There's a whole world of homegrown lists about our favourite Indian flicks, ranging from the ones with artistic merit and critical acclaim to the films that were just ridiculously popular. For an Indian movie to make it onto a list of the all time greatest movies in the world is a very different deal though, one that signals a whole different league of success. Here are some of those movies! Pyaasa (1957) Featured on Time Magazine's list of 100 best films of all time This film by Guru Dutt about a struggling poet in post Independence India. It was a critical success and was rated as one of the 100 best films of all time by Time magazine, which called it "the soulfully romantic of the lot."

3 Idiots (2009)

Number 113 on IMDB's top 250 movies of all time

Number 113 on IMDB's Top 250 movies of all time list, 3 Idiots is an Aamir Khan starrer. This was a coming-of-age comedy drama that made waves when it released for it's offbeat and unconventional theme.

Lagaan (2001)

Number 250 on IMDB's top movies of all time

Number 250 on the list on the IMDB Top movies of all time list, Lagaan stars, yet again, Aamir Khan, in a role that would immortalise both the game of cricket and the British Hindi accent in film.