbouring house, that is being haunted by a vengeful spirit, which leads them to perform an exorcism to help save the neighbours.
17. 9 (2019)
IMDb rating -6.7/10
9 is a Malayalam science fiction horror film written and directed by Jenuse Mohamed. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Alok Krishna, Wamiqa Gabbi, Mamta Mohandas, and Prakash Raj in lead roles. The plot is set in motion when forces within and beyond this world conspire to snatch his son away, a father resolves to do whatever it takes to protect him.
18. Pizza (2012)
IMDb rating – 7.9/10
Pizza is a Tamil horror thriller film written and directed by debutant Karthik Subbaraj. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Remya Nambeesan in the lead roles, with Aadukalam Naren, Jayakumar, Pooja Ramachandran, and Bobby Simha playing the supporting roles. The film follows a pizza delivery boy who lands in a mysterious circumstance and it causes a dramatic change in his life.
19. Raaz (2002)
IMDb rating – 6.6/10
Raaz is a supernatural horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu in lead roles, with Malini Sharma and Ashutosh Rana in supporting roles. The story follows Aditya and Sanjana who are a couple and have moved to Ooty to save their failing marriage. However, what they find in their new home is more than they expected when a ghost starts haunting the place. The wife soon realises that her husband is part of a ghostly and scary conspiracy, which she must solve to restore their relationship. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the American film, What Lies Beneath (2000).
20. Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022)
IMDb rating – 5.7/10
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is a Hindi comedy horror film directed by Anees Bazmee, and written by Aakash Kaushik and Farhad Samji. It is a sequel to the 2007 film Bhool Bhulaiyaa. The film stars Tabu, Kartik Aaryan, and Kiara Advani, and follows Ruhaan Randhawa (Kartik), who has to pose as a fraud psychic to deal with the return of Manjulika (Tabu), a malevolent spirit hell-bent on vengeance against the Thakur family. The film’s plot is loosely based on the 2013 film Geethaanjali, a spin-off of the 1993 Manichitrathazhu.
21. Maya (2015)
IMDb rating – 7.5/10
Maya is a Tamil neo-noir horror film written and directed by Ashwin Saravanan. The film features Nayanthara in her 50th film along with Aari Arujunan in the lead roles, while Lakshmi Priya and Amzath Khan play supporting roles. The story follows a woman who takes on the challenge of watching a horror film, alone in a theatre.
22. Nishabdham (2020)
IMDb rating – 4.3/10
Nishabdham is a Telugu mystery film directed by Hemant Madhukar. The film stars Anushka Shetty, R Madhavan, Michael Madsen, Anjali, Shalini Pandey and Subbaraju. The film was intended to have no dialogue. The story is centred around a murder that took place in 1972, when a couple spending Christmas night at a villa near Seattle is mysteriously killed, with the male victim being crucified. The King County takes possession of the villa, which remains unsold until 2019 due to its reputation as a haunted house.
23. Kinavalli (2018)
IMDb rating – 5.9/10
Kinavalli is a Malayalam fantasy horror film directed by Sugeeth. It is a remake of the Thai horror-comedy movie Pee Mak (2013). The story revolves around a couple, Vivek is celebrating his wedding anniversary with his wife Ann, who decides to invite four of his friends to surprise her husband. But, their celebrations are short-lived as they start experiencing paranormal activities around them.
24. Raaz: The Mystery Continues (2009)
IMDb rating – 5.7/10
Raaz: The Mystery Continues is a Hindi supernatural horror film directed by Mohit Suri. The movie stars Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Adhyayan Suman while Jackie Shroff appears in a special appearance. The film is the second instalment in the Raaz series, but the storyline is not a direct sequel to the 2002 film Raaz. Emraan Hashmi plays a painter, named Prithvi, who has an extraordinary gift, the ability to paint the future. His paintings tell Nandita’s (Kangana) future.
25. Ragini MMS (2011)
IMDb rating – 5.1/10
Ragini MMS is a found-footage horror film directed by Pawan Kripalani. The film is inspired by the 2007 American supernatural horror film Paranormal Activity. The movie follows the story of a couple who heads out to relax and have fun at a farmhouse, but end up experiencing horror at the hands of an unknown entity.
As Halloween approaches and the spooky season looms. We hope this list keeps you entertained during your countdown to the big day. Indulge in these chilling films and don’t forget to share this list with your fellow horror-loving friends. Happy streaming!
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