Best Old And Classic Bollywood Movies Of All Time: Top 10 Classic Evergreen Movies

This Indian epic drama movie was released in 1957, directed by Mehboob Khan, and Written by Babubhai A. Mehta. This movie was based on Aurat which was released in 1940 and directed by Mehboob Khan but later after the independence with new casting and a bit different story, Mother India became one of the most iconic movies of Indian cinema. Starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Raaj Kumar. This movie draws the condition of poor farmers at that time and portrays a mother named Radha who raised sons Ramu and Birju, but due to terrible circumstances Birju becomes a bandit and when he kidnaps a bride named Rupa he is shot by his mother Radha.
 

One of the most comic movie of all time casting Kishore Kumar, Anoop Kumar, Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in lead. This 1958 movie was directed by Satyen Bose, written by Ramesh Pant and Gobind Moonis and produced by Anoop Sharma and Kishore Kumar. Chalti Ka Naam Gadi is about three brothers name Brijmohan Sharma, Manmohan Sharma and Jagmohan Sharma and runs a garage. But Brijmohan hates women and not allow even a photo of them. But one day when a beautifull lady Renu enters in Manmohan's life things started to change.  

In terms of Bollywood's most iconic movies if Mughal-E-Azam will not be included then your list is incomplete. This legendary movie, its characters, and its evergreen songs are the most iconic. Directed and produced by K. Asif this movie was based on the Anarkali work of Imtiaz Ali Taj a popular dramatist of the 1920s. It features Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote in the lead. Its story is linked to Emperor Akbar, where Akbar does not have a son and he prays day and night to get a son, and ultimately his prayer is accepted.  King Akbar and Queen Jodha have a son, Salim, who later becomes a spoiled prince, due to which Akbar sends him to war. When he comes back victorious from the war, he falls in love with Nadira i.e. Anarkali during the celebration. It happens and they both start meeting each other.  But this thing is not acceptable to Emperor Akbar and he separates both of them. This movie was released in 1960.

Guide was released in 1965 directed by Vijay Anand and produced by Dev Anand. This movie was based on R. K. Narayan's novel of 1958 "The Guide" This classic cult movie was very successful of its time and in 2007 it was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival which was after 42 years of its release. Guide is the story of Raju, a tour guide who takes a couple Marco and Rosie on a trip to ancient caves. Despite knowing that Rosie is married and earlier she was a prostitute Raju attracted towards her and both of them fell in love with each other. But soon Raju was locked in a prison as per Marco's demand and when he came out of the prison he accepted the way of spirituality. It stars Dev Anand, Kishore Sahu, Waheeda Rehman, Leela Chitnis, Anwar Hussain, and many more.

This multi-star Indian romantic drama movie of 1970 has a special place in the hearts of Indians. This film is popular among the people because the story of this film tells the bitter truth of life. Its story revolves around a joker named Raju who faced many troubles throughout his life but whenever he came on stage, he would forget everything as a joker and make people laugh. Raj Kapoor Dwarbak's painful acting in this movie still touches people's hearts. Directed and produced by Raj Kapoor and written by K. A. Abbas. Stars Raj Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Rishi Kapoor, Kseniya Ryabinkina, Padmini, Manoj Kumar, Dharmendra, Dara Singh, and Rajendra Kumar.  

Rajesh Khanna's one of the most beautiful films which creates its own magic in the audience. This movie has won several national awards, in 1971 Rajesh Khanna won the best actor award for this movie at Venice Film Festival. Directed, written, and produced by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Anand has been listed by Anupama Chopra in her book 100 Films To See Before You Die. Cast Rajesh Khanna in the lead, Amitabh Bachchan as a supporting actor, Sumita Sanyal, Ramesh Deo, and many more. This is a story of Anand and Bhaskar where Bhaskar is a kind man but became pessimistic after observing the pain and sad reality of poverty and death. But when he met Anand who is suffering from a rare type of cancer Bhaskar started to change. Despite knowing that Anand is not going to survive more than six months he always makes other happy and always wish to live in joy and peace. At last, Anand passed away but he changed the heart of Bhaskar.

Bawarchi of 1972 is a musical comedy-drama movie directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, this movie was a remake of a Bengali movie named Galpo Holeo Satti which was released in 1966. This movie was produced by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, N.C. Sippy and Romu N. Sippy. Featuring Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Bhaduri, Asrani, Harindranath Chattopadhyay, A.K. Hangal, Durga Khote, Manisha, Kali Banerjee, Usha Kiran, and Raju Shrestha. The story revolves around the Sharma family where the bond between family members has been lost and created lots of conflicts, apart from that due to the absence of a cook it is quite hard for everyone to plank the food, and then from somewhere comes a man name Raghu whose multitalented skills and great sense of cooking made him the apple of the eye for Sharma family.

Directed by Yash Chopra, written by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, and produced by Gulshan Rai. Running from the dark past Vijay chooses the path of crime whereas Ravi younger brother of Vijay chooses to become an honest police officer. The destiny brought both of them against each other when Ravi tried to make Vijay understand to surrender himself and change but Vijay wanted to be rich and successful in any condition. This resulted Ravi shooting him unwillingly. Starring Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh, Nirupa Roy, and Parveen Babi. This movie was released on January 24, 1975, and became one of the most blockbuster movies of Bollywood.

This movie is one of the most iconic and evergreen movies of Indian cinema which cannot be recreated. Achieving several awards from different parts of the world this movie has created history in the world of cinemas. Sholay is not only remembered for its story, it is also remembered for its memorable characters, direction, song, and everything. This multicasting with top artists like Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, and Amjad Khan made this movie very special for the audience. Sholay draws the story of two goons named Jai and Veeru who were brave and kind-hearted too as they got an offer from an retired police officer Thakur Baldev Singh to catch a bandit named Gabbar Singh in return for lots of money. But being on a mission their observations towards honesty and crime change and want to free the villagers from Gabbar Singh who is cruel and bloodthirsty. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, written by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, and produced by G. P. Sippy. This movie was released on Independence Day in 1975.

In terms of action and thrill, this film had its own reputation in Bollywood. Its iconic dialogues like Don Ka Intezaar To 12 Mulko Ki Police Kar Rahi Hai, Mujhe Jungli Billiyan Bahut Pasand Hai still make the public crazy. This is also written by popular pair Saleem Khan and Javed Akhtar. Directed by Chandra Barot and produced by Nariman Irani. This movie was released on 12th May 1978 and cast  Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, and Pran as lead. As DSP D'Siliva gets to know the death of Don made him to start his plan for which he asks Vijay who looks like Don to join the crime world as Don in favour Police. But later on, everything changed as DSP D'Silva passed away.