BW movies tailor-made for repeat viewing? - Page 2

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

For me repeat viewing is determined by 1) the strength of the plot 2) personal likeability of actors 3) strength of performances 4) The mood of the movie and whether it corresponds to mine

That said, comedy movies and comic plot lines usually win for me, especially if I need a mood lift.

Most of these movies in the list are comedies but some dramatic/ romantic ones are in there too. And some of them I just re-watch for certain scenes and songs.

1. Half ticket: even though Kishoreda is sooo OTT in it (I love the little song improvs he does)

2. Chupke Chupke (Om Prakash and Dharmendra’s chemistry)

3. Angoor (Sanjeev Kumar is GOLD. And with Deven Verma? Priceless!)

4. Golmaal (Amol Palekar and Utpal Dutt: enough said)

5. Khoobsoorat (Nirmal Anand!)

6. Ek phool chaar kaante (Sunil Dutt and Waheeda Rehman)

7. Tere Ghar ke saamne (except for melodrama in the end)

8. Andaz Apna Apna (iconic characters! And so so quotable)

9. Delhi Belly (just the whole movie! Insane!)

10. Jaane tu ya jaane na (Naseer in the photo! Paresh Rawal. And Imran and Genelia are so believable)

11. Khosla ka ghosla (Ranvir Shorey!)

12. Jaane bhi do yaaron (such a talented bunch of actors and the insane plot)

13. Mughal-e- azam ( the dialogues! And Madhubala!)

14. Kohinoor (DK and Meena Kumari’s madcap comedy)

15. Kala Pani (Dev and Madhubala’s chemistry ☺️)

16. Dil hai ke manta nahi (guilty pleasure for Aamir and Pooja Bhatt )

17. Some scenes in Padosan : the ones with Kishoreda ( I find Mehmood unbearable in it)

18. Chalti ka naam gaadi (the songs and the 3 real life bros)

19. Dil chahta hai: plot, performances, aesthetic, oh just about everything. Also Preity never looked better)

20. Lagaan (The songs, aesthetic and the triumph of the underdog)

21. Jo jeeta wohi sikander (the whole Archiesque world 💔)

22. Hum hain rahi pyar ke (do you see a pattern here? 😆)

23. Munna bhai MBBS (Circuit!)

24. Jewel Thief (such a smart thriller! Like only Goldie can do)

25. Aaj ki taza khabar (underrated gem)

26. Dulhe Raja (Govinda annoying Kadar Khan is to die for)

27. Joru ka ghulam (the Govinda and the Rakesh Khanna versions. 😆)

28. Anand : (to tell the truth I need to be in a mellow mood to watch this movie because I never fail to cry at the end no matter how many times I watch it)

29. Mr and Mrs 55: The sexist plot is kinda dated now, but I love feisty Madhubala in this.

30. Rang Birangi (Dhurinder Bhatwadekar! Farooque Sheikh and Parveen Babi ❤️)

31. Masoom (Jugal Hansraj and his beautiful face 😭)

32. Taare Zameen par (beautiful movie ❤️)

33. Mr India (Sridevi!)

34. Seeta aur Geeta (the best of the twins separated at birth movies)

35. Micheal Madana Kama Rajan (I’m sneaking in this one Tamil movie because it’s just insane. Nonstop craziness! Kamal! And all the side characters are phenomenal!)

36. Lamhe (Sridevi again!)

37. Kabhi Kabhi (Shashi and Rishi father-son jodi and Rishi- Neetu! 😳)

There are probably more I’m missing but this is largely my go-to list 😳

(And I have a separate Hollywood list 😳)

But you left out 3I, PK and Dangal.😆

On a serious note though, I LOVE your list. Most of them are on my list too except the Govinda and Devanand ones. :)

Originally posted by: Aanandaa

But you left out 3I, PK and Dangal.😆

On a serious note though, I LOVE your list. Most of them are on my list too except the Govinda and Devanand ones. :)

These don’t qualify for repeat viewing 😃!

Govinda is an acquired taste! 😳
And I don’t expect half of these movies to be on anyone’s repeat list so not surprised about Dev Anand! 😃

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

These don’t qualify for repeat viewing 😃!

Govinda is an acquired taste! 😳
And I don’t expect half of these movies to be on anyone’s repeat list so not surprised about Dev Anand! 😃

I like to rewatch some of the scenes of 3I and PK, even Dangal for that matter! :)

Govinda is my goto for the song videos. Dev Anand, my dad did try but that’s one actor he couldn't sell to me. :)

Originally posted by: Aanandaa

I like to rewatch some of the scenes of 3I and PK, even Dangal for that matter! :)

Govinda is my goto for the song videos. Dev Anand, my dad did try but that’s one actor he couldn't sell to me. :)

Yeah I get rewatching 3I, but I find some things problematic and if I have to pick a Hirani flick Munnabhai MBBS would win every time!

Oh and Govinda’s expressions are unbeatable! So is his comic timing!

Re Dev Anand I only like his floofy hair movies, the flat-haired ones I cannot stomach. Seriously though he’s done some great movies in BW era: CID, Kala Bazar, Hum Dono, TGKS, Guide, Kala Pani, Baazi, Jaal...

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

Yeah I get rewatching 3I, but I find some things problematic and if I have to pick a Hirani flick Munnabhai MBBS would win every time!

Oh and Govinda’s expressions are unbeatable! So is his comic timing!

Re Dev Anand I only like his floofy hair movies, the flat-haired ones I cannot stomach. Seriously though he’s done some great movies in BW era: CID, Kala Bazar, Hum Dono, TGKS, Guide, Kala Pani, Baazi, Jaal...

Munnaibhai is definitely the vintage Hirani.

It’s been a while I tried anything Govinda, may be its not such a bad idea to try him once again. Any recommendations?

Originally posted by: Aanandaa

Munnaibhai is definitely the vintage Hirani.

It’s been a while I tried anything Govinda, may be its not such a bad idea to try him once again. Any recommendations?

Dulhe raja for sure

Deewana Mastana, Anil Kapoor and him fighting over Juhi is soo funny!

Hero No.1 : remake of Bawarchi with a romantic angle

Joru ka ghulam, he has to get his problem sisters-in-law married off so he can marry Twinkle!

Haseena maan jayegi (a remake of pyar kiye ja with Govinda playing Kishore K’s role)