The Top 3. 0 Greatest Classic Bollywood Films of All Time Mr. Mrs. 5. 5The top 3. The top 30 greatest classic Bollywood films have been selected. Which films made the list of Bollywoods best Introduction Mr. Mrs. 55 Classic Bollywood. Set in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbis cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism. Bollywood films have been selected. Which films made the list of Bollywoods best Introduction. Mr. Mrs. 5. 5 Classic Bollywood Revisited Bollywood classics you absolutely must see before you die. Hundreds of films were scored and ranked across multiple dimensions of Bollywood cinema including story, direction, performances, musical composition, as well as cultural impact and legacy. Dit is een lijst met animatiefilms van lange duur, chronologisch gerangschikt. Did you know that you can help us produce ebooks by proofreading just one page a day Go to Distributed Proofreaders. Movies Website watch movies based on mythology. Good mythology movies online for free on our website. We included Hindi language films made between the period of 1. Bollywood filmsever made. Some on the list are beloved favorites of the industry, while others may surprise you. Among the winners are directors Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy and Raj Kapoornames synonymous with masterpiece Indian cinemaeach with multiple films among Bollywoods all time greatest. Always wondered why a couple of young Harvard students like us love old Indian films so passionatelyNo matter what you think you know about Bollywood, the movies on this list will change your understanding of Indian films like never before. From village epics that grapple with our national identity to the nostalgic poetry of sudden disillusionment, classic Bollywood films transport us from the enchanting glamour of Bombay nightlife to the majestic gardens of Kashmir. Romance Films Ramayana: The Epic ' title='Romance Films Ramayana: The Epic ' />They carry our souls through hardship and loss and revive our spirits with redemption. This is cinema the way it was meant to be. This is classic Bollywood. The top 3. 0 Films from 3. Hindi cinema 1. 94. Pyaasa. Guru Dutt, 1. Pyaasa, or thirst,is the story of one mans search for compassion in the cold cynicism of post independence Indian society. Vijay is an unpublished poet, dismissed by his own family and scorned by socialites and his colleagues. After befriending a prostitute who shelters him, Vijay is believed dead and his poetry posthumously lionized. He becomes an overnight sensation, mourned by fans across the country, and the true Vijay is labeled an imposter. India entered its golden age of filmmaking in the 1. England and the hopes of a new government created a social tinderbox of great expectations and disillusionment. Pioneering the technique of utilizing song lyrics as direct extensions of the films dialogue, Guru Dutt as the writer producer director star paints a stirring portrait of the commodification of humanity. Mughal e Azam. Karimuddin Asif, 1. At the turn of the 1. Prince Salim falls in love with the court dancer Anarkali and wages war against his own father, Emperor Akbar, in order to marry her. Director K. Asifs enormous cast, opulent sets, intricately designed costumes and extravagantly staged battle scenes made the film the most expensive ever produced in India at the time. But despite of all the grandeur, the film has a warm heart, and the dangers of the romance between Salim and Anarkali are infused into each glance they share. Although the love story is the backbone of the film, it is Emperor Akbar, from whom the film derives its name the Great Mughal, who takes center stage as he is torn between love for his only son and the unforgiving demands of the Mughal Empire. Every line of dialogue is written with the ornamentation of poetry, casting an elegance to Mughal e Azams thunderous power. Pakeezah. Kamal Amrohi, 1. In the grandeur of Muslim Lucknow at the turn of the century, Pakeezah is a courtesan and dancer who dreams of leaving her life behind when a stranger falls in love with her in a train compartment, not knowing her true profession. With swirling romanticism and languid, dream like cinematography, Pakeezah instantly became one of the most extraordinary musicals ever made. Perfectionist director Kamal Amrohi, who also wrote the script and some of the lyrics, effectively transports the viewer into a wistful age of bygone formality and luxury. Each of Pakeezahs popular semi classical songs illustrates the duality of a courtesans poetry, at once glamorizing the elaborate rituals of love and destroying the institutions that upheld them. Mother India. Mehboob Khan, 1. With tragedy strikes her family, newlywed village belle Radha is determined to weather a crucible of social and personal adversities without compromising her honor. In doing so, she reinvents herself as a heavy handed symbol of Indias own pride as an ancient culture and a new democracy. A defining film in the history of Bollywood, director Mehboob Khans iconic Mother India set the pattern for the more than 6. Bollywood film that followed it. A mythologization of traditional values and an homage to the beauty of Indian heritage, Mother Indias unabashedly epic glorification of self sacrifice and female empowerment was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1. Guide. Vijay Anand, 1. A corrupt businessman is transformed into a spiritual guide after a misunderstanding that leads to his idolization by a village besieged by drought. Based on the R. K. Narayan novel of the same name and bolstered by a stunning soundtrack, Guide explores a fundamental Vedic transformation from materialism to a release from worldly attachments in an extremely unlikely hero. A scandalous love story settles into the background as director Vijay Anand boldly deconstructs social taboos, from adultery and non traditional gender roles to religious fraud, in a film that stirringly evolves into a philosophical awakening greater than the circumstances it portraysa brilliant reflection of the double entendre intended by its title. Kaaghaz Ke Phool. Guru Dutt, 1. 95. In the 1. 95. 0s at the height of Indias golden age of film making, a celebrated movie director feels uninspired by the tinsel lined glitz of studio era Bollywood. When he discovers a new actress, innocent to the corruption of the industry, he believes he has found a muse to ease his restlessness. A elegiac behind the scenes film about film making, Kaaghaz Ke Phool became a cult classic following the eerie semi autobiographical death of its director Guru Dutt. Trapped in a world of pretense, Guru Dutt illustrates a kind of yearning that softly and slowly erodes the soula desperate hunt for a human connection. The real triumph is in the films stunning camerawork, gracefully gliding through the empty studio sets like a beautiful spectre of Dutts own shattered desires. The Full Hotarubi No Mori E Movie more. Awaara. Raj Kapoor, 1. A female lawyer is determined to prove her lovers innocence in a murder attempt on the life of a respected judge. Structured in medias res, the films flashback reveals the injustice of her lovers past when the very judge who condemns him proves to be his own father a man who threw his wife onto the streets when he believed a criminal had raped her. Echoing the dark lessons of the ancient Ramayana, Awaara shatters the nature versus nurture debate with a showmans flair and surrealist fantasy, including the films legendary dream sequence evoking a descent into Hell. Awaara launched Raj Kapoors famous Chaplin esque hero for the first time, who resonated immensely across the Soviet Union and Communist China as the voice of a new generation. Sahib, Bibi, Aur Ghulam. Guru DuttAbrar Alvi, 1. Desperate to save her marriage, the younger daughter in law of a wealthy family sacrifices her moral boundaries to win over her alcoholic husband. A nostalgic glimpse into the decaying Bengali feudal system, Sahib, Bibi, Aur Ghulam unravels a dazzling murder mystery at the heart of its progressive view of societal redemption. Seen from the perspective of a young factory worker lured into a stately mansion as an ally of its young mistress, Sahib, Bibi, Aur Ghulam hauntingly opens the doors to the hollowness of exterior splendor. Spiraling against her will with the collapse of Calcuttas landed aristocracy, Meena Kumaris portrayal of the tormented wife is forever considered among the most magnificent on screen performances of Bollywood history. Aradhana. Shakti Samanta, 1.