Bollywood films are always the longest piece of cinema in the world, thanks to the big number of songs in it. If you recollect Raj Kapoor’s Mera Naam Joker (1970), it was one of the longest films of all time in Bollywood. If you are quite excited to know about top 5 longest films of Bollywood. Then don’t worry, we have ensemble a list of top 5 longest films for you.
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Here are the 5 Longest Films in Bollywood:
- Gangs Of Wasseypur (2012)- 5 hours. 19 minutes
It is a clear winner in this list as it has a run-time of 5 hours. 19 minutes. No other movies come near to this bloody bath movie. It is one of the best pieces of cinema from Indian side and it got all its acclaim from a universal audience. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, it stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Manoj Bajpayee, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chaddha, Tigmanshu Dhulia in titular roles.
- Tamas (1987) – 4 hours, 34 minutes
It is one of the best pieces of parallel cinema directed by Govind Nihalani. It stars actors like late Om Puri, Deepa Sahi, Pankaj Kapur, Amrish Puri and late A K Hangal. It was based on the novel of Bhisham Sahni of the same name.
- LOC Kargil (2003) – 4 hours, 15 minutes
Border director J P Dutta tried his luck with yet another war film LOC Kargil but failed miserably. He couldn’t deliver the success of Border again with LOC Kargil. It is one of the longest films in the Bollywood. Interestingly, it is one of the biggest multi-starrer films.
- Mera Naam Joker (1970) – 4 hours, 4 minutes
When Mera Naam Joker was released in 1970, it was turned out to be a flop film. If Bobby would have flopped than Raj Kapoor might have sold his R K Studios. Over a period of time, Mera Naam Joker got a cult status in Bollywood. It is one of those rare movies, which have 2 intervals.
- Sangam (1964) – 3 hours, 58 minutes
This is yet another Raj Kapoor’s masterpiece movie released in 1964, also starring Vyjayanthimala and Rajendra Kumar. It is still considered one of the best works by Raj Kapoor in Cinema. It was a love triangle movie revolves around the backdrop of war. It is also the first Bollywood movie with two intervals.
Altogether, these are the 5 longest Bollywood Movies in the history of Cinema.
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