Kamal Hassan's Bollywood Films
by admirbeuty | created - 28 Jul 2021 | updated - 04 Aug 2022 | PublicIt features the Hindi films and the Tamil -Hindi Bilingual
In 1981 after the success of Dostana and Naseeb, producer Yash Johar had launched John Jani Janardhan (Ringo) with a lot fanfare with Manmohan Desai as the director. Starring Amitabh Bachchan,Mithun Chakraborthy (Replaced Randhir Kapoor), Kamal Hassan (Replaced Rishi Kapoor). The film's title was from the song of Manmohan Desai's Naseeb's song, but this film was shelved without any reason. Then in the year 1984, director T.Rama Rao made a film with Rajnikant and he used the same tittle.
The film "Allah Rakha" was first originally planned in 1981. Manmohan Desai signed Rajesh Khanna( For Biswajeet's role),Hema Malini (for Waheeda Rehman's role),Kamal Hassan( For Jackie Shroff's role),Salma Agha( For Meenakshi Sheshadri's role),Padmini Kholapure( For Dimple Kapadia's role), Anita Raaj (For Aruna Irani's role),Jackie Shroff( For Gulshan Grover's role), Mazhar Khan ( For Shammi Kapoor's role) . Ketan Desai was to make his directorial debut.
Subhash Ghai wanted Kamal Haasan in Hero. The film was titled Sangeet at that point. Kamal declined as he did not have the required dates.
Kamal Haasan signed the film Joshilaay in 1983. He later opted out and was replaced by Anil Kapoor.
Kamal Hassan wanted to produce a Hindi film with Jaya Pradha in 1983, directed by K.Vishwanathan. He approached Naseeruddin Shah for a role and told him it was a small art film and he wanted him to work for free. This angered Naseer and he told Kamal to leave. Naseer's argument was that if it was small art film why was he casting himself and Jaya Pradha in the film. Feeling taken granted for,Naseer turned down the film. It would be 18 years later when they would work together in Hey Ram.
Feroz Khan first offered Janbaaz to Kamal Hassan. Kamal had suffered a leg injury and was unable to do the film. Anil Kapoor ended up getting signed for the role.
Wanted to remake and star in Tevar Magan's Hindi version. He requested Dilip Kumar to play his father. When Dilp was unable to, Kamal lost all interest and sold the films story to Mushir and Riaz . The film ended up as Virasat.
In 1988, there was talk of B.K.Adarsh signing Rajkumar Santoshi to direct a film to star Naseeruddin Shah, Kamal Haasan and Sunny Deol. Nothing more came after the announcement.
Rajkumar Santoshi wrote Ghayal and Ghatak for Kamal Hassan. Due to no producer's willing to back the film , he changed the star cast.
In 2006, T. Rajeevnath planned a biopic of Mother Teresa and reportedly considered socialite Paris Hilton for the lead role. He also suggested that his industry friends such as Mohanlal and Kamal Haasan along with Mithun Chaakraborty would play roles in the project. The news created a furore prompting him to clarify that Hilton won't be playing Mother Teresa. However, the film was never made.
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1. Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981)
Not Rated | 167 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The cross-cultural romance between Vaasu and Sapna meets heavy opposition from their family, who vow to stop their union at any cost. As the star-crossed lovers forbidden love ensues, nothing will prepare them for their tragic destiny.
Director: K. Balachander | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Madhavi, Sunil Thapa
Votes: 1,296
Kamal Hassan debut film in Hindi.
It was a remake of the director's own Telugu film Maro Charitra (1978), which had Kamal Haasan playing the lead role.
The film was labelled a "blockbuster" at the box office in 1981.
It received critical acclaim upon release, winning a National Film Award and 13 Filmfare nominations, eventually winning three.
2. Sanam Teri Kasam (1982)
Action, Comedy, Drama
A rich man's past comes knocking when he is informed that one of his employees is his long lost son. He does not know that he's being cheated and that his real son is the one who loves his niece.
Director: Narendra Bedi | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy, Jagdeep, Kader Khan
Votes: 160
The film became a hit at the box office and was more successful in the big cities.
R. D. Burman won his first Filmfare Best Music Director Award for Sanam Teri Kasam.
The film was later dubbed and released in Tamil-language as Paadagan during the early 1990s.
3. Yeh To Kamaal Ho Gaya (1982)
Not Rated | 136 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Advocate Rasik Bhiari Saxena sends an innocent child Mahesh to children's hope with charges of murder.His father Chander decides to avenge this and kidnaps one of his twin child and names ... See full summary »
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Poonam Dhillon, Ranjeet Bedi, Om Shivpuri
Votes: 44
It stars Kamal Haasan in a dual-role and is a remake of his own acted Tamil film Sattam En Kaiyil (1978).
4. Zara Si Zindagi (1983)
149 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Remake of Balachander's Tamil hit Varumayin Niram Sivappu, Kamal Haasan reprises his role as Raja, a graduate looking for work in capital, sharing a small home with two other unemployed ... See full summary »
Director: K. Balachander | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Anita Raj, Arjun Chakraborty, Nilu Phule
Votes: 130
It is the remake of the Tamil film Varumayin Niram Sivappu (1980), which was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Aakali Rajyam (1981), directed by Balachander.
5. Sadma (1983)
141 min | Drama, Romance
A head injury causes a woman to regresses to childhood. Lost and confused, she is eventually befriended by a school teacher.
Director: Balu Mahendra | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Gulshan Grover, Silk Smitha
Votes: 3,471
The film was a remake of Mahendra's own 1982 Tamil film Moondram Pirai, which also starred Kamal and Sridevi.
Sadma was widely acclaimed by critics for its direction, screenplay, music and performances. Sridevi's performance as an amnesiac woman was widely praised.
Although a commercial failure upon release, Sadma over the years has gained a cultural following and cult status.
6. Yeh Desh (1984)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Drama
Chandramohan Azad (Jeetendra) is an employee and a union leader. His zeal and hard-work is detested by some of his fellow-workers and his employer, Sinha (Pincho Kapoor). He is framed for ... See full summary »
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Jeetendra, Kamal Haasan, Zeenat Aman, Shakti Kapoor
Votes: 49
The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Ee Nadu (1982) which also remade in Telugu with the same title.
7. Ek Nai Paheli (1984)
Drama
Bhairavi, a renowned singer, sees a revolutionary Sandeep badly injured and takes him home for treatment. Sandeep had left his father Upendra as Sandeep had taken to terrorism. He hated ... See full summary »
Director: K. Balachander | Stars: Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Kamal Haasan, Padmini Kolhapure
Votes: 70
It is a remake of the Tamil film Apoorva Raagangal by the same director.
Kamal Haasan shared screen with Raaj Kumar.
8. Yaadgaar (1984)
Action, Comedy, Drama
After the passing of his father, an unemployed slacker-trouble-maker faces many challenges and humiliation when he goes to live with his married sister and her family.
Director: Dasari Narayana Rao | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Kamal Haasan, Poonam Dhillon, Tanuja Samarth
Votes: 59
Kamal Haasan shared screen with Sanjeev Kumar.
9. Raaj Tilak (1984)
Action, Drama
The local King has surrounded himself with enemies, which include his own trusted men: Bhavani Singh, and Ranjeet, who plot to overthrow him, in vain, as the King's loyal employee, Samadh ... See full summary »
Director: Rajkumar Kohli | Stars: Dharmendra, Sunil Dutt, Hema Malini, Kamal Haasan
Votes: 167
Director Rajkumar Kohli 's films always created huge curiosity as he is a multi starrer specialist.
Raaj Tilak too lived up to its reputation and became a success at the Box-Office.
10. Karishmaa (1984)
130 min | Crime, Thriller
A photographer befriends three models, but lands in trouble when two of them are killed.
Director: I.V. Sasi | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Reena Roy, Tina Ambani, Danny Denzongpa
Votes: 55
It is a remake of Bharathiraja's Tamil film Tik Tik Tik (1981) that also starred Kamal Haasan in the same role.
11. Saagar (1985)
186 min | Drama, Romance
Raja, a fisherman is secretly in love with Mona. When wealthy Ravi comes to live with his grandmother, Kamladevi, he sees Mona and falls in love with her. Mona also reciprocates his love. ... See full summary »
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan, Dimple Kapadia, Nadira
Votes: 1,069
This was the second instance in the history of Filmfare Awards where an actor has been nominated for both Best Actor as well as Best Actor in Supporting role, the previous nominee for both awards was Ashok Kumar (for Aashirwad in 1968).
Kamal Haasan ultimately won the Best Actor award, his first and only award in that category for a Hindi film.
Saagar was a comeback film for Kapadia.
Saagar was India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1985.
12. Geraftaar (1985)
167 min | Action, Drama
Kishan Kumar Khanna is a well-rate film actor who falls head over heels in love with young, beautiful and attractive Anuradha Saxena much to the dislikeness of her gangster brother who ... See full summary »
Director: Prayag Raj | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Poonam Dhillon, Amitabh Bachchan, Madhavi
Votes: 517
The film was declared a Super-Hit at the box-office, being the third highest-grossing movie of the year 1985 and was considered a blockbuster owing to its overseas performance.
Kamal Haasan shared screen with Amitabh Bachchan.
It the only film where 3 Living Legends Kamal Hassan, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth came together.
13. Dekha Pyar Tumhara (1985)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama
Bombay-based Anu lives a wealthy lifestyle along with her businessman dad, Jaggu Kailashnath, and mom. While on a vacation at Ooty she meets with and falls in love with Vishal, who also ... See full summary »
Director: Virendra Sharma | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Deven Verma, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 46
In 1996, the film was dubbed in Telugu and released with the title Allari Mogudu Anumanam Pellam.
14. Indian (1996)
Not Rated | 185 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A veteran freedom fighter enraged with the rising crime and corruption in the society murders all the wrong doers one by one using an ancient martial arts technique.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Sukanya, Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar
Votes: 13,863
The Film was dubbed in Hindi as Hindustani.
He earned his 3rd National Award for Best Actor for his performance.
15. Chachi 420 (1997)
155 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Desperation to be with his only child forces a divorced man to take the guise of the child's nanny. Situations get really messy when the child's grandfather (the man's ex-father-in-law) falls in love with his disguised ex-son-in-law.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Tabu
Votes: 13,669
The film is a remake of the Tamil film Avvai Shanmughi (1996) which was inspired from the Hollywood film Mrs. Doubtfire (1993).
16. Hey Ram (2000)
Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, History
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini
Votes: 14,005 | Gross: $0.27M
The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India and selected by Film Federation of India as its submission to the Oscars in the year 2000, but was not nominated.
The film has garnered three National Film Awards.
Internationally, the film was screened at the 25th Toronto International Film Festival and at the 2000 Locarno Festival.
17. Aalavandhan (2001)
Not Rated | 177 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Nandu and Vijay are brothers, who were abused by their stepmother during their younger days. Nandhu, who is mentally ill, decides to kill Vijay's fiancee as he visualizes her as his stepmother.
Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Kitu Gidwani
Votes: 2,982
The film was simultaneously filmed in Hindi with the title Abhay (transl. Fearless) with three different actors.
Aalavandhan and Abhay won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects.
18. Mumbai Express (2005)
152 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bike rider and three small-time crooks kidnap a rich man's son for a huge ransom. But they soon discover that they have the wrong boy who is the illegitimate son of a police officer.
Directors: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Dinesh Shailendra | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Manisha Koirala, Pasupathy, Nassar
Votes: 1,299
The film was simultaneously made in Tamil and Hindi with the same title.
19. Dasavatharam (2008)
Not Rated | 188 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After realizing the danger of a bio-weapon, a scientist wants to protect it from being misused. The vial accidentally reaches India, and he must race against time to prevent a potential disaster.
Director: K.S. Ravikumar | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Asin Thottumkal, Jaya Prada, Mallika Sherawat
Votes: 10,577
It stars Kamal Haasan, who also wrote the screenplay and story of the film, in ten distinct roles, beating the nine-role records made by Sivaji Ganesan in Navarathri (Tamil; 1964), Akkineni Nageswara Rao in Navarathri (Telugu; 1966) and Sanjeev Kumar in Naya Din Nai Raat (Hindi; 1974)
20. Vishwaroopam (2013)
Not Rated | 148 min | Action, Thriller
When a classical dancer's suspecting wife sets an investigator behind him, a series of violent events are triggered, revealing his real identity and connection to a darker world.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Pooja Kumar, Miles Anderson, Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose
Votes: 40,950
The film was released worldwide, excluding Tamil Nadu, on 25 January 2013 while the Hindi version was released on 1 February 2013.
The film was honoured with awards for Best Art Direction and Best Choreography at the 60th National Film Awards.
21. Vishwaroopam 2 (2018)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Thriller
RAW agent Wisam Ahmad Kashmiri prevents an al-Qaida terrorist from executing a massive attack on New York. He must now wade through further traps and conspiracies to thwart a new plot against three democratic nations.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur, Pooja Kumar
Votes: 2,848
It is the sequel to Vishwaroopam (2013). While the first film was set in the United States, Vishwaroopam II takes place in India.
22. Vikram (2022)
Not Rated | 175 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A special investigator discovers a case of serial killings is not what it seems to be, and leading down this path is only going to end in a war between everyone involved.
Director: Lokesh Kanagaraj | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Narain
Votes: 74,354
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