The Bollywood movie industry has always been one of the best movie industries with an enormous fan base. Especially overseas fans like Bollywood gaana with massive sets and local dance steps. Classic Bollywood movies are always nostalgic, and their songs are evergreen. Have you ever watched these Classic Bollywood movies? If you didn’t watch, check out the 10 best classic movies from Bollywood you must watch.
1. SHOLAY
Release Year: 1975
Duration: 204 minutes
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini
Summary: This picture is one of the best Bollywood movies to date. Dialogues of this movie have their legacy. A retired police officer hires two ex-convicts, Jai and Veeru, to catch the infamous criminal Gabbar Singh. A love track runs parallel to this action sequence where Jai loves Radha and Veeru loves Basanti.
2. DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYANGE
Release Year: 1995
Duration: 189 minutes
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol
Summary: This movie is the best love story of Bollywood. “Thuje Dekha Thoye Jana Sanam” song from this movie is one of Bollywood’s best songs. The storyline of this movie is a love story of two non- Indian residents Simran and Raj, who fall in love on their Europe trip. When Raj comes to India to find Simran and express his love, he will find that her father already fixed Simran’s marriage. Watch the movie to know how they united.
3. KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI
Release Year: 1998
Duration: 185 minutes
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukarji, Salman Khan.
Summary: Shah Rukh and Kajol paired up for 4th time. This movie is about a daughter fulfilling her dead mother’s wish, and a triangle love story runs between Anjali, Rahul, and Tina parallel to the plot. The first half of the movie is about friends in college. In the second half, the daughter tries to reunite her father and his old friend.
4. HAM APKE HAIN KOUN….!
Release Year: 1994
Duration: 199 minutes
Starring: Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan
Summary: This movie honours the Indian traditional weddings by associating them with family bondings. The plot of the movie is about sacrificing love for family. This movie is known as BlockBuster of the modern era, and this movie upholds the importance of family relationships.
5. HUM SAATH – SAATH HAIN
Release Year: 1999
Duration: 170 minutes
Starring: Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu, Mohnish Bahl, Saif Ali Khan, Karishma Kapoor.
Summary: It’s a family drama that gracefully portrayed the relationship between three brothers. It teaches family values and makes us realize how important is our family to us. Ramakrishnan and his second wife, Mamta, and his three sons living happily, suddenly get disturbed. Problems arise between Stepmother and Stepson, which breaks the bond between them, and Stepson leaves the house with his wife. Watch the movie to know how stepson returns home.
6. KABHI KUSHI KABHI GHAM
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Release Year: 2001
Duration: 210 minutes
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor
Summary: It’s a melodrama that became one of the best Bollywood movies over the years. This film is about an adopted son of a Rich family, Rahul, who loves a middle-class girl Anjali Sharma. Rahul’s father, Yash, opposes his love because of the girl’s economic background. Then Rahul leaves home to marry that girl. After many years later his younger brother Rohan sets out searching for his brother Rahul and unites the family.
7. LAGAAN
Release Year: 2001
Duration: 224 minutes
Starring: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne
Summary: This is a Musicalsports movie released internationally. The plot of this movie is about Agricultural taxes during the British days. Villagers create a situation where an arrogant British challenges them to play cricket. Villagers start learning the game to face the challenge. Finally, after their long struggle, they nail the game and unburden themselves from taxes.
8. 3 IDIOTS
Release Year:2009
Duration: 171 minutes
Starring: Aamir Khan, R Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Booman Irani, Omi Vadia
Summary: It is a movie which is known internationally and famous overseas. It’s the story of three friends who meet during their college days. Many students in college face pressure from their families and society to become engineers despite their career interests. Those three students successfully enter into their respective professions despite social pressures.
9. ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA
Release Year:2011
Duration: 153 minutes
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Farhan Akthar, Kathrina Kaif, Kalki koechilin
Summary: Three childhood friends Arjun, Kabir, and Imraan, reunite before Kabir’s wedding and set off on vacation. They eventually meet Laila, who falls in love with Arjun and thereafter helps him to overcome his fears. Some misunderstandings bloom between Kabir and his Fiancee Natasha. This vacation helps them to overcome many of their worries.
10. DANGAL
Release Year: 2016
Duration: 161 minutes
Starring: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Zaira Wasim, Sanya Malhotra
Summary: This movie is a biographical sports drama. Mahavir Singh Phogat is a former wrestler. He failed to win the gold medal because of some family issues. So, he trains his daughters to become wrestlers despite society’s comments. Geetha Kumari Phogat becomes the first woman wrestler from India to win the Gold medal.
