IMDb celebrates the top 250 Indian movies of all time

IMDb (www.imdb.com), the World‘s most popular and authoritative source for information about movies, TV shows and celebrities, has reached 250,000 followers on its India Instagram handle launched in October 2022. Entertainment fans across the country rely on it. IMDb India manages social media to know who and what is trending, discover new content and decide what and where to watch. To celebrate this milestone, IMDb has created a limited edition collectible poster of the top 250 highest rated Indian movies of all time, which will be gifted to the Entertainment industry luminaries. Additionally, IMDb India will run a contest on Instagram to give select fans a chance to win this coveted poster. To know more about the competition go to IMDb India Instagram.

The IMDb Top 250 Highest Rated Indian Movies list is a collection of the highest rated Indian movies, allowing fans to celebrate and discover groundbreaking new films, as well as classics from all decades, genres and regions. Titles on this dynamic list are determined by ratings from IMDb users who regularly vote on IMDb.

Notably, the current No. 1 film on the list is the 12th critically acclaimed flop of 2023. Along with contemporary hits like Maharaja, Kantara and Lapata Ladies, the list also includes classics like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Pariyarum Perumal and Pather Panchali that showcase the diversity of Indian cinema. In total, the 250 movies on the list have received more than 8.5 million votes on IMDb.

Here are the top 20 titles from the list as of September 22, 2024:

1. 12th fail

2. Gol Mall

3. Nayakan

4. Maharaja

5. Apur Sansar

6. Anbe Shivam

7. Pariyerum Perumal

8. 3 idiots

9. #Home

10. Manichitratajhu

11. Black Friday

12. Kumbalangi Nights

13. Rocketry: The Numby Effect

14. 777 Charlie

15. Crown

16. C/o Kancharapalem

17. Tare Zamin Par

18. Message

19. Dangal

20. Ladies of Lapata

Notably, there are five titles on the list from 2024 including Maharaja, Maidan, The Goat Life, Lapata Ladies and Manjummel Boys. First movie in the list Satyajit Ray‘s classic Pather Panchali, released in 1955.

With seven titles, director Mani Ratnam has the most films in the list, followed by Anurag Kashyap with six titles.

Interestingly, this list also includes six movies with their sequels: Dhishya (Malayalam) and Dhishya 2 (Malayalam), Dhishya (Hindi) and Dhishya 2 (Hindi), Munna Bhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munna Bhai , Jigarthanda and Jigarthanda DoubleX, KGF : Chapter 1 and KGF: Chapter 2 and Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion .

Sharing his excitement about topping the 12th Fail list, Vikrant Massey reflects on the most touching scene from the film. He said, “The scene I would like to highlight is the champi sequence between Manoj and his mother, which is a pivotal moment in the film when Manoj realizes that his grandmother is gone. What makes it unique is the amount of planning and production that goes into shooting even a single shot. In this scene, in the background, there is a door with a magic light—a brief period where day meets night, lasting only 5 to 7 minutes. Vidhu Vinod Chopra sir and DOP Rangarajan Ramabadran had created this master shot months in advance. On set, we actors have to be precise because we only have a few minutes to capture it. Geeta ji and I chose not to use glycerine for this emotional scene, instead choosing to stay as close to the moment as possible. It was a scene that made us cry, instead of crying. So, it became a big challenge. It took several rehearsals, but we managed to pull it off.

To view the list of top 250 highest rated Indian movies, click here. Entertainment fans can follow the IMDb India Instagram handle @IMDb_in to keep up to date with Indian movies, TV shows and celebrities.