Following are the top-rated Hindi Movies ever to come out of INDIA.

Note 1: This list doesn't include any South-Indian movies which haven't been dubbed well in Hindi. Note 2: This list also includes low-rated movies on important social issues that were ahead of their time when they were released.

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Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times and one of the greatest film actresses of all time,.

She made her film debut with Shyam Benegal's Charandas Chor (1975).

She became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, a New Wave movement in India cinema, though she also appeared in several mainstream movies throughout her career.

Smita Patil appeared in over 80 Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam and Kannada films in a career that spanned just over a decade.

During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award.

National Film Award for Best Actress. 1.Bhumika (1977) 2.Chakra (1981)

National Film Award for Best Feature Film  1.Samna (1975) 2.Nishant (1975) 3.Jait Re Jait (1977) 4.Aakrosh (1980) 5.The Churning (1980) 6.Bhavni Bhavai (1981) 7.In Search of Famine (1981) 8.Umbartha (1982) 9.Chidambaram (1985) 10.Mirch Masala (1986)

Gaman (1978) won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1979 for his work, and for the Song "Aap ki Yaad Aati Rahi", Chhaya Ganguly won a National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.

Mandi (1983) won the 1984 National Film Award for Best Art Direction for Nitish Roy.

Giddh: The Vulture (1984) won Special Jury Award (32nd National Film Awards)

Smita Patil received 6 Nomination and won the Filmfare Awards & Filmfare Marathi Awards 1.Jait Re Jait (1977) 2.Chakra (1981) 3.Umbartha (1982)

She earned 3 Nomination for Filmfare Awards for Best Actress for Bhumika (1977), Bazaar (1982) and Aaj Ki Awaz (1984).

She also received 2 Nomination for Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Arth (1982) and Mandi (1983).

Smita Patil won the Maharashtra State Film Awards for Best Actress for Umbartha (1982).

Smita Patil  won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Best Actress (Hindi) for Mirch Masala (1986).

Smita Patil Patil won the Best Actress trophy at the 2nd Star & Style-Lux Awards for Waaris (1988).

She was the recipient of the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour in 1985.

The Priyadarshni Academy started with the Smita Patil Memorial Award as a tribute to the veteran actress in 1986.

In 2011, Rediff.com listed her as the second-greatest Indian actress of all time, behind Nargis.

According to Suresh Kohli from Deccan Herald, "Smita Patil was, perhaps, the most accomplished actress of Hindi cinema. Her oeuvre is outstanding, investing almost every portrayal with a powerhouse realistic performance."

In 2012, the Smita Patil International Film Festival Documentaries and Shorts was initiated in her honour.

On the occasion of 100 years of the Indian cinema, a postage stamp bearing her face was released by India Post to honour her on 3 May 2013.

Mohan Agashe, Shreeram Lagoo, and Nilu Phule in Samna (1975)

Regarded among the finest stage and film actresses of her times and one of the greatest film actresses of all time,.

She made her film debut with Shyam Benegal's Charandas Chor (1975).

She became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, a New Wave movement in India cinema, though she also appeared in several mainstream movies throughout her career.

Smita Patil appeared in over 80 Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam and Kannada films in a career that spanned just over a decade.

During her career, she received two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. 

She was the recipient of the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour in 1985.

The Highest rated film is Samna with 8.5 and the lowest rated film is Dilwaala with 3.8.

3 films is rated 8 to 8.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

32 films is rated 7 to 7.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

17 films are rated 6 to 6.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

9 films are rated 5 to 5.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

2 films are rated 4 to 4.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.

Rahul Bose and Mallika Sherawat in Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006)

Nana Patekar made his acting debut in Bollywood with the 1978 drama Gaman, Patekar acted in a few Marathi films.

After acting in the Academy Award-nominated Salaam Bombay in 1988, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Parinda (1989), following with another negative role in Angaar (1992). 

In 1995, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor as well as the Filmfare and the Screen awards for Best Actor for his role in Krantiveer (1994). 

Further acclaim came his way for Agni Sakshi, for which he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and Apaharan (2005). 

In 2017 he won the Filmfare Marathi award for best actor for his performance in Natsamrat.

He, along with Irrfan Khan, are the only actor(s) ever to win Filmfare Awards in the Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Villain categories. 

Patekar was bestowed with the fourth highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Shri award, for his dedication in the field of Films and Arts.

This list features only the Hindi Films

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