With The Bombay Talkies Studios (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. 5 Weddings (2018)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An American journalist travels to India to cover Bollywood weddings, only to uncover a mosaic of cultural clashes, transgender tangles and lost loves with her travels culminating at a destination where the only journey is the one within.
Director: Namrata Singh Gujral | Stars: Nargis Fakhri, Rajkummar Rao, Bo Derek, Candy Clark
Votes: 446
2. Mahal (1949)
165 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young lawyer is involved with a ghostly woman in his new house, where the builder and his fiancée died shortly after it was built.
Director: Kamal Amrohi | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, M. Kumar, Vijayalaxmi
Votes: 378
3. Yahudi (1958)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A vengeful Jew adopts an abducted Roman child, who grows up and unknowingly falls in love with a Roman.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Sohrab Modi, Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Nigar Sultana
Votes: 201
4. Desher Mati (1938)
165 min | Drama
Ashok goes to a village, mobilizes the peasants, fights the oppression of the village head-man and achieves bumper crops. Childhood friend Ajoy goes to England to study mining technology ... See full summary »
Director: Nitin Bose | Stars: K.L. Saigal, Krishna Chandra Dey, Umasashi, Pankaj Mullick
5. Patanga (1949)
Not Rated | 143 min | Comedy, Romance
Two movie actors are confronted by startling and hilarious obstacles.
Director: Harnam Singh Rawail | Stars: Nigar Sultana, Shyam, Raj Mehra, Mohana
Votes: 25
6. Kismet (1943)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama
When Shekhar comes to know that Rani became disabled because of him, he decides to help her by hiding his real identity.
Director: Gyan Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, Shah Nawaz, P.F. Pithawala
Votes: 90
7. Daag (1952)
Not Rated | 149 min | Drama, Romance
Living a poor lifestyle with his widowed mother, Shankar sells toys for a living, but is addicted to alcohol. He is attracted to Parvati, who also lives a poor lifestyle along with her ... See full summary »
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Usha Kiran, Lalita Pawar
Votes: 156
8. Aurat (1940)
154 min | Drama
Radha (Sardar Akhtar) is an indomitable woman, toiling away to feed her three sons and to pay off Sukhilala (Kanhaiyalal), the village's rapacious moneylender. When she learns that she is ... See full summary »
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Surendra, Sardar Akhtar, Lala Yaqoob, Arun
Votes: 30
9. Zeenat (1945)
Comedy, Drama
A disgraced widow is forced to work as a maid for her fatherless child.
Director: Shaukat Hussain Rizvi | Stars: Noor Jehan, Lala Yaqoob, Karan Dewan, Dixit
Votes: 15
10. Dulari (1949)
Not Rated | 133 min | Musical, Romance
Prem Shankar lives a wealthy life-style circa after the British Rule in India, with his businessman father, Girija, and housewife mother, Kamini. He is now of marriageable age, and his ... See full summary »
Director: Abdul Rashid Kardar | Stars: Suresh, Shyam Kumar, Madhubala, Geeta Bali
Votes: 29
11. Basant Bahar (1956)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A very classic film, a milestone in the annals of film industry. I like it most.
Director: Raja Nawathe | Stars: Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi, Kumkum, Manmohan Krishna
Votes: 30
12. Tamasha (1952)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
Dilip, spoilt and careless grandson of wealthy Rai Bahadur, is in love with film actress Nayantara and wants to marry her. However, Nayantara wants to marry him only for his wealth. Rai ... See full summary »
Director: Phani Majumdar | Stars: Dev Anand, S.N. Banerjee, Sunalini Devi, Bipin Gupta
Votes: 38
13. Jwar Bhata (1944)
120 min | Drama, Romance
A wealthy mill owner, Durgadas Prasad, hires a secretary to handle his office work. She falls in love with Billoo, who incidentally happens to be Durgadas' estranged grandson.
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty | Stars: Ruma Guha Thakurta, Aga Jaan, Vikram Kapoor, Dilip Kumar
Votes: 34
14. Barrister Parvateesam (1940)
Comedy, Drama
Based on Telugu novel baristar parvathisam. A village guy wants to take part in independence struggle so he want to become pleader and thus starts his journey to England and goes there ... See full summary »
Director: H.M. Reddy | Stars: L.V. Prasad, Varalakshmi G.
Votes: 22
15. Pukar (1939)
Not Rated | 165 min | Drama, History
A love affair and two feuding families who play out a Romeo and Juliet type drama in 17th century India, under the Emperor Jehangir.
Director: Sohrab Modi | Stars: Sohrab Modi, Chandra Mohan, Naseem Banu, Sheela
Votes: 62
16. Najma (1943)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama
Yusuf is the son of a prominent and respected doctor in this community, and is himself studying medicine to become a doctor. One day he meets with beautiful Najma and both fall in love, and... See full summary »
Director: Mehboob Khan | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Sitara, Veena, M. Kumar
Votes: 30
17. Ziddi (1948)
Drama
Director: Shaheed Latif | Stars: Dev Anand, Kamini Kaushal, Chanda, Pran
Votes: 36
18. Rashtraputra (2018)
122 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Legendary film company, The Bombay Talkies Studios along with Kamini Dube, Bombay Talkies Foundation, Vishwa Sahitya Parishad, Aazaad Federation, World Literature Organization and filmmaker... See full synopsis »
Director: Megastar Maharishi Aazaad | Stars: Megastar Maharishi Aazaad, Rakesh Bedi, Abhay Bhargava, Manish Chaudhary
Votes: 22
19. Prem Kahani (1937)
87 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Two widowed sisters thwart a love match when they try to arrange marriages for their respective children.
Director: Franz Osten | Stars: Ashok Kumar, N.M. Joshi, Bilqis, Aloka
Votes: 11
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: 59
21. Aham Brahmasmi (2019)
105 min | Action
International brand ambassador of Sanskrit, Megastar Aazaad created a mega movie titled Aham Brahmasmi to project, promote and protect the oldest ancient Language of the world, Sanskrit ... See full summary »
Director: Megastar Maharishi Aazaad | Star: Megastar Maharishi Aazaad
22. Dard (1947)
Drama, Family, Musical
A boy is raised by a wealthy family and grows up to become a doctor. He visits a small village for a medical camp and falls in love with Hamida. Meanwhile, the rich man's daughter pines away for him.
Director: Abdul Rashid Kardar | Stars: Shyam Kumar, Nusrat, Munawar Sultana, Badri Prasad
Votes: 14
23. Prem Sanyas (1925)
97 min | Drama
This adaptation of Arnold's 1861 Orientalist epic opens with documentary shots of tourists in Bombay watching street performers. Then a white-bearded old man sitting under the bodhi tree ... See full summary »
Directors: Franz Osten, Himanshu Rai | Stars: Seeta Devi, Himanshu Rai, Sarada Ukil, Ranibala
Votes: 136
24. Alexander the Great (1941)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama, History, War
The story is set in 326 B.C. The film begins after Alexander the Great (Sikander in Hindi/Urdu) conquers Persia and the Kabul valley and approaches the Indian border at Jhelum. He respects ... See full summary »
Director: Sohrab Modi | Stars: Sohrab Modi, Prithviraj Kapoor, Vanamala, Meena Shorey
Votes: 62
25. Sangram (1950)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama
After the death of his wife, a policeman fails to up-bring his only son in a good way and spoils him. This creates serious repercussions once the child becomes an adult.
Director: Gyan Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Shashi Kapoor, Sajjan
Votes: 31
26. Rail Ka Dibba (1953)
Drama
A heart-warming tale of good samaritanism. A poor but large-hearted young man gives shelter to three helpless, forlorn people in his home - an abandoned railway coach. However, tensions ... See full summary »
Director: Prem Narayan Arora | Stars: Madhubala, Shammi Kapoor, Sajjan, Om Prakash
Votes: 36
27. Towards the Light (1944)
122 min | Drama
Anup writes for a newspaper, and his sister is invited to a girl's birthday party by her rich friend Gopa. After she leaves the party, accused of being a thief, Gopa comes to the house to ... See full summary »
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Maya Basu, Biswanath Bhaduri, Radhamohan Bhattacharya, Smriti Biswas
Votes: 25
28. Prithvi Vallabh (1943)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama
Talip and his sister, Mrinalvati, of a neighboring kingdom imprison Prithvi Vallabh, the kind king of Avantipur.
Director: Sohrab Modi | Stars: Sadiq Ali, Durga Khote, Leela Mishra, Sohrab Modi
Votes: 26
29. Mashaal (1950)
136 min | Drama
Director: Nitin Bose | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Sumitra Devi, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Kanu Roy
Votes: 6
30. Nirmala (1938)
128 min | Drama
Nirmala (Devika Rani) is a modern girl - young, beautiful, dressed in the latest fashions, attends college, and is even the only female in an all-male class. She doesn't take second place ... See full summary »
Director: Franz Osten | Stars: Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar, Maya Devi, Mumtaz Ali
Votes: 13
31. Malapilla (1938)
175 min | Drama
The son of a priest falls in love with a Harijan girl and elopes with her. The film was a social drama that deals with untouchability prevalent in pre-independent India.
Director: Gudavalli Ramabrahmam | Stars: Govindrajulu Subba Rao, Kanchanamala, Suri Babu P., Sundaramma
Votes: 44
32. Baghban (1938)
159 min | Drama
The naive Saroop romantically renounces earthly pleasures under the influence of a sadhu. Arrested at a fairground and jailed, fellow convicts change his view of the world. Working in the ... See full summary »
Director: Abdul Rashid Kardar | Stars: Bimla Kumari, B. Nandrekar, Sitara Devi, Yasmin
Votes: 8
33. Dekh Kabira Roya (1957)
Not Rated | 141 min | Comedy, Romance
Mohan, Pradeep, and Ranjeet are three struggling and unemployed artistes, who share the same rooming house. Mohan is a singer; Pradeep paints; while Ranjeet is an writer in a newspaper. ... See full summary »
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty | Stars: Anita Guha, Anoop Kumar, Jawahar Kaul, Ameeta
Votes: 28
34. Lahore (1949)
Drama
Director: M.L. Anand | Stars: Nargis, Karan Dewan, Kuldip Kaur, Pratima Devi
Votes: 23
35. Zamindar (1943)
166 min | Mystery
A young blind girl is the only witness to the murder of a greedy, but repentant, landlord.
Director: Moti B. Gidwani | Stars: Shanta Apte, Manorama, Ghulam Mohammed, M. Ismail
Votes: 6
36. Jawani Ki Hawa (1935)
148 min | Crime, Thriller
A romantic crime thriller. Kamala elopes on her wedding day with her childhood friend Ratanlal. Her father Manganlal chases the couple and catches them on a train. His furious exchanges ... See full summary »
Director: Franz Osten | Stars: Devika Rani, Najmul Hussain, Chandraprabha, Kamta Prasad
37. Azad (1940)
140 min | Drama
The story centers on three college friends: the liberal Vijay, the conservative Loknath and Jagdish.
Director: N.R. Acharya | Stars: Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Hansa Wadkar, Rama Shukul
Votes: 11
38. Mischief (1949)
Drama, Family
Two lovers are separated by the girl's conniving uncle, who marries her off to another man. Heartbroken, the man wanders around aimlessly until a common friend decides to reunite the two lovers.
Director: Abdul Rashid Kardar | Stars: Suraiya, Shyam, Sharda, Shyam Kumar
Votes: 11
39. Bandhan (1940)
154 min | Drama, Family
Director: N.R. Acharya | Stars: Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, V.H. Desai, Purnima Desai
40. Naya Sansar (1941)
158 min | Drama
Director: N.R. Acharya | Stars: Renuka Devi, Ashok Kumar, Mubarak, Shah Nawaz
41. Shola Jo Bhadke (1961)
Action, Comedy
Director: Master Bhagwan | Stars: Master Bhagwan, Helen, Kumkum, Purnima
42. Basant (1942)
146 min | Drama, Musical
Two poor homeless siblings have singing talent but are unable to find a job. When they meet the brother of a theatre owner, things start to change a lot.
Director: Amiya Chakrabarty | Stars: Mumtaz Shanti, Ulhas, Mumtaz Ali, Suresh
Votes: 19
43. Baadbaan (1954)
Drama, Family
Director: Phani Majumdar | Stars: Dev Anand, Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, Usha Kiran
Votes: 19
44. Mahabali
Action | Post-production
Director: Megastar Maharishi Aazaad | Star: Megastar Maharishi Aazaad
45. Jhoola (1941)
177 min | Drama
Director: Gyan Mukherjee | Stars: Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar, Shah Nawaz, Aruna Devi
Votes: 12
46. Dushman (1957)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
Director: Raj Rishi | Stars: Dev Anand, Usha Kiran, Prabhu Dayal, Radhakrishan
Votes: 16
47. The Princess and the Hunter (1935)
164 min | Action, Adventure
Preceded by a legend describing its heroine as a 'Brave Indian girl who sacrificed royal luxuries to the cause of her people and her country', the story opens with a prologue showing ... See full summary »
Director: Homi Wadia | Stars: Fearless Nadia, Sharifa, Gulshan, Boman Shroff
Votes: 22
48. Mother (1957)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Bharat Bhushan, Leela Chitnis, Kusum Deshpande, Nasir Hussain
Votes: 12
50. Majboor (I) (1948)
Drama, Romance
Director: Nazir Ajmeri | Stars: Indurani, Shyam Sohan, Munawwar Sultana