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Best Indian Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 160 movies from India released in the 1940s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits Aag.

160 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Aag

    1948· 2h 18m· hi

    6.01
  5. 5

    Barsaat

    1949· 2h 51m· hi

    6.77
  6. 6

    Patanga

    1949· 2h 23m· hi

    —0
  7. 7

    Kurukshetra

    1945· 2h 34m· hi

    —0
  10. 10

    Sikandar

    1941· 2h 26m· hi

    —0
  14. 14

    Kannagi

    1942· 3h 48m· ta

    9.52
  16. 16

    Mahal

    1949· 2h 45m· hi

    5.49
  19. 19

    Aryamala

    1941· 3h 40m· ta

    —0
  20. 20

    Kalo Chhaya

    1948· 1h 32m· bn

    —0
  23. 23

    Chandralekha

    1948· 3h 27m· ta

    8.26
  32. 32

    Andaz

    1949· 2h 23m· hi

    5.98
  37. 37

    Sajan

    1947· hi

    —0
  38. 38

    Swami

    1949· bn

    —0
  39. 39

    Thyagaiah

    1946· 3h 6m· te

    10.01
  40. 40

    My Sister

    1944· 2h 2m· hi

    —0
  42. 42

    Padosi

    1941· 2h 11m· hi

    —0
  43. 43

    Vidya

    1948· 2h 11m· hi

    6.01
  45. 45

    Kismet

    1943· 2h 23m· hi

    6.26
  48. 48

    Aurat

    1940· 2h 34m· hi

    5.01
  49. 49

    1857

    1946· 1h 52m· en

    —0
  50. 50

    Meera

    1945· 2h 16m· ta

    9.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many indian movies were made in the 1940s?

160 India productions from the 1940s have real rating data.

How are these indian films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best indian movie of the 1940s?

Aag currently holds the #1 position.