India's Scream Queens: Leading Ladies Who Dominated the Horror Box Office

June12,2025

Known as the undisputed queen of Indian horror, Bipasha’s intense presence and fear-inducing screen aura turned the Raaz franchise into box office gold.

Bipasha Basu

Her spine-chilling transformation into ‘Manjulika’ became legendary, combining psychological depth with supernatural fear in a performance still hailed today.

Vidya Balan

Revathi’s role in this Ram Gopal Varma cult horror classic brought subtlety and class to Indian horror in the early ’90s.

Revathi

With her hypnotic dance and serpent-woman persona, Sridevi delivered supernatural drama with unmatched grace and charisma.

Sridevi

Her commanding screen presence and powerhouse performances made both films major hits in South Indian horror-thriller cinema.

Anushka Shetty

She combined sensuality and scares in this horror hit, boosting the Ragini MMS franchise with a strong box office run.

Kangana Ranaut

South India’s reigning horror queen, Nayanthara has consistently delivered commercial and critical successes in the supernatural genre.

Nayanthara

Known for her role in this hit horror-comedy franchise, she became a familiar face in South Indian horror narratives.

Raai Laxmi