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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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2005 | United Kingdom | Documentary | 1713 | 6.9 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 2 |
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1982 | India | Biography | 241142 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 3 |
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2016 | United Kingdom | Drama | 62842 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 4 |
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2006 | India | Comedy | 122883 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 5 |
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2017 | India | Biography | 8601 | 6.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 6 |
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1957 | India | Action | 9910 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 7 |
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2012 | India | Action | 38137 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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2004 | India | Drama | 99336 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 9 |
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2023 | Drama | 10 | 8.9 | Movie | Released | ||
| 10 |
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1957 | India | Drama | 7390 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 11 |
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2013 | France | Drama | 61553 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 12 |
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2010 | India | Action | 1417 | 5.8 | Movie | Released | |
| 13 |
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2018 | India | Drama | 60687 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 14 |
|
2009 | India | Crime | 16034 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 15 |
|
1965 | India | Biography | 406 | 8.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 16 |
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2002 | India | Drama | 47467 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | |
| 17 |
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2010 | China | Drama | 117381 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 18 |
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2012 | India | Mystery | 66419 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 19 |
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2016 | India | Biography | 69216 | 8 | Movie | Released | |
| 20 |
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2018 | India | Action | 34055 | 7.7 | Movie | Released | |
| 21 |
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2015 | India | Action | 38987 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 22 |
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2016 | India | Action | 214683 | 8.3 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 23 |
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2015 | Belgium | Thriller | 815 | 5.4 | Movie | Released | |
| 24 |
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2014 | India | Adventure | 68706 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 25 |
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2010 | India | Comedy | 18299 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | |
| 26 |
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2015 | France | Drama | 31774 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 27 |
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1996 | India | Action | 8495 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 28 |
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2015 | India | Comedy | 32611 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 29 |
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2016 | India | Mystery | 6137 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 30 |
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2019 | India | Crime | 37219 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 31 |
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2021 | India | Action | 5213 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | |
| 32 |
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1971 | Israel | Comedy | 20 | 3.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 33 |
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2001 | India | Action | 18031 | 7.8 | Movie | Released | G |
| 34 |
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2015 | India | Action | 99361 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |