Top 3 Bollywood Fantasy Movies

Hatim Tai (1990): Directed by Babubhai Mistry, Hatim Tai is a Bollywood fantasy movie based on the true life of a famous Arab poet - Hatim Al-Taeei. Hatim has also been mentioned in Islamic Hadiths by Prophet Mohammad. Hatem also figures in the Arabian Nights. The story is about Saat Sawaals or 7 Quests that have a moral. 

1.  Ek baar dekha hai, dusri baar dekhne ki hawas hai
2. Neki kar Dariya mein daal
3. Sach ko raahat hai
4. Jaisa karega waisa bharega
5. Khoye Mina ki talaash
6. Murgabi ke anday ke barabar ka moti
7. Hamaam Bad-gard ki khabar

The film stars Jeetendra, Satish Shah, Sangeeta Bijlani & Amrish Puri. Hatim Tai is an entertaining film and a must watch for fantasy movie lovers. You can disregard the shabby SFX/CGI considering the movie was made back in the 90s.

Chamatkar (1992):

 Chamatkar is a mix of fantasy horror comedy movie released back in early 90s starring King Khan, Urmila Matondkar and Naseeruddin Shah.  Chamatkar is a story of a ghost (Naseer) with some unfinished business that he must finish with the help of Shahrukh Khan. Though Chamatkar doesn't have any advanced SFX, it is the story telling and good acting by the lead characters that catches your interest.

Bahubali (2015): Bahubali - The beginning is a complete entertainer.  It is an epic fantasy fictional saga portraying the story of Amarendra Bahubali of the ancient Kingdom of Mahishmati in India. It was one of the highest grossing Indian film within India and the third highest grossing Indian film globally in 2015. Disliking Bahubali would take an immense amount of will as each element of the movie, be it the detailed storyline, exceptional casting and acting or the beautiful locations in which the movie was shot. S. S. Rajamouli has made the movie with such verve. The movie is full of an endless amount of unparalleled optical overload.

Bahubali starts with Sivagami, the queen (Ramya Krishnan) who emerges with a small baby from a cave. She shrewdly kill the soldiers who are chasing her.She lands in the river with the child in her hand .She prays to the lord to save the child and sacrifices her life. A few villagers save the child and hand over the baby to Sanga (Rohini) and her husband. Sanga demands the cave to be shut in the fear that someone may come looking for the boy. Sanga raises the child as her own and names him Shiva. Prabhas plays the role of Shiva and he grows up to be a man of exceptional strength. Though he is happy being Sanga's son, his destiny keeps pulling him towards scaling the unparallel mountain leading to Mahismati. He makes numerous efforts and succeeds and meets the love of his life Avanthika (Tamanah ) who is a part of a rebel group. The sole aim of the rebel group is to set free their queen Devasena (Anuskha Shetty) who has been captured and chained for the last 25 years.The attention to detail in the movie to the story, plot ,cinematography, effect and casting are noteworthy.The past and the present is skillfully blend and the ending is a cliff hanger ensuring that the audience returns to watch Bahubali:The conclusion. Bahubali - the beginning' spins the story of generations skillfully blending a tale of old school politics with the spell bounding visual effects and it is a must watch for all Fiction/Fantasy lovers. Where the west boasts of Lord of the Rings, Avatar, S.S Rajamouli has put the Indian cinema on the map with this movie. Every movie lover must watch this movie.