These are some of the best Award-winning Hindi movies that I enjoyed very much. My list starts from year 1996, though there are lots of classic movies before that which are quite enjoyable. I will just focus on post 96-s.

1996: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol Mukherjee


Plot: For me, this is just a simple love story of a man meeting and falling in love with a woman, but what makes it really good is that the path to love between them is very challenging up till the end of the movie. Kajol Mukherjee, the main actress in this film plays Simran, an innocent girl who was raised by a conservative father, Baldev (played by Amrish Puri), who has arranged her marriage with his friend's son, Kuljeet (played by Parmeet Sethi) without considering that even Simran, similar to other girls has her own dreams. Simran met a man, Raj (played by Shah Rukh Khan), and they both fell in love. It was through a lot of challenges that finally their love is united.

Why it's good: The story convey a very strong message about how parents should understands their children, especially in today's modern world. As son/daughter, we have to try our best to deal with our parents, hopefully one day they will accept our reason. The soundtrack in this movie is awesome by the way, all of them!

1998: Dil To Pagal Hai

Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Akhsay Kumar


Plot: The movie is more about a love triangle between a man and two women. Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) does not believe in love. He does not understand how two people can be in love forever. Pooja (Madhuri Dixit) believes that someone is made for everyone – they just have to meet one another. Nisha (Karisma Kapoor) on the other hand believes that love is friendship. Nisha fell for Rahul, but Rahul fell for Pooja, so does Pooja. Pooja, however accepted Ajay (Akshay Kumar) in her life and was afraid to tell Ajay of her real feeling because Ajay was a kind man.

Why it's good: In the end, love conquers all. The soundtrack in this movie is awesome as well, all of them!


1999: Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol Mukherjee, Rani Mukherjee, Salman Khan


Plot: The story is about three friends, Anjali (Kajor Mukherjee), Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) and Tina (Rani Mukherjee). During their college years, Anjali who was a little bit of tom-boy was in love with her best-friend Rahul, but Rahul had eyes only for Tina at that time. Anjali who value her friendship over love, decided to back-off with broken heart and went back to her hometown. Rahul and Tina got married. Years later, Rahul and the now-deceased Tina's eight-year-old daughter, whose name is also Anjali attempts to reunite her father and Anjali to fullfill her mother last wish. Conflict arise when Tina's daughter found out that Anjali is soon to be wedded to Aman (Salman Khan).


Why it's good: The storyline is quite unique. The element of friendship, love and sacrifice is strongly addressed in this movie. The soundtrack in this movie is really good.


2000: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Ajay Devgan, Salman Khan



Plot: The movie is about a love triangle. A student of classical music, Sameer (Salman Khan) and his teacher's daughter, Nandini (Aishwarya Rai) fall in love. However, Nandini's family arrange for her marriage to another man, Vanraj (Ajay Devgan) unknowing of her relationship with Sameer. Vanraj and Nandini got married but after knowing that Nandini's love is for Sameer, Vanraj sacrifice his love and promise Nandini to get her reunited with Sameer.

Why it's good: This movie sets the new definition of love; it is all about sacrifice. In the end, the measure of how true your love is based on how much sacrifice you're willing to make for your loved one. The songs in this movie is quite good, too.