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1. 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: 2,248
2. Parinda (1989)
Not Rated | 154 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man's friend, a police officer, is assassinated by gangsters in broad daylight. He discovers that his elder brother works in the same gang and decides to avenge his friend's death by infiltrating the gang.
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit
Votes: 3,740
3. 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: 1,853
4. Saaransh (1984)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama
An old couple lend a room on rent after recent death of the bread earner of the family, their only son. A budding actress starts living with them, who is in love with a local politician's only son. The movie shows what later ensues.
Director: Mahesh Bhatt | Stars: Anupam Kher, Rohini Hattangadi, Soni Razdan, Madan Jain
Votes: 2,035
5. 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: 837
6. 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
7. Ankush (1986)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Drama
Four unemployed young men befriend their new neighbors, but soon tragedy strikes and everything is shattered.
Director: N. Chandra | Stars: Nana Patekar, Rabia Amin, Gajanan Bangera, Kamini Bhatia
Votes: 470
8. Woh Kaun Thi? (1964)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
One stormy night, a doctor offers a ride to a ghostly woman he meets on the side of the road. Later, he discovers his intended bride is identical in appearance to the ghost. Who was she and why does she haunt him?
Director: Raj Khosla | Stars: Sadhana Shivdasani, Manoj Kumar, Parveen Choudhary, K.N. Singh
Votes: 1,294
9. 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
10. 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: 1,187
11. Sadma (1983)
141 min | Drama, Romance
A head injury causes a woman to regresses to childhood. Lost and confused, she is eventually befriended by a school teacher.
Director: Balu Mahendra | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Sridevi, Gulshan Grover, Silk Smitha
Votes: 3,472
12. Woh 7 Din (1983)
139 min | Drama, Romance
Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide on the nuptial night. She tells Anand that she was in love with Prem whose ambition was ... See full summary »
Director: Bapu | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Naseeruddin Shah, Raju Shrestha
Votes: 1,263
13. 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: 1,818
14. 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: 1,959
15. Hum Ek Hain (1946)
121 min | Drama
Zamindari Ma an old land lady of village supports people during an epidemic and raises three orphaned children from different religions.Thou all the children are following separate religion... See full summary »
Director: P.L. Santoshi | Stars: Durga Khote, Kamala Kotnis, Dev Anand, Rehana
Votes: 34
16. Ziddi (1948)
Drama
Rich guy Puran is not allowed to marry poor girl Asha. Will his Zid (stubbornness) win over the family forms the plot of this film
Director: Shaheed Latif | Stars: Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal, Chanda, Pran Sikand
Votes: 46
17. Vidya (1948)
Drama, Romance
Born in a low-caste family of chamars (cobblers), Chandu alias Chandrashekhar (Dev Anand) helps his father repair shoes and other footware for a small pittance. One day a girl from a rich ... See full summary »
Director: Girish Trivedi | Stars: Suraiya, Dev Anand, Madan Puri, Cuckoo
Votes: 46
18. Gamble (1951)
143 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
An ace gambler is forced to join a gambling syndicate in order to pay for the treatment of his ill sister and is framed for murder when he expresses his desire to get out.
Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Kalpana Kartik, Roopa Verman
Votes: 448
19. Jaal (1952)
165 min | Crime, Thriller
After losing his vision during a storm, Carlos lives with his sister, Maria, off of the Indian coast in a fishing village. One day a mysterious young woman, Lisa, enters their lives, ... See full summary »
Director: Guru Dutt | Stars: Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, K.N. Singh, Johnny Walker
Votes: 157
20. Patita (1953)
143 min | Drama
Radha earns a living begging in order to support herself and her crippled and ailing father. They live in a small tenament, under the constant threat of eviction by their landlord for ... See full summary »
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty | Stars: Dev Anand, Usha Kiran, Agha, Shivraj
Votes: 93
21. House No. 44 (1955)
Crime, Drama
Ashok is a petty thief working under a notorious gangster named Sunder. When Ashok comes across a dead body of a watchman, he reports this matter to the police, much to the anger of some of... See full summary »
Director: M.K. Burman | Stars: Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, K.N. Singh, Bhagwan Sinha
Votes: 87
22. Paying Guest (1957)
Not Rated | 157 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An incompetent lawyer gets evicted, dons the guise of an old man to gain accommodation, falls for the owner's daughter, then faces numerous life-changing challenges.
Director: Subodh Mukherji | Stars: Dev Anand, Nutan, Gajanan Jagirdar, Sajjan
Votes: 290
23. Munimji (1955)
Not Rated | 163 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Roopa lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Captain Suresh, and brother, Shekhar. After she returns from abroad, she is told that she must now prepare to get married to her ... See full summary »
Director: Subodh Mukherji | Stars: Dev Anand, Nalini Jaywant, Ameeta, Pran Sikand
Votes: 122
24. Des Pardes (1978)
Drama, Family
Samir Sahani lives in India with younger brother Veer wife Rama his daughter and parents.In order to support his family he works in London and dreams of bringing his family there.Samir has ... See full summary »
Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Ajit Khan, Pran Sikand, Indrani Mukherjee
Votes: 183
25. Heera Panna (1973)
Romance
During Raja Sahib's party a priceless diamond is stolen by Panna and his aide Kamal.Also present at the party is Heera a photographer currently working on a assignment of bikini models ... See full summary »
Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Rakhee Gulzar, Rehman Khan
Votes: 261
26. Ishk Ishk Ishk (1974)
131 min | Drama, Romance
Dhun comes from a wealthy and talented family. His desire is to see the world on his own, and he sets upon this travel. He comes upon an Inn called Five Daughters, run by Pahar. He decides ... See full summary »
Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Shabana Azmi, Kabir Bedi
Votes: 73
27. Warrant (1975)
95 min | Action, Thriller
During a jail riot instigated by convict Jaggu (Joginder), the Jailer, Arun Mehra's (Dev Anand) life is threatened and another convict, Dinesh (Satish Kaul), risks his life to save Arun. ... See full summary »
Director: Pramod Chakravorty | Stars: Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Pran Sikand, Dara Singh Randhawa
Votes: 124
28. Tere Mere Sapne (1971)
175 min | Drama, Romance
Dr. Anand Kumar attains his degree in medicine and re-locates to a small village to assist the local doctors there. Upon arrival, he is met by the ailing Dr. Prasad and his wife, and hired ... See full summary »
Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Mumtaz Askari, Mahesh Kaul, Vijay Anand
Votes: 276
29. Prem Pujari (1970)
192 min | Action, Drama, Musical
Ramdev Bakshi is the only son of widower and former Indian Army General Durgaprasad, who has been decorated several times with various medals for bravery shown in the line of duty. Alas ... See full summary »
Director: Dev Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Zaheeda
Votes: 256
30. Teen Devian (1965)
Not Rated | 121 min | Musical, Romance
Devdutt Anand works in a company selling musical instruments, and is always late for work, infuriating his boss, I.S. Johar. Things change for the better when Johar finds out that Devdutt ... See full summary »
Director: Amarjeet | Stars: Dev Anand, Nanda Karnataki, Simi Garewal, I.S. Johar
Votes: 234
31. In the Name of God (2007)
Not Rated | 168 min | Drama
A drama about three stories centered on the effects of extremism and 9/11 on Pakistanis.
Director: Shoaib Mansoor | Stars: Shaan Shahid, Fawad Khan, Iman Ali, Austin Marie Sayre
Votes: 9,598
32. Titli (2014)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Titli, the youngest member of a car-jacking brotherhood wants to escape the family business. He and his wife form a pact to set free from their family roots. But is escape possible?
Director: Kanu Behl | Stars: Shashank Arora, Ranvir Shorey, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Amit Sial
Votes: 5,160
33. Genesis (1986)
105 min | Drama
A parable of man's exploitation of his fellow man. A weaver and a farmer live peacefully on the edge of a desert until, one day, a woman wanders into their world, and her presence slowly disrupts their routine existence.
Director: Mrinal Sen | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, M.K. Raina
Votes: 141
34. Ek Pal (1986)
135 min | Drama
An adultery drama in which a young woman, ignored by her husband, decides to spend time with the young man who had previously wooed her.
Director: Kalpana Lajmi | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh, Shreeram Lagoo
Votes: 58
35. Mirch Masala (1986)
Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, Thriller
In colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes. A subedar commands Sonbai, a beautiful and confident woman whose ... See full summary »
Director: Ketan Mehta | Stars: Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Ratna Pathak Shah
Votes: 1,555
36. Rihaee (1988)
158 min | Drama
The men in this town are away to work, leaving the women to fend for themselves and their respective children, until they return. While the men patronize various courtesans and prostitutes ... See full summary »
Director: Aruna Raje | Stars: Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini, Naseeruddin Shah, Neena Gupta
Votes: 90
37. Rolling in Money (1988)
139 min | Comedy
A slum dweller discovers that his grandfather has left a property of 330 billion rupees for him, but he can own it only if he is able to spend 30 billions in 30 days.
Director: Kawal Sharma | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Poonam Dhillon, Mandakini, Aditya Pancholi
Votes: 417
38. Triyacharitra (1994)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
A daughter of poor parents was engaged to a man when she was 13. The man is away working in Calcutta. In the meanwhile, she befriends a truck-driver who promises her parents a huge amount ... See full summary »
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajeshwari Sachdev, S.M. Zaheer
Votes: 91
39. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1994)
158 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A dreamer falls for a girl who is in love with someone else and tries to create a rift between her and the man she loves.
Director: Kundan Shah | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Deepak Tijori, Rita Bhaduri
Votes: 19,461
40. Droh Kaal (1994)
162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Riveting suspense thriller about a dedicated cop who leads an under-cover squad against a group of terrorists. He manages to capture their leader, but finds himself and his family mentally ... See full summary »
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Mita Vashisht, Annu Kapoor
Votes: 469
41. Such a Long Journey (1998)
113 min | Drama
Circa 1971, Gustad Noble lives in a one bedroom hall rented apartment in Byculla, Bombay. He travels to work everyday by Central Railway to Victoria Terminus and walks to Flora Fountain to ... See full summary »
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Roshan Seth, Soni Razdan, Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 488 | Gross: $0.09M
42. Bhopal Express (1999)
100 min | Drama
A newlywed couple's lives are changed during the lethal gas tragedy in Bhopal, India in 1984.
Director: Mahesh Mathai | Stars: Kay Kay Menon, Nethra Raghuraman, Zeenat Aman, Vijay Raaz
Votes: 399
43. 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: 14,011 | Gross: $0.27M
44. 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
45. 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: 3,010
46. What If? (2006)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
The Visa papers have arrived for stock broker, Salim Rajabali, and he is scheduled to leave in less than a week. Then everything goes wrong when he and his brother, Javed, inadvertently ... See full summary »
Director: Naseeruddin Shah | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Konkona Sen Sharma
Votes: 759
47. Valley of Flowers (2006)
155 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A great Asian love story, an unforgettable tale about passion, death and reincarnation. A mesmerizing Himalayan epic that spans two centuries, from the Silk Route of the early 19th century to the bustling metropolis of modern-day Tokyo.
Director: Pan Nalin | Stars: Milind Soman, Mylène Jampanoï, Naseeruddin Shah, Jampa Kalsang Tamang
Votes: 1,914
48. Amal (2007)
101 min | Drama
When Amal impresses an eccentric millionaire with his humility and humanity, he unknowingly becomes the old man's beneficiary.
Director: Richie Mehta | Stars: Rupinder Nagra, Naseeruddin Shah, Seema Biswas, Koel Purie
Votes: 2,228
49. 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
50. Maharathi (2008)
114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A street-smart newly recruited chauffeur partners with his late employer's wife to pocket a hefty insurance claim.
Director: Shivam Nair | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Boman Irani, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 1,172
51. 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
52. Zinda Bhaag (2013)
115 min | Drama, Family, Musical
Three young men try to escape the reality of their everyday lives and succeed in ways they had least expected.
Directors: Meenu Gaur, Farjad Nabi | Stars: Amna Ilyas, Naseeruddin Shah, Khurram Pataras, Zohaib
Votes: 1,449
53. The Coffin Maker (II) (2013)
123 min | Drama
Based in a small village in Goa, "The Coffin Maker" is about Anton Gomes who comes from a family of accomplished carpenters and takes up coffin making when difficult circumstances render ... See full summary »
Director: Veena Bakshi | Stars: Apoorva Sharma, Benjamin Gilani, Randeep Hooda, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal
Votes: 49
54. Siddharth (2013)
G | 96 min | Drama
A chain-wallah from Delhi travels across India in search of his missing son, in the hopes that whoever took him, returns him unharmed.
Director: Richie Mehta | Stars: Rajesh Tailang, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Anurag Arora, Shobha Sharma Jassi
Votes: 764 | Gross: $0.06M
55. Dedh Ishqiya (2014)
Not Rated | 152 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two lousy crooks find paradise in the seven stages of love.
Director: Abhishek Chaubey | Stars: Huma Qureshi, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Vijay Raaz
Votes: 7,499
56. Waiting (III) (2015)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
While visiting his comatose wife in the hospital, a serene old professor befriends a vibrant young woman whose husband has also fallen into a coma.
Director: Anu Menon | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Kalki Koechlin, Jennifer Antony, Ashish Bhatia
Votes: 1,858
57. Mango Dreams (2016)
92 min | Adventure, Drama
A Hindu doctor with dementia and a Muslim auto rickshaw driver form an unlikely friendship as they cross India in search of the doctor's childhood home.
Director: John Upchurch | Stars: Ram Gopal Bajaj, Pankaj Tripathi, Sameer Kochhar, Faraz Ahsan
Votes: 490
58. Ankhon Dekhi (2013)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
After a distressing incident, a Delhi man vows to believe only what he can see, but his new ideals soon take his life in extreme directions.
Director: Rajat Kapoor | Stars: Sanjay Mishra, Seema Pahwa, Rajat Kapoor, Taranjit Kaur
Votes: 12,821
59. Dombivli Fast (2005)
108 min | Drama, Thriller
A common man fights against the corruption and injustice happening around him.
Director: Nishikant Kamat | Stars: Sandeep Kulkarni, Pournima Ahire, Audumber Aphale, Ashwini Apte
Votes: 1,143
60. Dor (2006)
147 min | Drama
Two woman --different backgrounds, miles apart, and strangers to each other-- are linked by tragedy. Their new-found friendship is tested as one holds the fate of the other's husband in her hands.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Ayesha Takia, Shreyas Talpade, Gul Panag, Girish Karnad
Votes: 6,270
61. 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
62. 3 Deewarein (2003)
Not Rated | 115 min | Crime, Drama
The story of a documentary movie-maker who films the reformation story of three hardened criminals within the prison walls - and in the process, finds redemption in her own life.
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor | Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla, Nagesh Kukunoor
Votes: 2,608
63. Religion (2007)
105 min | Drama, History
When a priest's wife brings home an orphan boy, her husband is against it. Over time, he develops a connection with him, but is shocked when he finds out the boy's religion.
Director: Bhavna Talwar | Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Supriya Pathak, Pankaj Tripathi, Dayashankar Pandey
Votes: 1,175
64. Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women (2003)
99 min | Drama
A disturbing saga about male chauvinism and mistreatment of women in India.
Director: Manish Jha | Stars: Tulip Joshi, Sudhir Pandey, Sushant Singh, Aditya Srivastav
Votes: 2,256
65. 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: 2,585
66. Ek Chalis Ki Last Local (2007)
Not Rated | 143 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A comic thriller about two people who miss the last local train at 1:40 am and how missing of their train changes their course of life forever.
Director: Sanjay M. Khanduri | Stars: Abhay Deol, Neha Dhupia, Amit Mistry, Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Votes: 5,474
67. Angoor (1982)
Not Rated | 131 min | Comedy
Based on Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors', this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Deven Verma, Aruna Irani
Votes: 5,823
68. 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
69. 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: 4,415
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