An anthology of traditional values and an homage to the beauty of Indian heritage, Mother Indias spontaneous epic glory about self-sacrifice and female empowerment referred to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1958 it was done.

Hundreds of films were made and ranked in many dimensions of Bollywood cinema including story, direction, performance, musical composition as well as cultural influences and heritage.

We included Hindi-language films made between the period 1979-1919, which are included in the list of the best classic Bollywood films to date.

Some on the list are industrys favorite favorites, while others may surprise you.

The winners include names such as Guru Dutt, Bimal Roy, and Raj Kapoor, the masterpiece synonymous with Indian cinema each of which is one of Bollywoods greatest films of all time.

Always wondered why some young Harvard students like us like old Indian films so diligently No matter what you know about Bollywood, the films in this list will change your understanding of Indian films as before.

From the village epics that play with our national identity, in the melancholy poetry of a sudden disenchantment, classic Bollywood films take us from the enchanting glamor of Bombay nightlife to the majestic gardens of Kashmir.

They lead our souls through suffering and loss and revive our souls with redemption.

Pyaasa, or thirst, is the story of a persons pursuit of compassion in the cold frenzy of post-independence Indian society.

Vijay is an unpublished poet who has been rejected by his own family and scorned by socialists and his allies.

After befriending a prostitute who shelters her, Vijay is presumed dead and her poem posthumously is that of a lioness.

He becomes an overnight sensation, mourned by fans across the country, and given true victory an impenetrable label.

India entered its golden era of filmmaking in the 1950s, when its long-awaited independence from England and the hopes of a new government created a social tinderbox of great expectations and disillusionment.

Pointing to the technique of using the lyrics of the song as a direct extension of the films dialogue, Gurudutt as writer-producer-director-star painted a stirring figure of humanitys modernization.

At the turn of the 17th century, Prince Salim fell in love with court dancer Anarkali and waged a war against his father Emperor Akbar to marry her.

Director k. Asifs huge cast, opulent sets, intricately designed costumes and exceptionally staged battle scenes made the film the most expensive ever produced in India at the time.

But despite all the grandeur, the film has a warm heart, and the dangers of romance between Salim and Anarkali are shown in each glimpse they share.

Although the love story is the backbone of the film, it is Samrat Akbar, from which the film gains its name (The Great Mughal), which takes it to the center stage, as it seeks love and frivolous demands for its only son.

Every line of dialogue is written with ornamentation of the poem, symbolizing the elegance of the thunder lightning of the Mughal-e-Azam.

In the grandeur of Muslim Lucknow at the turn of the century, Pakiza is a courtesan and dancer who dreams of leaving her life behind when a stranger falls in love with her in her train compartment, not knowing her true profession.

Perfectionist director Kamal Amrohi, who also wrote the screenplay and a few songs, effectively transports the audience into a stunning age of Begon formality and luxury.

Each of Pakizas popular semi-classical songs depicts the duality of a courtesy poem, once glamorizing elaborate rituals of love and destroying the institutions that upheld them.

With tragedy inflicted on her family, newly married village Belle Radha is determined to face social and personal adversity without compromising her honor.

In doing so, she re-establishes herself as an enormous symbol of her pride of India as an ancient culture and a new democracy.

A defining film in the history of Bollywood, director Mahbub Khans iconic Mother India set the pattern for a Bollywood film of over 60 years.

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