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 cimeback with Kranti.
The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1981-