In case you thought Bollywood is not touching peaks, here are the top 10 global successful movies of Bollywood:
1. Pyaasa (1957): This film by Guru Dutt about a struggling poet in post-Independence India was featured on Time magazine's list of top 100 best films of all times. The movie was a great success.
2. 3 idiots (2009): The movie starring Amir Khan, was a great hit and was in the 113th position in the list of top 250 movies by IMDB. Its offbeat and out-of-the-box theme made it a successful movie.
3. Lagaan (2001): This movie was Number 250 on the list on the IMDB Top movies of all time list, Lead character, yet again, Aamir Khan, in a role that would immortalize both the game of cricket and the British Hindi accent in the film.
4. Nayakan (1987): Featured on Time Magazine's All-Time 100 list, This Tamil crime drama was based on the real-life Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar, and sympathetically depicts the struggle of South Indians living in Bombay.
5. Pather Panchali (1955): This movie was Featured on The Village Voice's Top 250 Best Films of the Century Satyajit Ray's movie which was also part of the Apu trilogy, Pather Panchali depicts the childhood of Apu and his elder sister and the harsh village life of their poor family.
6. Drishyam (2013): Released on 19 December 2013 in Kerala, Drishyam received widespread critical acclaim with critics praising the screenplay, the performances, and direction. It was the first Malayalam film to collect ₹500 million from the box office.
7. Airlift (2016): This film starring Akshay Kumar is number 53 on IMDB’s highest-rated drama films list. It tells the story of the Indians stuck in Kuwait in 1990 during the Iraq invasion, and their journey home via the largest airlift ever attempted in the world.
8. Apur Sansar (1959): Number 42 in the 1982 Sight and Sound critic's poll The final film in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy, the movie is based on the 1932 Bengali novel, Aparajito, by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. It focused on Apu's adult life and is frequently mentioned in lists of the greatest films of all time.
9. Jalsaghar (1958): Number 56 in the 1982 Sight and Sound critic's poll. A critical and financial hit, this was Ray's fourth feature film. Several critics called it one of Ray's most exquisite films. It follows the story of a zamindar trying to uphold the family's prestige despite facing economic adversity.\
10. Charulata (1964): This Bengali film by Satyajit Ray is also at number 56 (tied) in the sight and sound critic’s poll. The movie starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Madhabi Mukherjee. It followed the story of a wealthy but lonely housewife living a secluded life in Kolkata in the 1870s.
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