Bollywood Horror Movies:
Hair raising, creepy films that scare the hell out of you make the list of good Bollywood Horror movies. Despite the clichéd monstrosities that Bollywood offers, numerous Bollywood horror movies prove beyond a doubt that a good movie clicks well.
1. Mahal
Mahal released in the year 1949 and is probably one of the earliest thrillers. The movie cannot be compared to the special effects of the present times but it certainly excelled as a horror film.
Starring: Ashok Kumar, Madhubala
Director: Kamal Amrohi
2. Bees Saal Baad
Bees Saal Baad released in the year 1962 and was one of the most well-known horror thrillers of its time. Based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of Baskerville, the movie set many a record at the box office.
Starring: Biswajeet, Waheeda Rehman, Madan Puri, Asit Sen
Director: Biren Nag
3. Raat
Raat released in the year 1992 and redefined what horror looks like. The movie was a supernatural thriller that surely gave the creeps to one and all.
Starring: Revathi, Chinna, Rohini Hattangadi, Akash Khurana, Vijayachander, Om Puri, Anant Nag, Master Atit, Jayan Mathur, Sushant
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
4. Bhoot
Bhoot released in 2003 and is one of the spookiest films to be made. A blockbuster by all means.
Starring: Urmila Matondkar, Fardeen Khan, Ajay Devgn, Rekha, Nana Patekar, Seema Biswas, Victor Banerjee
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
5. Darna Mana Hai
Darna Mana Hai is the first part of the series that was an anthology of 6 different horror stories.
Starring: Vivek Oberoi, Kiku Sharda, Nana Patekar, Boman Irani, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Kapoor, Sohail Khan, Antara Mali, Sameera Reddy, Rajpal Yadav, Aftab Shivdasani, Isha Koppikar, Shilpa Shetty, Peeya Rai Chowdhary, Revathi, Raghuvir Yadav, Gaurav Kapur, Abir Goswami
Director: Prawaal Raman
6. 1920
1920 released in 2008 and its excellent effects gave the spooks to the audience.
Starring: Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma, Indraneil Sengupta, Anjori Alagh
Director: Vikram Bhatt
7. Phoonk
Phoonk released in 2008 and was a hair raising horror film based on superstition and black magic.
Starring: Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar, Ahsaas Channa, Ashwini Kalsekar, Zakir Hussain
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
8. Horror Story
Horror Story released in 2013 and sent shivers down the spine with its excellent effects.
Starring: Karan Kundra, Radhika Menon, Nishant Malkani, Ravish Desai, Hasan Zaidi, Aparna Bajpai, Nandini Vaid, Sheetal Singh
Director: Ayush Raina
9. Ragini MMS
Ragini MMS released in 2011 and is by far the most titillating horror movie of all time.
Starring: Rajkummar Rao, Kainaz Motivala
Director: Pawan Kriplani
10. Ek Thi Daayan
Ek Thi Daayan released in 2013 and is the slickest horror flick in Bollywood.
Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Huma Qureshi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kalki Koechlin
Director: Kannan Iyer
The list of good Bollywood horror movies continues to inflate with some excellent movies hitting the big screen which have changed the perspective of horror film making in the country. Movies like Stree, Pari, Bhoot Part 1, and numerous others that have been satiating the parched.
