A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai.
Mithun Chakraborty- The megastar continued his dominance with the superhits Main Balwaan, Jaal , Swarg se Sunder, Dilwaala, Karam Daata and Muddat.
Sridevi - Sridevi starred in Aakhree Raasta and gave a solo hit in Nagina. The latter established her as an actress who could guarantee a major box office success without a male co-star. She also received much praise for her special appearance on Jaanbaaz.
Jaya Prada - Continued her success at box office with Swarg Se Sundar & Aakhree Raasta. Both of which cemented her star status & proved acting caliber.
Dharmendra- He featured in the successful Main Balwaan.
Anil Kapoor - Made waves in the year's top grosser Karma, and the successful Janbaaz.
Jeetendra - Starred in the successful Swarag Se Sunder.
Govinda- Debuted with superhits and chartbusters like Love 86 and Ilzaam. He established himself as a dancing star , challenging the dominance of superstars like Mithun and Amitabh.
Amitabh Bacchan - Starred in the superhit "Aakhree Raasta" alongside Sridevi and Jaya Prada.
Sanjay Dutt - Had a successful comeback with the blockbuster Naam. Also starred in the hit film "Jeeva".
The top-grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1986:
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Muddat is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by K. Bapaiah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Jaya Prada, Padmini Kolhapure along with Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor and Asrani. The film was a remake of Telugu film Chattamtho Poratam. It was the highest grossing Indian film of 1986 in worldwide box office.
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