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Top 10 Greatest Indian Movies Of All Time (Lousystone)
Being Indian myself I was exposed to Bollywood at early age. Indian movies are usually masala movies, musicals filmed in beautiful settings. These films appeal to a wide range of audiences, because they typically include action, romance, comedy, drama, and mystery. That's why masala films have been called the "full entertainment package." They will keep you entertained even if they make no sense in terms of plot or theme.
I love Bollywood. So I decided to come up with a list of the greatest Indian movies. Choosing the 10 best Indian movies from a catalog created by an industry that produces more than 100 movies every year is a tough task. But still there are films that are outstanding, have been praised for their excellence, grossed large amounts at the box office, created milestones In filmmaking, and attracted world cinema to Bollywood.
From current releases to the classics, here you'll find the greatest Indian movies of all time.
๐10. Water (2005) By Dipa Mehta
Plot Summary: Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
๐ฅRating: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use
Water is stunning because it is so quiet. The devastating unfairness of the lives of women interred in darkness, intertwined with the tragic love story of Narayan and Kalyani is played out without a hint of melodrama. Mehta explores the politics of religion to highlight how religious hypocrisy is used to ensure women are undermined and made subservient for economic purposes.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐9) The Namesake (2006) By Mira Nair
Plot Summary: Ashima and Ashoke, immigrant Bengali parents, try to adjust to life in America, while Gogol, their son, tries to find his identity and choose between the two worlds.
๐ฅRating: Rated PG-13 for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language
Mira Nair turns Jhumpa Lahiri's gentle, evocative novel The Namesake, into a gentle, evocative film. The Namesake captures the interior struggle between centuries of history and the appeal of living only in the now, and it's grippingly beautiful and overwhelmingly moving.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐8) Charulata (1966) By Satyajit Ray
Plot Summary: Charulata is the beautiful wife of Bhupati, a newspaper editor who has little to no time for her. When his cousin, Amal, visits them, Charulata starts falling in love with him.
๐ฅRating: Not rated but I think it should be PG
An exquisite and sensitive tale of forbidden love, literacy obsession and emotional turmoil. One of the greatest joys of watching Ray's best films is the way he uses the "simplicity" of his cinematic style to convey the deepest of human emotions and leave us with a sense that the world might someday become a better place. Film masterpieces, like our heart's desire, shouldn't elude us forever; Charulata is an experience every movie-lover should share.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐7) Lagaan (2001) By Ashutosh Gowariker
Plot Summary: During the British Raj, a farmer named Bhuvan accepts the challenge of Captain Andrew Russell to beat his team in a game of cricket and enable his village to not pay taxes for the next three years.
๐ฅRated: PG
A bunch of rag-tag villagers beat the English in a game of cricket in Ashutosh Gowariker's sprawling epic which changed the way Hindi movies were made. One of Hindi cinema's greatest underdog tales, a powerful script, impressive execution and an unforgettable soundtrack from A R Rahman. This is a lavish production that will remain a favourite for years to come.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐6) The lunchbox (2013) By Ritesh Batra
Plot Summary: An unlikely mistake by a tiffin carrier service results in Ila's tiffin, that was made for her husband, being delivered to Saajan Fernandes. An unusual friendship soon develops between the two.
๐ฅRated : PG
Batra brings out the humdrum of his characters' lives with little deft touches. A charming portrait of two lonely hearts who connect across a city of more than 20 million people. Ritesh Batra in his debut feature, stirs his flavours gently, allowing the delicate aromas of human interaction to blossom unexpectedly in a heart-warming romance.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐5) All That Breathes (2022) By Shaunak Sen
Plot Summary: As legions of birds fall from New Delhi's skies and the city smolders with social unrest, two brothers race to save one of the casualties: a majestic black kite, a bird of prey essential to their city's ecosystem.
๐ฅRating: Not rated but I think it should be PG -13
All That Breathes blends a veritable style character study with gorgeous nature cinematography while never losing the filmโs overall commentary on how man interacts with nature or merely chooses to destroy it through inaction. A complex, thoughtful, quietly beautiful film about the ecosystem and human community.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐4) Writing with fire (2021) By Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh
Plot Summary: In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men emerges India's only newspaper run by Dalit women. Chief reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions, redefining what it means to be powerful.
๐ฅRating: Not rated but I think it should be PG
Everyone involved is aware of the hostility they face, and their energy and fortitude is astonishing. We will hardly find a story as inspiring, powerful, and moving as that of these working class women who, against everything and everyone, do journalism out of sheer honesty and conviction. This is a powerful, thought-provoking, and feel-good documentary that humbles, inspires, and reminds audiences of the importance of journalism.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐3) Monsoon Wedding (2001) By Mira Nair
Plot Summary: A BAFTA-winning film about a father, Lalit Verma, trying to marry off his daughter, Aditi, in the traditional manner. Aditi is having second thoughts, while her cousin Ayesha Verma, 17, is just beginning to realise she's attractive to boys, and her other cousin, Ria, has a shocking revelation ready. Her brother, however, just wants to dance.
๐ฅ Rating: R for Rated R for language, including some sex related dialogue
Mira Nair's most colorful and most fully realized film. The romantic comedy even goes into somber territory, but it never loses its grasp of tone or its undenying beauty.
It's not just a touching, funny, multi-layered drama; it's an exuberant love poem to a city and a culture in transition.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐2)The Disciple (2020) By Chaitanya Tamhane
Plot Summary: After devoting his life to the study of classical Indian music, a vocalist begins to question whether he will ever achieve his aspirations of excellence.
๐ฅ Rating: TV - MA for strong nudity
Does a movie about a devoted modern-day practitioner of Hindustani classical music sound overly esoteric? The Disciple, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, is anything but. What it's really about is the spiritual balm that great art can provide. THE DISCIPLE is a carefully constructed, slowly, almost hypnotically progressing film that is more than just the precise analysis of a struggling, suffering artist. A meditative study, powered by a layered narrative and stunning visuals, about the difficult road to achieve success and perfection.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
Honorable mentions : The music room (1958) By Satyajit Ray, Gangs of wasseypur (2012) By Anurag Kashyap, RRR (2022) By S. S. Rajamouli, Neecha Nagar (1946) By Chetan Anand, Do Bigha Zamin (1953) By Bimal Roy
๐1) Pather Panchali ( 1955) By Satyajit Ray
Plot Summary: Apu and his sister Durga try to make the most out of their poverty stricken lives. Soon, when their father goes to the city for a job and their mother becomes increasingly bitter, things go downhill.
๐ฅRating: Not rated but I think it should be PG
It is most simple, most down to earth, and from the very heart. Specifically it is about India, but actually it is about everybody. The poetry of the film transcends its locality and speaks to us all. Satyajit Ray put India on the world map with this felt portrait of life in a Bengal village. A film that speaks so directly and so movingly of human pain and human joy and, most important, of human dignity. In the history of cinema, there are a number of great pictures, but only a few miracles. One of those miracles is Pather Panchali, the late filmmaker Satyajit Ray's brilliantly executed, shatteringly realistic and compassionate drama.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
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I love Bollywood. So I decided to come up with a list of the greatest Indian movies. Choosing the 10 best Indian movies from a catalog created by an industry that produces more than 100 movies every year is a tough task. But still there are films that are outstanding, have been praised for their excellence, grossed large amounts at the box office, created milestones In filmmaking, and attracted world cinema to Bollywood.
From current releases to the classics, here you'll find the greatest Indian movies of all time.
๐10. Water (2005) By Dipa Mehta
Plot Summary: Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.
๐ฅRating: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual situations, and for brief drug use
Water is stunning because it is so quiet. The devastating unfairness of the lives of women interred in darkness, intertwined with the tragic love story of Narayan and Kalyani is played out without a hint of melodrama. Mehta explores the politics of religion to highlight how religious hypocrisy is used to ensure women are undermined and made subservient for economic purposes.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐9) The Namesake (2006) By Mira Nair
Plot Summary: Ashima and Ashoke, immigrant Bengali parents, try to adjust to life in America, while Gogol, their son, tries to find his identity and choose between the two worlds.
๐ฅRating: Rated PG-13 for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images and brief language
Mira Nair turns Jhumpa Lahiri's gentle, evocative novel The Namesake, into a gentle, evocative film. The Namesake captures the interior struggle between centuries of history and the appeal of living only in the now, and it's grippingly beautiful and overwhelmingly moving.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐8) Charulata (1966) By Satyajit Ray
Plot Summary: Charulata is the beautiful wife of Bhupati, a newspaper editor who has little to no time for her. When his cousin, Amal, visits them, Charulata starts falling in love with him.
๐ฅRating: Not rated but I think it should be PG
An exquisite and sensitive tale of forbidden love, literacy obsession and emotional turmoil. One of the greatest joys of watching Ray's best films is the way he uses the "simplicity" of his cinematic style to convey the deepest of human emotions and leave us with a sense that the world might someday become a better place. Film masterpieces, like our heart's desire, shouldn't elude us forever; Charulata is an experience every movie-lover should share.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐7) Lagaan (2001) By Ashutosh Gowariker
Plot Summary: During the British Raj, a farmer named Bhuvan accepts the challenge of Captain Andrew Russell to beat his team in a game of cricket and enable his village to not pay taxes for the next three years.
๐ฅRated: PG
A bunch of rag-tag villagers beat the English in a game of cricket in Ashutosh Gowariker's sprawling epic which changed the way Hindi movies were made. One of Hindi cinema's greatest underdog tales, a powerful script, impressive execution and an unforgettable soundtrack from A R Rahman. This is a lavish production that will remain a favourite for years to come.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐6) The lunchbox (2013) By Ritesh Batra
Plot Summary: An unlikely mistake by a tiffin carrier service results in Ila's tiffin, that was made for her husband, being delivered to Saajan Fernandes. An unusual friendship soon develops between the two.
๐ฅRated : PG
Batra brings out the humdrum of his characters' lives with little deft touches. A charming portrait of two lonely hearts who connect across a city of more than 20 million people. Ritesh Batra in his debut feature, stirs his flavours gently, allowing the delicate aromas of human interaction to blossom unexpectedly in a heart-warming romance.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐5) All That Breathes (2022) By Shaunak Sen
Plot Summary: As legions of birds fall from New Delhi's skies and the city smolders with social unrest, two brothers race to save one of the casualties: a majestic black kite, a bird of prey essential to their city's ecosystem.
๐ฅRating: Not rated but I think it should be PG -13
All That Breathes blends a veritable style character study with gorgeous nature cinematography while never losing the filmโs overall commentary on how man interacts with nature or merely chooses to destroy it through inaction. A complex, thoughtful, quietly beautiful film about the ecosystem and human community.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐4) Writing with fire (2021) By Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh
Plot Summary: In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men emerges India's only newspaper run by Dalit women. Chief reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions, redefining what it means to be powerful.
๐ฅRating: Not rated but I think it should be PG
Everyone involved is aware of the hostility they face, and their energy and fortitude is astonishing. We will hardly find a story as inspiring, powerful, and moving as that of these working class women who, against everything and everyone, do journalism out of sheer honesty and conviction. This is a powerful, thought-provoking, and feel-good documentary that humbles, inspires, and reminds audiences of the importance of journalism.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐3) Monsoon Wedding (2001) By Mira Nair
Plot Summary: A BAFTA-winning film about a father, Lalit Verma, trying to marry off his daughter, Aditi, in the traditional manner. Aditi is having second thoughts, while her cousin Ayesha Verma, 17, is just beginning to realise she's attractive to boys, and her other cousin, Ria, has a shocking revelation ready. Her brother, however, just wants to dance.
๐ฅ Rating: R for Rated R for language, including some sex related dialogue
Mira Nair's most colorful and most fully realized film. The romantic comedy even goes into somber territory, but it never loses its grasp of tone or its undenying beauty.
It's not just a touching, funny, multi-layered drama; it's an exuberant love poem to a city and a culture in transition.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
๐2)The Disciple (2020) By Chaitanya Tamhane
Plot Summary: After devoting his life to the study of classical Indian music, a vocalist begins to question whether he will ever achieve his aspirations of excellence.
๐ฅ Rating: TV - MA for strong nudity
Does a movie about a devoted modern-day practitioner of Hindustani classical music sound overly esoteric? The Disciple, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, is anything but. What it's really about is the spiritual balm that great art can provide. THE DISCIPLE is a carefully constructed, slowly, almost hypnotically progressing film that is more than just the precise analysis of a struggling, suffering artist. A meditative study, powered by a layered narrative and stunning visuals, about the difficult road to achieve success and perfection.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
Honorable mentions : The music room (1958) By Satyajit Ray, Gangs of wasseypur (2012) By Anurag Kashyap, RRR (2022) By S. S. Rajamouli, Neecha Nagar (1946) By Chetan Anand, Do Bigha Zamin (1953) By Bimal Roy
๐1) Pather Panchali ( 1955) By Satyajit Ray
Plot Summary: Apu and his sister Durga try to make the most out of their poverty stricken lives. Soon, when their father goes to the city for a job and their mother becomes increasingly bitter, things go downhill.
๐ฅRating: Not rated but I think it should be PG
It is most simple, most down to earth, and from the very heart. Specifically it is about India, but actually it is about everybody. The poetry of the film transcends its locality and speaks to us all. Satyajit Ray put India on the world map with this felt portrait of life in a Bengal village. A film that speaks so directly and so movingly of human pain and human joy and, most important, of human dignity. In the history of cinema, there are a number of great pictures, but only a few miracles. One of those miracles is Pather Panchali, the late filmmaker Satyajit Ray's brilliantly executed, shatteringly realistic and compassionate drama.
Filmmaking: 100%๐ (Pure)
Story: 100%๐ (Pure)
Direction: 100%๐ (Pure)
Writing: 100%๐ (Pure)
Acting : 100%๐ (Pure)
Must Watch: ๐
Important : 100% ๐ (Very)
ยฉ $๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๊ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐น
