Over a 100 years ago Dadasaheb Phalke released the first movie of Indian cinema and since then, movies have gone on to become a regular part of our lives . The journey from black-and-white cinema to colour has been an enthralling one. However, in the age of computer graphics, 3D screenings and other technologies taking over in Bollywood, there still are some black-and-white movies from yesteryear that we can watch any time and still be impressed. Here are 18 of them.

1. Mahal (1949)

Directed by Kamal Amrohi, this was India's first reincarnation suspense thriller. Hari Shankar (Ashok Kumar) plays a man who becomes obsessed with the ghost of the beautiful Kamini (Madhubala) after moving into a mansion (Mahal). The movie also shot Lata Mangeshkar to instant fame for the song "Aayega Aanewala".

2. Do Bigha Zameen (1953)

This was the first movie to win the Filmfare Award for Best Movie. Directed by Bimal Roy, it shows the struggles of a farmer whose two and a half acres of land has been acquired by a landlord due to his debts and how he struggles to pay it off. The movie stars Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy.