🇮🇳 FILMS - INDIAN CINEMA --------------------------- 🔪 = horror ♻️ = rewatch ⭐= priority 🌏= foreign 🎄= holiday ❗= on letterboxd list - [ ] Pather Panchali [A Song of the Little Road] (1955) 125m 8.2 crit ⭐❗ - [ ] Aparajito (1956) [The Unvanquished] 110m 8.3 crit ⭐❗ - [ ] Apur Sansar (1959) [The World of Apu] 105m 8.5 crit ⭐❗ - [ ] Pyaasa [Thirst] (1957) 146m 8.3 ⭐❗ - [ ] Mother India (1957) 172m 7.8 ⭐❗ - [ ] The Cloud-Capped Star (1960) 127m 7.9 ⭐ crit❗ - [ ] Charulata [Lonely Wife] (1964) 119m 8.1 - gone with wind crit ⭐❗ - [ ] Mughal-E-Azam (1960) 177m 8.1 ⭐ - [ ] Kaagaz Ke Phool [Paper Flowers] (1959) 148m 7.8 - a star is born ⭐ - [ ] Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) 181m 8.0 ⭐ - The Big-Hearted Will Take the Bride ❗ - [ ] Amar Akbar Anthony (1977) 184m 7.4 - [ ] Sholay (1975) 162m 8.1 - curry western ⭐ - [ ] Deewaar (1975) 174m 8.0 ⭐❗ - [ ] Awaara [The Vagabond] (1951) 193m 7.8 ⭐ - [ ] Guide (1965) 120m 8.4 ⭐ - [ ] Aranyer Din Ratri [Days and Nights in the Forest] (1970) 115m 8.1 - [ ] Bramayugam (2024) 140m 7.8 ❗🔪 - [ ] Manichitrathazhu (1993) 169m 8.7 ❗🔪 - [ ] RRR [Rise Roar Revolt] (2022) 187m 7.8 - [ ] Gangs of Wasseypur: Part One (2012) 160m 8.2 - [ ] Gangs of Wasseypur: Part Two (2012) 160m 8.2 - [ ] Lagaan (2001) 224m 8.1 ** - [ ] The Lunchbox (2013) 104m 7.8 - [ ] 3 Idiots (2009) 8.4 170m dubbed ❗ - [ ] Eega (2012) 145m 7.7 🔪 - [ ] Mahanagar [The Big City] (1963) 136m 8.3 crit - [ ] Jalsaghar [The Music Room] (1958) 100m 7.9 crit ❗ - [ ] The Hero (1966) 118m crit 8.3 - [ ] Abhijan [The Expedition] (1962) - [ ] Padosan [Neighbor] (1968) 157m 8.1 - [ ] Teen Kanya [Three Daughters] (1961) 7.9 - [ ] Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) 132m 8.7 - [ ] Neecha Nagar [Lowly City] (1946) 122m - [ ] Andhadhun (2018) 8.2 139m blind pianist dubbed? - [ ] Court (2014) 116m 7.6 - [ ] Devi [The Goddess] (1960) crit - [ ] Parash Pathar [The Philosopher's Stone] (1958) - [ ] Samapti [The Conclusion] (1961) 7.4 56m - [ ] Monihara [The Lost Jewels] (1961) 7.1 61m - [ ] The Postmaster (1961) 56m 8.2 - [ ] Arunachalam (1997) 165m 7.5 - Brewsters millions remake - [ ] Rolling in Money (1988) 138m 6.8 - Brewsters Millions remake - [ ] Taare Zameen Par [Like Stars on Earth] (2007) 164m dubbed? - [ ] Dangal (2016) - [ ] Kapurush [The Coward] (1965) 69m 7.6 - [ ] Shatranj Ke Khilari [The Chess Players] (1977) 129m 7.5 - [ ] Ship of Theseus (2012) - [ ] Mr India (1987) 179m 7.7 - [ ] Ankur (1974) - [ ] Dil Chahta Hai (2001) - [ ] Hum Aapke Hain Koun…! (1994) - [ ] Jewel Thief (1967) - [ ] Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) comedy - [ ] Go Maal (1979) - [ ] Pudhupettai (2006) - [ ] PK (2014) - [ ] Om Shanti Om (2007) - [ ] Andaaz Apna Apna (1994) Indian Horror - [ ] Bramayugam (2024) 140m 7.8 ❗🔪 - [ ] Manichitrathazhu (1993) 169m 8.7 ❗🔪 - [ ] Pizza (2012) 127m 7.9 ❗🔪 - [ ] Stree (2018) 128m 7.5 - [ ] Kaun? (1999) 90m 7.8 - [x] Bulbbul (2020) 6.6 94m - [x] Tumbbad (2018) 8.2 104m ❗🔪 Indian/American - [ ] Monsoon Wedding (2001) 114m 7.3 - [ ] Mississippi Masala (1991) 118m 6.7 - [ ] The Japanese Wife (2010) 105m 7.6 Akira Kurosawa believed that "not to have seen the cinema of Satyajit Ray means existing in the world without seeing the sun or the moon." Martin Scorsese described the work of Satyajit Ray as “treasures of cinema” that should be watched by “everyone with an interest in film”. Satyajit Ray Apu Trilogy - [ ] Pather Panchali [A Song of the Little Road] (1955) 125m 8.2 - [ ] Aparajito (1956) [The Unvanquished] 110m 8.3 - [ ] Apur Sansar (1959) [The World of Apu] 105m 8.5 - [ ] Parash Pathar [The Philosopher's Stone] (1958) - [ ] Jalsaghar [The Music Room] (1958) 100m 7.9 - [ ] Devi [The Goddess] (1960) crit - [ ] Teen Kanya [Three Daughters] (1961) 7.9 - [ ] The Postmaster (1961) 56m 8.2 - [ ] Monihara [The Lost Jewels] (1961) 7.1 61m - [ ] Samapti [The Conclusion] (1961) 7.4 56m - [ ] Abhijan [The Expedition] (1962) - [ ] Mahanagar [The Big City] (1963) 136m 8.3 crit - [ ] Charulata [Lonely Wife] (1964) 119m 8.1 - [ ] Kapurush [The Coward] (1965) 69m 7.6 - [ ] The Hero (1966) 118m crit 8.3 - [ ] Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969) 132m 8.7 - [ ] Aranyer Din Ratri [Days and Nights in the Forest] (1970) 115m 8.1 - [ ] Shatranj Ke Khilari [The Chess Players] (1977) 129m 7.5 Guru Dutt - [ ] Pyaasa (1957) - [ ] Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959) - [ ] Baazi (1951) - [ ] Aar Paar (1954) - [ ] Mr. & Mrs. ’55 (1955) - [ ] C.I.D (1956) Parallel Cinema, also known as Art Cinema or the Indian New Wave, is known for its realism and naturalism, addressing the sociopolitical climate. 1952–1992 (First Wave), 1998–current (Resurgence) Masala is a style of Indian cinema that mixes multiple genres in one work. The genre is named after masala, a mixture of spices in Indian cuisine. Anurag Kashyap is Hindi cinema’s Quentin Tarantino Languages: Hindi/Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali “Bollywood” only refers to the Hindi-language films based out of Mumbai. The term "Bollywood" was coined in the 1970s Aishwarya Rai / Aishwarya Rai Bachchan His meeting with French film director Jean Renoir, who had come to Calcutta in 1949 to shoot his film The River (1951), and his 1950 visit to London, where he saw Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves) (1948), inspired Ray to become a film-maker Moving images were first screened in India on 7 July 1896 in Bombay (now Mumbai), and local filmmaking began in the following year. interconnected industries, subdivided by region and language, producing nearly 2,000 films a year. Apu Trilogy https://www.timeout.com/film/the-100-best-bollywood-movies-the-list Lauinger Library 100 essential Indian films Available , Stacks ; PN1993.5.I8 D277 2019 Indian cinema : a very short introduction Available , Stacks ; PN1993.5.I8 R2774 2016 Tags: films