India Films

• The Indian films consists of films produced in India. Cinema is immensely popular in India, with as many as 1,600 films produced in various languages every year.
• Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Bangalore and Hyderabad are the major centers of film production in India.

Let’s see some of superhit films:

Movies	Description
Anand (1971)	The story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the full before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend. Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee Writers: Hrishikesh Mukherjee (story) Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal
Golmaal (1979)	A man’s simple lie to secure his job escalates into more complex lies when his orthodox boss gets suspicious. Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee Writers: Shailesh Dey (story) Stars: Amol Palekar, Bindiya Goswami, Deven Verma
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983)	Two friends, attempting to start-up their own photo studio, come across shady dealings, corruption and murder, and must fight to bring the guilty to light. Director: Kundan Shah Writers: Ranjit Kapoor (dialogue), Satish Kaushik (dialogue) Stars: Nasiruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Barve
Taare Zameen Par (2007)	An eight-year-old boy is thought to be a lazy trouble-maker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school. Directors: Aamir Khan, Amole Gupte (uncredited) Writers: Amole Gupte (dialogue & screenplay), Amole Gupte (story) Stars: Darsheel Safari, Aamir Khan, Tisca Chopra
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”. Director: Rajkumar Hirani Writers: Rajkumar Hirani (screenplay), Abhijit (screenplay) Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh
Dangal (2016)	Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Common Wealth Games in the face of societal oppression. Director: Nitesh Tiwari Writers: Piyush Gupta, Shreyas Jain Stars: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh
Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)	Indian army special forces execute a covert operation, avenging the killing of fellow army men at their base by a terrorist group. Director: Aditya Dhar Writer: Aditya Dhar Stars: Vicky Kaushal, Paresh Rawal, Mohit Raina
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. Director: Ashutosh Gowariker Writers: M. G. Sathya (story), Ashutosh Gowariker (story) Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal
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. Director: Mansoor Khan Writers: Nasir Hussain (dialogue) (as Nasir Husain), Mansoor Khan (screenplay) Stars: Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori
Chak de! India (2007)	Kabir Khan is the coach of the Indian Women’s National Hockey Team and his dream is to make his all girls team emerge victorious against all odds. Director: Shimit Amin Writers: Jaideep Sahni (dialogue), Jaideep Sahni (screenplay) Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Malvade, SagarikaGhatge
Mughal-E-Azam (1960)	A 16th century prince falls in love with a court dancer and battles with his emperor father. Director: K. Asif Writers: K. Asif (screenplay), Aman (screenplay) Stars: Prithviraj Kapoor, Madhubala, Dilip Kumar.
Sholay (1975)	After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit. Director: Ramesh Sippy Writers: Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan

Interesting Facts:

• Aamir Khan’s ‘Lagan’ had the maximum number of British actors ever to be cast in a single movie in the history of Bollywood cinema.
• Raj Kapoor’s ‘MeraNaam Joker’ was the first Hindi movie to have not one but two intervals!
• Srideviwas only 13, when she played Rajnikanth’s step mom in a Tamil film called ‘MoondruMudichu.’
• Actor Amjad Khan was almost dropped from the film ‘Sholay’ (1975) because scriptwriter Javed Akhtar found his voice too weak for Gabbar Singh’s role.
• KahoNaaPyaar Hai was added to the Guinness Book of World Records 2002 edition for winning the greatest number of awards for a movie. The movie won a total of 92 awards!
• MeraNaam Joker & LOC: Kargil both with a run time of 255 minutes are the longest films ever made in India.
• ‘Silsila’ (1981) is the only movie in which Shashi Kapoor played an elder brother to Amitabh Bachchan.