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A list of films produced by the Bollywood, film industry based in Mumbai in 1981.
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A list of films produced by the Bollywood, film industry based in Mumbai in 1981.
1. Amitabh Bachchan- Bachchan went strength to strength with box office smashes like Naseeb , Laawaris , Kaalia and Yaarana .
2. Shatrughan Sinha- Sinha played second/third lead in the top two highest grossers Kranti and Naseeb .
3. Rishi Kapoor- Apart from featuring as lead in Naseeb with Bachchan and Sinha, Kapoor also starred in Katilon Ke Katil with Dharmendra.
4. Hema Malini- Malini starred as the female lead in the top three highest grossers Kranti , Naseeb and Meri Aawaz Suno .
5. Parveen Babi- Apart from playing second fiddle to Malini in Kranti and Meri Aawaz Suno , Babi also starred in Kaalia opposite Bachchan.
6. Zeenat Aman- Aman featured opposite Bachchan in Laawaris and Dharmendra in Katilon Ke Katil .
7. Reena Roy- Apart from starring alongside her boyfriend Sinha in Naseeb , Roy had a parallel lead role in Sanjay Dutt's debut film Rocky .
8. Tina Munim- Munim starred opposite Rishi Kapoor in Katilon Ke Katil and debutant Sanjay Dutt in Rocky .
The year was also notable for several actors like Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav, Kamal Haasan, Rati Agnihotri, Madhavi and Vijayta Pandit making successful debuts. Also Dilip Kumar made a blockbuster comeback with Kranti .
The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1981-
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