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Bollywood is one of the biggest industries in the world, producing more than 2000 films every year. It has been years, and many new stars came and went, but the nation showered love for each generation of artists.
Indian cinema has a unique identity and has welcomed people from different backgrounds with open hands.
While today's Bollywood is a lot different than what it used to be, fans still have a soft corner for old hindi movie names films as they left an everlasting impression on their hearts.
Here's a list of famous old movies bollywood films that you can enjoy on your next movie date.
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1. Pyaasa (1957)
This movie is about Vijaya, a talented but struggling writer whose efforts to get published constantly fail.
During all this struggle, his paths cross with Gulabo, a prostitute, who falls in love with him and convinces a publisher to publish his work, but she misrepresents Vijay's death.
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2. Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
This movie revolves around a poor farmer named Shambhu from Calcutta, and his struggle to repay his debts led his way to become a rickshaw puller.
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3. Awaara (1951)
The plot of this movie revolves around a poor thief Raj, lawyer Rita, and a judge named Raghunath.
Raj
kills Jagga because he was responsible for the pain to his family.
Later, Raj's case was represented by his love and lawyer Rita in the court of Raghunath, who is none other than his father.
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4. Jaagte Raho (1956) (Stay Alert)
A poor and lost villager came to Calcutta and was looking for water, while the residents mistake him for the thief.
While escaping, he exposes the dishonesty of building's residents.
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5. Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) (Paper Flowers)
A film director fell in love with an orphan woman named Shanti and made her a big star.
His wife and in-laws take legal action against him. In between, Shanti also leaves the film industry.
These emotional turmoils impact his career while Shanti tries to bring him back.
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6. Usne Kaha Tha (1960)
It's a love story about Nandu and Kamli who want to marry each other, but Kamli's uncle refuses because he is unemployed.
So, Nandu joined the army, and he gets to know that Kmali is already married.
Later, he finds out that her husband is his superior officer, so he has to decide whether to quit the army or relocate to forget Kamli.
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7. Neecha Nagar (1946)
The story revolved around a wealthy landlord who lives a lavish life while poor villagers live in misery.
He tries to relocate the villagers to have their land for a project by dumping his waste in the village, diverting water supply, etc.
Villagers agitate a protest against the landlord and it is led by Balraj.
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8. Dastak (1970)
A newly married couple relocate to Bombay and move to a flat earlier owned by courtesan Shamshad.
Shamshad's customers keep on coming to that place as they were unaware of her shifting, while neighbours think that the couple is also involved in the same profession.
It deals with social stigmas like flesh trade, notch girls, etc.
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9. Devdas (1955)
A love story about Devdas and Parvati, where he cannot marry her because she is poor and belongs to a lower caste.
He could not fight social evils and started drinking uncontrollably, ultimately destroying himself.
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10. Bombai Ka Babu (1960)
Babu and Malik are childhood friends who become Police inspectors and criminals, respectively.
Babu
kills a man and is blackmailed by Bhagat
for assuming the identity of Kundan, who is a wealthy heir.
Things complicate even more when Babu falls in love with Kundan's sister.
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11. Guide (1965)
The story revolves around an ex-tour guide, who is mistaken to be a sage by villagers.
He comes back from jail for theft and reflects on his lost love (Rosie), and starts afresh.
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12. Sangam (I) (1964)
The movie is about a pilot named Sundar, who falls in love with Radha, but gets rejected by her.
So, he tried to prove his worth and carry a risky flight in the Indian Air Force and was presumed to be dead during that flight.
But, he manages to resurface and marry Radha but later finds out that she was about to get married to his best friend.
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13. Anupama (1966)
It is about a workaholic named Mohan and how his life changes when his wife dies giving birth to their daughter, Uma.
He blames her for his wife's death and only shows affection when drunk.
Then, Uma meets Ashok and gets a ray of hope, while Mohan had other plans for her.
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14. Jewel Thief (1967)
A common man Vinay looks like a jewel thief named Amar, and helps police impersonate Amar to solve a crime, but things turn when Amar also starts to impersonate Vinay.
The movie revolves around how Vinay
face different hardships to prove himself innocent.
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15. Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963)
Children of two life-long rivals fall in love and juggle their lives to meet their family's expectations.
There are twists and turns when the father of the girl unknowingly assigns the contract to build his house to the boy.
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16. Namak Haraam (1973)
The story is about the friendship of two men. One is from a shanty, and the other from a wealthy background.
Ultimately, their friendship is put to test.
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17. Waqt (1965)
A story about a family that gets separated due to an earthquake.
The family reunites years later in a courtroom trial, where their lives are strangely connected.
The twist of the movie plot is that how the father meets his sons in strange circumstances.
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18. Hum Dono (1961)
The movie set the scene of world war II, where an army officer is presumed dead.
His lookalike is given the responsibility to inform the family about his death, but a series of circumstances made him impersonate the dead man.
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19. Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain (1965)
The movie revolves around childhood sweethearts Vijay and Rajni, who later get separated due to various circumstances.
When they meet again, they both have hatred for each other. Rajni gets married to Ravi, and the story continues about how their life is impacted when Vijay re-enters her life.
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21. Pakeezah (1972)
The story is based on Lucknow, where a courtesan named Sahibjaan, who believes that her pure soul and body can help her find true love.
A young man named Salim falls in love with her, but his family oppose his love for Sahibjaan.
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22. Naya Daur (1957)
In this movie, a kind-hearted businessman, employing rural people goes on pilgrimage and hands over his business to his son.
To make quick profits, his son endangers the livelihood of local farmers.
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23. Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957)
The story consists of a kind jail warden who tries to rehabilitate six hardened criminals.
He lays out a plan to teach them the meaning of hard work.
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24. Bandini (1963)
A prison doctor falls in love with a convict.
She tells him about her past and how she murdered the wife of her freedom fighter lover.
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25. Sujata (1960)
The story highlights the evil of the caste system where a Brahmin family adopts a lower caste girl.
But, when a young man from their caste wants to marry her, caste differences come to the surface again.
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26. Anuradha (1960)
The movie revolves around a young woman who gave up her promising career to marry a doctor.
Later her husband starts neglecting her, and she starts to question the worth of her marriage.
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27. Kabuliwala (1961)
A poor Afghana man named Rehman leaves his family behind to earn a living. He became a dry fruit vendor in India.
His homesickness made him befriend a young girl named Mini, who reminds him of his daughter.
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28. Teesri Manzil (1966)
A woman blames a nightclub drummer for the death of her sister.
She tries to seek revenge, but the duo ends up working together to solve this murder mystery and gets involved romantically.
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29. Amar Prem (1972)
A village woman named Pushpa is abandoned by her husband after he remarries someone else.
Pushpa's mother also abandons her, that forces her to get into prostitution in Kolkata, and she forms a strong relations with a wealthy patron.
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30. Mere Apne (1971)
An old widow named Anandi Devi is brought to the city by her distant relative Arun, who wanted to keep her as a maid.
She leaves the house and befriends a child beggar, and her kind nature made her popular among the youth groups led by Shyan and Cheenu, who are rivals of each other.
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31. Guddi (1971)
A teenage girl is head over heels in love with actor Dharmendra and does not accept marrying any other person.
So, her uncle contacts the actor to teach her the reality of life.
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32. Parichay (1972)
Ravi goes to his uncle and aunt for a job, who asks him to be a teacher for five spoiled grandchildren of wealthy Rai Sahab.
The movie takes a series of turns where he realizes that the children never tolerated any tutor for a long time.
They soon bond with Ravi, and he falls in love with the eldest student, Rama.
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33. Naya Din Nai Raat (1974)
A young woman runs away from her home as she does not want to get married.
She meets nine men from different professions in different ways, but her life takes a major turn when she meets one last man.
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34. Aandhi (1975)
J.K., a hotel manager, falls in love with Aarti, and they get married and have a daughter.
Later, their bond tarnished, and they separate.
Aarti becomes a famous politician and crosses paths with J.K. after years, but she does not want to be stigmatized as a 'separated woman' because of her past.
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35. Deewaar (1975)
The story is about the life of two brothers, where one becomes a leading figure in the underworld and the other one becomes an educated policeman.
Their differences start causing problems in their bond.
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36. Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
A classic love story of Amit and Pooja, whose families are against their relationship and end up marrying them to different persons.
But life takes an interesting turn when they meet again after years.
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37. Mother India (1957)
The story is about a mother who raises her sons after struggling a lot, but she never put her integrity at stake.
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38. Seema (1955)
An orphan named Gauri is falsely accused of theft
that lands her in a reformatory run by Ashok, but her rebelliousness gets her into trouble.
Later, she finds friendship, compassion, and love for the first time.
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39. Aakhri Khat (1966)
The story is about the illegitimate toddler son of a poor village woman and a city-based artist who is lost on the streets of Bombay after the unexpected demise of his mother.
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40. Sholay (1975)
A retired police officer named Thakur Baldev gets two convicts, Jaidev and Veeru, to capture Gabbar, a Bandit chief, because he massacred Thakur's family and chopped his arms.
Jai and Veeruls life goes through some interesting circumsatnces when they fall in love with Radha and Basanti, respectively.
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41. Heer Raanjha (1970)
A love story between Dheedo and Heer, where they fell in love, but Heer has to relocate because of the animosity between their families.
Later Dheedo learns about her whereabouts and changes his name to Raanjha to meet her.
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42. Aashirwad (1968)
The movie revolves around a life of a wealthy landlord whose wife gets separated and forbids him to see their daughter.
Their lives take a series of turns before there was a chance of reconciliation, but he gets jailed for killing a would-be rapist.
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43. Manzil (I) (1960)
A young man named Raju wants to become a musician, but his choice is not accepted by his father.
He decides to move to Bombay and faces a series of struggles.
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44. Kaala Patthar (1979)
Captain Vijay Pal Singh
abandon a ship full of 300 passengers during a calamity.
He was forced to work in a coal mine because of his guilt, where on one of the instances miners face a catastrophe as the water was forced into mining tunnels.
The movie then talks about whether Vijay will choose to save those 400 people or abandon them once again.
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45. Purab Aur Pachhim (1970)
A freedom fighter's son, Bharath, goes to London for higher studies and finds out Indians are ashamed of their roots there.
So, he tries to change their way of thinking.
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46. Mujhe Jeene Do (1963)
A criminal, Thakur Jernal Singh, falls in love with Chameli and elopes, and has a son.
Jernail is about to be captured by police, so he sends his wife and son to the nearby village, where the villagers attack the duo, but the police save them.
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47. Teesri Kasam (1966)
A naive bullock cart rider, Hiraman, falls in love with a passenger, Hirabai, who is a courtesan.
It later paves his way to the bad books of Thakur Vikram Singh.
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48. Chitralekha (1964)
Bijgupt, who is a king, frequently visits a dancer, Chitralekha. His wife Yashodhara decides to leave him and goes to Ashram.
Things take a turn when a priest tells Chitralekha to stay away from Bijgupt.
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49. Junoon (1979)
The story sets the scene in 1857, where an Indian Nawab wants to marry an Anglo-Indian woman, but her mother opposes this.
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50. Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958)
It is about three brothers, where one of them has a misunderstanding that his love left for another man.
The three brothers despise women, but things take a turn when the other two fall in love and fear for the remaining one.
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51. Safar (1970)
It is a romantic drama where two medical students, Avinash and Neela, fall in love.
But Avinash is ashamed of his background and insists Neela marry someone else.
Later, her husband suspects her affair and commits suicide, ending Neela in jail.
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52. Bawarchi (1972)
The plot revolves around a dysfunctional middle-class family where changes start to happen due to the influence of their multi-talented servant, who seems too good to be true.
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53. Gol Maal (1979)
Ramprasad works for Bhawani, who is a strict boss.
Bhavani catches Ramprasad at a hockey match, so he lies about having a twin, and this lie escalates him into a series of hilarious turns.
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54. Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)
It's a story about three brothers who got separated after their parents' murder.
Years later, they hope to reunite, and the only thing they know to recognize each other is a song they learned in childhood.
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55. Umrao Jaan (1981)
It's a story about a girl named Amiran, who is sold to Khanam Jain, who trains her to be a prostitute.
Then, she becomes a renowned poetess and courtesan.
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56. Karz (1980)
The story revolves around Ravi, who was killed by his wife in planning with sir Juda.
Later, Ravi is reborn as Monty Oberoi, a singer, and starts recollecting memories from his previous life.
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57. Maine Pyaar Kiya (1989)
It is a love story about Prem and Suman, where Suman's father leaves her to Chaudhary's family and goes abroad to earn better.
Chaudhary's are wealthy industrialists, and their son, Prem, falls in love with Suman.
Prem's father disapproves of his relationship as he wants Prem to marry Seema, and he insults Suman.
Suman's father returns and is enraged, while Prem leaves his house and tries to prove his love as per Suman's father's wish.
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58. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)
A classic love story where Raj and Rashmi, whose families have a strong rivalry, fall in love.
They elope as their families decide to end their relationship at any cost.
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Conclusion
Retro cinema is considered a golden era in Bollywood. No matter how much technology, animation, and filters the new cinema have, the simplicity of that era is still unmatched.
Bollywood is a perfect example of old is gold!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What is the best Bollywood film ever?
Answer: Sholay is one of the iconic films of all time, and there are many other superhits like Mughal-e-azam, Mother India, etc.
Q2. Who is the most popular movie in Hindi?
Answer: Baahubali is one of the most popular movies in Hindi of recent days. In retro films, Sholay, Mother India, QayamatSe Qayamat Tak, are some of the popular movies.
Q3. Which is the No 1 film in Bollywood?
Answer: There is no such no.1 as many movies are superhits of their era. Some of these movies are Sholay, Maine Pyaar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Dilwaale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge, Saraansh, etc.