This is a list of Bollywood films that were released in 2021.
The highest-grossing Bollywood films released in 2021, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.
Rank | Title | Production Company | Distributor | Worldwide Gross | Ref. |
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1 | Sooryavanshi |
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| ₹302.52 crore (US$36 million) | [1] [2] |
2 | 83 |
| ₹193.73 crore (US$23 million) | [3] [2] | |
3 | Antim: The Final Truth | Salman Khan Films | Zee Studios | ₹59.11 crore (US$7.1 million) | [4] [2] |
4 | Bell Bottom | Pen Marudhar Entertainment | ₹50.58 crore (US$6.1 million) | [5] [2] | |
5 | Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui |
| AA Films | ₹41.23 crore (US$4.9 million) | [6] [2] |
6 | Tadap | Fox Star Studios | ₹34.86 crore (US$4.2 million) | [7] [2] | |
7 | Roohi |
| Jio Studios | ₹30.33 crore (US$3.6 million) | [8] [2] |
8 | Mumbai Saga |
| AA Films | ₹22.29 crore (US$2.7 million) | [9] [2] |
9 | Bunty Aur Babli 2 | Yash Raj Films | ₹22.12 crore (US$2.7 million) | [10] [2] | |
10 | Radhe |
| ₹18.33 crore (US$2.2 million) | [lower-alpha 1] [11] [2] |
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio (production house) | Ref. | |
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J A N | 1 | Nail Polish | Bugs Bhargava Krishna |
| Ten Years Younger Productions LLP, Dhirajj Walk of Arts Pvt Ltd, ZEE5 | [12] |
Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi | Seema Pahwa | Jio Studios, Drishyam Films | [13] | |||
7 | Kaagaz | Satish Kaushik |
| Salman Khan Films, The Satish Kaushik Entertainment, ZEE5 | [14] | |
8 | 12 'O' Clock | Ram Gopal Varma |
| A Company Product | [15] | |
14 | The Power | Mahesh Manjrekar | Zee Plex, Pen India Limited, Galani Entertainment, ZEE5 | [16] | ||
15 | Bolo Hau | Tarun Dhanrajgir |
| Dhanrajgir Productions | [17] | |
Tribhanga | Renuka Shahane | Ajay Devgn FFilms, Banijay, Alchemy Films, Netflix | [18] | |||
21 | Jamun | Gaurav Mehra |
| Filmwala Factory, Spark Kreation, Eros Now | [19] | |
22 | Madam Chief Minister | Subhash Kapoor | T-Series Films, Kangra Talkies | [20] | ||
Machaan | Nitesh Tiwari |
| Shemaroo Entertainment, Catfish Media, Anshi Films | [21] | ||
29 | Maassab | Aditya Om |
| Purushottam Studios | [22] | |
Main Mulayam Singh Yadav | Suvendu Raj Ghosh |
| Ms Production | [23] | ||
Satya Sai Baba | Vicky Ranawat | A-One Cine Creation, Atman Films | [24] | |||
F E B | 4 | Lahore Confidential | Kunal Kohli | JAR Pictures, ZEE5 | [25] | |
12 | Sakshi | Ajay Ram |
| CR Films | [26] | |
14 | Bawri Chhori | Kartik Ramalingam |
| Big Films Media FZ LLC, Manna Pictures, Eros Now, | [27] | |
19 | Tuesdays and Fridays | Taranveer Singh |
| T-Series Films, Bhansali Productions | [28] | |
Tank Cleaner | Parvinder Singh Wraich |
| Redi Productions | [29] | ||
26 | The Girl on the Train | Ribhu Dasgupta | Reliance Entertainment, Netflix | [30] | ||
M A R | 8 | Bombay Rose | Gitanjali Rao |
| Cinestaan Film Company, Netflix, | [31] |
11 | Roohi | Hardik Mehta | Maddock Films, Jio Studios | [32] | ||
Mera Fauji Calling | Aaryaan Saxena | Running Horses Films, Ovez Productions, Causeway Media Network PVT. LTD. | [33] | |||
12 | Time to Dance | Stanley D'Costa |
| T Films UK Limited | [34] | |
19 | Ahaan | Nikhil Pherwani |
| Willl Finds Way Films | [35] | |
Mumbai Saga | Sanjay Gupta | T-Series Films, White Feather Films, Sangeeta Ahir Moviez | [36] | |||
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar | Dibakar Banerjee | Yash Raj Films, DBP | [37] | |||
The Wife | Sarmad Khan | ZEE5, Zee Studios | [38] | |||
21 | Switchh | Mustufa Raj |
| Eros Now, Nine Hope Productions | [39] | |
26 | D Company | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Spark Productions | [40] | |
Pagglait | Umesh Bist | Balaji Motion Pictures, Sikhya Entertainment, Netflix | [41] | |||
Raag | Arvind Tripathi | Hari Kripa Films | [42] | |||
Saina | Amole Gupte | T-Series Films, Front Foot Pictures, Amole Gupte Cinema | [43] | |||
Silence... Can You Hear It? | Aban Bharucha Deohans |
| Zee Studios, Candid Creations, ZEE5 | [44] |
Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Studio (production house) | Ref. | |
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A P R | 2 | Flight | Suraj Joshi |
| Reliance Entertainment, Crazy Boyz Entertainment | [45] |
Koi Jaane Na | Amin Hajee | T-Series Films, Amin Hajee Film Company | [ citation needed ] | |||
8 | The Big Bull | Kookie Gulati | Ajay Devgn FFilms, Anand Pandit Motion Pictures, Disney+ Hotstar | [46] | ||
9 | Hello Charlie | Pankaj Saraswat |
| Excel Entertainment, Amazon Prime Video | [47] | |
16 | 99 Songs [lower-alpha 2] | Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy |
| Jio Studios, YM Movies, Ideal Entertainment | [48] | |
Aa Bhi Ja O Piya | Rajesh Harivansh Mishra |
| Johar Entertainment | [ citation needed ] | ||
Ajeeb Daastaans |
| Dharmatic Entertainment, Netflix | [49] | |||
Bansuri: The Flute | Hari Viswanath | Vision 3 Global Pvt Ltd, HarryToonz Studio | [50] | |||
Raat Baaki Hai | Avinash Das | ZEE5 | [ citation needed ] | |||
M A Y | 1 | B.A. Pass 3 | Narendra Singh |
| FilmyBOX | [51] |
7 | Meel Patthar | Ivan Ayr |
| Jabberwockee Talkies, Netflix | [52] | |
9 | Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele | Harish Vyas |
| First Ray Films, Disney+ Hotstar | [53] | |
13 | Radhe | Prabhu Deva | Salman Khan Films, Zee Studios, Sohail Khan Productions, Reel Life Production, ZEE5, Zee Plex | [54] | ||
18 | Sardar Ka Grandson | Kaashvie Nair | T-Series Films, JA Entertainment, Emmay Entertainment, Netflix | [55] | ||
J U N | 11 | Shaadisthan | Raj Singh Chaudhary |
| Opticus INC, Famous Studios, Disney+ Hotstar | [56] |
Skater Girl | Manjari Makijany |
| Skatepark Films, Mac Productions, Netflix | [57] | ||
18 | Sherni | Amit V. Masurkar |
| T-Series Films, Abundantia Entertainment, Critical Mass Films, Amazon Prime Video, | [58] |
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