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1. Crossroads (1964–1988)
30 min | Drama
The four-or-five-times-a-week adventures of a motel owner and her son, daughter and staff. Drama was never far away from the ringing of the reception bell.
Stars: Noele Gordon, Roger Tonge, Susan Hanson, Jane Rossington
Votes: 418
2. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 325
3. Pakeezah (1972)
147 min | Musical, Romance, Drama
In Lucknow at the turn of the century, a dancer and courtesan believes that her pure soul and body will enable her to find true love and honor.
Director: Kamal Amrohi | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Veena
Votes: 1,813
4. Mr. India (1987)
179 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A poor but big-hearted man takes orphans into his home. After discovering his scientist father's invisibility device, he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of India from the clutches of a megalomaniac.
Director: Shekhar Kapur | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Satish Kaushik
Votes: 16,597
5. Hum Log (1984–1985)
50 min | Family
The story of a lower middle class family and the struggles they face in their day to day lives.
Stars: Ashok Kumar, Sushma Seth, Divya Seth Shah, Loveleen Mishra
Votes: 175
6. Chhoti Si Baat (1976)
123 min | Comedy, Romance
A timid suitor seeks the help of a ruthless colonel to win the woman of his dreams when a bold young man begins to pursue her in this romantic comedy.
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Amol Palekar, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 4,517
7. Tawaif (1985)
Not Rated | 160 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A courtesan accidentally comes to the house of a humble man and lives in the civil society without revealing about her profession. She falls for the man but her past forbids a union between them.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri, Poonam Dhillon
Votes: 127
8. Anokha Bandhan (1982)
134 min | Drama
Shyamlal has a happy family with his wife Anu, and step-brother Ram. Anu take care of Ram as her own son. Anu's mother came to her house, who wants that Anu should hate Ram. This creates rift between Anu and Ram.
Director: Mehul Kumar | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Seema Deo, Vishal Desai, Aruna Irani
Votes: 150
9. Shakti (1982)
166 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A scrupulously honest cop refuses kidnappers' demands at grave risk to the life of his son. The son is rescued but lives forever scarred by his father's willingness to sacrifice his own son... See full summary »
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Smita Patil
Votes: 2,374
10. Love in Goa (1983)
Romance
Teenage love story of a Catholic girl from Goa and a Hindu boy.
Director: Harsh Kohli | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Om Prakash, Mayur Verma, Anuradha Patel
Votes: 13
11. Jawab Hum Denge (1987)
135 min | Action
Union Leader Vijay Saxena wants his employer, Dhanraj, to treat his employees as shareholders, and for this purpose he presents him a cheque of 10 lakh rupees being their contribution, ... See full summary »
Director: Vijay Reddy | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Sridevi, Shatrughan Sinha, Kader Khan
Votes: 60
12. Jewel Thief (1967)
186 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Police Commissioner's son comes under suspicion for being a jewel thief.
Director: Vijay Anand | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala, Tanuja Samarth
Votes: 2,098
13. Balika Badhu (1976)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set against the backdrop of a quaint village in British-ruled India, this exquisitely crafted social drama revolves around teenage couple Amal and Rajni. Their marriage is conducted with ... See full summary »
Director: Tarun Majumdar | Stars: Sachin Pilgaonkar, Rajni Sharma, Govardhan Asrani, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 339
14. Khubsoorat (1980)
Not Rated | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A strict matriarch's regimented household is upended by the arrival of a spunky relative who challenges the rules.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Rekha, Rakesh Roshan, Shashikala Jawalkar
Votes: 1,898
15. Taqdeer (1983)
125 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Widower Pratap Singh lives a wealthy lifestyle along with two married sons, Randhir and Ranvir. While Ranvir's wife continues to be childless, Randhir has a daughter, and his wife is ... See full summary »
Director: Brij | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Zeenat Aman, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha
Votes: 107
16. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
173 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
Director: Satyen Bose | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, Anoop Kumar, Kishore Kumar
Votes: 1,823
17. Kanoon (1960)
150 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
A lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer's own mentor, prospective father-in-law, and also the judge who presides over the case.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Ashok Kumar, Nanda Karnataki, Nana Palsikar
Votes: 515
18. Purab Aur Pachhim (1970)
142 min | Drama, Romance
Circa British rule in India, Harnam betrays a freedom fighter, and as a result is rewarded, but the freedom fighter is killed, leaving his wife, and family devastated and destitute. Years ... See full summary »
Director: Manoj Kumar | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Saira Banu, Manoj Kumar, Pran Sikand
Votes: 1,006
19. Duniya (1984)
Not Rated | 169 min | Action, Drama
Framed for a crime he didn't commit, Mohan Kumar loses his wife, son, and freedom, then he emerges from prison vowing revenge.
Director: Ramesh Talwar | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Singh
Votes: 301
20. Aradhana (1969)
Not Rated | 169 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Arun meets Vandana during a vacation and very soon they secretly get married. Arun is an Air Force pilot and dies in a crash, leaving pregnant Vandana heartbroken--and unable to prove that ... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar, Farida Jalal
Votes: 2,018
21. Superman (1987)
123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young baby from the doomed planet Krypton is sent to Earth, where he is adopted by an elderly couple in India who name him Shekhar. After growing to an adult and learning about his ... See full summary »
Director: B. Gupta | Stars: Puneet Issar, Sonia Sahni, Dharmendra, Shakti Kapoor
Votes: 385
22. Safar (1970)
137 min | Drama, Romance
Dr Neela is asked to assist in a a surgery by her senior Dr Chandra but the patient passes away and Dr Chandra tells her that patient had zero chances of survival and he asked her to ... See full summary »
Director: Asit Sen | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Feroz Khan, Ashok Kumar
Votes: 445
23. Dream Girl (1977)
Romance, Thriller
Sapna, who works under a number of aliases, is a modern day female Robin Hood, who steals from whoever she can, so that she can maintain a home for orphans. One day she meets with wealthy ... See full summary »
Director: Pramod Chakravorty | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Prem Chopra
Votes: 237
24. 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: 498
25. Dushman Duniya Ka (1996)
Not Rated | 153 min | Drama
A social drama about the drug addiction among the youth and its adverse effects on their lives.
Directors: Mehmood, Tabrez Hashmi | Stars: Laila, Mehmood, Manzoor Ali, Chetana Das
Votes: 760
26. Kartavya (1979)
168 min | Action, Drama
Vijay Kumar, a forest officer returns to the forest where his dad met an untimely end. Will his secret plan to snare poachers succeed? Sandalwood, ivory,animal hides and raw power is at the nexus of money and corruption.
Director: Mohan Segal | Stars: Dharmendra, Rekha, Nirupa Roy, Aruna Irani
Votes: 79
27. Mere Mehboob (1963)
164 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The impoverished brother of a lowly courtesan falls in love with the sister of a wealthy nobleman.
Director: Harnam Singh Rawail | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Sadhana Shivdasani, Nimmi
Votes: 235
28. Mahaan (1983)
181 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A lawyer goes into hiding after being falsely accused of committing a crime while his wife gives birth to twins. One of the twins is separated at birth, while the other twin grows up to become an inspector who is on his father's trail.
Director: S. Ramanathan | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman
Votes: 518
29. Grahasti (1963)
Not Rated | 154 min | Drama, Family
Harish, an auto factory owner, commutes between Delhi and Meerut, where his wife Maya, 8 kids, widowed sister Jamna, and her son Jaggu reside. The family rejoices when Harish visits on weekends.
Director: Kishore Sahu | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Pushpavalli, Rajesh Kumar
Votes: 63
30. Bandini (1963)
157 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
During the British Raj of the 1930s, a prison-doctor falls in love with a convict who eventually reveals the story of her past and her connection to a freedom fighter.
Director: Bimal Roy | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Nutan, Dharmendra, Raja Paranjpe
Votes: 890
31. Satyakam (1969)
175 min | Drama
The tale begins in the final days of the British Raj in India. A cohort of engineering students graduate a few months before Independence. Satyapriya and Naren are among the graduate ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Rabi Ghosh
Votes: 828
32. Khatta Meetha (1978)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Drama
Two old people get married and their children from their previous marriages now have to live together under the same roof. Clashes and hilarity ensue.
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Rakesh Roshan, Bindiya Goswami, Raju Shrestha
Votes: 1,026
33. Guddi (1971)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, Comedy, Family
A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal, Utpal Dutt
Votes: 1,165
34. Qatl (1986)
141 min | Mystery, Thriller
A blind man plans revenge on his adulterous wife.... by murder. A taut thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Director: R.K. Nayyar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Ranjeeta Kaur, Shatrughan Sinha, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 249
35. Clerk (1989)
165 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A poor but honest clerk, burdened by his family's dependence on him, sells state secrets to a traitorous businessman in exchange for wealth.
Director: Manoj Kumar | Stars: Manoj Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Rekha
Votes: 161
36. Howrah Bridge (1958)
Not Rated | 153 min | Musical, Thriller
Prem Kumar, a businessman from Rangoon, travels to Calcutta to try and track down his brother's murderer and recover a priceless family heirloom.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Madhubala, Ashok Kumar, K.N. Singh, Om Prakash
Votes: 257
37. Dhund (1973)
130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A traveler decides to assist a woman involved in a murder.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Navin Nischol, Zeenat Aman, Sanjay Khan, Danny Denzongpa
Votes: 640
38. Prem Nagar (1974)
200 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Karan Singh, the younger scion of a wealthy zamindar (heriditary land owners) who lives in feudal splendour. His older brother 'lords' it over the hundreds of serfs who contribute to the ... See full summary »
Director: K.S. Prakash Rao | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Prem Chopra, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 150
39. Hifazat (1987)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama, Family
After Laxmi has had three still-births, her husband, Satyaprakash and his mother are afraid she will not be able to give any more births, and therefore there will be no one to carry the ... See full summary »
Director: Prayag Raj | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Nutan, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
Votes: 176
40. Mamta (1966)
150 min | Drama, Romance
Monish Rai comes from a wealthy family, and is in love with Deviyani, who is poor. Monish has to travel abroad to further his education in law, but promises to stay in touch with Deviyani. ... See full summary »
Director: Asit Sen | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Suchitra Sen, Kalipada Chakraborty
Votes: 143
41. Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
153 min | Drama
Mahesh and Meena fall in love but he marries another girl at his father's behest. When Meena takes their baby to Mahesh, he rejects her saying their relationship was a mistake.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Mala Sinha, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Nanda Karnataki, Manmohan Krishna
Votes: 201
42. Shaukeen (1982)
127 min | Comedy
Three friends, in their 60s, try to do everything that they couldn't do in their younger days - before death arrives.
Director: Basu Chatterjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, A.K. Hangal, Utpal Dutt, Rati Agnihotri
Votes: 545
43. Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987)
Not Rated | 149 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Suraj and Arun are brothers who share a special bond. Suraj, a jail warden and his wife Lakshmi have brought up Arun. Radha is an orphan from a wealthy family. Radha is set to marry Naresh,... See full summary »
Director: Rama Rao Tatineni | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar
Votes: 154
44. Victoria No. 203 (1972)
100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Numerous plot lines intersect in this comedic romp about a female Victoria-carriage driver who disguises herself as a boy, and the hunt for the stash of diamonds hidden in her Victoria.
Director: Brij | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Pran Sikand, Navin Nischol, Saira Banu
Votes: 262
45. Mili (1975)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama, Romance, Family
A reclusive, depressed man and a bubbly young woman fall in love but then find out that she has cancer.
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Jaya Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Usha Kiran, Ashok Kumar
Votes: 1,453
46. Aashirwad (1968)
146 min | Drama
Shivnath Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in Chandanpur, India, along with his wife, Leela, and 8 year old daughter, Neena. He likes to mingle with poor folk much, especially Baiju, to ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Sumita Sanyal, Veena
Votes: 262
47. Gumrah (1963)
155 min | Drama, Romance
Meena is in love with a singer, Rajendra, but when her sister, Kamla, dies in an accident, she is forced to marry her late sister's husband for the sake of her sister's children.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sunil Dutt, Nirupa Roy
Votes: 179
48. Adhikar (I) (1971)
Drama
Shyam & Radha meet in college, fall in love and get into clandestine marriage when things get very intimate. But Shyam's family coerce him to marry Meera. Radha has an evil aunt who ... See full summary »
Director: S.M. Sagar | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Nanda Karnataki, Deb Mukherjee, Nazima
Votes: 31
49. Ankhon Mein Tum Ho (1997)
Not Rated | 151 min | Romance
Prem Kapoor lives a wealthy life-style with his grandfather, as his parents had passed away in a plane crash when he was a child. Since that day his grandfather had nothing but regret as he... See full summary »
Director: Ashim S. Samanta | Stars: Anuraag, Rakhee Gulzar, Satyendra Kapoor, Sharad S. Kapoor
Votes: 58
50. Ananda Ashram (1977)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, Family
A wealthy man from upper-class lineage marries a Christian violating his father's family prestige.
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Uttam Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Rakesh Roshan
Votes: 187