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| Must watch inspirational movies in Bollywood |
1.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
The truth behind the ascension of Milkha "The Flying Sikh" Singh who was scarred because of the India-Pakistan partition. (186 mins.)
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Pavan Malhotra, Art Malik
2.
Udaan (2010)
Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father. (134 mins.)
Director: Vikramaditya Motwane
Stars: Rajat Barmecha, Sanjay Gandhi, Ronit Roy, Manjot Singh
3.
Chakde! India (2007)
The story of a hockey player who returns to the game as a coach of a women's hockey team. (153 mins.)
Director: Shimit Amin
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, Tanya Abrol, Chitrashi Rawat
4.
Anand (1971)
The classic story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the full before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.(122 mins.)
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal, Ramesh Deo
5.
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers... (224 mins.)
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Stars: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne
6.
Rang De Basanti (2006)
A young woman from England comes to India to make a documentary about her grandfather's diary which was written in the 1920s about the Indian Independence with five young men.(157 mins.)
Director: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra
Stars: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi
7.
Pyaasa (1957)
A talented but indigent poet Vijay struggles for love and recognition in this selfish world. (146 mins.)
Director: Guru Dutt
Stars: Mala Sinha, Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Rehman
8.
Swades (2004)
A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots. (210 mins.)
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Balal, Smith Seth
9.
3 Idiots (2009)
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots". (170 mins.)
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Kareena Kapoor
10.
Lakshya (2004)
When taken out of comfort zone, pampered young man Karan faces the reality of having goalless life. (186 mins.)
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Sharad S. Kapoor
11.
Mera Naam Joker (1972)
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... (224 mins.)
Director: Raj Kapoor
Stars: Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal, Achala Sachdev, Rishi Kapoor
12.
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. (174 mins.)
Director: Mansoor Khan
Stars: Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi
13.
Mother India (1957)
In this melodrama, a poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code. (172 mins.)
Director: Mehboob
Stars: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raaj Kumar
14.
A Wednesday (2008)
A man calls up the Mumbai police, and tells them he has placed five different bombs in the city -- all set to go off in some time... (104 mins.)
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Stars: Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Jimmy Shergill, Deepal Shaw
15.
Taare Zameen Par (2007)
An eight year old boy is thought to be lazy and a troublemaker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school. (165 mins.)
Director: Aamir Khan
Stars: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer
“ Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate ” - rahul_kumar_verma
16.
Guru (2007)
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay 1958, and rises from its streets to become the GURU, the biggest tycoon in Indian history. (166 mins.)
Director: Mani Ratnam
Stars: Mithun Chakraborty, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,Madhavan
17.
Krantiveer (1994)
Disowned by his parents at a young age Pratap Narayan Tilak ended up in a small time village controlled... (159 mins.)
Director: Mehul Kumar
Stars: Dimple Kapadia, Nana Patekar, Atul Agnihotri, Mamta Kulkarni
18.
Haqeeqat (1964)
A platoon of Indian soldiers encounters harsh realities while fighting in the Sino-Indian War of 1962. (184 mins.)
Director: Chetan Anand
Stars: Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra, Vijay Anand, Indrani Mukherjee
“ A platoon of Indian soldiers encounters harsh realities while fighting in the Sino-Indian War of 1962. ” - rahul_kumar_verma
19.
Barfi! (2012)
Three young people learn that love can neither be defined nor contained by society's norms of normal and abnormal. (151 mins.)
Director: Anurag Basu
Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Haradhan Bannerjee, Sumona Chakravarti
20.
Iqbal (2005)
Iqbal, the deaf and mute son of a farmer, has a passion for the game of cricket and seeks the tutelage of washed-up, alcoholic ex-player. (132 mins.)
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Stars: Naseeruddin Shah, Girish Karnad, Shreyas Talpade, Shweta Prasad
“ Iqbal, the deaf and mute son of a farmer, has a passion for the game of cricket and seeks the tutelage of washed-up, alcoholic ex-player. ” - rahul_kumar_verma
21.
Baghban (2003)
An elderly couple wish their children to care for them in their old age. But their children see and treat them as a burden, and they must struggle to regain their worth and dignity to themselves and others. (181 mins.)
Director: Ravi Chopra
Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Aman Verma, Samir Soni
22.
Munna Bhai MBBS (2003)
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Stars: Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Gracy Singh, Boman Irani
23.
Dangal (2016)
Biographical sports drama on former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters' struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression..( 2h 41mins.)
Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Stars: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Aparshakti Khurana, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar, Ritwik Sahore,Girish Kulkarni
24.
M S Dhoni (2016)
The untold story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's journey from ticket collector to trophy collector - the world-cup-winning captain of the Indian Cricket Team.
Director: Neeraj Pandey
Stars: Disha Patani, Sushant Singh Rajput, Anupam Kher, Kiara Advani, Bhoomika Chawla
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