Movies like Ghajini (2008)
The best movies like Ghajini (2008) are Ghajini (2005), Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997). If Ghajini hooked you with its action and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedJawan (2023)7.0/10 from 365 votes
- NewestMadharaasi (2025)Released 2025
- In HindiEk Tha Tiger (2012)Also in Hindi
Ghajini (2005)
After being hit by an iron rod, Sanjay Ramaswamy, a business tycoon, suffers from anterograde amnesia. He is unable to remember anything beyond fifteen minutes. Under such circumstances, he sets out on a quest to find the people who were responsible for his lover Kalpana's murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEk Tha Tiger (2012)
A top Indian agent is sent to observe the actions of a scientist but the mission complicates when he falls in love with the scientist's Pakistani caretaker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGupt: The Hidden Truth (1997)
When Governor Jaisingh Sinha is murdered, the needle of suspicion points towards his estranged step-son, Sahil. Now Sahil must prove his innocence and find out who the real killer is.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFan (2016)
A man who bears a striking resemblance to a renowned movie star becomes an obsessive fan, but when his fierce love is spurned by the star, he decides to destroy the star's life and reputation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJawan (2023)
An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBang Bang! (2014)
A young bank receptionist gets mixed up with Rajveer Nanda, a man who has a mysterious background.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI (2015)
A deformed hunchback kidnaps a bride and holds her hostage while his connection to her and his targets is revealed in a series of flashbacks that unfold as he starts seeking revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEk Villain (2014)
An ex-gangster re-enters the world of violence after his wife is murdered by a serial killer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKaabil (2017)
Rohan is a kind, happy young man who has been blind since birth and works as a voice-over artist for a living. Through friends, he meets Supriya, a working woman who is also blind, but proudly independent. The two start liking each other and get married. Rohan toughest journey starts in his quest of vengeance for Supriya's indirect murderers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYennai Arindhaal (2015)
Sathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost from his past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon (2006)
DCP DeSilva sees a way to bring to justice the feared head of a criminal empire by recruiting a man named Vijay, who looks exactly like the crime boss. The ruse works too well, and soon Vijay finds his life in danger when DeSilva, the only one who knows his true identity, dies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRace 2 (2013)
Ranvir Singh encounters the Indian mafia in Turkey as he carries out a mission to avenge his lover's death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisSingham (2011)
An honest, small town cop is transferred to a big city that is controlled by a crime boss that he had once humiliated. Remake of Tamil Singam (2010).
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHumraaz (2002)
Karan plans to cheat Raj, a businessman, by getting his lover Priya married to Raj so that they can claim his wealth. However, when Priya falls in love with Raj and leaves Karan, he seeks revenge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & romance
Athadu (2005)
A hitman, Nandu, is hired to stage the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is actually killed and Nandu is framed for the murder, he assumes a dead man's identity to evade the law.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBilla (2007)
The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu who shares with Billa, an unusual connection.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMohra (1994)
Journalist Roma Singh is the daughter of a jailer. While taking a tour of the jail, she is molested by some of the inmates, and an inmate, Vishal Agnihotri comes to her assistance. She finds out that Vishal is in for four homicides, and decides to investigate further. She finds out, with the help of the owner of her publications, Jindal that Vishal was compelled to take the law in his own hands when the courts failed to punish the assailants of his sister and sweetheart. Soon, Vishal is released from prison, and begins to work for Jindal. It is then that he realizes that he has just walked from a walled prison, to an open prison, as the truth behind his release slowly but surely starts to dawn on him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDabangg (2010)
A troubled relationship with his younger half-brother and stepfather compels Chulbul Pandey to become a corrupt but fearless cop whose life changes when he locks horns with a corrupt political leader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisDon 2 (2011)
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAgent Vinod (2012)
Agent Vinod sets out on a secret mission to find the reason behind the death of Rajan, his colleague. Terror strikes when he unfolds an even bigger conspiracy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisMadharaasi (2025)
A man with a psychological disorder overcomes trauma and confronts his nemesis in a fast-paced action film with romance and unique elements, exploring themes of resilience and redemption.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & romance
Retro (2025)
A man with a violent past seeks a fresh start, but the life he left behind resurfaces, forcing him to face old conflicts and redefine his future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKaran Arjun (1995)
Karan and Arjun reincarnate in the different parts of the country. But the faith of their previous mother brings them together in order to avenge their death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTaarzan: The Wonder Car (2004)
Raj rebuilds his murdered father's car and names it Taarzan, but the car comes to life in a miraculous way and slowly starts killing the killers of Raj's father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisRocky Handsome (2016)
A vengeful man embarks on a murderous rampage after the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAgneepath (2012)
When his father is lynched by a mob after being framed by a gangster, a young boy leaves his village along with his pregnant mother and flees to Mumbai. He takes up a life of crime and swears to avenge his father. A remake of the 1990 film.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011)
After a series of bomb blasts in Mumbai, ACP Karan Malhotra announces that he will bring in the culprits responsible within a very short period of time as well attempts to convince his college sweetheart, Tanya P. Nath, to marry him. He then sets about interrogating several suspects so much so that an underworld gangster, Kabir, is compelled to hire an assassin to do away with him. The potential killer, Viju, is an uptight older ex-convict as well as a former gangster, who now runs a pub in Paris, and is willing to kill Karan. As he sets about this gruesome task, he comes across an old flame, Kamini, as well as his estranged wife, Sita - and it is these encounters that may well be the turning point in this life that may convince him to leave the bombs and Bandooks behind and spend the rest of his life praying and watching the Bhakti Channel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisDarr (1993)
A woman is caught between one man's love and another man's obsession. She fears one and fears for the other. One stands for love and the other for life. Who will she choose?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBaadshaho (2017)
Emergency has been declared in India. Maharani Gitanjali from one of Rajasthan's princely states has already lost her privy purse. Now, she fears that she will lose the last treasure chest of gold which has been forcibly taken away from her. So she asks her trusted lieutenant, Bhawani to step in and plan a heist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisJaat (2025)
A mysterious stranger journeys to a remote town controlled by a callous crime lord, with one violent mission — restoring justice to its people.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Ghajini?
The closest matches to Ghajini are Ghajini (2005), Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Ghajini?
People who watched Ghajini most often go on to Ghajini (2005), Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997).
What is the highest-rated movie like Ghajini?
Jawan (2023), rated 7.0/10 by 365 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Ghajini?
Madharaasi (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Hindi movies like Ghajini?
Yes: Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997) and Fan (2016).
How are movies similar to Ghajini chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Ghajini, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.