Hindi Movies 2016 2021 | Index Of

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The period between 2016 and 2021 represents a transformative era for Hindi cinema, beginning with global box office records and navigating the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This index highlights the key commercial successes, critically acclaimed works, and the major shift toward digital releases and big-budget spectacles. Year-by-Year Commercial Highlights

The following table lists the top-grossing Hindi-language films (including dubbed versions of South Indian films) for each year in the requested period. Highest-Grossing Hindi Film Key Commercial Successes (₹1,968+ crore) Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Tiger Zinda Hai Golmaal Again Secret Superstar (₹586+ crore) (₹475+ crore) Kabir Singh Uri: The Surgical Strike Mission Mangal Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (₹332+ crore) Street Dancer 3D Sooryavanshi (₹196+ crore) Bell Bottom Sardar Udham Critical and Genre Benchmarks index of hindi movies 2016 2021

Beyond box office numbers, several films defined the creative landscape of these years: Sardar Udham

This year saw audiences embrace unconventional protagonists and gritty realism.

| # | Movie Title | Genre | Key Cast | Verdict | |---|-------------|-------|----------|---------| | 1 | Raees | Crime Drama | Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Hit | | 2 | Jolly LLB 2 | Courtroom Comedy | Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi | Hit | | 3 | Badrinath Ki Dulhania | Romantic Comedy | Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt | Hit | | 4 | Trapped | Survival Thriller | Rajkummar Rao | Critical Hit | | 5 | Hindi Medium | Social Comedy | Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar | Blockbuster | | 6 | Meri Pyaari Bindu | Romantic Drama | Ayushmann Khurrana, Parineeti Chopra | Flop (Cult later) | | 7 | Bank Chor | Comedy | Riteish Deshmukh | Flop | | 8 | Tubelight | War Drama | Salman Khan | Flop | | 9 | Mom | Revenge Thriller | Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Hit | | 10 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Romance | Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma | Flop | | 11 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Social Drama | Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar | Super Hit | | 12 | Newton | Political Satire | Rajkummar Rao | India’s Oscar Entry | | 13 | Judwaa 2 | Action Comedy | Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez | Hit | | 14 | Golmaal Again | Comedy | Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra | Blockbuster | | 15 | Tumhari Sulu | Comedy Drama | Vidya Balan, Manav Kaul | Hit | | 16 | Ittefaq | Mystery Thriller | Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha | Average | | 17 | Firangi | Period Comedy | Kapil Sharma | Flop | | 18 | Tiger Zinda Hai | Action | Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif | Blockbuster | If you want this formatted for a blog

Key Takeaway from 2017: The year belonged to small-town stories (Hindi Medium, Newton) and the return of Sridevi in Mom (her final film).

Below is a structured index of Hindi movies released between January 2016 and December 2021. Each entry includes the title, genre, lead cast, and a brief note on its significance.

This index categorizes films by their commercial performance, revealing a "missing middle" crisis. or streaming availability)

| Category | Budget Range (INR Cr) | 2016-2019 Success Rate | 2020-2021 Success Rate | Notable Failure Example | |----------|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| | Tentpole | 100+ | 40% (e.g., Dangal hit; Thugs of Hindostan disaster) | 0% (No theatrical tentpole in pandemic) | Kalank (2019) | | Mid-Budget | 20-80 | 65% (e.g., Stree, Badhaai Ho) | 20% (shifted to OTT) | Drive (2019) | | Low-Budget | Under 20 | 45% | 5% (theatrically) | Manto (2018) |

Critical finding: By 2019, the mid-budget film was the only reliably profitable segment. The pandemic then forcibly migrated this segment to OTT, hollowing out theatrical exhibition.

Author: [Generated for Scholarly Use] Publication Date: April 2026 Journal: Journal of South Asian Film and Media Studies