With every year, Bollywood is exploring new ideas and 2016 has been no different. 2016 witnessed the release of some interesting films including biographies, historical dramas, romantic dramas, etc. 2016 Bollywood movies not only gained critical acclaim but were commercial hits too. 2016 Hindi movies bagged awards including National awards and were recognized at the international film festivals.
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Undoubtedly, sports drama movies are the best Bollywood movies of 2016. Aamir Khan starrer Dangal and Salman Khan starrer Sultan had the perfect mix of star power and women empowerment that made them blockbusters not only in India but in abroad too including China, United Kingdom, etc. Apart from bagging a National award, Dangal is one of the highest grossing Indian films ever. Sultan is an emotional story, which is one of the highest grossing Bollywood films of all time.
Sushant Singh Rajput played the role of former Indian Cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni in the latter's biographical sports drama movie, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story and his acting was praised. The film was a critical and commercial success making it one of the highest grossing films of Bollywood movies of 2016. Emraan Hashmi portrayed the role of former Indian cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin in Azhar that did a moderate business at the box office.
Shah Rukh Khan acted in the thriller Fan, which was a treat to his fans as he appeared in a double role. Akshay Kumar chose a period thriller Rustom that bagged him a National award. Airlift and Housefull 3 were also loved by the audience. Sonam Kapoor starred in Neerja, a movie on real-life incidents of Neerja Bhanot, who showed courage and self-sacrifice to save 359 lives, which made Sonam win a National award.
Amitabh Bachchan stole the show as a lawyer in a courtroom drama movie Pink, that won National award for Best Film on Social Issues. Apart from this, Bachchan worked in Wazir and TE3N. Among action movies, Baaghi and Dishoom made a good business when compared to Force 2, R.Madhavan starrer Saala Khadoos and Shivaay. Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab threw light on the illegal drug business in Punjab, which opened to mixed critics.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Sarbjit, as well as Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt starrer Dear Zindagi struck a chord with the audience. Among romantic movies, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Kapoor & Sons, Ki & Ka, and Befikre made a good business when compared to Sanam Re and Sanam Teri Kasam.
Take a look at the highest grossing Bollywood movies of 2016 below.
Best Bollywood Movies of 2016 Sl. No Movie Name Cast Director Box Office Collection 1 Dangal Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra Nitesh Tiwari ₹ 2,209.3 Crores 2 Sultan Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Randeep Hooda, Amit Sadh Ali Abbas Zafar ₹ 589.25 Crores 3 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Fawad Khan Karan Johar ₹ 237.56 Crores 4 Rustom Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz, Esha Gupta, Arjan Bajwa Tinu Suresh Desai ₹ 216.35 Crores 5 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Sushant Singh Rajput, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher, Bhumika Chawla Neeraj Pandey ₹ 215.48 Crores 6 Airlift Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur Raja Krishna Menon ₹ 209.97 Crores 7 Housefull 3 Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Lisa Haydon, Nargis Fakhri Sajid-Farhad ₹ 194.94 Crores 8 Fan Shah Rukh Khan Maneesh Sharma ₹ 188.04 Crores 9 Kapoor & Sons Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt, Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah Shakun Batra ₹ 152.45 Crores 10 Shivaay Ajay Devgn, Sayyeshaa, Erika Kaar, Abigail Eames, Vir Das, Girish Karnad, Saurabh Shukla Ajay Devgn ₹ 146.29 Crores 11 Dear Zindagi Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt Gauri Shinde ₹ 139.39 Crores 12 Neerja Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Ravjiani Ram Madhvani ₹ 135 Crores 13 Befikre Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor Aditya Chopra ₹ 130 Crores 14 Baaghi Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor, Sunil Grover Sabbir Khan ₹ 126.96 Crores 15 Dishoom John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Akshaye Khanna, Saqib Saleem Rohit Dhawan ₹ 121.12 Crores Below is the list of 2016 hindi films.
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6 Jul 16 | U/A
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Assassin's Creed (Hindi)
30 Dec 16 | U/A
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21 Oct 16 | A
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Rhythm
26 Feb 16 | U/A
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Love Shagun
26 Feb 16 | U/A
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Shor Se Shuruaat
16 Dec 16 | U/A
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1 Apr 16
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1 Apr 16 | A
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1 Apr 16
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16 Sep 16 | U/A
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Umrika
23 Sep 16 | U
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Warcraft (Hindi)
10 Jun 16 | U/A
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Mission Tiger
29 Jul 16 | U/A
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Luckhnowi Ishq
12 Feb 16
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Bollywood Diaries
26 Feb 16 | U/A
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Hindi)
3 Jun 16 | U/A
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18 Mar 16 | U
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21 Oct 16 | U/A
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6 May 16
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12 Feb 16 | U
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Chauranga
8 Jan 16 | U
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8 Apr 16
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Jugni
22 Jan 16 | U/A
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4 Mar 16
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Underworld: Blood Wars (Hindi)
2 Dec 16 | A
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Aasra
2 Dec 16 | U
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21 Oct 16 | U/A
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17 Jun 16 | U
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Ek Tera Saath 1:13:7
21 Oct 16 | U/A
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Hero Hyderabadi
9 Sep 16
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Badmash Pottey
9 Sep 16 | U/A
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23 Sep 16 | U/A
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11 Nov 16 | A
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Aakhri Sauda: The Last Deal
13 May 16 | A
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27 May 16 | A
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Khel To Abb Shuru Hoga
13 May 16 | U/A
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22 Jul 16 | U
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5 Aug 16 | U
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M Cream
22 Jul 16 | A
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14 Oct 16 | U/A
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Kerry On Kutton
1 Jul 16 | A
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25 Aug 16 | A
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5 Feb 16
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Miss Teacher
18 Mar 16
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Chapekar Brothers
23 Sep 16
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2 Sep 16 | U
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Days Of Tafree
22 Sep 16 | U/A
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9 Sep 16 | U/A
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Ishq Forever
19 Feb 16 | U
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12 Aug 16 | U/A
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10 Jun 16 | U/A
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1 Apr 16
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Rebellious Flower
15 Jan 16
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9 Dec 16 | U/A
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Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (Hindi)
18 Nov 16 | U/A
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Gang Of Littles
16 Dec 16
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Aashiq Mizaaj
25 Mar 16
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25 Mar 16 | A
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Dhara 302
26 Feb 16 | A
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Saansein: The Last Breath
25 Nov 16 | A
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2 Sep 16 | A
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20 May 16 | U/A
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2 Sep 16 | U/A
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12 Feb 16 | U
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29 Jan 16 | A
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15 Jul 16 | A
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22 Jan 16 | A
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19 Aug 16 | U
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The Monkey King 2 (Hindi)
17 Jun 16 | U/A
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Fireflies In The Abyss
1 Jul 16 | U/A
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