# The best Hindi films of all time

The Hindi films loved by both critics and audiences, based on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb ratings, lists like Film Companion's and awards, from the classic era to today.

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## Top 22

1. **Sholay** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ramesh Sippy, 1975. The friendship of Jai and Veeru and the villain Gabbar Singh; often called the greatest Hindi film.
2. **Mughal-e-Azam** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — K. Asif, 1960. Dilip Kumar as Prince Salim and Madhubala as Anarkali; lavish sets and music.
3. **Pyaasa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Guru Dutt, 1957. A failed poet and a heartless society; included in Time magazine's All-Time 100 Movies.
4. **Mother India** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mehboob Khan, 1957. Nargis as Radha; the first Indian film nominated for an Oscar.
5. **Guide** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Vijay Anand, 1965. Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman, from R. K. Narayan's novel.
6. **Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Aditya Chopra, 1995. Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol; it ran continuously for decades at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir cinema.
7. **Lagaan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ashutosh Gowariker, 2001. Villagers play a cricket match against the British to escape a tax; Oscar-nominated.
8. **3 Idiots** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rajkumar Hirani, 2009. Three friends at an engineering college and a satire of the education system.
9. **Kaagaz Ke Phool** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Guru Dutt, 1959. The rise and fall of a film director; India's first CinemaScope film.
10. **Anand** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 1971. Rajesh Khanna as a joyful terminally ill man and Amitabh Bachchan as his doctor.
11. **Deewaar** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Yash Chopra, 1975. Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor: 'I have mother'.
12. **Do Bigha Zamin** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Bimal Roy, 1953. Balraj Sahni as a farmer who pulls a rickshaw in Calcutta; International Prize at Cannes.
13. **Gangs of Wasseypur** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Anurag Kashyap, 2012. Three generations of Dhanbad's coal mafia, in two parts.
14. **Taare Zameen Par** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Aamir Khan, 2007. Ishaan, a dyslexic boy, and his art teacher.
15. **Dangal** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nitesh Tiwari, 2016. Mahavir Singh Phogat and his wrestler daughters; among the highest-grossing Indian films.
16. **Andaz Apna Apna** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rajkumar Santoshi, 1994. Aamir Khan and Salman Khan's cult comedy.
17. **Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Zoya Akhtar, 2011. Three friends on a road trip through Spain.
18. **Rang De Basanti** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, 2006. Students making a film about freedom fighters.
19. **Satya** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ram Gopal Varma, 1998. A realistic story of the Mumbai underworld.
20. **Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kundan Shah, 1983. A cult comedy satirising corruption.
21. **Swades** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ashutosh Gowariker, 2004. Shah Rukh Khan as a NASA scientist who returns to an Indian village.
22. **12th Fail** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Vidhu Vinod Chopra, 2023. Manoj Kumar Sharma's struggle from Chambal to become an IPS officer.

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