Some of the Indian Movies Longer Than Bahubali - the Epic

 

Bahubali is not just a movie it is a visual delight. It is an Unforgettable experience that Indian audience witness for the first time focusing on story of fictional kingdom Maheshwati  with larger then life characters, exceptional storytelling, and never- before seen visuals. In 2015. Bahubali- The Beginning was released and left everyone with a question “Katapa Ne Bahubali Ko Kyu Maara”. This cliff-hanger became the nation-talk  and to recreate the magic on the big screen pioneer filmmaker S,S Rajamauli going bring Bahubali once again in remastered version with combining both movies into a single movie 3 Hours and 44 Minutes whose actual length of 5 Hours and 45 Minutes  and this remastered version will hit the big screen on 31^st October 2025 but here some of the Indian movies longer than Bahubali - The Epic

 

1 Movie – Gangs of Wassaypur

  Duration - (Combined length of 5 Hours and 20 Minutes)

   Cast  - Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Richa Chaddha, Reema Sen, Piyush Mishra, Jaideep Alhawat. Vineet Kumar Singh, Pankaj Tripathi, Jameel Khan, Huma Qurashi, Anurita Jha and Huma Qurashi.

  Director- Anurag Kashyap

  Genre – Crime/Thriller

  Why So Long- The movie showcases the war of 3 generations.

 

2 Movie – Mera Naam Joker

Duration – 4 Hours and 15 Minutes

Cast – Raj Kapoor, Simi Grewal, Rishi Kapoor, Kseniya Ryabinkina, Manoj Kumar, Dharamender , Dara Singh and Rajendra Kumar.

Director- Raj Kapoor

Genre-  Drama/Romance

  Why So Long- Released with two intervals an iconic is a perfect example of old-school filmmaking

3, Movie – Tamas

Duration – 4 Hours and 55 Minutes

Cast – Om Puri, Deepa Sethi, Bhisam Sahni, and Surekha Sikri

  Director-  Govind Nihalani

  Genre – Period/Drama

  Why So Long- Originally, a T,V mini series later screened as One full-length movie.

4, Movie –  Mughal E Azam

 Duration –  3 Hours and 47 Minutes

 Cast – Dilip Kumar. Madhubala, Prithivi Raj Kapoor, and Durga Khote

Director- K Asif

Genre – Period/ Drama

Why So Long- Took almost a decade to complete and remains a masterpiece of Indian Cinema.

 5, Movie – Lagaan

 Duration – 3 Hours and 44 Minutes

 Cast – Amir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne

Director- Ashutosh Gawarkar

Genre – Sports/ Drama

Why So Long- Oscar Nominated and one of the most loved Indian long movie ever made.

 

6  Movie – Mahatma (Life of Gandhi)

 Duration – 5 Hours and 9 Minutes

 Cast – Voice Narration (English): Richard Attenborough | Voice Narration (Hindi): S. K. Pottakkad | Mahatma Gandhi (Archival Footage): Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi himself | Jawaharlal Nehru (Archival Footage): Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Archival Footage): Vallabhbhai Patel | Mohammad Ali Jinnah (Archival Footage): Mohammad Ali Jinnah | Kasturba Gandhi (Archival Footage): Kasturba Gandhi | Lord Mountbatten (Archival Footage): Lord Louis Mountbatten | Winston Churchill (Archival Footage): Winston Churchill | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Archival Footage): Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar

Director- Vithalbhai Javeri

Genre –Documentary/ Biographical

Why So Long – A rare documentary made on Mahatma Gandhi’s life and his contribution in India’s independence.

 

7 Movie – LOC Kargil

  Duration – 4 Hours and 15 Minutes

  Cast – Munish Behl. Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan,  Saif Ali Khan,  Akshaya Khanna, Sunil Shetty, Sanjay Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bachpayee, Ashutosh Rana, Karan Nath, Amar Upadhyay and Nagarjuna  

Genre – War/ Drama

Why So Long – Based on 1999 Kargil War having big names like . Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan,  Saif Ali Khan,  Akshaya Khanna, Sunil Shetty

 

 8  Movie – Sangam

Duration – 3 Hours and 58 Minutes

Cast – Raj Kapoor, Vvjanthimala and Rajendra Kumar

Genre – Romantic/ Drama

Why So Long – A beautiful love triangle between childhood friends  set across India and Europe explores explore friendship, love, betrayal, and reconciliation in great emotional detail. The film also featured extended musical sequences and foreign locations, both rare for that era, which added to the runtime.

 

9 Movie – Kabhi Alvida Na Kehena  

Duration – 3 Hours and 53 Minutes

Cast – Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji and Amitabh Bachchan

Genre -Romantic/Drama

Why So Long – A Modern day love story exploring, Marriages, Infidelity and emotional conflict starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji and Amitabh Bachchan. KANK was one of the longest movie

 

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