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Best Indian Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 497 movies from India released in the 1950s. 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 Pather Panchali.

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

  2. 52

    Banwra

    1950· 2h 28m· hi

    —0
  4. 54

    Jailppulli

    1957· 2h 18m· ml

    —0
  6. 56

    Pardesi

    1957· 2h 24m· hi

    6.18
  12. 62

    Khazana

    1951· 1h 58m· hi

    —0
  13. 63

    Yahudi

    1958· 2h 30m· hi

    5.73
  18. 68

    Pyar

    1950· hi

    —0
  25. 75

    Aaram

    1951· 1h 42m· hi

    —0
  26. 76

    Bond

    1956· 2h 10m· hi

    —0
  30. 80

    Ujala

    1959· 2h 22m· hi

    6.07
  31. 81

    Prashna

    1955· 1h 43m· bn

    —0
  32. 82

    Shadow

    1952· 2h 30m· hi

    —0
  33. 83

    Sazaa

    1951· 1h 50m· hi

    —0
  35. 85

    Zalzala

    1952· hi

    —0
  38. 88

    Aar Paar

    1954· 2h 26m· hi

    5.56
  39. 89

    Tarana

    1951· hi

    8.02
  41. 91

    Devdas

    1955· 2h 39m· hi

    6.027
  42. 92

    Nili

    1950· hi

    —0
  43. 93

    Rechukka

    1955· 2h 25m· te

    —0
  44. 94

    Sabar Uparey

    1955· 2h 30m· bn

    7.01
  48. 98

    Jagte Raho

    1956· 2h 17m· hi

    5.99
  50. 100

    Antariksha

    1957· 2h 15m· bn

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many indian movies were made in the 1950s?

497 India productions from the 1950s 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 1950s?

Pather Panchali currently holds the #1 position.