Best Hindi movies of 1971

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Ramesh Deo, Amitabh Bachchan, Sumita Sanyal,
Directors : Hrishikesh Mukherjee,

The story of a terminally ill man who wishes to live life to the full before the inevitable occurs, as told by his best friend.

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Bindu, Sharmila Tagore, Sujit Kumar,
Directors : Shakti Samanta,

A village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in Kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood.

Actors : David Abraham, Rajesh Khanna, Sujit Kumar, Tanuja,
Directors : M.A. Thirumugham,

Orphaned Raju, in the company of four elephants, has to perform with them at street corners, in order to keep alive. Slowly he amasses a fortune, and is able to build his own private zoo, ...

Actors : Jaya Bhaduri, Sumita Sanyal, Dharmendra, Utpal Dutt,
Directors : Hrishikesh Mukherjee,

A teenage girl will not accept her family's attempt to arrange a marriage for her, as her heart is currently too full of love for the movies and heartthrob actor "Dharmendra."

Actors : Rakhee Gulzar, Vinod Khanna, Sunil Dutt, Waheeda Rehman,
Directors : Sunil Dutt,

Reshma and Shera love each other in the midst of a violent feudal conflict between their clans. When their families find out about their relationship, Chotu, Shera's sharp shooting kid ...

Actors : Mumtaz, Mahesh Kaul, Dev Anand, Vijay Anand,
Directors : Vijay Anand,

Dr. Anand Kumar attains his degree in medicine and re-locates to a small village to assist the local doctors there. Upon arrival, he is met by the ailing Dr. Prasad and his wife, and hired ...

Actors : Asha Parekh, Aruna Irani, Mehmood Jr., Jeetendra,
Directors : Nasir Hussain,

Sunita is a young woman who ends up married to the wrong man, Rajan. Thinking that he has conspired with his girlfriend, Monica to murder her, she runs away to find an old friend of her ...

Actors : Om Prakash, Navin Nischol, Yogeeta Bali, Amitabh Bachchan,
Directors : Jyoti Swaroop,

Kumar Sen is an artist of eminence, a talented painter, and a renowned sculptor; and like the majority of his clan, he has a sensitive introvert. But no artist can achieve any degree of ...

Actors : Asha Parekh, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Laxmi Chhaya,
Directors : Raj Khosla,

Ajit saves the village from the dakus (bandits); whilst having romance with Anju.

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Shammi Kapoor, Simi Garewal,
Directors : Ramesh Sippy,

Rajoo (Rajesh Khanna) and Sheetal (Hema Malini) are in love, and expecting some opposition from Rajoo's dad (Ajit), they marry in a simple temple ceremony. But Rajoo's dad vehemently ...

Actors : Babita Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor,
Directors : Randhir Kapoor,

Widower Ram Kapoor lives a very wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, but is very lonely, as his only child, a son named Rajesh, lives abroad, and his aged dad, Diwan Bahadur, lives in the village. ...

Actors : Deven Verma, Om Prakash, Archana, Navin Nischol,
Directors : Hrishikesh Mukherjee,

Two unemployed slackers, Bhola and Ajay come across a newspaper advertisement about a missing elderly gentleman, whose estate is worth millions. They come across this male in the Hanging ...

Actors : Dev Anand, Kishore Sahu, Shatrughan Sinha, Zaheeda,
Directors : Amarjeet,

Raja has been abandoned by his biological mother at a very young age, and grows up with Master, a criminal don and card-sharp, who would like Raja to continue working with him on a ...

Actors : Rajesh Khanna, Meena Kumari, Mumtaz, Nana Palsikar,
Directors : Dulal Guha,

Surjit Singh earns his living driving a truck, most of the time while consuming alcohol. One night he stops at Courtesan Chamelibai's, drinks, goes to bed with her, and gets up behind ...

Actors : Mumtaz, Feroz Khan, Helen, Sanjay Khan,
Directors : Mohan,

Two brothers battle against each other in court when their lady love Shalu is accused of murder.

Actors : Farida Jalal, Parikshat Sahni, Prem Chopra, Nutan,
Directors : Ramanna,

Burma-based widow, Parvati, along with two sons, Prem and Rajesh, re-locates to Bombay to live with her late husband's friend and widower, Sewakram, and his two daughters, Shanti and Durga....

Actors : Tanuja, Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Dhawan, Mala Sinha,
Directors : Ravikant Nagaich,

Although well qualified, Ram Chand is unable to obtain suitable employment, and works as a peon in an organization. One day he meets with Ravi Chand, who is on the verge of committing ...

Actors : Rajendra Kumar, Sadhana, Prem Chopra, Rajendra Nath,
Directors : Mohan Kumar,

Rohit, Whiskey, and Kumar (Rajendra Kumar, Rajendra Nath, and Prem Chopra respectively) are childhood friends. While travelling to his estate in the company of Whiskey, Rohit meets with ...

Actors : Mumtaz, Helen, Master Bhagwan, Jeetendra,
Directors : Brij,

Nisha (Mumtaz) loves Vishal (Jeetendra) and they get married. Ignoring basic driving safety rules they end up in an accident. Vishal needs serious surgical attention. Nisha tries to raise ...

Actors : Mumtaz, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, Rajendra Nath,
Directors : Prakash Mehra,

In rural India a small village is ruled by a Panchayat, a group of right-wing Hindu men who run the lives of the villagers dictatorially. There are three men who challenge their authority, ...