The 40 most popular 1970s indian movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.




Kaalachakram
















Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre




Mallanum Mathevanum

Ezhuthatha Katha









Tourist Bungalow
Thumbolarcha
The 1970s are widely considered American cinema's strongest decade, when the studio system's collapse handed a generation of young directors unusual freedom. It ended with Jaws and Star Wars inventing the modern blockbuster.
India produces more films annually than any other country, across many language industries — Hindi-language Bollywood, plus major Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Bengali traditions. The song-and-dance musical number is a structural convention, not a genre.