got any good Bollywood movie recommendations for someone who's never see it before?

I tried getting some DVDs from the library by searching Bollywood but all I got were dancercise like "The Bollywood dance workout [DVD video] : with Hemalaya."  (which was nice, but I don't think it's a real Bollywood movie)

I'm going to need something smarter than a computer to help me learn what Bollywood movies to watch.

So what's your favourite?  Where should I start?

I am not sure if I have a list for you. Ill be looking forward to what people respond with.

One film I really enjoy is 3 Idiots


Funny, interesting...

"all is well"

Baahubali

I don't know any Bollywood movies to recommend but can recommend a free site Beamafilm that you just need your library membership number to log in to. It has a good selection of international and art house films, old classics and documentaries.

They add new movies all the time. I could only find one Indian movie but it wasn't a true Bollywood one.

Worth checking the site in case they add a Bollywood movie.

One of the Indian restaurants that we used to go to used to play movies back to back with music videos. If there's a local Indian restaurant you could call in and ask the staff for recommendations of titles.

You could also search IMDB for famous Indian actresses and actors and look up their movies.

Once you have a list of the most popular actresses/actors you could search for their movies on you tube.

I can understand why you were given dance ideas.

A reality show that I watch has a couple who live in India, the wife talked about how she loves Bollywood dancing.

When I asked Mr. Google:



https://ignitebollywood.com/about/what-is-bollywood/

I can't recommend any of these movies as I don't think I have seen any of them:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Hindi_films

What is your favorite Bollywood movie?

RRR is the latest greatest over-the-top in a good way film. Although it's more "Tollywood" than Bollywood, the distinction being Tollywood films more often portray Indian culture and the Telugu language where Bollywood is trying to be more like Hollywood.

Also big fan of Baahubali!

jordan barton wrote:I am not sure if I have a list for you. Ill be looking forward to what people respond with.

"all is well"

I like "3 idiots" too. Also " slumdog millionaire".

I haven't watched Singham 8 yet. But it features this stunt. So it is only a matter of time before I do.

My favorite is Veer-Zara. You have to give up the idea that a tightly edited movie is the standard and just enjoy the ride!
For silliness and a sweet story Jab We Met or Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi .

jordan barton wrote:I am not sure if I have a list for you. Ill be looking forward to what people respond with.

One film I really enjoy is 3 Idiots


Funny, interesting...

"all is well"

This was quite often the first movie recommended to me when I lived in India….still haven’t watched it.

I’m not a big Bollywood movie fan since they make Hindi films. The “B” is for Bombay. Every state in south india has their own film industry in the native language. I will recommend a movie in the state of Kerala’s language, Malayalam. It’s called Vikruti. It’s the true story of a deaf man whose life was impacted when a viral video made him appear drunk in public. Very easy watch. It has a little bit of all the emotions, including comedy.

I’d also recommend the film adaptation of Siddartha. I haven’t seen it in a very long time, and it’s not a typical Bollywood film either. I just remember it drew me to the book, which I use in my signature.

Bride and Prejudice is a Bollywood movie that I really enjoyed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_and_Prejudice
https://www.amazon.com/Bride-Prejudice-Naveen-Andrews/dp/B008RPRNGE/ref=sr_1_1

I think RRR is the greatest action movie ever made.

I would search by actor names if you can:

Aamir Khan
Shah Rukh Khan
Salman Khan

...and even some actors not named Kahn such as Akshay Kumar and Hrithik Roshan.

For actresses, we have Priyanka Chopra (Jonas), Anushka Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Sonam Kapoor.