Recently, Time magazine announced its list of the 100 greatest films of all time, and the eclectic selection includes five Indian films.

While none would have the gall to question the brilliance of the selected Indian classics like Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, Guru Dutt's Pyaasa and Mani Ratnam's Nayakan, rediff.com decided to ask some Indian filmmakers and critics what they felt were the best Indian films of all time.

This is a special month-long feature.

Appropriately, we start the ball rolling with Bollywood's Showman, Subhash Ghai.

Speaking to Raja Sen, Ghai launched into his list of the finest Indian cinema has ever had to offer.










Mother India
(1957)

Director: Mehboob Khan
Cast: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, Raj Kumar








Pyaasa
(1957)

Director: Guru Dutt
Cast: Guru Dutt, Waheeda Rehman, Mala Sinha










Dosti
(1964)

Director: Satyen Bose
Cast: Sudhir Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Sanjay Khan, Leela Mishra








Kaagaz Ke Phool
(1959)

Director: Guru Dutt
Cast: Waheeda Rehman, Guru Dutt








Ganga Jamuna
(1961)

Director: Nitin Bose
Cast: Dilip Kumar, Vyajayantimala








Sholay
(1975)

Director: Ramesh Sippy
Cast: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan, Hema Malini








Deewaar
(1975)

Director: Yash Chopra
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi








Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!
(1994)

Director: Sooraj Barjatya
Cast: Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Mohnish Behl, Renuka Shahane








Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
(1998)

Director: Karan Johar
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji








Taal
(1999)

Director: Subhash Ghai
Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, Anil Kapoor


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** Sharam unko magar nahin aati!! The man is in denial!!

http://us.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/02list.htm

Since when did Hindi films become a representation for Indian cinema Mr. Ghai? You wanker.

And why did they ask Subhash Ghai? The guy even put his own Taal on the list!

LOL, Taal????

hahaha this is hilarious. Taal as one of the 10 greatest films ever. hahahahahah I love Subhash Ghai. Literally can't stop laughing right now.

I think Karz is probably 50 times better than Taal lol

Taal ?????? Is this a joke or has Subhash Ghai really lost it? His whole list is so cliched and then to add 'Taal' to the list is like saying, don't take me seriously.

Thats what you call a JERK's PICKS!! man has lost it!! He has gone wanka after well deserved demise of Kisna!!
Come on! Just clading every one, whenever you get a chance in see through sheet or exposing them from back to forth, you can create a classic!!

I think after Roger Ebert included Taal in his recent "Overlooked Film Festival" Mr Ghai decided it is a "classic"

http://www.ebertfest.com/seven/taal.htm
http://www.ebertfest.com/seven/film_schedule.htm

RE is another jerk imho, who adores all different looking asses, including Bride and Prejudice, crap!

I will not go to the extent of calling him a jerk, he knows his "stuff" ( the commentary on Citizen Kane alone is worth his existence) . But you are right he is "ethnically biased" and salivates for anything/everything Aishwarya.

Only Ghai and Himself:



Can include Taal in BEST 5 EVER HINDI FILMS! No one else will ever have GUTTS to do that!

I have always seen him and the Richard Roeper
diametrical on most of the films, Roger always has his thumb up, for Entertainment value! for him! not for substance!
I can quote thousands of examples here but this is not the point!

Taran , Moran is also the one who wants to go by viewer's pulse that what will sell to audience to satisfy their money value!

If this is good Journalism? then both Roger Ebert and Taran are GREAT(TOP 5) Critics!

Taran said KFHH will be a hit..so good film, good critic.

Imho, good critic is like Khaled! who even does not know how to make a good film is on the track, while dissecting it! Irrespective, which Brand, Which Mark, What BO, SRK or not!!

If All TRAishwarya films are CRITICS delights ? then God save us! From those Crooks!

I am so glad Ebert does not have Duggu's Lucky Hand, otherwise it will be all the times 2 thumbs up lol

Man this guy show him a bakri with grass growing on that(fake) he will give it 2 thumbs up in Hrithik style!!