7 Hindi films of 1981 ranked by box office. #1: Naseeb (₹14.5 crore).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naseeb | Manmohan Desai | ₹4 crore | ₹14.5 crore | 3.63x | |
| 2 | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | K. Balachander | ₹50 lakh | ₹10 crore | 20.00x | |
| 3 | Lawaaris | Prakash Mehra | ₹9 crore | |||
| 4 | Rocky | Sunil Dutt | ₹6 crore | |||
| 5 | Silsila | Yash Chopra | ₹3.5 crore | |||
| Hum Se Badkar Kaun | Deepak Bahry | $2.8 million | ||||
| Umrao Jaan | Muzaffar Ali | ₹50 lakh | $2.4 million |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.