Best of Hindi Cinema
by Satrajit | created - 10 Sep 2016 | updated - 10 Sep 2016 | PublicHere i have tried to create a list containing most memorable Hindi movies in in last 100 years...from both worlds of Bollywood...the so called parallel cinemas and traditional Bollywood films...
This is actually my first draft list for Top 250 Hindi movies.. so I welcome everyone to suggest any movie that you think i may have forgotten to include ... or deletion of any movie you think don't deserve to be in this list...
There is no ranking of these movies as i believe there is not any movie that can be labelled as the best or worst.
P.S: This list contains Hindi films only....not movies made in any other Indian language
- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1. Neecha Nagar (1946)
122 min | Drama
The film takes an expressionist look at the gulf between the rich and poor in society. The film centers on wealthy, capacious landlord Sarkar (Rafi Peer) who lives in a palatial estate high... See full summary »
Director: Chetan Anand | Stars: Rafiq Anwar, Uma Anand, Kamini Kaushal, Rafi Peer
Votes: 277
2. Barsaat (1949)
171 min | Drama, Romance, Musical
Pran and Gopal fall in love with village girls while on a holiday. After returning home, Gopal continues to flirt with other girls. But Pran realizes that he has truly fallen in love.
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Premnath Malhotra, K.N. Singh
Votes: 719
3. Awaara (1951)
193 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poor young man named Raj joins a criminal gang to feed his mother. But when he falls in love with Rita, he decides to reform himself for her.
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Prithviraj Kapoor, K.N. Singh
Votes: 4,495
4. Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
131 min | Drama
In the hope of earning enough money to pay off his debts and save his land, a poor farmer becomes a rickshaw puller in Calcutta and faces many difficulties.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Ratan Kumar, Murad
Votes: 2,247
5. Devdas (1955)
159 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The scion of a wealthy landowner family turns to alcohol and self-pity and slowly self-destructs after class differences force him to break off his relationship with his childhood sweetheart.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Vyjayanthimala, Motilal
Votes: 2,029
6. Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955)
Not Rated | 157 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A young woman must be married to claim her inheritance; her misandrist aunt uses the newly-passed 1955 divorce bill to find her a temporary husband.
Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Madhubala, Guru Dutt, Lalita Pawar, Johnny Walker
Votes: 662
7. Shree 420 (1955)
168 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a young man from a small town decides to make it big in a city, he faces several challenges.
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Nargis, Raj Kapoor, Nadira, Nemo
Votes: 3,006
8. Basant Bahar (1956)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
The only son of the Royal Astrologer, Narsin (Om Prakash) namely Gopal (Bharat Bhushan) is not interested in astrology but in music and songs, much to the dismay of Narsin. Gopal's talents ... See full summary »
Director: Raja Nawathe | Stars: Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi, Kumkum, Manmohan Krishna
Votes: 44
9. Jagriti (1955)
138 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Sent to a hostel as a punishment, a rebellious lad leads a revolt and creates havoc in the institution.
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Abhi Bhattacharya, Pranoti Ghosh, Bipin Gupta, Mumtaz Begum
Votes: 167
10. Stay Alert (1956)
153 min | Comedy, Drama
An innocent guy who has arrived from a village to Kolkata gets himself involved into trouble in search of water after he gets thirsty in the middle of the night.
Directors: Amit Mitra, Sombhu Mitra | Stars: Pradeep Kumar, Sumitra Devi, Smriti Biswas, Pahadi Sanyal
Votes: 1,068
11. Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957)
143 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Progressive, reform-minded young warden gets permission to take six surly murderers from prison to dilapidated country farm, to rehabilitate it and themselves through hard work and kindly guidance.
Director: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre | Stars: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, Sandhya, Ulhas, Brij Mohan Vyas
Votes: 1,904
12. Mother India (1957)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, she always sticks to her own moral code.
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar
Votes: 9,856
13. Musafir (1957)
149 min | Drama
The story is about a house consisting of three families who live in it. It is three stories linked by the house.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Shekhar, Suchitra Sen, Bipin Gupta, Durga Khote
Votes: 142
14. Thirst (1957)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Vijay, a talented but indigent poet, struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world.
Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha, Rehman Khan
Votes: 7,276
15. Lajwanti (1958)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Family
Having been unjustly accused of having an affair, a dutiful and loving wife is thrown out of the house by her husband and forced to abandon her baby. When mother and child are eventually ... See full summary »
Director: Narendra Suri | Stars: Nargis, Balraj Sahni, Kumari Naaz, Prabhu Dayal
Votes: 58
16. Madhumati (1958)
110 min | Fantasy, Musical, Mystery
A young man takes shelter in a mansion when a landslide blocks his route to the railway station. Then, he finds the mansion familiar and soon learns about the story of his previous birth.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Johnny Walker, Pran Sikand
Votes: 1,581
17. Anari (1959)
166 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A poor young man gets employed by a rich man admiring his honesty. But when he gets suspected in a lady's murder case, he need to prove his innocence.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Raj Kapoor, Nutan, Lalita Pawar, Shobha Khote
Votes: 906
18. Paper Flowers (1959)
Unrated | 148 min | Drama, Romance
Suresh Sinha, a famous director, discovers star potential in Shanti, a woman he stumbled into one rainy evening, and casts her as the lead in a film. In a twist of fate, Shanti becomes a superstar and Suresh faces a decline in his career.
Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Waheeda Rehman, Guru Dutt, Kumari Naaz, Johnny Walker
Votes: 2,775
19. Bombai Ka Babu (1960)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Babu and Malik are two inseparable friends who live in a small town in India. One day they decide to play a prank and steal something. They get caught, while Malik's dad come to bail out ... See full summary »
Director: Raj Khosla | Stars: Dev Anand, Suchitra Sen, Jeevan Dhar, Nasir Hussain
Votes: 203
20. Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai (1960)
167 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A simple-minded small-time singer joins a group of bandits and becomes the cause for their moral transformation and turnaround.
Director: Radhu Karmakar | Stars: Raj Kapoor, Padmini, Pran Sikand, Chanchal
Votes: 500
21. Kanoon (1960)
150 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
A lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer's own mentor, prospective father-in-law, and also the judge who presides over the case.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Ashok Kumar, Nanda Karnataki, Nana Palsikar
Votes: 515
22. Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
Not Rated | 197 min | Drama, Romance, War
A 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.
Director: K. Asif | Stars: Prithviraj Kapoor, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar, Durga Khote
Votes: 8,828 | Gross: $0.16M
23. Dharmputra (1961)
150 min | Drama
The story of two families, that of Nawab Badruddin and Gulshan Rai, living in an India under British rule, sharing life's ups and downs together almost as one family together.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Mala Sinha, Shashi Kapoor, Rehman Khan, Manmohan Krishna
Votes: 129
24. Gunga Jumna (1961)
178 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Gungaram, a poor, indebted farmer, works hard to educate his younger brother Jumna and make him a police officer. Years later, circumstances force Gungaram to become an outlaw and now the brothers confront each other as enemies.
Director: Nitin Bose | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Nasir Khan, Azra
Votes: 668
25. Hum Dono (1961)
164 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
When an army officer is presumed dead in battle, his lookalike is tasked with breaking the news to his family. However, circumstances force him to impersonate the dead man.
Directors: Amarjeet, Vijay Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Nanda Karnataki, Sadhana Shivdasani, Lalita Pawar
Votes: 487
26. Pyar Ki Pyas (1961)
Drama
Geeta, a five-year old orphan of Seva-Kunj, gets adopted by wealthy Asha and Ashok Gupta, believes them to be her missing birth parents, and moves in with them in their palatial house. She ... See full summary »
Director: Mahesh Kaul | Stars: Shreekant, Nishi Kohli, Manmohan Krishna, David Abraham
Votes: 18
27. Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
Not Rated | 152 min | Drama, Musical
A lowly servant, Bhootnath gets close to the wife of his employer and narrates her story through his eyes and perspective.
Director: Abrar Alvi | Stars: Meena Kumari, Guru Dutt, Rehman Khan, Waheeda Rehman
Votes: 1,851
28. Bandini (1963)
157 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
During the British Raj of the 1930s, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convict who eventually reveals the story of her past and her connection to a freedom fighter.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Nutan, Dharmendra, Raja Paranjpe
Votes: 887
29. Gumrah (1963)
155 min | Drama, Romance
Meena is in love with a singer, Rajendra, but when her sister, Kamla, dies in an accident, she is forced to marry her late sister's husband for the sake of her sister's children.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sunil Dutt, Nirupa Roy
Votes: 179
30. Mere Mehboob (1963)
164 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The impoverished brother of a lowly courtesan falls in love with the sister of a wealthy nobleman.
Director: Harnam Singh Rawail | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Sadhana Shivdasani, Nimmi
Votes: 234
31. Dosti (1964)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, Family, Musical
Mr. Gupta passes away after an accident while on duty, leaving behind his ailing wife and school-going son, Ramnath. Both await for some compensation, and when they are informed that the ... See full summary »
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Sudhir Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Sanjay Khan, Farida Dadi
Votes: 1,867
32. Geet Gaaya Pattharon Ne (1965)
Drama, Musical, Romance
An impoverished sculptor marries his inspiration but is then betrayed by her.
Director: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre | Stars: Jeetendra, Rajshree, Bharathi, Surendra
Votes: 102
33. Haqeeqat (1964)
184 min | Action, Musical, War
A platoon of Indian soldiers encounters harsh realities while fighting in the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
Director: Chetan Anand | Stars: Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra, Vijay Anand, Indrani Mukherjee
Votes: 554
34. Sangam (I) (1964)
238 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Returning home from war after being assumed dead, a pilot weds the woman he has long loved, unaware that she had been planning to marry his best friend.
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Raj Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Vyjayanthimala, Iftekhar
Votes: 1,900
35. Yaadein (1964)
113 min | Drama, Mystery
The film is soliloquy of a man who comes home to find that his wife and son are not at home, he assumes that they have left him and reminiscences his life with them, and scared of his life without them, he regrets his past indiscretions.
Director: Sunil Dutt | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Nargis
Votes: 122
36. Guide (1965)
Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Romance
When mistaken to be a sage by some villagers, an ex-tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers.
Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Leela Chitnis, Anwar Hussain
Votes: 8,593
37. Oonche Log (1965)
Not Rated | 144 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A retired and blind army major's life undergoes many changes after he decides to get his sons married.
Director: Phani Majumdar | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Feroz Khan, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
Votes: 59
38. Shaheed (1965)
150 min | Biography, Drama, History
Shaheed (1965) presents the inspirational biography of one of India's greatest patriots Sardar Bhagat Singh.
Director: S. Ram Sharma | Stars: Kamini Kaushal, Nirupa Roy, Anand Kumar, Prem Chopra
Votes: 401
39. Waqt (1965)
178 min | Drama, Romance
Members of a family are separated in a natural disaster. Several years down the line, they aren't united but their lives are strangely interconnected.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Sadhana Shivdasani, Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor
Votes: 1,529
40. Anupama (1966)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Romance
Mohan Sharma (Tarun Bose) is a workaholic whose life changes dramatically after his wife dies giving birth to their daughter Uma (Sharmila Tagore). He despises the daughter by day, and ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Shashikala Jawalkar, Deven Verma
Votes: 538
41. Hamraaz (1967)
170 min | Mystery, Thriller
A stage actor becomes entangled in a murder mystery after he marries a woman with a secret past.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Mumtaz Askari, S.N. Banerjee
Votes: 499
42. Aashirwad (1968)
146 min | Drama
Shivnath Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in Chandanpur, India, along with his wife, Leela, and 8 year old daughter, Neena. He likes to mingle with poor folk much, especially Baiju, to ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Sumita Sanyal, Veena
Votes: 261
43. Padosan (1968)
Not Rated | 157 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A simple man from a village falls in love with his new neighbor. He enlists the help of his musical-theater friends to woo the lovely girl-next-door away from her music teacher.
Director: Jyoti Swaroop | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu, Mehmood, Kishore Kumar
Votes: 7,571
44. Aradhana (1969)
Not Rated | 169 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Arun meets Vandana during a vacation and very soon they secretly get married. Arun is an Air Force pilot and dies in a crash, leaving pregnant Vandana heartbroken--and unable to prove that ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Farida Jalal
Votes: 2,006
45. Bhuvan Shome (1969)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A lonely bureaucrat goes on holiday to a Gujarat village where a young peasant woman helps him see beyond his job and develop a newfound empathy for people.
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Utpal Dutt, Suhasini Mulay, Shekhar Chatterjee, Sadhu Meher
Votes: 581
46. Satyakam (1969)
175 min | Drama
The tale begins in the final days of the British Raj in India. A cohort of engineering students graduate a few months before Independence. Satyapriya and Naren are among the graduate ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Rabi Ghosh
Votes: 822
47. Kati Patang (1970)
Not Rated | 167 min | Drama, Family, Musical
A runaway bride promises her dying widowed friend that she will assume her identity and look after her infant child.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Asha Parekh, Prem Chopra, Bindu Desai
Votes: 1,159
48. Mera Naam Joker (1970)
224 min | Comedy, Drama
Raju is a joker, a clown. It is what he is and what he always shall be. As his life story unfolds in three chapters, from his school days to the circus to the streets, he must always make ... See full summary »
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal, Rishi Kapoor
Votes: 5,324
49. Uski Roti (1970)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A woman waits for her truck driver husband, everyday, with his daily bread. Her concern for their dying relationship and her sister grows fast as she starts to doubt his loyalty.
Director: Mani Kaul | Stars: Gurdeep Singh, Garima, Savita Bajaj, Lakhanpal
Votes: 571
50. Purab Aur Pachhim (1970)
142 min | Drama, Romance
Circa British rule in India, Harnam betrays a freedom fighter, and as a result is rewarded, but the freedom fighter is killed, leaving his wife, and family devastated and destitute. Years ... See full summary »
Director: Manoj Kumar | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Saira Banu, Manoj Kumar, Pran Sikand
Votes: 998
51. Anand (1971)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama, Musical
The story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the fullest before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal, Ramesh Deo
Votes: 35,315
52. Guddi (1971)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Comedy, Family
A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 1,164
53. Phir Bhi (1971)
Drama, Romance
Director: Shivendra Sinha | Stars: Partap Sharma, Urmila Bhatt, Meenal Mehta, Rajeshwar Nath
Votes: 7
54. Pakeezah (1972)
147 min | Musical, Romance, Drama
In Lucknow at the turn of the century, a dancer and courtesan believes that her pure soul and body will enable her to find true love and honor.
Director: Kamal Amrohi | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Veena
Votes: 1,809
55. Abhimaan (1973)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama, Musical
A popular singer convinces his new wife to enter show-business, but his pride is wounded when she outshines him.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Govardhan Asrani, Bindu Desai
Votes: 3,009
56. Duvidha (1973)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Film is Based on Duvidha by Vijayadan Detha, it's about merchant's son, whose relationship with his young bride, Lachhi is thwarted by his work and a ghost who falls in love with her, resulting in the ghost soon impersonating the husband.
Director: Mani Kaul | Stars: Kana Ram, Raisa Padamsee, Hardan, Shambhudan
Votes: 878
57. Zanjeer (1973)
Not Rated | 145 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tough and honest police officer clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer.
Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Pran Sikand, Om Prakash
Votes: 4,193
58. 27 Down (1974)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
Sanjay is on a pilgrimage journey to Varanasi and remembers his life in flashbacks.
Director: Awtar Krishna Kaul | Stars: Sudhir Dalvi, Rakhee Gulzar, Madhavi Manjula, Sadhu Meher
Votes: 242
59. Aavishkar (1974)
107 min | Drama, Romance
Amar and Mansi live a rather peaceful and happy married life, that is, until Amar's job in an advertising agency requires him to work closely with beautiful models, which leads to some serious trouble in paradise.
Director: Basu Bhattacharya | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Dina Pathak, Dennis Clement
Votes: 275
60. Ankur: The Seedling (1974)
131 min | Drama
Belonging to a lower caste, Lakshmi and her deaf-mute husband Kishtayya serve the landlord's son, Surya. When Surya's young wife finds out about his affair with Lakshmi, they all find themselves at crossroads.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Sadhu Meher, Anant Nag, Priya Tendulkar
Votes: 1,668
61. Kunwara Baap (1974)
137 min | Comedy, Drama
A poor rickshaw-puller adopts an abandoned child and brings him up as his son but tragedy strikes when the boy becomes crippled as a result of polio infection.
Director: Mehmood | Stars: Mehmood, Bharathi, Aachi Manorama, Bhushan Tiwari
Votes: 441
62. Rajnigandha (1974)
110 min | Drama, Romance
A Delhi-based woman in a steady relationship with her boyfriend is forced to come to terms with her true feelings when a job interview in Mumbai brings an old flame back in her life.
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Vidya Sinha, Amol Palekar, Dinesh Thakur, Rajeeta Kochhar
Votes: 835
63. Garm Hava (1974)
146 min | Drama
In post-partition India, a Muslim businessman and his family struggle for their rights in a country which was once their own.
Director: M.S. Sathyu | Stars: Balraj Sahni, A.K. Hangal, Geeta Kak, Jamal Hashmi
Votes: 829
64. Aandhi (1975)
133 min | Drama, Romance
Hotel manager J.K. (Sanjeev Kumar) works there. One day, he bravely steps in to save Aarti, the drunken daughter of a politician (Suchitra Sen). Aarti and J.K. have a small ceremony to ... See full summary »
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Suchitra Sen, Sanjeev Kumar, Om Shivpuri, Manmohan
Votes: 1,647
65. Charandas Chor (1975)
156 min | Drama
The film is derived from a classic folktale, originally narrated by Vijaydan Detha, and interpreted as a folk play by Habib Tanvir. The film charts the tumultuous life of a petty thief, ... See full summary »
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Lalu Ram, Madan Lal, Babu Das, Bhakla Ram
Votes: 58
66. Chhoti Si Baat (1976)
123 min | Comedy, Romance
A timid suitor seeks the help of a ruthless colonel to win the woman of his dreams when a bold young man begins to pursue her in this romantic comedy.
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Amol Palekar, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 4,500
67. Chupke Chupke (1975)
Not Rated | 146 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newly wedded husband plays a practical joke on his wife's family with full support from his wife and friends.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan
Votes: 13,219
68. Deewaar (1975)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vijay struggles as a dockworker and eventually becomes a leading figure of the underworld, while his younger brother Ravi is an educated, upright policeman. This divide causes problems in their relationship.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy, Parveen Babi
Votes: 11,719
69. The Season (1975)
156 min | Musical, Romance
A medical student, Amarnath meets and falls in love with the daughter of a herbal medicine healer, Chanda while preparing for his exams in Darjeeling. He returns to Calcutta to sit his ... See full summary »
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Om Shivpuri, Agha
Votes: 1,008
70. Mili (1975)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Romance, Family
A reclusive, depressed man and a bubbly young woman fall in love but then find out that she has cancer.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Usha Kiran, Ashok Kumar
Votes: 1,452
71. Nishant (1975)
140 min | Crime, Drama
A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife-abused and berated by her abductors-cannot bring herself to face her husband.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Girish Karnad, Shabana Azmi, Anant Nag, Amrish Puri
Votes: 732
72. Sholay (1975)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan
Votes: 58,731
73. Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
Not Rated | 177 min | Drama, Romance
Kabhi Kabhie is a movie about the love story of generations and how a chain of events brings together old lovers as friends.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Waheeda Rehman
Votes: 2,451
74. Manthan (1976)
134 min | Drama
Dr.Rao (Girih Karnad) is a Vetinary doc, who comes to this village with the aim of starting a Milk Co-operative society for the welfare of the villagers. But the wealthy businessman ... See full summary »
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Girish Karnad, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Anant Nag
Votes: 699
75. Bhumika (1977)
142 min | Drama
A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Smita Patil, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri
Votes: 711
76. Gharaonda (1977)
Not Rated | 141 min | Drama, Romance
A story young, middle-class urban working couple wanting to get married and their tribulations in finding a house in the city of Mumbai.
Director: Bhimsain | Stars: Amol Palekar, Zarina Wahab, Sadhu Meher, Shreeram Lagoo
Votes: 253
77. The Ritual (1977)
120 min | Drama
A young Brahmin Vedic school student, who is from an aristocratic family, befriends his school master's daughter who is a pregnant widow. The boy tries but fails in concealing his friend's ... See full summary »
Director: Girish Kasaravalli | Stars: Narayan Bhatt, Ramaswamy Iyengar, Janganath, Ajith Kumar
Votes: 162
78. The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 4,065
79. Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama
Arvind Desai is the only son of a rich businessman who deals in luxury handicraft products. His feelings for his father are mixed. While he hates his dominating nature, he admires his power and lack of scruples.
Director: Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Stars: Dilip Dhawan, Anjali Paigankar, Shreeram Lagoo, Sudha Shivpuri
Votes: 183
80. Don (1978)
Not Rated | 166 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Don, a wanted criminal, dies in a police chase. DSP D'Silva is the only one who knows about his death, and to get hold of the gang he trains Don-lookalike Vijay. But Vijay faces danger from the police and from within the gang.
Director: Chandra Barot | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran Sikand, Iftekhar
Votes: 12,759
81. Gaman (1978)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama
In order to improve their lifestyle, Lucknow based Ghulam Hussain decides to re-locate to Bombay, leaving his ailing mother and wife, Khairun, behind. He arrives in Bombay, and looks up his... See full summary »
Director: Muzaffar Ali | Stars: Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil, Geeta Kak, Jalal Agha
Votes: 236
82. Kissaa Kursee Kaa (1978)
142 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The story of an evil politician.
Director: Amrit Nahata | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Raj Babbar, Chaman Bagga, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 168
83. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)
189 min | Drama, Romance
When a homeless and orphaned young man finds work in the house of a wealthy man, he falls in love with the daughter of that wealthy man. But things start to change a lot thereafter.
Director: Prakash Mehra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Rakhee Gulzar, Rekha
Votes: 3,055
84. Satyam Shivam Sundaram: Love Sublime (1978)
172 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Rupa (Zeenat Aman) grew up being cursed as "unlucky" in her birth village. Her mother died during childbirth, then a kitchen accident leaves half her face disfigured. This is an artistic ... See full summary »
Director: Raj Kapoor | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 1,153
85. Gol Maal (1979)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Romance
A man's simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss gets suspicious.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami, Deven Verma, Shobha Khote
Votes: 20,071
86. Junoon (1979)
141 min | Drama
Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands between them.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 572
87. Kaala Patthar (1979)
Not Rated | 176 min | Action, Drama, History
Inspired by a true mining tragedy the film is about people from all walks of life showing courage and character to fight the forces of nature.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakhee Gulzar
Votes: 2,760
88. Aakrosh (1980)
144 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A public prosecutor discovers the harsh realities about life of the scheduled tribes in India during 1980s while defending a case of a tribesman charged of murdering his wife.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri
Votes: 1,183
89. Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man from Mumbai (then Bombay) is angry about various issues in different circumstances.
Director: Saeed Akhtar Mirza | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Dilip Dhawan
Votes: 504
90. Satah Se Uthata Aadmi (1980)
114 min | Drama
Director: Mani Kaul | Stars: Bharat Gopy, M.K. Raina, Vibhuti Jha, Satyen Kumar
Votes: 83
91. The Touch (1980)
145 min | Drama, Romance
Anirudh Parmar is blind, but he does not let this impairment bind him down. He runs a school for the blind as a Principal. He meets with social worker, Kavita. Kavita is attracted to him, ... See full summary »
Director: Sai Paranjpye | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Sudha Chopra, Mohan Gokhale
Votes: 951
92. Chakra (1981)
140 min | Drama
Amma lives in Bijapur with her husband and son, Benwa. When a man attempts to sexually molest her, he is killed by her husband, the trio flee, but the husband is shot dead by the police. ... See full summary »
Director: Rabindra Dharmaraj | Stars: Savita Bajaj, Arun Bakshi, Suresh Bhagwat, Suhas Bhalekar
Votes: 193
93. Kalyug (1981)
152 min | Drama
This movie tells story of fierce and total competition of two related business families in the days of license raaj India. The overall plot is based on Mahabharat. This movie shows that how... See full summary »
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Raj Babbar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Votes: 583
94. Deliverance (1981 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama
Untouchable shoemender Dukhi comes to the Brahmin's and asks him to arrange his daughter's engagement. The Brahmin belongs to a higher caste. He wants Dukhi to work for him (and for free) ... See full summary »
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Om Puri, Smita Patil, Mohan Agashe, Geeta Kak
Votes: 607
95. Silsila (1981)
Not Rated | 182 min | Drama, Family, Romance
SILSILA is a love story, thwarted by society's demands, which reappears as adultery but can it survive in the face of society?
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Jaya Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor
Votes: 3,137
96. Umrao Jaan (1981)
145 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
In Faizabad, British India, Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's Daroga dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by ... See full summary »
Director: Muzaffar Ali | Stars: Rekha, Farooq Shaikh, Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar
Votes: 1,127
97. Arth (1982)
138 min | Drama, Romance
A film-maker who is having an extra-marital affair with an actress decides to leave his wife. Arth is the story of this women's search for her identity.
Director: Mahesh Bhatt | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Smita Patil, Raj Kiran
Votes: 1,560
98. Bazaar (1982)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Family
A young man challenges traditional customs by standing up to the father of the woman he loves, who has promised her to a wealthy expatriate.
Director: Sagar Sarhadi | Stars: Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Supriya Pathak
Votes: 615
99. Namkeen (1982)
112 min | Drama, Family
Namkeen revolves around Jugni, a folk theatre dancer who lives with her three daughters in a remote village, and how their lives change when a truck driver, begins living with them as a tenant.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi, Kiran Vairale
Votes: 519
100. Ardh Satya (1983)
130 min | Crime, Drama
A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, Shafi Inamdar
Votes: 2,043
Tell Your Friends