List of top Bollywood films

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This is a list of popular Bollywood films in reverse chronological order.

When box office data is available, this list gives the top-grossing films of the year, or decade. The capsule reviews are written in the usual brief television-film-schedule style. More complete reviews can be found by clicking on links to films that have their own pages.


Contents

[edit] 2000 onwards

[edit] 2007

[edit] Top-grossing films of 2007

[edit] 2006

[edit] Top-grossing films of 2006

[edit] Critically acclaimed films of 2006

[edit] 2005

[edit] Top-grossing films of 2005

[edit] Critically acclaimed films of 2005

[edit] 2004

[edit] Top-grossing films of 2004

[edit] Critically-acclaimed films of 2004

[edit] 2003

[edit] Top-grossing films of 2003

  • Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003): Comedy starring Sanjay Dutt. A Bombay gangster pretends to be a doctor in order to impress his parents. When this fails, he enrolls in medical school.

[edit] Critically acclaimed films of 2003

[edit] 2002

[edit] Top-grossing films of 2002

  • Raaz (2002): A psychological horror movie. A married couple {Dino Morea and Bipasha Basu) go to Ooty for a vacation and find terror rather than fun.

[edit] Critically acclaimed films of 2002

  • Company (2002): Fictional exposé of the Mumbai underworld, loosely based on the Indian mafia organization D-Company. Stars Ajay Devgan and Vivek Oberoi.

[edit] 2001

[edit] Top-grossing films of 2001

  • Lagaan (Tax) (2001) (a. k. a.: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India): Officers of the British Raj and Indian villagers fight each other -- at cricket. The Film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film.

[edit] Critically acclaimed films of 2001

[edit] 2000

[edit] Top-grossing films of 2000

  • Kya Kehna (2000): A story about a teenage girl who falls in love with a young man. After she tells him that she is pregnant he leaves her. Alone and neglected by the cruel society She now has to face and overcome the wrong values, for which she lost her happiness. The film stars Preity Zinta and Saif Ali Khan.

[edit] Critically-acclaimed films of 2000

  • Astitva (2000): A woman's husband and son reject her after learning she had an extra-marital affair. Stars Tabu and Mohnish Behl.

[edit] 1990s

  • Hyderabad Blues (1998): Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Set amongst the middle classes in Hyderabad, the film highlights the dilemma of a man who returns to India from the US in search of his roots.
  • Rangeela (1995): Bollywood dancer becomes a star. Will she end up with another Bollywood heart-throb, or the boy downstairs? Stars Aamir Khan and Urmila Matkondar. Music by A. R. Rahman.
  • Karan Arjun (1995): A story about reincarnation of two brothers and revenge against the evil done to them in their previous birth.
  • Bombay (1995) : Star cast Manisha Koirala,Arvind Swamy A south Indian Hindu man falls in love with a Muslim woman--taboo in the small village from which they hail.
  • Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994): Enormously popular family romance. Prem (Salman Khan) falls in love with Nisha (Madhuri Dixit) when Prem's brother marries Nisha's sister. Lavish wedding festivities, with much singing and dancing. Regarded as one of the most successful Bollywood movies ever.
  • Roja (1992): A man is kidnapped by terrorists; his wife refuses to stop fighting for his return. Dubbed from Tamil original critically-acclaimed.
  • Tezaab (1990): A gangster's struggle to save to save the life of his loved one from his own gang. Breakthrough movie for both Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit.

[edit] 1980s

  • Parinda (1989): Story of two brothers played by Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff whose relationship is strained by underworld violence. Dynamic performance by Nana Patekar as a maniac underworld Don.
  • Salaam Bombay (1988): Raw tale of life in the slums and brothels of Mumbai. Directed by indie film-maker Mira Nair.
  • Naam (1986): Story of 2 brothers, one goes to Malaysia for a job but gets into trouble.
  • Swarg Se Sundar (1986): Family drama.
  • Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (movie) (1983) A take on corruption in Indian society, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapoor, Satish Shah. It did poorly when released, but gradually acquired a devoted following.
  • Nikaah (1982): Stars Salma Agha, who after divorce from her husband falls for another man. Life get's complicated when the first husband wants her back.
  • Prem Rog (1982): Rishi Kapoor who loves Padmini Kolhapure cannot marry her due to her caste and social status and she get's married to a richer man. She soon becomes a widow and then the story of a clash between old and new social values is well brought out.

[edit] 1970s

  • Sargam (1979):
  • Don (1978): Amitabh Bachchan plays a double role in this movie. He plays the role of a simple man put into the role of a crime boss. Also stars Zeenat Aman and Pran.
  • Julie (1975): South Indian director Nagi Reddy had a surprise hit in this Hindi film. Stars Lakshmi. The music was very popular.
  • Sholay (Flames) (1975): Ex-cop Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) hires two jail birds (Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra) to save his district from Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan) and his band of dacoits. Based on American westerns, it became the most successful film in Indian film history.
  • Jai Santoshi Maa (1975): A good woman is abandoned by her husband and mistreated by his malicious sisters-in-law, but her devotion to the Hindu goddess Santoshi Maa solves all. This religious B-movie was an unexpected success and elevated a regional deity (Santoshi Maa) to wider fame.
  • Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973): Three brothers take revenge on the criminal who killed their parents. Stars Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman. Notable for R.D. Burman's energetic score and especially the song Chura liya hai.
  • Mera Naam Joker (1970): A Raj Kapoor classic.Semi autobiographical-tells the story of a romantic aritst ( a circus clown) and all the women he falls in love with.

[edit] 1960s

  • Upkar (1967): Two brothers in a poor village are devoted to each other; Manoj Kumar gives up his ambitions so that his brother (Prem Chopra) can stay in school.
  • Mughal-e-Azam (1960): The son of the Moghul Emperor defies him for love of a beautiful dancing-girl (Madhubala). A lavish production for its time, featuring a score by Naushad and poetic Urdu dialogue. The film was recently colorized and re-issued.

[edit] 1950s

  • Do Aankhein Barah Haath (1957): A former jailer (V. Shantaram) rehabilitates hardened prisoners by welcoming them onto his family farm, where they learn to work and cooperate.
  • Mother India (1957): Heroic peasant woman (Nargis) does her duty towards her husband and sons despite heart-breaking obstacles. This movie was nominated in the "Best Foreign Film" category of the Oscars.
  • Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955) One of India's first colour films. A lovely courtesan studies dancing under a strict guru, and falls in love in defiance of his orders to think only of dance. Many lavish dance sequences.
  • Aar Paar (1954): A romance in which two women fall in love with a taxi-driver (Guru Dutt), who is keen to become rich. The film is well known for its songs.
  • Awaara (1951): A young man (Raj Kapoor, who directed and starred) is rejected by his father, a judge, and turns to crime. He is redeemed, in the end, by his love for a young lawyer (Nargis). The film, especially the title song Awaara Hoon, was famously popular in China, the Soviet Union, Turkey, and much of the Mideast and Africa.

[edit] 1940s

  • Kismet (1943). Directed by Gyan Mukherjee. Stars Ashok Kumar as a pickpocket trying to make it big.

[edit] 1930s

  • Toofan Mail (1934): Considered to have laid down the basis of filmi music for years to come. Had a classic title track, considered widely as a timeless hit.
  • Alam Ara (1931): First talkie movie in India.

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