Memories are made of these – films which have become all-time classics

Bollywood is the world’s second largest producer of films and every year  a barrage of them hits the movie theaters. Only a few of them survive long enough to gain immortality. This is my list of top 10 Bollywood movies of all times. Counting right from the inception of cinema in India to this Friday’s releases; we give you ten movies that every Bollywood buff must watch at least once in his/her lifetime.

Pather Panchali - Satyajit Ray's directorial debut

1 Pather Panchali – There are chances that you will have heard the name of this movie only if you have been a film student or have lived in the state of West Bengal. For rest of us, Pather Panchali is an obscure name. This movie came out way back in 1955 and was the directorial debut of Satyajit Ray. It won an award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival and received international acclaim for it’s realistic portrayal of the life  of a poor Indian. Watch this movie for the simplicity and for the excellent acting and editing. Satyajit Ray gave us a vision of his greatness with this, his first offering..

Mughal-e-Azam

2 Mughal-e-Azam – K.Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam is the definition of an epic movie. Shot on a staggering budget across 15 years, it featured elaborate costumes and war scenes. The actors were the best of their time – Dilip Kumar, Madhubala and Prthiviraj Kapoor. Who says period movies are just a onetime watch? Mughal-e-Azam has survived the test of time. In 2004, it became the first Indian movie, originally shot in black and white to be converted into colour.

Sholay

3 Sholay – On 15 August, 1975 came out a movie by the name of Sholay and suddenly Jai and Veeru became the Indian yardstick of true friendship. The Sippys gave us Sholay, which in turn gave us many immortal dialogues like ” Kitne aadmi the?” and “Nahe basanti, inn kutto ke samne mat naachna.” This film became one of the highest grossing Hindi films of all times, and even today it’s DVD’s are very popular. The movie’s charm lay in a great story, fabulous performances and the birth of a new menacing villain in the shape and form of Amjad Khan.