As we all know, there is a world-famous film production base "Hollywood" in Los Angeles, the United States, but what many people don't know is that there is also such a film production base in Mumbai, India, which people call "Bollywood."

In the world film industry, Indian films are absolutely unique. As we all know, there is a world-famous film production base "Hollywood" in Los Angeles, the United States, but what many people don't know is that there is also such a film production base in Mumbai, India, which people call " Bollywood ". The films it produces can also win awards at major film festivals around the world and reap huge box office returns. In the traditional impression of many people, Indian movies are equal to "musicals". Some people even jokingly say that Indian movies are "dancing at the drop of a hat". Not to mention, the songs and dances they danced were really beautiful. However, Indian movies are definitely not limited to musicals. In fact, they have great classics in various genres. The American movie website SOFY combined various evaluation indicators and selected the 10 greatest Indian movies in history in 2019. If you like Indian movies, or want to know more about Indian movies, then these 10 movies are definitely not to be missed!

1. SHOLAY (1975)

Type: Action / Adventure / Comedy

Director: Ramesh Sippy

Starring: Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan

rating: Imdb8.2 (49,639 people), Douban 6.9 (192 people)

Sholay means "ashes" in Hindi. In this movie, a policeman arrests one of the most brutal robbers in history. Unexpectedly, the latter escapes from prison and murders the policeman's family in revenge. In the massacre, only the policeman's daughter-in-law survived, and he himself lost his hands. To this end, he went to prison and persuaded two desperadoes in custody to join him in his revenge. They want to capture the robbers alive and bring them to justice. Can they succeed?

2. Three Idiots (2009)

Type: Comedy / Drama

Director: Rajkumar Hirani

Starring: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh

Rating: Imdb8.4 (327,130 people), Douban 9.2 (1,375,041 people)

Three Indian students lived in the same room at the university and became friends. Among them, Rancher was different. He openly contradicted the principal, questioned his teaching methods, and even encouraged the principal's daughter to leave his fiancé because he only had money in his eyes. His maverick behavior aroused strong dissatisfaction with the model student nicknamed "The Silencer", and the two agreed to compete again in ten years. However, after graduation, Ranche left without saying goodbye and disappeared from the world. How did their bet end?

3.《Mother India》Mother India (1957)

Type: Drama/Music/Family

Director: Mehboob Khan

Starring: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar

Rating: Imdb8.1 (8,195 people), Douban 6.9 (119 people)

This is the first Indian film to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. After India's independence, a mother attended the opening ceremony of a water canal in her village and recalled her past life. In order to get married, her mother-in-law did not hesitate to ask for loans from the villagers. After her marriage, she worked hard day and night to repay the loan and high interest rates, but her husband lost both hands in an accident. In order not to hurt his family, he ran away from home. With the burden of the family and the prejudice of the world, where should the mother go?

4. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Type: Comedy/Drama/Musical

Director: Aditya Chopra

Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Amrish Puri

Rating: Imdb8.1 (8,195 people), Douban 8.2 (1,228 people)

This is one of the best love movies in Indian history. The Indian girl Himmler lived and grew up in England. Her father wanted to marry her to the son of a friend, which made her very angry. On a train to Europe for vacation, she meets an Indian man, Raj. The two disliked each other at first, but eventually fell in love and couldn't extricate themselves. After his father learned about it, he moved his family back to India.Raj came all the way after hearing the news. How can he deal with his love rival and future father-in-law before he can finally embrace the beauty?

5. "Once Upon a Time in India" Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Type: Adventure / Drama / Musical

Director: Ashutosh Gowariker

Starring: Aamir Khan, Raghuvir Yadav, Gracy Singh

rating: Imdb8.1 (101,074 people), Douban 7.8 (3,435 people)

In 11893, the British army invaded India and was stationed in a small mountain village that had been experiencing drought for years. The leader of the British army wants to play a cricket match with the young people in the village. If the British army loses, the village will be exempted from taxes for three years. Otherwise, the village taxes will be tripled. Rafan, a young man from the village agreed to the duel. But there was no response from others because they didn’t even know what cricket was. The kind-hearted sister of the British army leader decided to help the villagers train. Who will win in this game?

Genre: Romance/Drama/War

Director: K. Asif

Starring: Prithviraj Kapoor, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar

Rating: Imdb8.3 (6,932 people), Douban 7.9 (1,20 people)

6th century, India in King Ak Under the rule of Pakistan , the country is peaceful and the people are safe. But what bothered him was that his son Prince Salim not only rejected his arranged marriage, but also fell in love with Ankari, a socialite of humble origin. He imprisoned Ankoli, but was rescued by his son. The king couldn't bear it anymore and sent an army to capture the prince. The king wanted him to tell Ankoli's whereabouts or he would be beheaded, but the prince would rather die than surrender. When their lives hang on a thread, what will be the fate of the prince and Ankari?

7. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: Kundan Shah

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Barve

Rating: Imdb8.4 (12,526 people), Douban (none)

For Chinese audiences, this is a real unpopular movie. Not only does it not have a Chinese translation, no one even rated it on Douban. In the film, two photographers team up to open a photo studio. Their first business came from a magazine known for exposing the scandalous lives of the rich and famous. One day, the two of them accidentally discovered an assassination scene in the photos they developed. They decided to uncover the truth, but found themselves trapped deeper and deeper, with no way to escape. What will be waiting for the two of them?

8. Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)

Genre: Action / Comedy / Crime

Director: Anurag Kashyap

Starring: Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Nawazuddin Siddiqui

rating: Imdb8.2 (76,311 people), Douban 6.6 (669 people)

At the end of the British rule in India, Shahid Khan went to rob British trains in the name of the legendary Sultan. He was expelled from Wasseypur and escaped. He went to Dhanbad and became a coal miner. He was eventually killed by the coal mine owner because he tried to rebel against his clients. Ten years later, his son Sardar Khan became the overlord of the Wasseypur gang and vowed to avenge his father. On the one hand, he battled wits and courage with the coal mine owner who killed his father and his enemy in Dhanbad, and on the other hand, he faced off against the previous overlord, the Sultan, in Wasseypur. Will he get what he wants?

9. "Oh My God" OMG: Oh My God! (2012)

Type: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy

Director: Umesh Shukla

Starring: Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty

Rating: Imdb8.1 (48,794 people), Douban 8.4 (52,713 people)

The antique dealer selling Buddha statues is an atheist, and the solemn Buddha statues are just toys in his eyes. One day, in order to drag his son home from an event, he made a joke on God. As a result, a sudden earthquake destroyed his antique shop, but the surrounding shops were unscathed. Insurance companies also refused to pay compensation on the grounds of force majeure. In an instant, he was extremely angry when he had nothing. He took God to court with a complaint.And the god himself has come to him. Will his view of the god change?

10. "Buffy's Bizarre Fate" Barfi! (2012)

Type: Drama / Comedy / Romance

Director: Anurag Basu

Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz

rating: Imdb8.1 (73,076 people), Douban 8.3 (9,306 people)

In the 1970s, Buffy, who had impaired hearing and speech functions, fell in love with Shruti. But the latter succumbed to social and parental pressure and married a "normal" man. Buffy's father was hospitalized due to illness. He was in urgent need of money and wanted to kidnap the autistic granddaughter of a wealthy family. As a result, everything went wrong, and my father passed away. During this period, he had a secret affair with the autistic girl. Years later, Buffy and Shruti meet by chance and the latter realizes that she still loves him. Where will the love between the three go?

How many of the 10 movies above have you seen? In your opinion, do they deserve to be on this list? Ranking excellent movies is a very subjective matter in itself. In your opinion, what are the 10 greatest Indian movies? (text/Things about world history)