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1. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1993)
PG | 135 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An anime adaptation of the Hindu epic the Ramayana, where Lord Ram combats the wicked king Ravana.
Directors: Ram Mohan, Yûgô Sakô, Koichi Saski | Stars: Arun Govil, Nikhil Kapoor, Edie Mirman, Rael Padamsee
Votes: 14,545
2. Bharat Ek Khoj (1988– )
History
The 5000-year history of India from its beginnings to independence in 1947.
Stars: Roshan Seth, Om Puri, Ravi Jhankal, Anang Desai
Votes: 867
3. Tamas (1988– )
297 min | Drama
This TV miniseries ("Darkness" in English) became famous in India in the mid/late 80s for its realistic depiction of the partition of the Indian subcontinent. In 1947, the sub-continent ... See full summary »
Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Deepa Sahi, Amrish Puri, Bhisham Sahni
Votes: 419
4. Raj Kapoor (1987)
75 min | Biography
Director: Siddharth Kak | Stars: Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor
Votes: 107
5. Chann Pardesee (1981)
147 min | Drama
Nek gets married to the girl of his dreams, Kammo, and has a son. Later, he finds out that the child isn't his but Joginder's, who had raped Kammo.
Director: Chitraarth | Stars: Raj Babbar, Rama Vij, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Amrish Puri
Votes: 101
6. Thalapathi (1991)
Not Rated | 157 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An orphan named Surya raised in a slum befriends a good crime boss named Devaraj and works for him. Their existence is threatened when a new honest district collector arrives.
Director: Mani Ratnam | Stars: Rajinikanth, Mammootty, Shobana, Arvind Swamy
Votes: 13,231
7. Kaalapani (1996)
178 min | Action, Drama, History
Govardhan, a doctor by profession, is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the British in Cellular Jail, also known as Kala Pani, in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of Indian prisoners there.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Amrish Puri, Prabhu, Tabu
Votes: 4,588
8. Aditya 369 (1991)
140 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A group of children use a time machine to investigate a robbery. The protagonist couple, in their attempt to rescue the kids, get stuck in the machine and travel all the way back to the ... See full summary »
Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Stars: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Mohini, Amrish Puri, Silk Smitha
Votes: 3,346
9. Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe (1971)
138 min | Drama
Political and social satire on middle-class society's hypocrisy.
Director: Satyadev Dubey | Stars: Arvind Deshpande, Sulabha Deshpande, Vinod Doshi, Eknath Hattangadi
Votes: 62
10. Forest (I) (1973)
141 min | Drama
A rural drama about the rivalry between two villages as seen through the eyes of a young boy, Kitti.
Director: Girish Karnad | Stars: B.R. Jayaram, Lokesh, A.S. Murthy, Nandini
Votes: 36
11. Gandu Bherunda (1984)
159 min
The film is based on the 1969 American film Mackenna's Gold. The plot involves an epigraphist and a geologist on a hunt for an ancient treasure in an island "Hasta Dweepa" (Palm Island), from the then 700-year-old Bherunda kingdom.
Director: S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu | Stars: Ambarish, T.N. Balakrishna, Dinesh, Jayamala
Votes: 22
12. Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990)
153 min | Action, Comedy, Family
A man finds a ring that gives the bearer great power but the goddess to whom the ring belongs wants it back.
Director: K. Raghavendra Rao | Stars: Chiranjeevi, Sridevi, Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam
Votes: 1,019
13. Maya (1967–1968)
60 min | Adventure
Two teenagers travel around India on Maya, orphan Raji's elephant, looking for Terry's father who is assumed to have been killed by a man eating tiger.
Stars: Jay North, Sajid Khan, Iftekhar, I.S. Johar
Votes: 107
14. Ardh Satya (1983)
130 min | Crime, Drama
A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, Shafi Inamdar
Votes: 2,039
15. Tamas (1988)
298 min | Drama
Set in the backdrop of riot-stricken Pakistan at the time of the partition of India in 1947, the film deals with the plight of emigrant Sikh and Hindu families to India as a consequence of the partition.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Uttara Baokar, A.K. Hangal, Pankaj Kapur, Dina Pathak
Votes: 28
16. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,105 | Gross: $52.77M
17. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Not Rated | 181 min | Drama, Romance
When Raj meets Simran in Europe, it isn't love at first sight but when Simran moves to India for an arranged marriage, love makes its presence felt.
Director: Aditya Chopra | Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal
Votes: 77,143
18. Droh Kaal (1994)
162 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Riveting suspense thriller about a dedicated cop who leads an under-cover squad against a group of terrorists. He manages to capture their leader, but finds himself and his family mentally ... See full summary »
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Mita Vashisht, Annu Kapoor
Votes: 469
19. Aakrosh (1980)
144 min | Crime, Drama, Music
A public prosecutor discovers the harsh realities about life of the scheduled tribes in India during 1980s while defending a case of a tribesman charged of murdering his wife.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri
Votes: 1,180
20. The Seventh Horse of the Sun (1992)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Romance
On a lazy afternoon, a man shares his memories of a storyteller friend who once narrated a convoluted love story with intertwined plots. As these plots unravel, reality mixes with fiction.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Rajit Kapoor, Raghubir Yadav, Siraj Ahmed, Rakesh Dhar
Votes: 977
21. Begaanaa (1986)
Drama
Anand Mathur lives a middle-class lifestyle along with his sister, Asha, and retired Magistrate and widower dad in Bombay's suburbs and studies in Mithibai College of Arts. He wins the ... See full summary »
Director: Ambrish Sangal | Stars: Rati Agnihotri, Arun Bakshi, Mohan Choti, Leena Das
Votes: 44
22. Sher Shivaji (1987)
History
Story is Based on Maharashtra's beloved king Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Director: Ram Narayan Gabale | Stars: Parikshit Sahni, Smita Patil, Shreeram Lagoo, Ramesh Deo
Votes: 23
23. Lakshya (2004)
Not Rated | 186 min | Action, Drama, Romance
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
Director: Farhan Akhtar | Stars: Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri
Votes: 25,527 | Gross: $0.75M
24. Damini (1993)
Not Rated | 175 min | Crime, Drama
After witnessing a rape in her own household, Damini fights for justice for the deceased victim. However, she faces a bunch of challenges until she meets a disgraced lawyer who decides to fight the case and bring the culprits to justice.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Meenakshi Sheshadri, Rishi Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri
Votes: 4,012
25. Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)
Not Rated | 187 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A man accepts a challenge by the chief minister of Maharashtra to run the state for one day, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.
Director: S. Shankar | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 17,817
26. Kalyug (1981)
152 min | Drama
This movie tells story of fierce and total competition of two related business families in the days of license raaj India. The overall plot is based on Mahabharat. This movie shows that how... See full summary »
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Raj Babbar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Votes: 584
27. Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979)
Not Rated | 153 min | Musical, Drama, Romance
When Birju, a poor villager wants to marry the headman's daughter, her father gets furious and sends her to the city. Years later, Birju becomes a successful singer and returns to seek his approval.
Director: Kanak Mishra | Stars: Rita Bhaduri, Arun Govil, Jankidas, Pinchoo Kapoor
Votes: 95
28. Vijeta (1982)
151 min | Drama
Angad is a confused teenager trying to find himself and is caught in between the marital problems of his Maharashtrian mother Neelima and Punjabi fat.
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Supriya Pathak, Kunal Kapoor
Votes: 326
29. Shaheed Uddham Singh: Alais Ram Mohammad Singh Azad (2000)
165 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
Udham Singh was born and brought in a Sikh Kamboj family in Punjab, India, during the time when the British ruled India. Enraged at the massacre of over 2000 men, women, and children at the... See full summary »
Director: Chitraarth | Stars: Raj Babbar, Gurdas Maan, Shatrughan Sinha, Amrish Puri
Votes: 233
30. 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: 16,544
31. Ghayal (1990)
Not Rated | 163 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ajay Mehra, an amateur boxer, takes revenge against Balwant Rai, a crooked businessman, after his elder brother is killed.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Moushumi Chatterjee
Votes: 5,063
32. Aghaat (1985)
138 min | Drama, Crime
Madhav Verma (Om Puri) is a dedicated, honest, and diligent union representative. He represents the majority of the employees in an organization, which recognizes his union. However, there ... See full summary »
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Om Puri, Bharat Gopy, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 166
33. 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: 2,365
34. Manthan (1976)
134 min | Drama
Dr.Rao (Girih Karnad) is a Vetinary doc, who comes to this village with the aim of starting a Milk Co-operative society for the welfare of the villagers. But the wealthy businessman ... See full summary »
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Girish Karnad, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Anant Nag
Votes: 697
35. Nishant (1975)
140 min | Crime, Drama
A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife-abused and berated by her abductors-cannot bring herself to face her husband.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Girish Karnad, Shabana Azmi, Anant Nag, Amrish Puri
Votes: 730
36. Gardish (1993)
Not Rated | 153 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A soon-to-be police officer takes a path of crime after his father gets attacked by hoodlums.
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Jackie Shroff, Amrish Puri, Dimple Kapadia, Farida Jalal
Votes: 955
37. Naiyya (1979)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Family
Lakhipur is a small community along the river bank of Ganga, where Sonu lives with his ailing mother. One day he rescues a woman named Geeta and brings her home with him. He and his mom ... See full summary »
Director: Prashant Nanda | Stars: Baldev Khosa, Zarina Wahab, Leela Mishra, Dinesh Hingoo
Votes: 27
38. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure
In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan, Amrish Puri
Votes: 534,846 | Gross: $179.87M
39. Mandi (1983)
167 min | Comedy, Drama
Forbidden love, fraying loyalties and flagrant hypocrisy emerge when sanctimonious politicians drive a madam's brothel from the heart of Hyderabad.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri
Votes: 950
40. Ghatak: Lethal (1996)
158 min | Action, Drama
Unable to witness the injustice and brutality inflict on the residents by a tyrannical gangster, Katya, in a small Indian village in India; Kashinath alias Kashi decides to single-handily ... See full summary »
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Danny Denzongpa, Amrish Puri
Votes: 4,210
41. Kondura (The Sage from the Sea) (1978)
137 min | Drama
Jogamma is the widow of Brahmin Pandit Range Rao, and lives in a coastal village in Southern India along with her two married sons, Narsimha, who is married to Seethamma and has two sons; ... See full summary »
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Anant Nag, Nirmala, Siddesh, Vanisri
Votes: 60
42. Rukhsat (1988)
Romance
Arjun Rai lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay, and works as an auto mechanic for a living. He and wealthy Sapna are in love with each other, much to the chagrin of Sapna's dad, who wants her ... See full summary »
Director: Simi Garewal | Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Simi Garewal, Marc Zuber, Pradeep Kumar
Votes: 63
43. The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984 TV Movie)
51 min | Documentary
This documentary follows various stages in the production of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). Making of... starts with pre-production interviews with George Lucas and Steven ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert Watts, Harrison Ford
Votes: 240
44. Nippu Ravva (1993)
Action, Drama
A young police officer is loyal towards his work but quite aggressive in nature. However, things take a turn when a criminal drags him into the deceitful world of crime.
Director: A. Kodandarami Reddy | Stars: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayshanti, Amrish Puri, Raogopalrao
Votes: 51
45. Virasat (1997)
Not Rated | 165 min | Action, Drama, Musical
After completing his studies in London, England, Shakti Thakur returns home to India in a small town where his family resides. Accompanying him is his leggy girlfriend, Anita, who he is in ... See full summary »
Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Pooja Batra, Milind Gunaji
Votes: 2,917
46. Chachi 420 (1997)
155 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Desperation to be with his only child forces a divorced man to take the guise of the child's nanny. Situations get really messy when the child's grandfather (the man's ex-father-in-law) falls in love with his disguised ex-son-in-law.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Tabu
Votes: 13,664
47. Party (1984)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A planned social gathering is held to commemorate Divakar Barve for the award he receive pertaining his contributions to Indian Arts and films. The social event is greeted by some important... See full summary »
Director: Govind Nihalani | Stars: Deepa Sahi, Ila Arun, Raju Barot, Mohan Bhandari
Votes: 629
48. Bhumika (1977)
142 min | Drama
A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Smita Patil, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri
Votes: 710
49. Godam (1983)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama
A woman's relentless struggle being married into an isolated village.
Director: Dilip Chitre | Stars: Satyadev Dubey, Madan Jain, Achyut Potdar, Amrish Puri
Votes: 44
50. Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)
Not Rated | 170 min | Action, Drama, Romance
During the Partition of India in 1947, a Sikh truck driver falls in love with a Muslim girl belonging to an aristocratic family.
Director: Anil Sharma | Stars: Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, Amrish Puri, Lillete Dubey
Votes: 15,641