Top 10 Bollywood Movies That Ran For The Longest Time In Cinema Halls

5 BARSAAT ( 2 YEARS)

Starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis in principal roles, ‘Barsaat’ was released in 1949. The film has endured several decades since its release, but it still remains as one of the finest pieces of cinema India has ever produced. Powerful story, passionate performances and mesmeric music score made ‘Barsaat’ a favorite among the audience, which went to cinemas in hoards to watch the film over and again for almost two years.

The film will go down in history of Indian cinema not just for being one of the Hindi films that ran for the longest time in cinema halls, but also for several other reasons. The stupendous success of ‘Barsaat’ helped Raj Kapoor buy the R K Studios in the year 1950. Another interesting fact that is associated with the film is that the main publicity poster of the film, which shows the female lead dangling on the arm of the hero, inspired the showman Raj Kapoor so much that he decided to use it as the logo of his production company, R K Studios.

Besides its compelling story, the audience remembers ‘Barsaat’ for its exceptional music. It was the debut film of music directors Shankar Jaikishan. The success of the entire soundtrack made them one of the most sought-after composers of that them. Planet Bollywood lists its soundtrack at number 1 on the list of the 100 Greatest Bollywood Soundtracks. After ‘Barsaat’, Shankar Jaikishan collaborated with Raj Kapoor on a number of successful films.

TRIVIA: The film was written by Ramamand Sagar who later helmed the biggest mythology show of India, ‘Ramayana’.