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.

3. Boot Polish (1954)

Produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Prakash Arora, the movie revolves around two pre-teen kids who are left in the care of an evil aunt and start polishing shoes for a living against her will. The masterpiece also won the Filmfare Award for Best Movie.

4. Jaagte Raho (1956)

A Raj Kapoor-starrer directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra shows the story of a poor villager who moves to the city in search of a better life. He soon realises the evils of the so-called 'civilised society' as he enters into a predicament. There is also a Bengali version of the film.