The Best Bollywood Movies That Everyone Should See

Added on 8 October 2018, 16:13

Among real movie nerds, the Hindi/Indian film industry has been known for ages. But since the beginning of the 2000s "Bollywood" is also experiencing a stronger upswing in all over the world. Therefore we would like to remind you of the best Bollywood movies!

It was a veritable boom that reached us at the beginning of the new millennium: Bollywood movies conquered the television landscape in all over the world and won - perhaps a bit surprisingly - countless fans. Bollywood dance studios and clothing stores shot up. The popular Bollywood movies first shaped the film landscape of India before they reached TV stations in world. In this country, the works were literally devoured, so even older films could be ransacked again.

Here are the best Bollywood movies list;

3 Idiots (2009)

Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".

IMDb: 8.4

Newton (2017)

A government clerk on election duty in the conflict ridden jungle of Central India tries his best to conduct free and fair voting despite the apathy of security forces and the looming fear of guerrilla attacks by communist rebels.

IMDb: 7.8

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.

IMDb: 8.2

Parched (2015)

In the arid landscape of Rajashthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.

IMDb: 7.6

Sholay (1975)

After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.

IMDb: 8.2

Talvar (2015)

An experienced investigator confronts several conflicting theories about the perpetrators of a violent double homicide.

IMDb: 8.2

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.

IMDb: 8.1

Dangal (2016)

Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.

IMDb: 8.5

Pink (2016)

When three young women are implicated in a crime, a retired lawyer steps forward to help them clear their names.

IMDb: 8.2

Udta Punjab (2016)

A story that revolves around drug abuse in the affluent north Indian State of Punjab and how the youth there have succumbed to it en-masse resulting in a socio-economic decline.

IMDb: 7.8

Rang De Basanti (2006)

The story of six young Indians who assist an English Woman to film a documentary on the extremist freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long forgotten saga of freedom.

IMDb: 8.2

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

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.

IMDb: 8.2

Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)

Tanu and Manu's marriage collapses. What happens when Manu meets Tanu's lookalike Kusum - and when Tanu returns?

IMDb: 7.7

Taare Zameen Par (2007)

An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school.

IMDb: 8.4

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001)

Yashvardhan Raichand lives a very wealthy lifestyle along with his wife, Nandini, and two sons, Rahul and Rohan. While Rahul has been adopted, Yashvardhan and Nandini treat him as their own. When their sons mature, they start to look for suitable brides for Rahul, and decide to get him married to a young woman named Naina. When Rahul is told about this, he tells them that he loves another woman by the name of Anjali Sharma. Yashvardhan decides to meet with the Sharma family, and finds out that they are middle-classed, unsophisticated, and will not be able to it into his family circle, as a result he refuses to permit Rahul to marry Anjali. A defiant Rahul decides to leave, gets married to Anjali, without his foster parents blessings, and re-locates to London, England, where Anjali's unmarried sister, Pooja, also lives. Rohan, who was studying in a hostel, returns home to find that Rahul is no longer living with them, and he also discovers that while outwardly his dad is not interested in seeing Rahul get back, Nandini wants the family back all together for all happy and sad moments. Rohan also misses Rahul a lot, and decides to travel to London in order to try and get Rahul to return home. Yashvardhan, is unable to prevent this, and as a result Rohan does travel to London, meets with Rahul, Anjali, and Pooja. The question remains will the hurt and sorrow that Rahul experienced with his foster parents be erased and enable the family to be reunited, or will Rahul forget about the past, and continue to live his life without getting back to his roots and the family who brought him up, leaving Rohan to return alone?

IMDb: 7.5

Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Naina, an introverted, perpetually depressed girl's life changes when she meets Aman. But Aman has a secret of his own which changes their lives forever. Embroiled in all this is Rohit, Naina's best friend who conceals his love for her.

IMDb: 8.0

Queen (2013)

A Delhi girl from a traditional family sets out on a solo honeymoon after her marriage gets cancelled.

IMDb: 8.3

PK (2014)

An alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship. His innocent nature and child-like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religion on its people.

IMDb: 8.2

Kahaani (2012)

A pregnant woman's search for her missing husband takes her from London to Kolkata, but everyone she questions denies having ever met him.

IMDb: 8.2

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)

During their college years, Anjali was in love with her best-friend Rahul, but he had eyes only for Tina. Years later, Rahul and the now-deceased Tina's eight-year-old daughter attempts to reunite her father and Anjali.

IMDb: 7.7

Satyagraha (2013)

A corporate go-getter sees his priorities shift when a personal tragedy brings him face-to-face with political corruption.

IMDb: 6.0

The Dirty Picture (2011)

The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.

IMDb: 6.7

A Wednesday (2008)

A retiring police officer reminisces about the most astounding day of his career. About a case that was never filed but continues to haunt him in his memories - the case of a man and a Wednesday.

IMDb: 8.2

Andaz Apna Apna (1994)

Two slackers competing for the affections of an heiress, inadvertently become her protectors from an evil criminal.

IMDb: 8.2

Manmarziyaan (2018)

The film is a love story set in Punjab where Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, and Vicky Kaushal will be seen in prominent roles.

IMDb: 7.0

My Name Is Khan (2010)

An Indian Muslim man with Asperger's syndrome takes a challenge to speak to the President of the United States seriously and embarks on a cross-country journey.

IMDb: 8.0

Swades: We, the People (2004)

A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.

IMDb: 8.3

Mulk (2018)

One family member tries to help her own family which are trapped in a dark controversy.

IMDb: 5.8

Devdas (2002)

After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up alcohol and a life of vice to numb the pain.

IMDb: 7.9

Sanju (2018)

Sanju is a biopic of the controversial life of actor Sanjay Dutt: his film career, jail sentence and personal life.

IMDb: 8.3

OMG: Oh My God! (2012)

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A shopkeeper takes God to court when his shop is destroyed by an earthquake.

IMDb: 8.2

Blackmail (2018)

When Dev finds out his wife is cheating on him, he secretly blackmails his wife and her lover as a form of revenge.

IMDb: 7.0

Veer-Zaara (2004)

Veer-Zaara is a saga of love, separation, courage and sacrifice. A love story that is an inspiration and will remain a legend forever.

IMDb: 7.9

October (2018)

A group of interns are going through the usual grind when suddenly an accident changes their lives. The protagonist can't get let go of it and becomes obsessed with it. What does it all lead to? Is it love or something else?

IMDb: 7.6

Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.

IMDb: 8.2