Best Indian Movies (Hindi)
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1. Bandit Queen (1994)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Raghubir Yadav
Votes: 5,318 | Gross: $0.40M
2. Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Not Rated | 113 min | Crime, Drama
Young Krishna struggles to survive among the drug dealers, pimps, and prostitutes in the back alleys and gutters of India.
Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Shafiq Syed, Anjaan, Amrit Patel, Murari Sharma
Votes: 10,098 | Gross: $2.08M
3. Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
Not Rated | 321 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Richa Chadha
Votes: 103,899
4. Black Friday (2004)
Not Rated | 143 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A film about the investigations following the 1993 serial Bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved --police, conspirators, victims, middlemen.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kay Kay Menon, Pawan Malhotra, Aditya Srivastav, Dibyendu Bhattacharya
Votes: 22,006 | Gross: $0.03M
5. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
PG | 224 min | Drama, Musical, Sport
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Aamir Khan, Raghubir Yadav, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
Votes: 120,721 | Gross: $0.91M
6. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is set in the 2nd World War torn Calcutta during the 1940s. Enter a magical world of nostalgia and 'Expect the Unexpected'.
Director: Dibakar Banerjee | Stars: Sushant Singh Rajput, Anand Tiwari, Neeraj Kabi, Divya Menon
Votes: 24,382 | Gross: $0.58M
7. Ship of Theseus (2012)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
The film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.
Director: Anand Gandhi | Stars: Aydah El-Kashef, Yogesh Shah, Faraz Khan, Hannan Youssef
Votes: 7,799
8. Kahaani (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Mystery, Thriller
A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.
Director: Sujoy Ghosh | Stars: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Indraneil Sengupta, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 65,917 | Gross: $1.04M
9. Satya (1998)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An innocent man is embroiled in underworld after being falsely charged and sets out to punish the perpetrators who subjected his life to misery.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: J.D. Chakravarthi, Manoj Bajpayee, Urmila Matondkar, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 16,720
10. Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
Not Rated | 183 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.
Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity G Zinta
Votes: 75,837 | Gross: $0.30M
11. Earth (1998)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance, War
It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna
Votes: 8,114 | Gross: $0.53M
12. Water (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Sarala Kariyawasam
Votes: 15,360 | Gross: $3.22M
13. Sarfarosh (1999)
Not Rated | 174 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his brother is killed and father severely injured by terrorists, a young med student quits his studies to join the Indian Police Service to wipe out the terrorists.
Director: John Mathew Matthan | Stars: Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Bendre, Mukesh Rishi
Votes: 26,920
14. Rang De Basanti (2006)
Not Rated | 167 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi
Votes: 122,381 | Gross: $2.20M
15. Ugly (2013)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The case of a missing girl takes us through a journey of human greed and brushes upon the egos and repressed emotions of the characters.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Rahul Bhat, Ronit Roy, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Vineet Kumar Singh
Votes: 23,522
16. No Smoking (2007)
Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal, Ranvir Shorey
Votes: 8,870
17. Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2003)
120 min | Drama
Set in the backdrop of Indian Emergency 1975, the story revolves around 3 friends whose lives changes drastically after the turn of events.
Director: Sudhir Mishra | Stars: Kay Kay Menon, Shiney Ahuja, Chitrangda Singh, Ram Kapoor
Votes: 5,301
18. Like Stars on Earth (2007)
PG | 162 min | Drama, Family
An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.
Directors: Aamir Khan, Amole Gupte | Stars: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra, Vipin Sharma
Votes: 206,812 | Gross: $1.22M
19. 3 Idiots (2009)
PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi
Votes: 434,838 | Gross: $6.53M
20. Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
Not Rated | 135 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The story of Paan Singh Tomar, an Indian athlete and seven-time national steeplechase champion who becomes one of the most feared dacoits in Chambal Valley after his retirement.
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Mahie Gill, Rajesh Abhay, Hemendra Dandotiya
Votes: 37,878 | Gross: $0.04M
21. That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A British woman faces challenges while attempting to locate her father in India.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Prashant Prakash, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Devaiah
Votes: 4,091
22. 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: 35,324
23. Udaan (2010)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama
Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father.
Director: Vikramaditya Motwane | Stars: Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Manjot Singh, Ram Kapoor
Votes: 47,418 | Gross: $0.01M
24. Peepli [Live] (2010)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
An impoverished farmer's threat to end his life invites attention from politicians and media.
Directors: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui | Stars: Onkar Das Manikpuri, Raghubir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffar
Votes: 12,775 | Gross: $0.75M
25. Dev.D (2009)
Not Rated | 144 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, a young man finds solace in drugs. Meanwhile, a teenage girl is caught in the world of prostitution. Will they be destroyed, or will they find redemption?
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Abhay Deol, Mahie Gill, Kalki Koechlin, Dibyendu Bhattacharya
Votes: 32,263 | Gross: $0.01M
26. Shanghai (2012)
Not Rated | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Prime leader of a campaign against a big government project is killed in what appears to be a road accident. An IAS officer is ordered to probe the incident and the veils of falsehood begin to drop.
Director: Dibakar Banerjee | Stars: Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Prasenjit Chatterjee
Votes: 10,523
27. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Three friends decide to turn their fantasy vacation into reality after one of their friends gets engaged.
Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif
Votes: 85,942 | Gross: $3.11M
28. Rock On!! (2008)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama, Music
Four friends reunite to relive their moments of glory as a rock band.
Director: Abhishek Kapoor | Stars: Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar, Luke Kenny, Purab Kohli
Votes: 22,900
29. Ishqiya (2010)
Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.
Director: Abhishek Chaubey | Stars: Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid
Votes: 10,912
30. Hera Pheri (2000)
Not Rated | 156 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three unemployed men look for answers to all their money problems - but when their opportunity arrives, will they know what to do with it?
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Tabu
Votes: 72,514
31. Gulaal (2009)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A law student witnesses deception, homicide, and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.
Director: Anurag Kashyap | Stars: Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Raja Chaudhary, Jesse Randhawa
Votes: 15,916
32. Parzania (2005)
116 min | Drama, History
A parsi family struggles to find thier son in a genocide carried out by vested interests outfits during 2002, commonly known as Gujarat riots which broke out after the Godhra Train Burning incident. During riots more than 790 Muslim and 289 Hindus died and around 300 people missing in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Director: Rahul Dholakia | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Corin Nemec, Sarika Thakur, Parzaan Dastur
Votes: 2,466
33. Maqbool (2003)
Not Rated | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 12,024
34. Dasvidaniya (2008)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
A man who loves to make "to-do lists" makes one last bucket list when he realizes he is about to die.
Director: Shashant Shah | Stars: Vinay Pathak, Sarita Joshi, Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla
Votes: 6,551
35. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)
Not Rated | 174 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A rich brat and a poor chap try to woo a girl, with their rivalry culminating in the most prestigious college event - the marathon cycle race.
Director: Mansoor Khan | Stars: Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi
Votes: 24,290
36. Swades (2004)
Not Rated | 189 min | Drama, Musical
A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Smith Seth
Votes: 98,563 | Gross: $1.22M
37. Khosla Ka Ghosla! (2006)
Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A Delhi-based retired middle-class man tries half-heartedly to get his land back from a swindling property dealer with the help of his sons and their friends.
Directors: Dibakar Banerjee, Pravin E. Birje | Stars: Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parvin Dabas, Tara Sharma
Votes: 25,019 | Gross: $0.03M
38. Omkara (2006)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A politically-minded enforcer's misguided trust in his lieutenant leads him to suspect his wife of infidelity in this adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Othello'.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma
Votes: 22,119 | Gross: $0.79M
39. Kaminey (2009)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The desperate lives of two estranged twin brothers converge over missing drugs, politics, racial prejudice, corrupt cops and an unplanned pregnancy.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Deb Mukherjee, Shivkumar Subramaniam
Votes: 18,137 | Gross: $1.29M
40. Mumbai Diaries (2010)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The lives of four people intersect in Mumbai: a washer-man who wants to become an actor, a banker-turned-photographer, a painter looking for inspiration, and a newly-married immigrant who journals her experiences on home video.
Director: Kiran Rao | Stars: Prateik Patil Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra, Aamir Khan
Votes: 13,773 | Gross: $0.58M
41. Johnny Gaddaar (2007)
Not Rated | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police officers recount a tale of missing money which results in lies, deceit, betrayal and death.
Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Dharmendra, Rimi Sen, Ashwini Kalsekar, Neil Nitin Mukesh
Votes: 13,186
42. Black (2005)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
The cathartic tale of a young woman who can't see, hear, or speak, and the teacher who brings a ray of light into her dark world.
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Shernaz Patel, Ayesha Kapur
Votes: 36,209 | Gross: $0.73M
43. Being Cyrus (2005)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
"Being Cyrus" is a dark, comedic venture by the debutante director Homi Adajania that spins around the Sethnas - a Parsi family.
Director: Homi Adajania | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia, Saif Ali Khan, Boman Irani
Votes: 3,009
44. Manorama: Six Feet Under (2007)
Not Rated | 137 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Manorama, wife of an irrigation minister, tasks Satyaveer to find if her husband is cheating. As Satyaveer starts investigating, he gets trapped in a web of lies and must uncover the entire truth.
Director: Navdeep Singh | Stars: Abhay Deol, Gul Panag, Raima Sen, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 8,741
45. LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (2010)
Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A video camcorder, a store security camera, and concealed cameras candidly expose lives in three loosely-linked tales.
Director: Dibakar Banerjee | Stars: Nushrratt Bharuccha, Anshuman Jha, Neha Chauhan, Rajkummar Rao
Votes: 6,121
46. Luck by Chance (2009)
Not Rated | 156 min | Drama
When Vikram gets tapped to play the male lead in a Bollywood film, he can't believe his luck. But it may ruin his relationship with his girlfriend.
Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia
Votes: 11,056 | Gross: $0.36M
47. Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
An educated man spends his days writing letters for the varied inhabitants of his small, poor, and illiterate village, in this political and social satire.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shreyas Talpade, Amrita Rao, Ravi Kishan, Ila Arun
Votes: 3,354
48. 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: 4,066
49. Maachis (1996)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A realistic, hard-hitting portrayal of terrorism and youth in the Punjab after the 1984 riots.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Om Puri, Tabu, Chandrachur Singh, Kanwaljeet Singh
Votes: 2,440
50. Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011)
Not Rated | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Gangsters kidnap the prospective son-in-law of a politician in order to secure the release of an imprisoned gang-member.
Director: Sudhir Mishra | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Chitrangda Singh, Arunoday Singh, Aditi Rao Hydari
Votes: 4,761
51. No One Killed Jessica (2011)
136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A journalist, who is more of an activist teams up with the sister of a murdered model, as she gets interested in the case and wants to bring justice to her case.
Director: Raj Kumar Gupta | Stars: Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Myra Karn, Neil Bhoopalam
Votes: 12,344 | Gross: $0.44M
52. Lakshya (2004)
Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri
Votes: 25,553 | Gross: $0.75M
53. Ghulam (1998)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An amateur boxer runs errands for a local gangster but revolts against him after the gangster kills his friend and his conscience is awakened.
Director: Vikram Bhatt | Stars: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Rajit Kapoor, Mita Vashisht
Votes: 12,152
54. 15 Park Avenue (2005)
116 min | Drama
An exploration of impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta.
Director: Aparna Sen | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Bose, Dhritiman Chatterjee
Votes: 1,076
55. Page 3 (2005)
139 min | Drama
A look at Mumbai's socialite party circle world through the eyes of a Page 3 journalist.
Directors: Madhur Bhandarkar, Jay Dev Banerjee | Stars: Konkona Sen Sharma, Atul Kulkarni, Sandhya Mridul, Tara Sharma
Votes: 7,062
56. Shor in the City (2010)
112 min | Crime, Drama
Various residents and career-criminals face challenges in crime-laden Mumbai.
Directors: Krishna D.K., Raj Nidimoru | Stars: Tusshar Kapoor, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Nikhil Dwivedi, Preeti Desai
Votes: 4,114
57. Eeshwar (1989)
147 min | Drama, Musical, Family
Ishwar is a simple-minded and honest young man, devout and religious, he cares for everybody. He meets with a young widow with a son and marries her. This story is about him and his trials and triumphs.
Directors: K. Viswanath, Rajesh Malik | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Vijayshanti, Vinod Mehra, Asha Sachdev
Votes: 527
58. A Wednesday (2008)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retiring police officer reminisces about the most astounding day of his career. About a case that was never filed but continues to haunt him in his memories - the case of a man and a Wednesday.
Director: Neeraj Pandey | Stars: Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Veerendra Saxena, Mahesh Kanual
Votes: 82,337
59. Shaitan (2011)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Five substance-abusing friends decide to fake a kidnapping in order to bribe a police constable for covering-up a hit-and-run accident.
Director: Bejoy Nambiar | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Panditt, Gulshan Devaiah, Rajeev Khandelwal
Votes: 8,947
60. Little Zizou (2008)
96 min | Drama, Family
A boy's view of his community in modern day Mumbai.
Director: Sooni Taraporevala | Stars: John Abraham, Sohrab Ardeshir, Iyanah Bativala, Jahan Bativala
Votes: 384
61. Chandni Bar (2001)
Not Rated | 150 min | Crime, Drama
A displaced woman is forced to become a beer-bar dancer, and sire children of a gangster.
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar | Stars: Tabu, Atul Kulkarni, Rajpal Naurang Yadav, Shri Vallabh Vyas
Votes: 2,793
62. Guzaarish (2010)
126 min | Drama, Romance
Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shernaz Patel, Aditya Roy Kapoor
Votes: 19,743 | Gross: $1.02M
63. Mithya (2008)
110 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A two-bit actor faces challenges after he is asked by Police to impersonate a look-alike gangster.
Director: Rajat Kapoor | Stars: Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, Saurabh Shukla
Votes: 2,163
64. Chak De! India (2007)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Kabir Khan, the coach of the Indian Women's National Hockey Team, dreams of making his all-girls team emerge victorious against all odds.
Director: Shimit Amin | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Sagarika Ghatge, Shilpa Shukla
Votes: 84,996 | Gross: $1.11M
65. Do Dooni Chaar (2010)
PG | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A middle class family in India tries to buy a new car.
Director: Habib Faisal | Stars: Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Aditi Vasudev, Archit Krishna
Votes: 5,941
66. The Blue Umbrella (2005)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In a small village when a little girl's prescious umbrella is stolen, things goes wrong for a greedy tea seller who was very much interested in buying that umbrella from her.
Director: Vishal Bhardwaj | Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Shreya Sharma, Deepak Dobriyal, Rahul Kumar
Votes: 2,199
67. Stanley Ka Dabba (2011)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A school-teacher, who forces children to share their food with him, forbids one from entering the school until he brings his own Tiffin/Lunch-box.
Director: Amole Gupte | Stars: Partho A. Gupte, Numaan Sheikh, Abhishek Reddy, Sai Shara Shetty
Votes: 7,621
68. Firaaq (2008)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Chronicles the devastating impact on vulnerable Muslims in Gujarat after riots.
Director: Nandita Das | Stars: Inaamulhaq, Nassar, Shahana Goswami, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 2,584
69. Hey Ram (2000)
Not Rated | 186 min | Crime, Drama, History
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country and sets out to kill him.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Hema Malini
Votes: 14,009 | Gross: $0.27M
70. Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)
Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lovinder Singh, a thief now in custody and facing trial, reflects on his life of crime while the press reflect on how he managed to get away with so much before being arrested.
Director: Dibakar Banerjee | Stars: Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Nitu Chandra, Archana Puran Singh
Votes: 18,178 | Gross: $0.08M
71. 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
72. Iqbal (2005)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Sport
Iqbal, the deaf and mute son of a farmer, has a passion for the game of cricket and seeks the tutelage of a washed-up, alcoholic ex-player.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Shreyas Talpade, Naseeruddin Shah, Shweta Basu Prasad, Yatin Karyekar
Votes: 17,701
73. Striker (2010)
128 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Amidst strictly enforced curfew by Bombay Police during December 1992 following Hindu-Muslim riots, Suryakant - one of four siblings from Malad's Malvani slums, heads home. While doing so, ... See full summary »
Director: Chandan Arora | Stars: Siddharth, Ankur Vikal, Anupam Kher, Vidya Malvade
Votes: 1,078
74. Barah Aana (2009)
97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three impoverished room-mates kidnap middle-classed men and demand small ransoms to improve their respective lifestyles.
Director: Raja Menon | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, Arjun Mathur, Violante Placido
Votes: 1,320
75. I Am Kalam (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
An impoverished boy forms an unlikely and unstable friendship with the lonely son of a nobleman.
Director: Nila Madhab Panda | Stars: Gulshan Grover, Harsh Mayar, Pitobash, Hussan Saad
Votes: 4,878
76. Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
Not Rated | 213 min | Action, Drama, History
A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Poonam Sinha
Votes: 34,623 | Gross: $3.44M
77. Delhi Belly (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.
Directors: Abhinay Deo, Akshat Verma | Stars: Imran Khan, Vir Das, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Shenaz Treasury
Votes: 32,291 | Gross: $1.53M
78. 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: 20,078
79. Barfi! (2012)
Not Rated | 151 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's definition of normal and abnormal.
Director: Anurag Basu | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla
Votes: 86,836 | Gross: $2.80M
80. Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A woman falls for a charming and mysterious businessman. The whirlwind romance turns sour when she is framed for his underworld crimes. Now, finally out of prison she is ready for sweet revenge.
Director: Sriram Raghavan | Stars: Saif Ali Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Seema Biswas, Aditya Srivastav
Votes: 7,865
81. Not a Love Story (2011)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An aspiring movie actress and her boyfriend are arrested and charged with Homicide.
Director: Ram Gopal Varma | Stars: Deepak Dobriyal, Mahie Gill, Zakir Hussain, Subhash Dhankar
Votes: 737
82. 99 (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A gangster deputes two of his men to recover money from an out of town compulsive gambler.
Directors: Ashu, Ashu, Krishna D.K., Javed Eijaz, Roshan Machado, Raj Nidimoru, Mahesh Shankar, Shamir Tandon | Stars: Kunal Kemmu, Boman Irani, Soha Ali Khan, Cyrus Broacha
Votes: 3,125
83. 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: 14,733
84. Dil Dosti Etc (2007)
112 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two college boys from diverse backgrounds believe that since time is on their side, anything is possible. Consequently, their arrogance leads them to challenge each other to prove their efficiencies.
Director: Manish Tiwary | Stars: Imaaduddin Shah, Shreyas Talpade, Smriti Mishra, Nikita Anand
Votes: 2,949
85. Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster (2011)
118 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hired to kill a nobleman, the assassin instead falls for the former's unstable wife.
Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia | Stars: Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill, Randeep Hooda, Shreya Narayan
Votes: 4,393
86. Wake Up Sid (2009)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The story of a lazy Mumbai college student who does absolutely nothing, with a turn of events will Sid realize his potential in this world and become a success in the fast-paced life of Mumbai.
Director: Ayan Mukerji | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher
Votes: 33,967 | Gross: $0.72M
87. Road, Movie (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A young man's journey across the mythic Indian landscape becomes a life-changing odyssey.
Director: Dev Benegal | Stars: Abhay Deol, Satish Kaushik, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Mohammed Faizal
Votes: 1,756
88. Virasat (1997)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama, Musical
After completing his studies in London, England, Shakti Thakur returns home to India in a small town where his family resides. Accompanying him is his leggy girlfriend, Anita, who he is in ... See full summary »
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Pooja Batra, Milind Gunaji
Votes: 2,928
89. Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Drama
A story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart.
Director: Shimit Amin | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Mukesh S. Bhatt, D. Santosh
Votes: 22,002
90. Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Om Shastri, a recession victim comes to India to sell his ancestors property to clear is debt. On reaching he comes to know that selling the property will make his family homeless in India. Later he is kidnapped by goons thinking a rich NRI.
Director: Subhash Kapoor | Stars: Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Mishra, Manu Rishi Chadha
Votes: 5,872
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