THE BOLLYWOOD 100

By Decade

The Best Hindi
Films of the 1990s

26 films from this decade made the canon, 8 of them inside the ranked top 100.

Liberalisation, the diaspora blockbuster, and the arrival of the three Khans. Also, quietly, Satya at the end of it, which detonated everything the decade had built.

26 films from the 1990s made the canon, 8 of them inside the ranked top 100, led by Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge at #10. The decade leans Drama (12), Romance (9), Thriller (6), and the directors carrying it here are Ram Gopal Varma, Mani Ratnam, Rajkumar Santoshi, Yash Chopra.

Every title below has its own page with links to Wikipedia, IMDb, trailers and legal streaming. Compare against the 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s, or read how the ranking was scored.

RankFilmYearDirectorGenre
10 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge दिलवाले दुल्हनिया ले जायेंगे 1995Aditya ChopraRomance, Musical
12 Satya सत्या 1998Ram Gopal VarmaCrime, Drama
17 Andaz Apna Apna अंदाज़ अपना अपना 1994Rajkumar SantoshiComedy
63 Dil Se.. दिल से.. 1998Mani RatnamRomance, Thriller
89 Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! हम आपके हैं कौन..! 1994Sooraj BarjatyaRomance, Family
90 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai कुछ कुछ होता है 1998Karan JoharRomance, Drama
92 Baazigar बाज़ीगर 1993Abbas–MustanThriller, Crime
93 Darr डर 1993Yash ChopraThriller, Romance
– Damini दामिनी 1993Rajkumar SantoshiDrama, Legal
– Karan Arjun करण अर्जुन 1995Rakesh RoshanAction, Drama
– Dil To Pagal Hai दिल तो पागल है 1997Yash ChopraRomance, Musical
– Sarfarosh सरफ़रोश 1999John Matthew MatthanAction, Thriller
– Bombay बॉम्बे 1995Mani RatnamDrama, Romance
– Roja रोज़ा 1992Mani RatnamDrama, Thriller
– Godmother गॉडमदर 1999Vinay ShuklaCrime, Biography
– Hu Tu Tu हू तू तू 1999GulzarPolitical, Drama
– Sardari Begum सरदारी बेगम 1996Shyam BenegalDrama, Musical
– Bandit Queen बैंडिट क्वीन 1994Shekhar KapurBiography, Crime
– Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa कभी हाँ कभी ना 1994Kundan ShahRomance, Comedy
– Rangeela रंगीला 1995Ram Gopal VarmaRomance, Musical
– Rudaali रुदाली 1993Kalpana LajmiDrama
– Mammo मम्मो 1994Shyam BenegalDrama
– Kaun? कौन? 1999Ram Gopal VarmaThriller, Mystery
– Raat रात 1992Ram Gopal VarmaHorror
– Vaastav वास्तव 1999Mahesh ManjrekarCrime, Drama
– Ek Doctor Ki Maut एक डॉक्टर की मौत 1990Tapan SinhaDrama

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