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25 MustWatch Old Bollywood Movies Before You Die

Listly by Rajashri Venkatesh

Bollywood recently celebrated it's 100th year. It has given us few of the most outstanding movies that everybody must watch before they die. Here is a list to get your started.
1

Sholay (1975)

Sholay (1975)
Sholay means embers in Hindi. In this particular movie, a Police Officer, who's family was killed by a bandit named Gabbar Singh, decides to fight fire with fire and recruits two convicts, Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar.
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Chupke Chupke (1975)

Chupke Chupke (1975)
Raghav brags that he can smell a rat or an impersonator automatically, and Dr. Parimal Tripathi decides to take him on - result: funny family slapstick comedy, with a dose of pure Hindi and Urdu thrown in, especially the dialogue delivery by Om Prakash, Dharmendra, and Amitabh Bachchan.
2

Andaz Apna Apna (1994)

Andaz Apna Apna (1994)
Amar and Prem are two rivals who belonging to middle-class families with no scope of future advancement. Both individually, without the knowledge of the other decide to take matters into their hands and find ways to get rich quickly.
3

Mughal-E-Azam (1960)

Mughal-E-Azam (1960)
Inspired by true events, a 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father.
4

Sharaabi (1984)

Sharaabi (1984)
In lieu of love and affections from his multi-millionaire father, Amarnath Kapoor; Vicky is instead serve brandy. Amarnath is interested in materializing his businesses to greater heights leaving the needs of his son to be completed by Munshi Phoolchand thus Vicky grows up to be an alcoholic and utilizes every opportunity to scuffs and insult his father.
5

Angoor (1982)

Angoor (1982)
Based on Shakespeare's 'A comedy of errors', this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities.. Ashok R. Tilak lives in Dinkapur with his widowed mother, and a servant named Bahadur. He travels to another town on a business trip to buy several acres of grape-bearing trees, with Bahadur accompanying him.
7

Gol Maal (1979)

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. With Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami, Deven Verma, Shubha Khote. Ramprasad is a recent college graduate who finds a job with a finicky man, Bhavani Shankar, who believes that a man without a mustache is a man without a character.
8

Damini (1993)

Damini (1993)
he theme revolves around the character Damini who represents truth and innocence. After her marriage in renowned wealthy family, Damini happens to see a cruel act done by her brother-in-law.
9

Anand (1971)

Anand (1971)
A melodramatic tale of a man with a terminal disease. The story begins with Dr Bhaksar winning a literary prize for his book about a patient called Anand. The rest is flashback. Anand, the title character, is suffering from lymphosarcoma of the intestine.
10

Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)

A ex-convict must flee his mob boss, leaving his family to fend for themselves. His wife goes blind and his children are abandoned. They are adopted by a Hindu policeman, a Muslim tailor, and a Catholic priest.
11

Guide (1965)

Guide (1965)
After being released from prison for Forgery and Theft, Multi-linguist Raju (Dev Anand) reflects on his life as a Guide; his meeting with the daughter of a prostitute, Rosie (Waheeda Rehman), who was unhappily married to Marco (Kishore Sahu), and wants to take up acting and dancing as a career.
12

Chashme Buddoor (1981)

Chashme Buddoor (1981)
Two womanizing slackers, Omi and Jai (Rakesh Bedi and Ravi Baswani respectively) attempt to woo the new girl in the neighbourhood, and fail - miserably. Their third room-mate, shy, and a bookworm - succeeds, much to their chargin.
13

Umrao Jaan (1981)

Umrao Jaan (1981)
In Faizabad, British India, Daroga Dilawar is sentenced to several years in prison after Amiran's dad testifies against him. After his discharge around 1840, he extracts his vengeance by abducting Amiran and selling to a brothel madam.
14

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)
A rich brat and a poor chap try to woo a girl, with their rivalry culminating in the most prestigious college event - the marathon cycle race.
15

Don (1978)

Don (1978)
Don, a wanted criminal, dies in a police chase. DSP D'Silva is the only one who knows about his death, and to get hold of the gang he trains Don-lookalike Vijay. But Vijay faces danger from the police and from within the gang.
16

Bawarchi (1972)

Bawarchi (1972)
Squabbling Sharma family has a dubious reputation of not having any cook last there for more than a few months. Word spreads out about this family to such an extent that no person wants to be employed as a cook in this household, ironically named Shanti Nivas.
17

Border (1997)

Border (1997)
The year is 1971 when the Pakistani Army is at war with the Indian Soldiers. The Indian battalion is posted in Longewala region in Punjab and are just 150 in number while the Pakistani Army consists of 2000 armed soldiers with tanks.
18

Waqt (1965)

Waqt (1965)
Members of a family are separated in a natural disaster. Several years down the line, they aren't united but their lives are strangely interconnected.
19

Mera Naam Joker (1970)

Mera Naam Joker (1970)
Raju is a joker, a clown. It is what he is and what he always shall be. As his life story unfolds in three chapters, from his school days to the circus to the streets, he must always make people laugh and be happy, no matter how unhappy he is within.
20

Chachi 420 (1997)

Chachi 420 (1997)
Wealthy Janki falls in love with poor Jaiprakash, much to the displeasure of her parents, and ends up getting married, and living with her husband. She subsequently gives birth to a daughter.
21

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
A Zamindar neglects his wife and prefers the company of alcohol and dancing girls. The decadence of the Bangali Zamindar milieu and the raising bourgeoisie in the late 19th century, seen through the eyes of a young upward mobile rustic seeking fortune in Calcutta, and fascinated by the lady of the house...
22

Silsila (1981)

Silsila (1981)
Although orphaned at very young ages, Scriptwriter Amit and military pilot Shekhar are brothers and also very good friends. The latter is happily engaged to Shobha, while the former has just fallen in love with pretty, young Chandni. But tragedy strikes when Shekhar's plane is shot down in Kashmir.
23

Trishul (1978)

Trishul (1978)
Vijay Kumar is the illegitimate son of a construction baron, Raj Kumar Gupta and his first love, Shanti, whom he gives up in order to marry a wealthy heiress.
24

Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)

Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)
Shankar (Dharmendra), Vijay (Vijay Arora), and Ratan (Tariq) are three brothers. On their father's birthday, their mother taught them a song titled "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" which they held dearly to their hearts. As fate may have it, one day, the boys' father witnessed a robbery by Shakaal (Ajit), and his henchmen.
25

Woh Kaun Thi? (1964)

Woh Kaun Thi? (1964)
One stormy night, a doctor offers a ride to a ghostly woman he meets on the side of the road. Later, he discovers his intended bride is identical in appearance to the ghost. Who was she and why does she haunt him?