By Genre
The Best Bollywood
Musical Films
18 films in the canon are filed under Musical, from 1951 to 2022.
18 films in this canon are filed under Musical, running from 1951 to 2022. The highest-ranked is Pyaasa (1957) at #2 — A poet nobody wants alive and everybody wants dead.
The genre is spread across the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, with Raj Kapoor (2), Guru Dutt, Aditya Chopra, Muzaffar Ali doing the heaviest lifting. Hindi cinema rarely respects a single genre for a whole runtime, so most of these titles are cross-filed — follow the tags on any film page to find its neighbours.
Every entry links out to Wikipedia, IMDb, a trailer and a legal streaming search. See also the full ranked 100 and how we scored them.
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1957Pyaasaप्यासा2
Pyaasa
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1951Awaaraआवारा7
Awaara
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1995Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayengeदिलवाले दुल्हनिया ले जायेंगे10
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
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1981Umrao Jaanउमराव जान18
Umrao Jaan
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1968Padosanपड़ोसन32
Padosan
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2019Gully Boyगली बॉय58
Gully Boy
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2011Rockstarरॉकस्टार61
Rockstar
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2009Dev.Dदेव डी62
Dev.D
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2007Om Shanti Omओम शांति ओम91
Om Shanti Om
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1980Karzकर्ज़100
Karz
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1973Abhimaanअभिमान
Abhimaan
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1955Shree 420श्री 420
Shree 420
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1997Dil To Pagal Haiदिल तो पागल है
Dil To Pagal Hai
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1996Sardari Begumसरदारी बेगम
Sardari Begum
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1958Chalti Ka Naam Gaadiचलती का नाम गाड़ी
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
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1995Rangeelaरंगीला
Rangeela
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2022Qalaक़ला
Qala
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2017Secret Superstarसीक्रेट सुपरस्टार
Secret Superstar
| Rank | Film | Year | Director | Genre |
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| 2 | Pyaasa प्यासा | 1957 | Guru Dutt | Drama, Musical |
| 7 | Awaara आवारा | 1951 | Raj Kapoor | Drama, Musical |
| 10 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge दिलवाले दुल्हनिया ले जायेंगे | 1995 | Aditya Chopra | Romance, Musical |
| 18 | Umrao Jaan उमराव जान | 1981 | Muzaffar Ali | Drama, Musical |
| 32 | Padosan पड़ोसन | 1968 | Jyoti Swaroop | Comedy, Musical |
| 58 | Gully Boy गली बॉय | 2019 | Zoya Akhtar | Drama, Musical |
| 61 | Rockstar रॉकस्टार | 2011 | Imtiaz Ali | Drama, Musical |
| 62 | Dev.D देव डी | 2009 | Anurag Kashyap | Drama, Musical |
| 91 | Om Shanti Om ओम शांति ओम | 2007 | Farah Khan | Drama, Musical |
| 100 | Karz कर्ज़ | 1980 | Subhash Ghai | Musical, Thriller |
| – | Abhimaan अभिमान | 1973 | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Drama, Musical |
| – | Shree 420 श्री 420 | 1955 | Raj Kapoor | Drama, Musical |
| – | Dil To Pagal Hai दिल तो पागल है | 1997 | Yash Chopra | Romance, Musical |
| – | Sardari Begum सरदारी बेगम | 1996 | Shyam Benegal | Drama, Musical |
| – | Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi चलती का नाम गाड़ी | 1958 | Satyen Bose | Comedy, Musical |
| – | Rangeela रंगीला | 1995 | Ram Gopal Varma | Romance, Musical |
| – | Qala क़ला | 2022 | Anvita Dutt | Drama, Musical |
| – | Secret Superstar सीक्रेट सुपरस्टार | 2017 | Advait Chandan | Drama, Musical |
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Editorial The ranking and the case made for each placement — not a measurement · last revised 9 August 2026 · signed by Amit Sharma · the scoring is published in full so the machinery can be argued with, not just the result
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