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The Indian Film Industry is amongst the largest in the world and has an outflow of thousands of films every year. Following is a toast to a few of the landmark Hindi movies that made history during the last five decades years. While some of these made an impact with their striking themes, treatment or performance, others make the grade by dint of their phenomenal collections at the turnstiles. Here are the few Classic Indian Films, which are the evergreen classics and are loved by the viewers even today.
Andaaz (Mehboob Khan, 1945):
 An early and brilliant example of the love triangle - a favorite theme in Indian popular cinema. Nina (Nargis) is loved by two men: Dilip (Dilip Kumar in a most memorable role) and Rajan (Raj Kapoor). Nina mistakes Dilip`s love for friendship. Misunderstandings and unspoken feelings lead to tragedy. This classic film by Mehboob Khan can be seen as a turning point in Hindi cinema as it examines with subtly the changing relationships between men and women in modern India.
Pather Panchali (1955):
Pather Panchali is the greatest Indian film ever made and was the film made India proud in the international front. It was Satyajit Ray`s directorial debut and it went on to win a special prize at Cannes for `Best Human Document.` .The film was based on a widely read novel of the same name by Bibhuti Bhushan Banerjee. Ray preserves the essential qualities of the novel yet enhances their impact with his vision.
Pyaasa (Guru Dutt, 1957):
 Vijay (played by actor/director Guru Dutt), an unemployed poet, discovers that the love of his life, Meena (Mala Sinha), has married a rich publisher. The poet has little to live for besides his only friends, a masseur and a prostitute, who save him in more than one way. Guru Dutt is one of the rare authors of popular cinema and this classic film with its haunting atmosphere has the effect of changing one`s perceptions of Indian cinema forever.
Teesri Manzil (1966):
 Teesri Manzil remains the romantic-comedy and a suspense plot that was potrayed at its best in the Hindi Cinema. Energetic performances, a happening musical score and above all brilliant song picturization and direction makes the film a must see. Though admittedly the plot seems borrowed from the Hollywood films Teesri Manzil is `Indianized` perfectly and is commercial Hindi Cinema at its best.
Sholay (Ramesh Sippy, 1975):
 This movie was voted as the most popular Hindi film of all time. An ex-police officer seeks revenge on a notorious bandit (in the Mexican mould) who has murdered his family. Sholay has terrific action, terrific heroes and heroines and a villain, Gabbar Singh (Amjad Khan), who caught the imagination of a billion people. The face of the Indian Film industry changed with the advent of new technological advances. The focus changed from social empowerment to more emotional and aggressive subject lines. The image of the actor turned into the rebellious angry young man trying to fight the corrupt systems around him.
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