Reader's Choice: Greatest Hindi Film of All Time

Jab pyaar kiya toh darna kya?, declared a defiant, dazzling Madhubala in the lavishly picturised romance anthem of K Asif's magnum opus. And viewers continue to shower the same 'pyaar' on the film even after half a century.
The immortal classic, which released in 1960 and re-released in 2004 in coloured, digitally restored skin, took more ten years to complete and ranks among masterpieces of Indian cinema.
At the recently conducted poll by Eastern Eye, a British Asian weekly Mughal-e-Azam was chosen as the greatest Hindi film of all time to commemorate 100 years of its cinema.
We asked you, dear readers, to share your favourite. And the verdict is out.
Here are your pick of the Top Five films that qualify as Bollywood epics.
5. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Traveling from London to Swiss Alps to Punjab's bright yellow mustard fields, Raj and Simran's innocent, idealist love story struck an indescribable chord among viewers spanning all age groups and continues to delight even after countless viewings.
From turning Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol into superstars, breaking records for running maximum number of weeks in theatre to inspiring an entire generation of romances to follow, Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge has done a world of good.