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All time Bollywood Hits in USA/India
this page is compilation of good bollywood movies. Though this page tries to concentrate on good low budget movies, all deserving high budget movies are also listed here. So, many of the movies that I list below may not be successful at box-office, but even then I think they are worth your time (which is money). I've also included ABCD movies (movies made in USA for Indians). Help me in expanding this list by suggesting movies which you think, should be included below. I think at most 5-10 good movies get released every year, so you won't see more than 300 movies in list below. NOTE: I've listed movies by year, with best movies at the top of the list.
Resources for Bollywood Movies
Wikipedia is a very good resource for finding all Bollywood movies. It lists all movies since year 1940. So, hard to miss a movie here. It's constantly being updated though, and all the information is mostly accurate.
IMDB is also a good resource for Bollywood movies. People think, it lists only Hollywood movies, you will be surprised by the collection it has of bollywood movies. You will have to search it by contry name India or movie language Hindi. One such search is IMDB Bollywood movies sorted by their US Box office collections. You might incorrectly find some non-bollywood movies also in this link.
Box Office India has all box office records for bollyood movies. It has all interesting statistics about box office collections since 1940. You will instantly realize how profitable movie business has become in the last 20 years. Nowadays, even below average movies (I mean bakwaas movies) with big stars snap about 50 crore Rupees in India, and about $1M overseas with ease, while in 1990's only 1 or 2 movies used to snap 10 crore rupees worldwide in any given year.
planet bollywood is another good website for Bollywood movies.
Most popular movies listed by years:
2024:
Srikanth: Starring RajKumar Rao, it's an inspiring true story of a blind person who achieved what 99.9% of able people can't. Must watch.
Rautu ka Raaz: Starring Nawajuddin Siddiqui, it's murder thriller in a town called Rauta, which completely flips in the end.
Chandu Champion: Starring Karthik Aryan, it's based on true story about a person who becomes physically disabled, but achieves extraordinary feat in swimming. Very inspiring and nicely directed.
Maidaan: Starring Ajay Devga, it's based on true story of a Football Coach, and his dream to get India a gold medal in World Soccer. A very emotional and isnpiring movie, though it bombed at box office.
Mr and Mrs Mahi: Starring RajKumar Rao, it's a unique story line on an aspiring cricketer and turn of events in his life when his wife joins him. An above avg entertaining movie.
The Goat Life (Aadujeevitham): It's a Malyalam language drama, it's based on a novel based on real life story. IT's dubbed in Hindi, yet to watch. FIXME.
2023:
Gulmohar: Director: Rahul V. Chittella. Released on Hotstar, it's a very family centric movie around a middle aged man (Manoj Vajpayee) and his family drifting in different directions.
Kanjoos Makhichoos: Dccent Family comedy about a guy (featuring Kunal Khemu) who is very miser, but who finally fights against a corrupt system. There are good moments of comedy, good time pass movie. Raju Srivastava (the comedy actor from comedy central) is also there in the movie, which was also his last movie.
Kathal - A Jackfruit Mystery: Director: Yashowardhan Mishra. Released on Netflix, it's a very nice comedy movie about the theft of a Kathal, and the series of events finding the thief.
Major: The movie is based on true story of Major Sandeep who was martyred in 2008 Mumbai attacks. It's nicely filmed, and more than half the movie deals with the fight between the terrorists and the Commandos in Taj Hotel.
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi hai: Produced by Zee Studios starring Manoj Bajpayee. The movie is based on a girl being wronged by a sadhu (saint) and a lawyer's fight in the court room to bring justice.
Muklawo: Rajanthani movie directed by Neeraj Khandelwal. There is also a 2019 Punjabi comedy movie with the same name (this is what shows up in search engines). Yet to watch, though highly rated on imdb.
Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway: Produced by Zee studios and later released on Netflix, the movie is based on true story of an Indian mother in Norway whose kids are taken from her by the Norwegian Child welfare, and the mother's fight to get her back. Strong and moving performance by Rani Mukherjee.
Tarla: A Zee5 movie, it's based on life of Tarla Dalal, an Indian housewife who wrote best selling cook book and had her cooking show on TV. Very inspiring and entertaining to watch.
Shiv Shastri Balboa: It's a comedy drama movie featuring Anupam Kher, who has moved from India to US, to live with his kid. Nice plot and fun to watch.
Tumse na ho payega: It's a comedy movie about a guy's startup but gets emotional in 2nd half. An above avg movie, but nice to watch.
Jaane Jaan: It's a mystery thriller about an accidental murder starring Kareena Kapoor. It keeps you tied to the end with more twists in the end. The story however is very illogical.
12th fail: It's a movie based on real life story of a 12th fail student, who inspite of poverty and impossible circumstances cracks it thru the UPSC exams to become an IPS officer. Such a motivating and captivating movie, you won't waana miss !!
Mission Raniganj: Starring Akshya kumar, this movie is based on real incident in Raniganj where 65 cola miners got trapped. The heroic efforts of Mr Gill saved them all. Itfeels more like commercial movie, than a touching movie, but worth watching.
Laapataa Ladies: Produced by Aamir Khan productions, and directed by Kiran Rao, it's a very light hearted comic drama about a newly wed wife getting swapped by mistake. There's nothing unexpected once the plot is set up, so an above avg movie. I included this movie as it's highly rated.
2022:
420 IPC: Director: Manish Gupta. A suspense story about bank fraud and a victim.
Mili: Director: Mathukutty Xavier. A Thriller survival movie of a young girl. Very unique plot. Streaming on Netflix
Laal Singh Chaddha: Starring Amir Khan, this was a big failure commercially. However, the story is nice being an exact copy of big Hollywood hit movie "Forrest Gump".
Drishyam:This is a sequel to Drishyam that was released in 2015. it's just as thrilling as original Drishyam, and is continuation of the plot from the original movie.
Vadh: This is a thriller entertainer about a couple whose son lives in America, and their struggle with their debtors here in India. Good plot is the end is abrupt.
Thai Massage: A very funny movie about an old guy looking to get some romance, and finally going to Bangkok to try his luck there.
2021:
Kaagaz: Director: Satish Kaushik. Very nice true story about a living person who was declared dead on paper, and his fight for survival.
420 IPC: Director: Manish Gupta. A suspense story about bank fraud and a victim.Average movie, but keeps you glued to the end due to the suspense. May be watched once.
Thalaivii: Director: A. L. Vijay. Shot in 3 languages simultaneously (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi), this is a very nicely directed movie about life of Jaya Lalitha (past CM of TamilNadu), portrayed superbly by Kangana Ranaut. Must watch.
Helmet: Director: Satram Ramani. A nice comedy movie about tabooed topic of using condoms in India, and 3 friends trying to sell it. Keeps you engaged till the end.
Haseen Dillruba: Director: Satish Kaushik. Released by NEtflix, a thriller movie about a murder done by a couple, which has totally unexpected end. Sequel to this was released in 2024 named Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba. Sequel is not as good as the first one.
2020:
Door ke darshan (also Doordarshan): Director: Gagan Puri. Nice comical movie with very different plot about how doordarshan became a lifeline.
Panga: Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. Nice movie about aspiring married female kabaddi player
Gulabo Sitabo: Director: Shoojit Sircar. Very comical movie about a landlord and tenants
Pareeksha: Zee5 movie. Very nice story about brilliant son of a rickshawala, who goes to a high profile school.
LootCase: Released on hotstar, it's very entertaining movie about a person finding a briefcase full of money.
Mee Raqsam: Released on Zee5, it's a very touching movie about a muslim girl wanting to become a dancer. Must watch.
Ghoomketu: Director: Pushpendra Nath Misra. Very nice comedy movie about a guy who runs away to Mumbai to become a writer.
2019:
badla: Director: Sujoy Ghosh. Very captivating thriller about a murder.
super 30: Director: Vikas Behl. Yet to watch. FIXME.
Thackerey: Director: Abhijeet Panse. Movie based on real life story of Bal Thackerey.
Uri: The surgical strike: Director: Aditya Dhar. yet to watch, FIXME
Panipat: Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar. Superb direction and story about the battle of panipat. Must watch on big screen.
Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi: Director: Seema Pahwa, Produced by Jio Studios. Very nice movie about the 13 days of rituals after the death of an old person. The family gets together, and then typical events happen. Shown in a humorous way. Very different story line, and worth a watch.
2018:
padmaavat: Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Superb epic movie. Grand scenes.
sanju: Director: Rajkumar Hirani. Very good movie depicting life of sanjay dutt. Biggest hit of 2018.
padman: Director: R Balki. A superb movie based on true story about a man, manufacturing pads for women.
Andhadhun: Director: Sriram Raghavan. Great thriller until the end, where it's a letdown.
badhai ho: Director: Amit Sharma. An ok movie, about an older couple having babies.
hichki: Director: Siddharth malhotra. A great movie to watch once. based on hichki issues with a teacher.
halkaa: Director: Nila Panda. nice kids movie with an unusal storyline about potty.
Raid: Director: Raj Kumar Gupta. Very nicely woven movie around a raid by income tax dept into a politician's house.
Blackmail: Director: Abhinay Deo. Was a commercial failure, but very unique captivating movie about a long chain of blackmails.
102 Not out: Director: Umesh Shukla. A slow movie, but nonetheless keeps you entertained.
Parmanu: The story of Pokhran: Director: Abhisekh Sharma. A very good true story around India's nuclear test in Pokhran
Lust stories: Director: Karan Johar + others. Very good stories around sex. 4 separate stories. Lust stories - 2 came out in 2023, which is ok.
Mard Ko Dard Nahi hota: Director: Vasan Bala. Nic comedy + action movie about a person who feels no pain in his body from anything.
2017
secret superstar: Director: Advait Chandan. Was a superb sucess, but storywise this is just an Average movie. Biggest hit of 2017.
hindi medium: Director: Saket Choudhary. A good comic movie about hindi medium/english medium schools.
Kaabil: Director: Sanjay Gupta. About a blind person, and his revenge.
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha: Director: Shree Narayan Singh: Unique storyline about absence of toilets in Indian villages.
Tubelight: Director: Kabir Khan. An OK serious movie.
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana: Director: Ratnaa Sinha. Starring Rajkumar Rao, a very nicely done comic drama about love and then betrayal. Interesting twist of events keeps you tied to the end.
2016
dangal: Director: Nitesh Tiwari. Another hallmark movie by Aamir Khan. Around true story of girl wrestler. Highest grossing Bollywood movie, with box office collection of over $300M.
moh maya money: Director: Munish Bhardwa. Very thrilling and unique storyline
ms dhoni: The untold story: Director: Neeraj Pandey. True life story of M.S. Dhoni. Story has been put together very nicely
fan: Director: Maneesh Sharma. Though not a big success, it has a very unique storyline about a fan of a movie star
Airlift: Director: Raja krishna menon. An OK movie based on true story of Indians trapped in another country
Neerja: Director: Ram Madhvani. True story about plane hijack. Very nicely filmed, and keeps you tied to your seat.
Akira: Director: AR Murugadoss. Surprisingly, this movie is so good, but doesn't get mentioned anywhere.
Pink: Director: Anuradha Roy Choudhary. A movie around rape and law. Very captivating.
Mohenjo Daro: Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar. An OK movie. Picturization is superb.
Kapoor and sons (since 1921): Director: Shakun Batra. A good movie with different complexions in a family.
Trapped: Director: Vikramaditya Motwane. A unique plot about person trapped in a building.
2015
bajrangi bhaijaan: Director: Kabir Khan. One of the rare movies from Salman Khan which is worth watching. Comic movie with serious plotline.
bajirao Mastani: Director: Sanjay leela bhansali. Worth watching, based on epic love story. Grand stage scenes.
badlapur: Director: Shriram Raghvan. A great movie on revenge.
Gabbar is back (or Gabbar): Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali. A unique based around sholay's gabbar
Drishyam: Director: Nishant Kamat. One of the best thrillers I ever watched.
Talvar: Director: Meghna Gulzar. Very nicely knitted true story about a girl's murder case in Delhi.
NH10: Director: Navdeep singh. very gripping road trip gone wrong.
Dum Laga Ke Haisha: Director: Sharat Katariya. Very touching movie about a fat wife.
2014
PK: Director: Raj Kumar Hirani. Very unique and comic plotline about an alien.
Shaadi Ke side effects: Director: Saket Choudhary. A decent comic movie as the title indicates.
mardaani: Director: Pradeep srakar. yet to watch??
2013:
goliyon ki raasleela ramleela: Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Worth watching if not for anything, but for the beautiful picturization and gaalis. An adult movie, as it has foul language.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: Director: OmPrakash Mehra. True inspiring movie about runner Milkha singh
Jolly LLB: Director: Subhash Kapoor. Comic movie about lawyer fighting for PIL.
Murder 3: Director: Vishesh bhatt. It's a sequel in "Murder" movie series, but has totally different suspense/thrill story. Very unique and captivating story. remake of thriller "The hidden face".
Go Goa Gone: Director: Raj Nidimoru. A superb zombie movie, with comic plotline that I liked. Was a failure at box office though.
Ankur arora murder case: Director: Suhail Tatari. A thriller about a patient getting killed by a doctor.
2012
English Vinglish: Director: Gauri Shinde. starring Sri devi, it's a low budget clean and touching movie, about someone trying to learn English
Vicky Donor: Director: Shoojit Sircar. A very funny movie about a sperm donor.
Paan Singh Tomar: Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia. A true story about an Olympic runner from India who turned into a dacoit, due to poverty.
Fatso: Director: Rajat Kapoor. Unique storyline about a fat person. Interesting twist in story.
Bol Bachchan: Director: Rohit Shetty. Very comic movie set in a village.
Talaash: Director: Reema Kagti. A superb movie about immortal "soul". aamir Khan hallmark movie.
Son of Sardar: Director: Ashwni Dhir. A fun masala movie.
2011
Pyar Ka Punchnama: Director: Luv Ranjan. A low budget movie with all new actors, it's a must see for guys. It's highly hilarious plot centers around 3 bachelor friends getting into relationships.
Delhi Belly: Director: Abhinay Deo. Starring Imran Khan, this is one of the best comedies. It does have a lot of vulgar language, so brush up your hindi vocabulary, before attempting to see it.
Chala Mussaddi Office Office: Director: Rajiv Mehra. Based on popular comedy serial office office, this is very hilarious movie about someone trying to prove himself alive. Pankaj Kapoor acted superbly although the end is a little let down.
No One Killed Jessica: Director: Raj Kumar Gupta: Based on true story of a murder in Delhi, this is a very nicely knit serious movie which keeps you tied to your seat.
Shor in The City: Director: Raj Nidimoru, Krishna Dk. Again, a very low budget movie, starring Tushaar Kapoor, it has a very unique plot and thrilling end, which makes it a must see.
Saheb Biwi aur gangster: Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia. yet to watch ?? FIXME ?? More sequel later.
2010
Atithi tum Kab Jaoge: Director: Ashwani Dhir. Starring Ajay Devgan and Paresh Rawal, this is one of the best hilarious movies revolving around unwanted guest.
Well done Abba: Director: Shyam Benegal. Starring Boman Irani, this is a subtle humour comedy about corruption in India. Very unique story.
Peepli Live: Director: Anusha Rizvi. Starring Rahguveer Yadav, this ultimate hilarious movie is a must see. It's a about a poor farmer committing live suicide.
Tere Bin Laden: Director: Abishek sharma: Nice hilarious plot.
Phas Gaye Re Obama: Director: Subhash Kapoor. One of the superb hilarious movies rotating around the kidnap of an NRI.
Do Dooni char: Director: Habib Faisal. starring rishi Kapoor and Nitu Singh, this is a subtle homely comedy movie about a middle class couple running into all sort of money problems. Movie that you can relate to !!
Robot: Director: S. shankar. starring rajnikant and Aishwarya Rai, this is a hi-fi science fiction movie, which will be liked by normal masses too, due to it's simple plot, nice action and superb graphics.
Ishqiya: Director abhisekh chaubey.
We are Family: Director: Siddharth Malhotra. Finally a chick movie, that even guys can tolerate. Nice and touching romantic story starring Kajol and Kareena Kapoor.
Khichdi: The movie: Director: Aatish Kapadia.
Band Baaja Baaraat: Director: Maneesh Sharma. Very nice refreshing movie about wedding planners.
2009
3 idiots: Director: Rajkumar Hirani. Starring Aamir Khan, this movie needs no introduction. It's a hilarious movie revolving around 3 friends.
13B: Director: Vikram K Kumar. Starring R. Madhavan, this is one of the best horror movies that I've ever seen. Unfortunately, this movie got lost among big budget movies, but if you like watching horror movies, this movie will scare you. I won't divulge any details.
Paa: Director: R. Balakrishnan. Starring Amitabh Bachan, this is a movie worth watching once.
Jail: Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. Starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, it's a decent and touching movie depicting the life of an inncent person put in jail.
Billu Barber: Director: Starring Irrfan Khan, it's a decent comedy movie which will keep you in suspense till the end.
2008
ghazini: Director: A.R. Murugadoss. starring Aamir Khan, this is a really nice and different movie about a person revenging his wife's murderers. Though it sounds like a typical action movie, but direction is superb, and movie keeps you tightened to your seat because you don't know what's happening next.
Slumdog Millionaire: Director: Danna Boyle. Although this is a hollywood movie and is mostly in English, it's an indian story about a slum guy winning million dollars in "who wants to be a millionaire". Very entertaining and different movie.
Dostana: Director: Tarun Manshukhani. Starring big actors, this movie is still a nice comedy movie about pretending gay couple. The movie does shift from comedy to emotions in the second half, which seems dragging.
A Wednesday: Director: Neeraj Pandey. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, this is a brilliantly directed movie on terrorism from the perspective of a common man. this is a thriller with a twisting end.
Sorry Bhai: Director: Onir. This is a different kind of comedy, and keeps you excited till the end.
U, Me aur Hum Director: Ajay Devgan. A very emotional movie revolving around Alzheimer's diease.
Fashion: Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. Starring Priyanka chopra, this is a nice movie depicting struggles, emotions in fashion world. A typical unconventional movie.
Ramchand Pakistani: Director: Mehreen Jabbar. A very low budget emotional movie, about innocent people who are detained for mistakenly crossing borderline between India and Pakistan. Unique in the sense that it shows a Pakistani being treated unfairly at Indian detainee camp.
Dasvidaniya: Director: Shashant shah. Starring Vinay pathak, this is a emotional comedy movie about a person making list of things he wants to do before he dies. Different bold comedy. Not a hit, though.
EMI: Leeya hai to chukana parega: Director: Sourabh Kabra. Wasn't a sucess, but is indeed a very good comical movie.
2007
Om shanti Om: Director: Farah Khan. This is a very good comedy/drama film, with superhit songs. Was biggest hit of 2007.
Taare Zameen Par: Director: Aamir Khan. Again one of the offbeat movies with a social message. A must see.
Jab we Met: Director: Imtiaz Ali. This romantic comedy movie is so superbly directed, that the so so story appears good. Super hit songs along with Kareena Kapoor's nice comic acting.
Chak de India: Director: Shimit Amin. starring Shah Rukh Khan, this is very unique story revolving around a football team. Very engaging movie. Big blockbuster.
Johnny Gaddar: Director: Sriram Raghavan. Starring Dharmendra, this is a thriller about a murder, and very nicely knit story, totally immersing you till the end. A must watch.
Guru: Director: Mani Ratnam: Starring Abhisekh Bachchan, based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani.
The namesake Director: Mira Nair. starring Tabu, this movie is based on the story of an Indian person, settling in USA, and his life after he gets married and has kids. This movie made over $14M just at US Box-office and became the biggest hit in USA for a bollywood movie at that time. Very emotional and must watch.
namaste london: Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah. Starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, an OK time pass movie with nice songs.
Apne: Director: Anil Sharma. Starring Dharmendra and his family, one of the top 10 hits of 2007.
The Train: Director: Hasnain Hyderabadwala, Raksha Mistry. Starring Emraan Hashmi, it has a unique and thrilling story.
Dhamaal: Director: Indra Kumar. Starring sanjay Dutt, nice comedy movie. Big hit.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa: Director: Priyadarshan. Starring Akshay Kumar, this is an average comedy movie made by priysadarshan.
Bheja fry: Director: Sagar Ballary. Starring vinay pathak, it's a real bheja fry comedy. Setup in a room, it's surprising to find that such a comedy movie can be made. A very unconventional comedy, which might turn out to be real boring for some people, like me.
Swami: Director: Ganesh Acharya. Starring Manoj Bajpai and Juhi chawla, this story is based on a person's dreams of sending his kids to USA and settling there.
Shootout at Lokhandwala: Director: Apoorva Lakhiya. Good action movie. yet to watch FIXME ?
Manorama Six Feet Under: Director: Navdeep singh. FIXME? yet to watch
2006
Malamaal Weekly: Director: Priyadarshan. Starring Paresh Rawal and Om Puri, this is again one of the fantastic comedy movies about a person winning a lottery.
Golmaal - Fun unlimited: Director: Rohit Shetty. starring Ajay Devgan, an excellent comedy movie revolving around 4 friends.
The Namesake: Director: Mira Nair. It's a English language movie based on the novel "The Namesake", starring Tabu and Irfan Khan. The movie depicts the life of an Indian coupe who moves to USA, raise the family and their final destiny. Very touching movie. Relevant to all NRIs who share the same story.
Khosla ka Ghosla: Director: Diwakar Banerjee. Starring anupam kher, a superb comedy revolving around the process of home buying in India. Totally different story and keeps you on the edge till the end.
Rang de basanti: Director: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra. starring Amir Khan, a very nicely made movie about current problems facing India.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai: Director: Rajkumar Hirani. starring sanjay datt, a very good comedy movie. On par with the first one, MuunaBhai MBBS.
Krrish: Director: Rakesh Roshan. starring Hritik Roshan, a worthwhile watch involving the best graphics and cinematography not seen in any other desi movie.
Dor: Director: Nagesh Kukunoor. starring Ayesha takia, it is a very engaging and a totally unique story revolving around two women.
Apna Sapna Money Money: Director: Sangeeth sivan. Starring Ritesh Deshmukh. An above average comedy movie and entertaining enough, though was a flop.
Omkara: Director: Vishal Bhardwaj. Starring Ajay Devgan, a very nicely directed movie with superb songs. Enjoyable, though has some foul language spoken at places.
Vivah: Director: Sooraj Barjatya. Starring Shahid Kapoor, this was not a big hit, but coming from Rajshri Productions, it has a very nice direction. Story rotates about engagement and marriage in India.
Pyaar ke side effects: Director: saket chaudhary. Starring Rahul bose and Mallika sherawat, this is an average comedy movie about comaptibility in relationships during dating/engagement.
2005
No Entry: Director: Boney kapoor. This may well be the best comedy movie of the last cople of years. One of the Biggest Hit overseas.
Bunty aur Babli: Director: Shaad Ali. starring abhisekh bachchan and rani mukherjee, an awesome comedy movie with a very different story plot. Superb songs. Big hit.
Water: Director: Deepa Mehta. It's a candian movie and was released in India in 2007. A very touching and serious movie about a girl getting widowed in childhood.
Sarkar: Director: Rom Gopal Verma. starring amitabh bachchan, a mind blowing movie with a unique plot, possibly based on "Godfather" from Hollywood. Very big Hit.
Parineeta: Director: Pradeep sarkar. Starring Sanjay dutt, this has a very nice direction and good concept. An unconventional love movie.
Paheli: Director: Amol Palekar. starring shahrukh khan, very nice movie with a totally new and unique story plot about ghost and real, in a funny way.
Iqbal: Director: Nagesh Kukunoor. An offbeat movie by Mukta arts. It's an awesome movie about a struggling poor cricketer.
BluffMaster: Director: Rohan Sippy. starring abhisekh bachchan, a comedy and a suspense movie with a very unusual climax. However, didn't fare well at Box office.
My Wife's Murder: Director: Ram Gopal Verma. This has a new story and is very refreshing. About a person dealing with a totally unplanned murder.
Mumbai Express: Director: Srinivas Rao Singeetham. Starring Kamal Hassan, this comedy got lost in bollywood. It's actually a very funny confusing movie about a kidnap.
Main, meri Patni aur woh: Director: chandan arora. Starring Rajpal yadav, this is one of the finely knit comedy movies about a short guy marrying a tall woman. Lots of hilarious punches about height and beauty complexions arising in relationship.
Ramji Londonwaley: Director: Sanjay Dayma. Very nice comedy movie about a desi going to Britain.
Page 3: Director: Madhur Bhandarkar. A small budget movie by Madhur bhandarkar, this has a very nice story about page 3 gossips appearing in newspaper about celebrities, and was a big hit.
Kya Kool hain hum: Director Ekta Kapoor. This is actually a very good comedy movie, considering it's coming from the saas-bahu style director. No saas-bahu drama in this story, total fun.
black: Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali. starring amitabh bachchan, it won tons of awards. very serious movie for serious people only. Can be watched once at most. Included for completeness.
Virrudh: Director: mahesh majrekar. This has nice story and direction. However, this wasn't a hit.
Salaam Namaste: Director: Siddharth Anand. From Yash Raj camp, it was one of the biggest hits. Story rotates around living relationship complexions, and nothing exciting here. Included for completness.
2004
Masti: Director: Indra Kumar. Starring Vivek Oberoi, this is an excellent comedy movie about 3 friends getting involved in extra marital affairs.
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi: Director: David Dhawan. Starring Salman Khan and akshay Kumar, a good comedy movie about 2 guys wanting to get the same girl.
Veer Zaara: Director: Yash Chopra. Starring Sharukh Khan, a very emotional movie about love between an Indian guy and a Pakistani girl.
Dhoom: Director: Sanjay Gadhvi. Starring Abhisekh Bachchan, this is a comedy cum action movie with super-hit songs. Unconventional story.
Murder: Director: Anurag Basu. Fast thrilling movie about a murder, with superb songs.
Swades: Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar. Starring Shahrukh Khan, a very simple and nicely knit movie about an NRI falling in love with an Indian girl on a trip to India.
Bride and Prejudice: Director: Gurinder Chadha. Starring Aishwarya Rai, it's an ABCD movie (with a lot of dialogues in English) and made about $25M in revenues (a big hit). This movie is just a Bolywood adaptation of Hollywood movie, Pride and Prejudice, which was directed by Jane Austen. Some may not find it comical at all.
Hulchul: Director: Priyadarshan. An OK comedy movie.
HumTum: Director: Kunal Kohli. An OK comedy before the interval, but gets pretty boring and serious after the interval.
Lakshya: Director: Farhan Akhtar. If you like unconventional movies, you will enjoy this about an aimless guy trying to find his lakshya in life.
Main hoon Na: Director: Farah Khan. Starring Sharukh Khan, this is an ok love/comedy movie. Turned out to be a big hit.
Hyderabad Blues 2: Director: Nagesh Kukunoor. This movie is a sequel to the hugely successful movie Hyderabad Blues. The director is a US returned techie and just tries to capture the life of such techies in these 2 movies. But this sequel was a let down. However the first part of this sequel is superb. The second part included for completeness.
2003
Munnabhai MBBS: Director: RajKumar Hirani. Starring Sanjay Dutt, an excellent comedy movie about a gangster pretending to be a doctor and going to study for an MBBS.
Where's The Party Yaar: Director: Benny Matthews. This is an ABCD movie (meaning dialogues are in English most of the places) starring Kal penn and Sunil Malhotra. It's an excellent comedy movie about a desi coming to USA and wanting to get mingled.
Dhoop:: Director: Ashwini Chowdhary. Starring Om Puri, this is a very serious movie about aged parents fighting for justice whose army son gets killed in Kargil. Very nicely directed and very emotional.
Koi.. Mil gaya: Director: Rakesh Roshan. Starring Hrithik Roshan, this movie is more or less a copy of Hollywood Blockbuster, E.T. The extra Terrestrial, directed by Steven Speilberg in 1982. If you haven't watched the hollywood version, you will find this movie very exciting and the story pretty unique. Nice direction overall.
Baghban: Director: Ravi Chopra. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, this is based on conventional story of kaput sons throwing away their aged parents. However, what makes it unique is the direction and a twist in the end.
Green Card Fever: Director: Bala Rajasekharuni. This is an ABCD movie (dialogues in English) about a desi guy looking to get a green card in USA. A decent funnny movie.
Pinjar: Director: Chandra Parakash Dwivedi. Starring Urmila Matondkar and Manoj Bajpai, the story is based on hindu-muslim problem at the time of partition of India. Superb acting and only for people who love serious movies.
hungama: Director: Priyadarshan. This is an OK comedy built around multiple confusions.
Gangaajal: Director: Prakash Jha. Starring Ajay Devgan, the plot is based on honest officer fighting corrupt politicians. Nice interesting fast paced movie.
bhoot: Director: Ram Gopal Verma. starring Urmila Matondkar, this movie is for people looking for a decent horror movie.
kal ho naa ho: Director: Nikhil Advani. Starring Shahrukh khan, this movie is good comedy before the interval, but gets very boring after that. Was a big hit though.
2002
saathiya: Director: Shaad Ali. Starring Vivek Oberoi, this is a very thrilling movie based on love and marriage. Direction and story are superb with super hit songs. A must watch.
aankhen: Director: Vipul Shah. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, this is a thrilling movie about 4 blind guys planning to rob a bank. Superb story and direction.
company: Director: Ram Gopal Verma. Starring Ajay Devgan, a very nicely directed movie on gangsters.
bend it like beckham: Director: Gurinder Chadha. Starring Parminder Nagra, this is a UK mvovie with most of the dialogues in English. Nice story about a girl wanting to become a soccer player.
mr. and mrs iyer: Director: Aparna Sen. Serious movie with unconventional plot about a hindu girl and a muslim guy.
devdas: Director: Sanjay leela Bhansali. One of the most expensive movies, with nothing to brag about, except the cost. Included for completeness.
bollywood hollywood: Director: Deepa Mehta. An OK ABCD movie (dialogues are in English) with light hearted comedy about an Indian family in USA.
2001
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha: Director: Anil Sharma. A must watch movie based on a sikh guy and a muslim girl during partition of India.
Lagaan: Director: Ashutosh Gowariker. A very good movie revolving around a cricket match.
Dil chahta hai: Director: Farhan Akhtar. A very unconventional comedy and romantic movie rotating around 3 friends. A must watch for its unique plot.
Monsoon Wedding: Director: Mira Nair. It's an ABCD movie (meaning most dialogues are in English). A very different refreshing movie about a get together for a family wedding. Was the biggest hit in USA collecting about $15M at US box office.
kabhi kushi kabhi gum: Director: Karan Johar. A typical love and sacrifice movie. Was a big hit and is still one of the biggest hit overseas.
kyon kii main jhuth nahi bolta: Director: David Dhawan. this is a decent comedy movie about a liar guy who gets in the habit of always telling truth.
2000-1991
2000: hera pheri: Director: Priyadarshan. Easily one of the best comedy movies of this decade. A must watch.
2000: Astitva: Director: mahesh manjrekar. starring Tabu, it's a filmy drama revolving around male female relationship, adultery and chauvinism. A very different film.
2000: Pukar: Director: RajKumar Santoshi. A good action movie, won bunch of awards.
2000: hamara dil appke paas hai: Director: Satish Kaushik. A good romantic serious movie about rape.
1999: Badshah: Director: Abbas Mastan. Starring Shahrukh Khan, a very nice comedy.
1999: Vastaav: The reality: Director: Mahesh Manjrekar. Starring Sanjay Dutt, a very touching movie about life of a gangster.
1998: Hyderabad Blues: Director: Nagesh Kukunoor. This is a superb movie and a must watch. See above in "Hyderabad Blues 2" for more details.
1998: Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate: Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee (last movie by this legend). Remake of hit movie "chupke chupke" from 1976. Very nice honest comic movie to watch.
1998: Dushman: Director: Tanuja Chandra. A very thrilling movie with superb acting from Ashutosh Rana which is bound to scare you.
1998: Ghulam: Director: Vikram Bhatt. starring Aamir Khan, a very unconventional story.
1998: 1947: Earth. Director: Deepa Mehta. A very unconventional movie starring Aamir Khan. story is setup around partition time and shows divisions based on religion.
1997: Border: Director: J.P.Dutta. starring a lot of superstars, this is a nicely directed movie on Indo-pak war.
1997: Gupt: The hidden Truth. Director: Rajiv Rai. A very thrilling movie with suspense till the end.
1997: Ishq: Director: Indra Kumar. Easily one of the top 10 comedy movies of this decade. superb songs and definitely a must watch.
1997: pardes: Director: Subhash ghai. Simple nice entertaining movie.
1997: Virasat: Director: Priyadarshan. Starring Anil Kapoor, an entertaining plot about family rivalry and love and sacrifice. Lots of blood and fights in the movie.
1996: Fire: Director: Deepa Mehta. A very engaging movie based on homosexual relationship between 2 women within a family. Highly controversial.
1996: Agni Sakshi: Director: Partho Ghosh. Based on Hollywood movie "sleeping with the enemy", this is a thrilling movie about a women with 2 husbands. Nana Patekar in one of his fine roles along with Manisha Koirala and Jackie Shroff.
1995: Bombay: Director: Mani Ratnam. A superb movie based on Mumbai riots in 1991. A must watch with superhit songs.
1994: andaz apna apna: Director: Rajkumar Santoshi. starring Aamir Khan and Salman Khan, it's a superb comedy.
1994: Hum Aaapke hain koun: Director: Sooraj Barjatya. Highest grossing film of all times. 1st movie to cross Rs 100 Crore in box office sales. It's a pure love story, basically a copy of earlier 1982 movie "Nadiya ke paar"
1993: Damini - Lightning. Director: RajKumar Santoshi. starring Meenakshi Sheshadri, the story is about the rape of a servant lady and the fight for justice.
1993: Gardish. director: Priyadarshan. Starring Jackie Shroff, the movie rotates around honesty and corruption in Indian society.
1993: Hum hain raahi Pyar Ke. Director: Mahesh Bhatt. A refreshing comedy with superhit songs.
1992: Joh Jeeta Wohi sikandar. Director: Mansoor Khan. Starring Aamir Khan, a very touching story that culminates in a cycle race. Superb songs. A must see.
1992: Roja. Director: Mani Ratnam. Starring Arvind swamy, it was one of the best movies of that time with A. R. Rehman making a debut as movie director. Story around love and terrorists.
1991: Mississippi Masala. director: Mira Nair. The movie is an English Hollywood movie, but it's directed by an Indian and has Indian actors, so it's included here. It was a big hit earning around $100M and is based on interracial romantic relationships. It stars Denzel Washington, Sharmila Tagore, and Roshan Seth.
1991: Prahaar: The final attack. Director: Nana Patekar. Starring Nana Patekar, it exposes the plight of a common man in midst of corrupt politicians.
1990-1975
1990: Ghayal. Director: RajKumar santoshi. Starring Sunny Deol, a decent movie about love and fight for justice.
1988: Salaam Bombay!. Director: Mira Nair. Based on day to day life of children on Mumbai streets, this movie won a couple of awards.
1987: Mr. India: Director: Shekhar Kapoor. Starring Anil Kapoor, based on the story of a man capable of turning invisible.
1986: New Delhi Times. Director: Romesh Sharma. Exposes political corruption in media. Won couple of awards.
1986: Amrit. Director: Mohan Kumar. Starring Rajesh Khanna and Smita Patil, it's a sad plot about old parents being mistreated by kids. An above avg movie.
1983: Jaane bhi do yaaro. Director: Kundan Shah. Starring Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri, this is one of the best comedy movie of all times.
1980: Karz. Director: Subhash Ghai. Starring Rishi Kapoor, the story is based on rebirth. It had superb songs which were easily among the top songs of that decade.
1975: Sholay: Director: Ramesh Sippy. Although it's a pure masala movie, but it was such a bit hit, that it would be unfair not to include it. Gabbar Singh became a household name.
Movies befor 1980 may not be worth watching anymore, as the print quality is abysmal. They look horrible especially on big 70 inch 4K TVs. Unless the sellers use some form of AI or signal processing to improve quality of these movies, it's best not to torture your eyes.