25 Most Iconic Bollywood Films Of All Time - Asian Variety Show

Some Saturday Morning TV show listed their top 25 Bollywood films. This is just order of release dates not any countdown. I thought it would be good discussion for Sunday

1. Pyasa

2. Mother India

3. Mughal-e-azam

4. Sangam

5. Guide

6. Waqt

7. Pakeezah

8. Sholay

9. Aandhi

10. Deewar

11. GolMaal

12. Ek Tuje Ke Liye

13. Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron

14. Masoom

15. Saaransh

16. Mr. India

17. QSQT

18. HAHK

19. DDLJ

20. KKHH

21. HDDCS

22. Lagaan

23. Dil Chahta Hai

24. 3 Idiots

25. Gully Boy

Barring a couple of exceptions, the dip in quality post the mid-80s is quite glaring.

Not so sure about Gully Boy being on there. It might feel iconic now because there's still buzz around it, but only time will tell if it truly becomes iconic.

what's gully boy doing there

Gully boy kills this list.

Originally posted by: Lulzbolly

Gully boy kills this list.

You ever tried sitting thru one of this earlier films ? Couldn’t get more than 15 minutes in 😆

There is a difference between popular films and iconic films Most people including seasoned journalists miss this simple point. I doubt if they even know what an iconic film is.

Quite a few films in the above list are not iconic at all, for instance Deewar is a really good film but it is not iconic at all.

The list does not even mention

Satya,

Parinda,

Prahar,

Jewel Thief,

Kismet

Dev das and quite a few others

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

You ever tried sitting thru one of this earlier films ? Couldn’t get more than 15 minutes in 😆

Not really, but many people talk about them fondly. Anything still remembered after so many years, has got to be good.

Originally posted by: surajhere

There is a difference between popular films and iconic films Most people including seasoned journalists miss this simple point. I doubt if they even know what an iconic film is.

Quite a few films in the above list are not iconic at all, for instance Deewar is a really good film but it is not iconic at all.

The list does not even mention

Satya,

Parinda,

Prahar,

Jewel Thief,

Kismet

Dev das and quite a few others

this prahar

https://youtu.be/DE09CdaWIgM

Originally posted by: Maroonporsche

this prahar

https://youtu.be/DE09CdaWIgM

Yes. That Prahaar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3LsgtnFk2I