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This is a list of popular Bollywood films in reverse chronological order.
When box office data is available, this list gives the top-grossing films of the year, or decade. The capsule reviews are written in the usual brief television-film-schedule style. More complete reviews can be found by clicking on links to films that have their own pages.
2000 onwards
2008
Top-grossing films of 2008
Critically Acclaimed films of 2008
2007
Top-grossing films of 2007
Critically acclaimed films of 2007
2006
Top-grossing films of 2006
Critically acclaimed films of 2006
2005
Top-grossing films of 2005
Critically acclaimed films of 2005
2004
Top-grossing films of 2004
Critically-acclaimed films of 2004
- Swades: A successful NRI scientist returns to an Indian village to help his old nanny and in the process rediscovers his roots. Starring Shahrukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi.
2003
Top-grossing films of 2003
Critically acclaimed films of 2003
2002
Top-grossing films of 2002
Critically acclaimed films of 2002
2001
Top-grossing films of 2001
- Lagaan: Officers of the British Raj and Indian villagers fight each other at cricket. The Film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film.
Critically acclaimed films of 2001
2000
Top-grossing films of 2000
- Badal: The movie is set in 1984 when riots were engulfing parts of Punjab and Delhi. Stars Bobby Deol and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles.
- Kya Kehna: A teenage pregnant girl (Preity Zinta} tries to face and overcome the wrong social values, for which she lost her happiness.
Critically-acclaimed films of 2000
- Astitva: A woman's husband and son reject her after learning she had an extramarital affair. Stars Tabu and Mohnish Behl.
1990s
Top-grossing films
- Krantiveer (1994): Pratap (Nana Patekar), an ordinary man, finds himself as Krantiveer, the admiration object of millions.
- Hum Aapke Hain Koun (1994): Enormously popular family romance. Prem (Salman Khan) falls in love with Nisha (Madhuri Dixit) when Prem's brother marries Nisha's sister. Lavish wedding festivities, with much singing and dancing. Regarded as one of the most successful Bollywood movies ever.
- Baazigar (1993): A 1993 Indian Hindi film directed by Abbas-Mustan. It is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get revenge. stars Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Shilpa Shetty.
- Darr (1993): A 1993 Bollywood film directed by Yash Chopra. It is the story of an obsessed lover Shahrukh Khan and the lengths he goes to get his true love Juhi Chawla who's already married to her husband Sunny Deol.
- Aankhen (1993): Govinda makes a double role in comedy of errors, which is his biggest hit.
Critically-acclaimed films
- Hyderabad Blues (1998): Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Set amongst the middle classes in Hyderabad, the film highlights the dilemma of a man who returns to India from the US in search of his roots.
- Bombay (1995) : Star cast Manisha Koirala,Arvind Swamy A south Indian Hindu man falls in love with a Muslim woman--taboo in the small village from which they hail. Directed by Maniratnam, dubbed from Tamil.
- Roja (1992): A man is kidnapped by terrorists; his wife refuses to stop fighting for his return. Dubbed from Tamil original critically-acclaimed.
1980s
- Salaam Bombay (1988): Raw tale of life in the slums and brothels of Mumbai. Directed by indie film-maker Mira Nair.
- Naam (1986): Story of 2 brothers, one goes to Dubai for a job but gets into trouble.
- Nikaah (1982): Stars Salma Agha, who after divorce from her husband falls for another man. Life gets complicated when the first husband wants her back.
- Prem Rog (1982): Rishi Kapoor who loves Padmini Kolhapure cannot marry her due to her caste and social status and she gets married to a richer man. She soon becomes a widow and then the story of a clash between old and new social values is well brought out.
1970s
- Don (1978): Amitabh Bachchan plays a double role in this movie. He plays the role of a simple man put into the role of a crime boss. Also stars Zeenat Aman and Pran.
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