10 BEST HINDI FILMS OF 2023
By Jyothi Venkatesh
PATHAAN
Pathaan, an exiled RAW agent, collaborates with ISI agent Rubina Mohsin to thwart a former RAW agent, Jim, who plans to attack India with a deadly virus. The movie was made with a budget of Rs 225 crore and collected Rs 1050 crore across the world. After Jawan, Pathaan is SRK’s other movie that crossed the Rs 1000 crore mark in terms of total collection.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham, Dimple Kapadia, Ashutosh Rana
Director: Siddharth Anand
TU JHOOTHI MAIN MAKKAR
Rohan “Mickey” Arora and his best friend, working as break-up consultants, face challenges when Mickey falls in love with Tinni and then has to help her break up with him.
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Anubhav Singh Bassi, Boney Kapoor, Monica Chaudhary, Inayat Verma, Hasleen Kaur, Jatinder Kaur, Amber Rana, Rajesh Jais, Ayesha Raza Mishra
Director: Luv Ranjan
TIGER 3
Tiger 3 was the fifth instalment of YRF Spy Universe. It is an action-thriller movie, directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. The movie features in pivotal roles. Tiger 3 was made with a budget of Rs 300 crore and has minted Rs 466.63 crore worldwide.
Genre; Action, Thriller
Star Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emran Hashmi
Director- Maneesh Sharma- Best Hindi Films of 2023
12TH FAIL
Manoj Kumar Sharma, determined to reshape his future, bravely embarks on a new academic pursuit: the UPSC, where countless students test their mettle. From dusty classrooms to the chaos of Delhi, Manoj’s journey involves false accusations, heartbreak and even a touch of romance.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Vikrant Massey, Anshumaan Pushkar, Priyanshu Chatterjee
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
ROCKY AUR RANI KII PREM KAHANI
Rocky and Rani’s love story unfolds as they try to unite their grandparents while dealing with cultural differences and family dynamics. The movie was made with a budget of Rs 160 crore and has collected Rs 355.61 crore worldwide.
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Family Drama
Cast: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Shabana Azmi
Director: Karan Johar
GHOOMER
Anina “Ani” Dixit, a batting prodigy who loses her hand, is trained by failed cricketer Padam “Paddy” Singh Sodhi to become a bowler with a unique style. Ghoomer is a gripping tale of resilience and reinvention.
Genre: Sports, Drama
Cast: Saiyami Kher, Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Angad Bedi
Director: R. Balki – Best Hindi Films of 2023
JAWAAN
Azad, a jailer, hijacks a Mumbai Metro train and demands a ransom to waive the loans of impoverished farmers, leading to a series of daring escapades and revelations. The highest-grossing movie of 2023 collected Rs 126.9 crore worldwide on the opening day. The total collection of the movie is Rs 1,148.32 crore
Genre: Action Thriller
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Deepika Padukone, Priyamani
Director: Atlee
ANIMAL
Ranvijay “Vijay” Singh seeks revenge for an assassination attempt on his father, uncovering a complex family history and engaging in a deadly confrontation with his cousin. The recently released Animal movie ruled the theatres for approximately two weeks. The movie so far has minted Rs 869 crore (approx) across the world.
Genre: Action, Drama
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, Tripti Dimri
Director: Sandeep Reddy Vanga – Best Hindi Films of 2023
JORAM
Devashish Makhija’s Joram is easily admired for its bravery and urgency. Manoj Bajpayee plays Dasru, a tribal man on the run with his infant daughter. The dark deities of vengeance, fate and socio-economic disenfranchisement bear down on his cross-country trek to nowhere. The film takes a long, hard look at how the phantasm of development has ravaged a land and its people. It’s most remarkable, nonetheless, for the extraordinary restraint with which Makhija approaches his material. Sound designer Dhiman Karmakar makes music out of stillness: the slow rustle of wind in the meadows, the virginal gurgling of a forest brook. As scathing and brutal as any of Makhija’s past films, Joram comes alive in its moments of poetry.
DUNKI
Manu reconnects with her ex-lover Hardy in London and asks him to bring her back to India using an illegal immigration technique called “Dunki”.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
The list of Best Hindi Films of 2023 is compiled by Jyothi Venkatesh
