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50 Hindi movies to watch before you die

A few good Hindi Movies that must be seen 1. Sholay 2. 3 idiots 3. Saajan 4. Baby 5. Kabhi Kabhi 6. Lamhe 7. Khalnayak 8. Dil Chahta Hai 9. Jaane bhi do yaroon 10. Padosan 11. Andaz Apna Apna 12. Rudali 13. Guide 14. Sangam 15. Jewel Thief 16. Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon se 17. Border 18. Kabhi Alvida na Kahna 20. Dilwale Dulhaniya le jayenge 21. Waqt 22. Rehna Hai Tere dil me 23. Hum aapke hain kaun 24. Choti see baat 25. Golmaal 26. Aradhana 27. Mahal 28. Amal Akbar Anthony 29. Drohkal 30. Mirch Masala 31. Saransh 32. Anand 33. Kabhi Khusi Kabhi Gham 34. Tezaab 35. Bazaar 36. Page 3 37. Jaane tu ya jaane na 38. Jo Jeetah wohi sikandar 39. Vicky Donor 40. Qayamat se Qayamat Taq 41. The Burning Train 42. Hera Pheri 43. Joggers' Park 44.Gadar EK Prem Katha 45. Ghayal 46. Chachi 420 47. Yaadon Ki Baraat 48. Aankhen 49. Jhuk Gaya Aasman 50. Khatta Meetha

New Benchmark to declare a movie hit !!

The best benchmark to check if a movie is a hit or flop is  , how long the movie could manage to be on screen in cinema halls. We hear that Ashok Kumar's " Kismat " continued for years in Roxy of Kolkata, Dilwale Dulhaniya has broken all the records by its continuous presence in Maratha Mandir of Mumbai. We used make line to get a ticket from theatre's window. Sometimes , we all had to pay extra money to grab a ticket. Those days are gone. Now , whether a movie is a hit is identified by the count of millions earned in the initial weeks of the opening. Now movies are not fixed assets like " Mughal E Azam ", " Sangam " , " Anand " or " Sholay " , all movies are now " Terminable Ventures ".  People could not get the statistics of the earnings of movies in yesteryears but now we get everyday figures of earning. Youngsters go to watch movies just by hearing the earnings of the movies. All figures are unaudited, unauthenti...

Vengeance in Indian Movies

Violence and Vengeance were quite common in Indian movies. Now a days such types of movies are rare. Now fight scenes are not given much importance. Comedy has replaced everything but the standard of comedy has degraded from down to downer.  Indian heroes are famous for " Badlaa" ( Vengeance ) .... a few names of movies are given : 1. Sholay - ( Vengeance of an ex cop against a dacoit naming Gabbar singh ) 2. Gangs of Wasseypur - ( Vengenace of a Criminal against a Politician ) 3. Yaadon Ki Baarat - ( Vengeance of a son for the death of his parents ) 4. Bemisaal - ( Against a woman causing mental breakage of brother of movie' hero ) 5. Naagin - ( Vengeance of a Snake Woman against the killers of her male Snake ) 6. Teri Meharbaaniyaan - Vengeance of a Dog against a few persons who killed master of the Dog