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Best Indian Movies of the 1970s

This collection ranks 1,216 movies from India released in the 1970s. 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 Sholay.

1,216 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Sholay

    1975· 3h 28m· hi

    7.0325
  2. 2

    Gol Maal

    1979· 2h 24m· hi

    7.587
  3. 3

    Anand

    1971· 2h 2m· hi

    7.0156
  7. 7

    Ganadevata

    1978· 2h 52m· bn

    7.03
  10. 10

    Gopi

    1970· 2h 23m· hi

    6.01
  11. 11

    Guddi

    1971· 2h 1m· hi

    5.810
  13. 13

    Deewaar

    1975· 2h 54m· hi

    7.165
  17. 17

    Shor

    1972· 2h 50m· hi

    6.54
  20. 20

    Koshish

    1972· 2h 5m· hi

    7.37
  22. 22

    Don

    1978· 2h 46m· hi

    6.680
  24. 24

    Parinay

    1974· hi

    —0
  27. 27

    Annadata

    1972· 2h 3m· hi

    6.01
  30. 30

    Bawarchi

    1972· 2h 10m· hi

    7.125
  31. 31

    Hera Pheri

    1976· 2h 44m· hi

    6.19
  32. 32

    Prem Pujari

    1970· 3h 12m· hi

    6.26
  39. 39

    Zanjeer

    1973· 2h 26m· hi

    6.931
  42. 42

    Siddhartha

    1972· 1h 23m· en

    6.022
  43. 43

    Samskara

    1970· 1h 53m· kn

    7.77
  45. 45

    Sathyam

    1976· 2h 18m· ta

    —0
  46. 46

    Abhimaan

    1973· 2h 2m· hi

    7.421
  48. 48

    Karm

    1977· 2h 26m· hi

    9.01
  49. 49

    Girikanye

    1977· 2h 18m· kn

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many indian movies were made in the 1970s?

1,216 India productions from the 1970s 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 1970s?

Sholay currently holds the #1 position.