The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role. Although the awards started in 1954, this category was first introduced in 1992 and has been marked as obsolete since 2007.
Andhaa Kaanoon is a 1983 Hindi-language action film directed by T. Rama Rao, starring Rajinikanth, Hema Malini, Reena Roy in leading roles and featuring an ensemble cast in supporting roles including Prem Chopra, Danny Denzongpa, Pran, Madan Puri and Amrish Puri. Amitabh Bachchan makes an extended special appearance along with Madhavi and Dharmendra is seen in a cameo. It is a remake of the Tamil film Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981). The film was a critical and commercial success and the 5th highest grossing film of 1983.
Badal (transl. Cloud) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Raj Kanwar. The film stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in lead roles with Amrish Puri. It was a commercial success.
Kalyug is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film, directed by Shyam Benegal. It is known as a modern-day adaptation of the Indian epic Mahabharat, depicting an archetypal conflict between rival business houses. Kalyug went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Film in 1982 and was among the only three Indian films which were submitted to the Academy Awards. The film also went in Berlin International Film Festival for best screenplay and Shashi Kapoor’s phenomenal acting who played the central role of Karna in the epic film was also praised.
Ghayal (transl. Wounded) is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Dharmendra. The film stars Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri, Raj Babbar and Amrish Puri, with Moushumi Chatterjee, Annu Kapoor, Om Puri, Sharat Saxena and Sudesh Berry playing supporting roles. The film grossed at ₹20 crore and was declared a "super hit" by Box Office India. It was also the 2nd highest-grossing film of the year. According to Box Office India, "Ghayal had set records in repeat runs. No film from the nineties was even close to it in repeat runs and only Sholay has higher business in repeat runs in the history of Hindi cinema."
China Gate is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. It was released on 27 November 1998. China Gate follows the basic storyline of the classic Seven Samurai. The film was critically acclaimed for Santoshi's writing and direction. The song "Chamma Chamma" picturised on Urmila Matondkar became a chart buster and was used in Baz Luhrmann's film Moulin Rouge!. The film won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue.
Mandi is a 1983 Hindi-language film directed by Shyam Benegal. Based on a classic Urdu short story Aanandi by writer Ghulam Abbas, the film narrates the story of a brothel, situated in the heart of a city, an area that some politicians want for its prime locality. The film is a satirical comedy on politics and prostitution, and stars Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah among others.
Marte Dam Tak is a 1987 Indian Hindi language crime film directed by Mehul Kumar, starring Raaj Kumar, Govinda, Farah in lead roles.
Ghatak: Lethal is an Indian 1996 Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri, Amrish Puri, and Danny Denzongpa. It earned 32 crore worldwide to become the 2nd highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year, and won three awards including Best Supporting Actor for Puri at the 42nd Filmfare Awards, where it was also nominated for three other awards: Best Director for Santoshi, Best Actor for Deol, and Best Villain for Denzongpa. Ghatak is Seshadri's last film to date. The film was later remade in Telugu as Aapthudu (2004) starring Rajasekhar and Anjala Zaveri and in Bangladesh as Banglar Soinik (2001) starring Amin Khan and Eka.
Farah Naaz Hashmi, commonly credited as Farah, is a leading Bollywood actress of the mid 1980s and Mid 1990s. She is the elder sister of Tabu.
Himalay Putra is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Pankaj Parashar, starring Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Johnny Lever, Satish Shah, Danny Denzongpa, Amrish Puri and Rocky Grover. It introduced Akshaye Khanna, Anjala Zaveri and Shazia Malik. It was the only time Vinod Khanna and his son Akshaye Khanna appeared in a film together.
Jeene Do is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Rajesh Sethi. It stars Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Farah, Sonam in pivotal roles.
Gunahon Ka Devta is a 1990 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Kawal Sharma, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sangeeta Bijlani, Aditya Pancholi, Sujata Mehta, Ranjeeta, Shakti Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Danny Denzongpa. This film was first offered to Divya Bharti, but her parents didn't permit her because they thought that she is very small in age to perform in this film. In 1990, Mithun Chakraborty played second time double role, before that he played in Paap Ki Kamaee and both films were directed by Kawal Sharma.
Zabardast is a 1985 Indian Hindi action film directed by Nasir Hussain, with his nephew Aamir Khan as assistant director, and produced by Mushir-Riaz. The film stars Sanjeev Kumar, Sunny Deol, Jaya Prada, Rajiv Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and Amrish Puri. This was Hussain's final film as a director. He originally conceived the project with an entirely different cast in 1979 but scrapped it and started from scratch. It still flopped at the box office.
Zamana (transl. Times) is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Ramesh Talwar, and starring Rajesh Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Ranjeeta, along with Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Om Puri, Girish Karnad, Avtar Gill, Mac Mohan, Satyendra Kapoor from the supporting cast.
Izzat Ki Roti is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced and directed by K. Pappu. It stars Sunny Deol, Rishi Kapoor, Juhi Chawla and Farha in pivotal roles.
Sarhad: The Border of Crime is a 1995 Hindi action crime drama directed by Mahendra Shah and starring Deepak Tijori in the lead role.
