Top 5 Must Watch Classic Old Hindi Horror Movies

The best Indian horror films focus on the country's traditional mythology, tales, and ghost stories and offer major scares. Horror is a genre that cuts across national boundaries and linguistic barriers. Every unique community on the planet has its own mythology and horror tales, many of which centre on its own cultural and religious beliefs. 

Bollywood moviegoers like you have ranked the top Hindi horror films in this spine-tingling list. This list of the best Bollywood horror films is certain to include your favourite ghost story, haunted house, or exorcism. Even if you're not from India, you should see the films at the top of our list since fear is a universal emotion and these movies give you chills.

Best Old Hindi Horror Movies:

5. Bees Saal Baad:

Released Year: 1962

Where to Watch? Prime Video

In the film, a girl in a nearby village is sexually assaulted by a wealthy man. Her spirit returns to exact revenge on the man and his entire family after she commits herself. The highest-grossing Indian film of 1962 was Bees Saal Baad.

4. Kohraa:

Released Year: 1964

Where to Watch? Prime Video

Here, a bride learns that her husband's first wife's ghost continues to haunt their house. Lalita Pawar, who portrays the housekeeper, won one of the two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Kohraa was nominated for two more.

3. Kaun?:

Released Year: 1999

Where to Watch? OTT Play

Urmila Matondkar plays an anonymous character in the movie who watches TV and learns that there is a serial killer on the loose. There are several unexpected turns in Kaun?, and for a large portion of the film, director Ram Gopal Verma engages in a playful game of deception.

2. Raat:

Released Year: 1992

Where to Watch? Zee5

There is no question that something is seriously off when the fatalities begin to happen, and the scene in which Mini's buddy Deepak witnesses her eyes turning blood-red is still the epitome of terror. Raat is still a classic because of its excellent performances and abundance of scares.

1. Mahal:

Released Year: 1949

Where to Watch? YouTube

For its historical significance alone, Mahal, which is frequently cited as Bollywood's first horror film, is worth seeing. Mahal presents an enticing mystery that is full of both questions and terrors, while also drawing on ideas of reincarnation. For six years following its debut, Mahal remained Madhubala's highest-grossing film as he continued to gain popularity.

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