Best Old Bollywood Classics (Top 20)

Pyaasa, Mughal-E-Azam, Anand, Sholay, Chupke Chupke. The black-and-white and technicolor classics that built Hindi cinema. Start here if you want to understand Bollywood.

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   Sholay

   ★ 3.61975 · Action

   "Kitne aadmi the?" — Indian cinema ki sabse badi film

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   Mera Naam Joker

   ★ 3.71970 · Comedy

   Raj Kapoor ka sapna — joker ka dard

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   Anand

   ★ 3.51971 · Drama

   "Babumoshai, zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi"

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   Pyaasa

   ★ 3.71957 · Drama · Romance

   Guru Dutt ka shaayar — Indian cinema ka gehna

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   Deewaar

   ★ 3.61975 · Action · Crime

   "Mere paas maa hai" — Amitabh ka angry young man

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   Awaara

   ★ 3.61951 · Drama · Music

   Raj Kapoor-Nargis — Russia tak mashhoor

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   Mother India

   ★ 3.51957 · Drama

   Indian cinema ki pehli Oscar nomination

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   Chupke Chupke

   ★ 3.71975 · Romance · Comedy

   Dharmendra ki shuddh Hindi — Hrishikesh Mukherjee ka jaadu

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   Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

   ★ 3.61983 · Comedy · Crime

   Satire ka king — Mahabharat scene legendary

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    Mr. India

    ★ 3.51987 · Action · Science Fiction

    "Mogambo khush hua" — bachpan ki favourite

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    Amar Akbar Anthony

    ★ 3.51977 · Action · Comedy

    "My name is Anthony Gonsalves" — full masala

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    Mughal-e-Azam

    ★ 3.61960 · Drama · Romance

    "Pyaar kiya to darna kya" — Indian cinema ki shaan

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    Angoor

    ★ 3.71982 · Comedy

    Gulzar ki double role comedy of errors

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    Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

    ★ 3.41988 · Drama · Romance

    Aamir-Juhi ka debut — "Papa kehte hain"

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    Padosan

    ★ 3.61968 · Comedy · Music

    "Ek chatur naar" — Kishore + Mehmood ka kamaal

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    Shree 420

    ★ 3.81955 · Romance · Drama

    Raj Kapoor ka "Mera joota hai Japani" — classic

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    Parinda

    ★ 3.61989 · Action · Crime

    Mumbai underworld ka noir — Nana Patekar

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    Don

    ★ 3.31978 · Action · Adventure

    "Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahi, namumkin hai"

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    Chashme Buddoor

    ★ 3.71981 · Comedy · Romance

    Teen dost aur Neha — Farooq Sheikh ki sweet comedy

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    Shakti

    ★ 3.71982 · Action · Crime

    Dilip Kumar vs Amitabh — baap-beta

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