Bollywood old movies you must see
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1. 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: 4,494
2. 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: 3,004
3. 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: 9,854
4. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
173 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, Anoop Kumar, Kishore Kumar
Votes: 1,815
5. Half Ticket (1962)
Not Rated | 168 min | Musical, Comedy, Romance
A diamond thief hides his loot on an innocent child, but the child turns out to be an adult posing as a youngster to purchase a half-priced train ticket. Now, the thief will have to outwit the eccentric in a series of wacky misadventures.
Director: Kalidas | Stars: Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Pran Sikand, Shammi
Votes: 587
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. Arzoo (1965)
177 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
After completing his medical studies, Gopal (Rajendra Kumar) takes a break and goes on holiday in Kashmir. There he meets with Usha (Sadhana) and both fall in love with each other. Back ... See full summary »
Director: Ramanand Sagar | Stars: Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Sadhana Shivdasani, Feroz Khan, Nazima
Votes: 304
11. 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
12. Suraj (1966)
Not Rated | 155 min | Romance, Musical, Action
Maharaja Vikram decides to marry his daughter Anuradha to his commander's son, Pratap. However, years later, Anuradha is abducted by bandit Suraj while on her way to Pratap's coronation.
Director: T. Prakash Rao | Stars: Vyjayanthimala, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Ajit Khan, Gajanan Jagirdar
Votes: 162
13. 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: 7,569
14. Brahmachari (I) (1968)
157 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Abandoned as a child, Brahmachari lives in a mortgaged house with twelve young orphans. He saves a woman from dying and she changes his life forever. But first she has to deal with her own affairs.
Director: Bhappi Sonie | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Rajshree, Pran Sikand, Mumtaz Askari
Votes: 449
15. Ek Phool Do Mali (1969)
150 min | Drama, Family
Somna lives a poor lifestyle with her widowed mom Leela, in the mountainous region of India and Nepal. She makes a living working on the apple farm of wealthy widower Kailash Nath Kaushal, ... See full summary »
Director: Devendra Goel | Stars: Sanjay Khan, Balraj Sahni, Sadhana Shivdasani, Durga Khote
Votes: 270
16. Jeevan Mrityu (1970)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A bank manager is unjustly framed for robbery by his colleagues and imprisoned. After his release, he assumes another identity to exact vengeance.
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Dharmendra, Rakhee Gulzar, Ajit Khan, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
Votes: 266
17. 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: 35,306
18. 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
19. Amar Prem (1972)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in Kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Bindu Desai
Votes: 1,958
20. Bawarchi (1972)
Not Rated | 130 min | Comedy, Musical, Drama
A dysfunctional middle-class family is transformed due to the influence of their new multi-talented household servant - but he might be too good to be true.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bachchan, Usha Kiran, Harindranath Chattopadhyay
Votes: 4,410
21. Koshish (1972)
125 min | Drama
A speech and hearing-impaired couple persists through unforgiving obstacles to be accepted by society and live a life of dignity.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Govardhan Asrani, Seema Deo
Votes: 1,749
22. 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: 1,808
23. 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: 3,007
24. 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
25. 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: 13,214
26. 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: 4,498
27. 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: 730
28. 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
29. 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: 1,646
30. 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: 12,756
31. 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: 20,069
32. Khubsoorat (1980)
Not Rated | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A strict matriarch's regimented household is upended by the arrival of a spunky relative who challenges the rules.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Shashikala Jawalkar
Votes: 1,891
33. Karz (1980)
Not Rated | 159 min | Action, Musical, Romance
Ravi is killed by his wife after his marriage. He is reborn as Monty and is now a singer he goes to holiday in Ooty where he recollects his memories from previous life and inquires about his family from first life and his evil wife Kamini.
Director: Subhash Ghai | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Tina Ambani, Simi Garewal, Raj Kiran
Votes: 2,437
34. Nadiya Ke Paar (1982)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, Romance
Chandan and Gunja, who hails from a village across the river, fall in love with each other. After her sister dies, Gunja is compelled to marry her brother-in-law who is Chandan's brother.
Director: Govind Moonis | Stars: Sachin Pilgaonkar, Sadhana Singh, Inder Thakur, Mitali
Votes: 1,287
35. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)
Not Rated | 132 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two photographers, who are employed by a magazine editor to expose the scandalous activities of the rich, come across corruption by a builder and accidentally photograph a murder.
Director: Kundan Shah | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Barve, Satish Shah
Votes: 14,722
36. Masoom (1983)
Not Rated | 165 min | Drama, Family
A happy family goes through turbulent times because of a big mistake by one of the family members.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Jugal Hansraj, Urmila Matondkar
Votes: 4,403
37. Ek Ruka Hua Faisla (1986 TV Movie)
127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
One dissenting juror in a murder trial tries to influence the verdict with his personal prejudices and biases
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Deepak Qazir, Amitabh Srivastava, Pankaj Kapur, S.M. Zaheer
Votes: 2,028
38. Kabuliwala (1961)
95 min | Drama
A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds him of his own daughter. Meanwhile, the locals are distrustful of all foreigners.
Director: Hemen Gupta | Stars: Balraj Sahni, Baby Sonu, Usha Kiran, Padma
Votes: 359
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