This list is created on the basis of the views of experts, critics, academics and practitioners. The list features the top ten films released up to the end of 2001 in India. BBC also asked its users to vote for their favourite films in each category. Actually this list is part of the 50 essential South Asian films list. It was used for the bfi’s critical poll and is divided into a number of different sections. The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television in the United Kingdom. Let’s see the list of top 10 Indian films.
Top 10 Indian Films, according to BBC Experts Ratings ::
| Film | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Sholay |
Ramesh Sippy |
1975 |
|
2 |
Pather Panchali |
Satyajit Ray |
1955 |
|
3 |
Mother India |
Mehboob Khan |
1957 |
|
4 |
Pyaasa |
Guru Dutt |
1957 |
|
5 |
Meghe Dhaka Tara |
R. Ghatak |
1960 |
|
6 |
Charulata |
Satyajit Ray |
1964 |
|
7 |
Subaranarekha |
Ritwik Ghatak |
1962 |
|
8 |
Mughal-e-Azam |
K. Asif |
1960 |
|
9 |
Amma Ariyan |
John Abraham |
1986 |
|
10 |
Awaara |
Raj Kapoor |
1951 |
| The next 10… | |||
|
11 |
Kaagaz Ke Phool |
Guru Dutt |
1957 |
|
12 |
DDLJ |
A. Chopra |
1995 |
|
13 |
Baiju Bawra |
Vijay Bhatt |
1952 |
|
14 |
Bombay |
Mani Rathman |
1995 |
|
15 |
Do Bigha Zameen |
Bimal Roy |
1953 |
|
16 |
Lagaan |
Ashutosh Gowarikar |
2001 |
|
17 |
Guide |
Vijay Anand |
1965 |
|
18 |
Deewar |
Yash Chopra |
1975 |
|
19 |
Amar Akbar Anthony |
Manmohan Desai |
1977 |
|
20 |
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron |
Kundan Shah |
1983 |
Top Ten Indian Films on the basis of User Ratings ::
| Film | Director | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Pather Panchali |
Satyajit Ray |
1955 |
|
2 |
Sholay |
Ramesh Sippy |
1975 |
|
3 |
DDLJ |
Aditya Chopra |
1995 |
|
4 |
Lagaan |
Ashutosh Gowarikar |
2001 |
|
5 |
Mother India |
Mehboob Khan |
1957 |
|
6 |
Pakeezah |
Kamal Amrohi |
1971 |
|
7 |
Charaluta |
Satyajit Ray |
1964 |
|
8 |
Pyaasa |
Guru Dutt |
1957 |
|
9 |
Dil Se |
Mani Rathnam |
1998 |
|
10 |
Mughal-E-Azam |
K. Asif |
1960 |
This list includes the films that were suggested to BBC panel of film experts, but which did not make the final top ten.
|
Film |
Director |
Year |
|
27 Down |
Avtaur Kaul |
1973 |
|
36 Chowringhee Lane |
Aparna Sen |
1981 |
|
Aakrosh |
Govind Nihalani |
1980 |
|
Aandhi |
Gulzar |
1975 |
|
Aavishkar |
Basu Bhattacharya |
1974 |
|
Achhut Kanya |
Franz Osten |
1936 |
|
Adaminte Variyellu |
KG George |
1983 |
|
Agni Nakshatram |
Mani Rathnam |
1988 |
|
Agraharathil Kazhuthai |
John Abraham |
1977 |
|
Ajantrik |
Ritwik Ghatak |
1957 |
|
Akaler Sandhaney |
Mrinal Sen |
1980 |
|
Amaidhi Padai |
Manivannan |
1994 |
|
Amanush |
Shakti Samanta |
1974 |
|
Ammoru |
Kodi Ramakrishna |
1995 |
|
Amritmanthan |
V Shantaram |
1934 |
|
Anand |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
1970 |
|
Anarkali |
Nandlal Jaswantlal |
1953 |
|
Andaz |
Mehboob Khan |
1949 |
|
Ankur |
Shyam Benegal |
1973 |
|
Ankush |
N Chandra |
1985 |
|
Anmol Ghadi |
Mehboob Khan |
1946 |
|
Annamaya |
K Raghavendra Rao |
1997 |
|
Antha |
SV Rajendra Singh |
1981 |
|
Aparajito |
Satyajit Ray |
1956 |
|
Apathbandhavudu |
K Vishwanath |
1992 |
|
Apoorva Sahodarargal |
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao |
1992 |
|
Aradhana |
Shakti Samanta |
1969 |
|
Aranyer Din Ratri |
Satyajit Ray |
1969 |
|
Ardh Satya |
Govind Nihalani |
1983 |
|
Arth |
Mahesh Bhatt |
1982 |
|
Arzoo |
Ramanand Sagar |
1960 |
|
Asoka |
Santosh Sivan |
2001 |
|
Aurat |
Mehboob Khan |
1940 |
|
Aye Auto |
Venu Nagavalli |
1990 |
|
Baas Yaari Rakho |
Gopi Desai |
2000 |
|
Baazi |
Guru Dutt |
1951 |
|
Baba Keno Chakar |
Swapan Saha |
1997 |
|
Badsha |
Suresh Krishna |
1994 |
|
Bandini |
Bimal Roy |
1963 |
|
Bandit Queen |
Shekhar Kapur |
1994 |
|
Bangarada Manushya |
Siddalingaiah |
1972 |
|
Banker Margayya |
TS Nagabharana |
1983 |
|
Bara |
MS Sathyu |
1980 |
|
Bedara Kannappa |
HLN Simha |
1954 |
|
Bellimoda |
SR Puttanna Kanagal |
1967 |
|
Bharatham |
Sibi Malayil |
1991 |
|
Bhargavi Nilayam |
A Vincent |
1964 |
|
Bhavni Bhavai/Andher Nagari |
Ketan Mehta |
1980 |
|
Bhoodana |
GV Iyer |
1962 |
|
Bhopal Express |
Mahesh Mathai |
1999 |
|
Bhumika , |
Shyam Benegal |
1976 |
|
Bhuvan Shome |
Mrinal Sen |
1969 |
|
Bidyapati |
Debaki Bose |
1937 |
|
Bobby |
Raj Kapoor |
1973 |
|
Calcutta ’71 |
Mrinal Sen |
1971 |
|
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi |
Satyen Bose |
1958 |
|
Chandidas |
Debaki Bose |
1932 |
|
Chandralekha |
SS Vasan |
1948 |
|
Chann Pardesi |
Chitranath Singh |
1980 |
|
Char Adhyay |
Kumar Shahini |
1995 |
|
Charachar |
Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
1993 |
|
Chasme Buddoor |
Sai Paranjpye |
1981 |
|
Chaudhuin Ke Chand |
Ismadiq |
1960 |
|
Chemmeen |
Ramu Kariat |
1965 |
|
Cheriyachente Kroora Krithyangal |
John Abraham |
1979 |
|
Chhatrapati Shivaji |
Bhalji Pendharkar |
1952 |
|
Chhinnamul |
Nemai Ghosh |
1950 |
|
Chidambaram |
G Aravindan |
1985 |
|
Chithegu Chinthe |
MS Sathyu |
1978 |
|
Chomana Dudi |
BV Karanth |
1975 |
|
Daana Veera Shura Karna |
NT Rama Rao |
1977 |
|
Daasi |
B Narasinga Rao |
1988 |
|
Dahan |
Rituparno Ghosh |
1997 |
|
Dastak |
Rajinder Singh Bedi |
1970 |
|
Deedar |
Nitin Bose |
1951 |
|
Devdas |
PC Barua |
1935 |
|
Devdas |
PC Barua |
1935 |
|
Devdas |
Bimal Roy |
1954 |
|
Devi |
Satyajit Ray |
1960 |
|
Dharti Ke Lal |
KA Abbas |
1946 |
|
Dil Chahta Hai |
Farhan Akhtar |
2001 |
|
Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar |
Hansal Mehta |
2000 |
|
Dil Se |
Mani Rathnam |
1998 |
|
Diler Jigar |
GP Pawar |
1931 |
|
Disco Dancer |
B Subhash |
1982 |
|
Do Aankhen Bara Haath |
V Shantaram |
1957 |
|
Don |
Chandra Barot |
1978 |
|
Dooratwa |
Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
1978 |
|
Duvidha |
Mani Kaul |
1973 |
|
Eenadu |
IV Sasi |
1982 |
|
Ek Din Pratidin |
Mrinal Sen |
1979 |
|
Elipathayam |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
1981 |
|
English, August |
Dev Benegal |
1994 |
|
Enippadikal |
Thoppil Bhasi |
1973 |
|
Gadar |
Anil Sharma |
2001 |
|
Ganeshana Madhuve |
HS Phani Ramchandra |
1990 |
|
Ganga Jumna |
Nitin Bose |
1961 |
|
Garam Hawa |
MS Sathyu |
1973 |
|
Gejje Pooje |
SR Puttanna Kanagal |
1970 |
|
Gharana Mogudu |
K Raghavendra Rao |
1992 |
|
Ghasiram Kotwal |
K Hariharan, Mani Kaul, Kamal Swaroop, saeed Mirza |
1976 |
|
Ghattashraddha |
Girish Kasaravalli |
1977 |
|
Ghayal |
Raj Kumar Santoshi |
1990 |
|
Ghulam |
Vikram Bhatt |
1998 |
|
Golmaal |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
1979 |
|
Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne |
Satyajit Ray |
1968 |
|
Grahana |
TS Nagabharana |
1978 |
|
Halodiya Choraye Baodhon Khaye |
Jahnu Barua |
1987 |
|
Hamsa Geethe |
GV Iyer |
1975 |
|
Haqeeqat |
Chetan Anand |
1964 |
|
Hare Rama Hare Krishna |
Dev Anand |
1971 |
|
Haridas |
Sundarrao Nadkarni |
1944 |
|
Hero |
Subhash Ghai |
1983 |
|
Himmatwala |
K. Raghavendra Rao |
1983 |
|
Hkhgoroloi Bohu Door |
Jahnu Barua |
1988 |
|
Hum Aapke Hain Kaun…! |
Sooraj Barjatya |
1994 |
|
Hun Hunshi Hunshilal |
Sanjiv Shah |
1992 |
|
Hunterwali |
Homi Wadia |
1936 |
|
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones |
Pradip Krishen |
1988 |
|
Indradhanura Chhai |
Sushant Misra |
1993 |
|
Irutinte Atmavu |
P Bhaskaran |
1967 |
|
Ishanou |
Aribam Syam Sharma |
1990 |
|
Ito Sito Bohuto |
Brojen Barua |
1963 |
|
Jai Santoshi Maa |
Vijay Sharma |
1975 |
|
Jalsaghar |
Satyajit Ray |
1959 |
|
Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje |
V Shantaram |
1955 |
|
Jogan |
Kidar Sharma |
1950 |
|
Jotugriha |
Tapan Sinha |
1964 |
|
Jukil Takko Arr Gappo |
Ritwik Ghatak |
1974 |
|
Junglee |
Subodh Mukherjee |
1961 |
|
Junoon |
Shyam Benegal |
1978 |
|
Kaadu |
Girish Karnad |
1973 |
|
Kaadu Kudure |
Chandrasekhar Kambhar |
1978 |
|
Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol |
PA Backer |
1975 |
|
Kadhalan |
Shankar |
1994 |
|
Kahini |
Malay Bhattacharya |
1995 |
|
Kaliya Mardan |
DG Phalke |
1919 |
|
Kalpana |
Uday Shankar |
1948 |
|
Kandukondein Kandukondein |
Rajiv Menon |
2000 |
|
Kanku |
Kantilal Rathod |
1969 |
|
Kannagi |
RS Mani |
1942 |
|
Kappalotiya Thamizhan |
BR Panthulu |
1961 |
|
Kartavyam |
A Mohan Gandhi |
1990 |
|
Karuthamma |
Bharathirajaa |
1994 |
|
Kasba |
Kumar Shahani |
1990 |
|
Kathapurushan |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
1995 |
|
Khalnayak |
Subhash Ghai |
1993 |
|
Kismet |
Gyan Mukherjee |
1943 |
|
Klanta Aparanha |
Manmohan Mahapatra |
1985 |
|
Kodiyettam |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
1977 |
|
Kolahal |
Bhabendranath Saikia |
1988 |
|
Kummatty |
G.Aravindran |
1979 |
|
Kunku |
V Shantaram |
1937 |
|
Lal-e-Yaman |
JBH Wadia |
1933 |
|
Madhumati |
Bimal Roy |
1958 |
|
Madurai Veeran |
Yoganand |
1956 |
|
Mahal |
Kamal Amrohi |
1949 |
|
Mahanagar |
Satyajit Ray |
1963 |
|
Maine Pyar Kiya |
Sooraj Barjatya |
1989 |
|
Mane |
Girish Kasaravalli |
1989 |
|
Manichithratharazu |
Fazil, Priyadarshan, Sibi Malayil, Siddique-Lal |
1993 |
|
Manoos |
V Shantaram |
1939 |
|
Manthiri Kumari |
Ellis R Duncan/TR Sundaram |
1950 |
|
Marhi Da Deeva |
Surinder Singh |
1989 |
|
Maro Charithra |
K Balachander |
1978 |
|
Martanda Varma |
PV Rao |
1931 |
|
Massey Sahib |
Pradip Krishen |
1986 |
|
Mausam |
Gulzar |
1975 |
|
Maya |
Digvijay Singh |
2001 |
|
Maya Darpan |
Kumar Shahani |
1971 |
|
Meera |
Ellis R Duncan |
1945 |
|
Mera Naam Joker |
Raj Kapoor |
1971 |
|
Mere Mehboob |
HS Rawail |
1963 |
|
Michael Madhusudan |
Modhu Bose |
1950 |
|
Mirch Masala |
Ketan Mehta |
1985 |
|
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! |
Saeed Mirza |
1984 |
|
Moondram Pirai |
Balu Mahendra |
1982 |
|
Mr India |
Shekhar Kapur |
1987 |
|
Muddula Mamaiah |
Kodi Ramakrishna |
1989 |
|
Mukha Mukham |
Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
1984 |
|
Mukti |
PC Barua |
1937 |
|
Musafir |
Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
1957 |
|
Muthu |
KS Ravikumar |
1995 |
|
Nagin |
Nandlal Jaswantlal |
1954 |
|
Nanak Naam Jahaz hai |
Ram Maheshwari |
1969 |
|
Naya Daur |
BR Chopra |
1957 |
|
Nayakan |
Mani Rathnam |
1987 |
|
Neelakuyil |
P Bhaskaran,Ramu Kariat |
1954 |
|
Newspaper Boy |
P Ramadas |
1955 |
|
Nirbachana |
Biplab Roy Choudhury |
1994 |
|
Nirmalayam |
MT Vasudevan Nair |
1973 |
|
Oka Oorie Katha |
Mrinal Sen |
1977 |
|
Olavum Theeravum |
PN Menon |
1969 |
|
Om |
Upendra |
1995 |
|
Om Dar-b-dar |
Kamal Swaroop |
1988 |
|
Ondanondu Kaladalli |
Girish Karnad |
1978 |
|
Oppol |
KS Sethumadhavan |
1980 |
|
Oru Cheru Punchiri |
Vasudevan Nair |
2001 |
|
Oru Vadakkan Veergatha |
T Hariharan |
1989 |
|
Paar |
Gautam Ghose |
1984 |
|
Padma Nadir Majhi |
Gautam Ghose |
1992 |
|
Padosan |
Jyoti Swaroop |
1968 |
|
Pakeezah |
Kamal Amrohi |
1971 |
|
Parasakthi |
Krishnan-Panju |
1952 |
|
Parinda |
Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
1989 |
|
Paroma |
Aparna Sen |
1985 |
|
Pasi |
Durai |
1979 |
|
Patala Bhairavi |
KV Reddy |
1951 |
|
Patanga |
H.S Rawail |
1949 |
|
Pathinaru Vayathinile |
Bharathirajaa |
1977 |
|
Peda Rayudu |
Raviraja Pinisetty |
1995 |
|
Pelli Chesi Choodu |
LV Prasad |
1952 |
|
Phaniyamma |
Prema Karanth |
1982 |
|
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani |
Aziz Mirza |
2000 |
|
Piravi |
Shaji Karun |
1988 |
|
Premaloka |
V Ravichandran |
1987 |
|
Pukar |
Sohrab Modi |
1939 |
|
Purab Aur Pachhim |
Manoj Kumar |
1970 |
|
Pushpak |
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao |
1987 |
|
Qurbani |
Feroz Khan |
1979 |
|
Raitu Bidda |
Gudavalli Ramabrahmam |
1939 |
|
Raja Babu |
David Dhawan |
1994 |
|
Raja Harischandra |
D.G Phalke |
1914 |
|
Raja Hindustani |
Dharmesh Darshan |
1996 |
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Raksharekha |
R Padmanabhan |
1949 |
|
Ram ke Naam |
Anand Patwardhan |
1992 |
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Ramshastri |
Gajanan Jagirdar |
1944 |
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Randheera Kanteerava |
NC Rajan |
1960 |
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Rangeela |
Ram Gopal Varma |
1995 |
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Roja |
Mani Rathnam |
1992 |
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Rojulu Marayi |
Tapi Chanakya |
1955 |
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Saakshi |
Bapu |
1967 |
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Saat Pake Bandha |
Ajoy Kar |
1963 |
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Sahib Bibi Aur Gulam |
Abrar Alvi |
1962 |
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Salaam Bombay |
Mira Nair |
1988 |
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Samskara |
Pattabhi Rama Reddy |
1970 |
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Sangtye Aika |
Anant Mane |
1959 |
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Sansar Simantey |
Tarun Majumdar |
1975 |
|
Sant Tukaram |
V Damle, S Fattelal |
1936 |
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Satya |
Ram Gopal Varma |
1998 |
|
School Master |
BR Panthulu |
1958 |
|
Seemabaddha |
Satyajit Ray |
1971 |
|
Shakti |
Ramesh Sippy |
1982 |
|
Shankarabharanam |
K Vishwanath |
1979 |
|
Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe |
Satyadev Dube |
1971 |
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Shantham |
Jayaraj |
2000 |
|
Shatranj Ke Khiladi |
Satyajit Ray |
1977 |
|
Shavukaru |
LV Prasad |
1950 |
|
Shiraz |
Franz Osten |
1928 |
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Shiva |
Ram Gopal Varma |
1989 |
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Shri 420 |
Raj Kapoor |
1955 |
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Siddheshwari |
Mani Kaul |
1989 |
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Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal |
A Bhimsingh |
1976 |
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Songadya |
Govind Kulkarani |
1971 |
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Split Wide Open |
Dev Benegal |
1999 |
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Sujata |
Bimal Roy |
1959 |
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Swargaseema |
BN Reddi |
1945 |
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Tabarna Katha |
Girish Kasaravalli |
1986 |
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Tarang |
Kumar Shahani |
1984 |
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Taxi Driver |
Chetan Anand |
1954 |
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Teesri Kasam |
Basu Bhattacharya |
1966 |
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Teesri Manzil |
Vijay Anand |
1966 |
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Tezaab |
N Chandra |
1988 |
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Thampu |
G Aravindan |
1978 |
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Thanner Thaneer |
K Balachander |
1981 |
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Tharam Marindi |
Singeetham Srinivasa Rao |
1977 |
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The Terrorist |
Santosh Sivan |
2000 |
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Theerthadanam |
GR Kannan |
2001 |
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Thillana Mohanambal |
AP Nagarajan |
1968 |
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Thulabharam |
A Vincent |
1968 |
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Thyagabhoomi |
K Subramanyam |
1939 |
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Thyagayya |
Chittor V Nagaiah |
1946 |
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Tunnu Ki Tina |
Paresh Kamdar |
1994 |
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Udayer Pathey |
Bimal Roy |
1944 |
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Umbartha |
Jabbar Patel |
1981 |
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Umrao Jaan |
Muzaffar Ali |
1981 |
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Upendra |
Upendra |
1999 |
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Upkaar |
Manoj Kumar |
1967 |
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Uttara |
Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
2000 |
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Uski Roti |
Mani Kaul |
1970 |
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Vande Mataram |
BN Reddi |
1939 |
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Veerapandiya Kattabomman |
BR Panthulu |
1959 |
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Velugu Needalu |
Adurthi Subba Rao |
1961 |
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Waqt |
Yash Chopra |
1965 |
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Yaadon Ki Baraat |
Nasir Hussain |
1973 |
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Yamaleela |
SV Krishna Reddy |
1994 |
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Yaro Oral |
VK Pavithran |
1978 |
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Zanjeer |
Prakash Mehra |
1973 |
I Request this topic to be changed.. This not Best indian movies… Its only Bollywood movies..
BCC have to aware.. Indian movies consist of Tamil, telugu , marathi, bengali , oriya, kannada, hindi, malayalam etc… so from all this they have to choose the best one. i this site have to disclose the real heros first.
BCC have to know India is not only belongs to hindi people. It is a combination of different culture, people , behavior, ethics, flow, life style. so please update them, there movies not only in bollywood… more like tollywood, kollywood etc…
so change the topic for this…
Hello Abhi,
Great work on this page, i would like to knw from wre i can find most the movies on this page. And how does ur whole rating work?
Coz some of these film have hardly any info on imdb.
I have a huge collection of movies but lack in indian movies i only have Satyajit ray and gurudutt movies. I would love to get R Ghatak’s Movies. Could ya help me with that.
I have a collection of 66(Increasing by day) different directors.
Thank Ya
Mayoor
What rating is this? Nonsense!