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Indian Art Cinema

by Cinemad_ziddi • Created 5 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
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  • Dev.D (2009)

    1. Dev.D

    20092h 24mNot Rated
    7.9 (33K)
    After breaking up with his childhood sweetheart, a young man finds solace in drugs. Meanwhile, a teenage girl is caught in the world of prostitution. Will they be destroyed, or will they find redemption?
    DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsAbhay DeolMahie GillKalki Koechlin
  • Shahid Kapoor in Haider (2014)

    2. Haider

    20142h 40mNot Rated
    8.0 (59K)
    A young man returns to Kashmir after his father's disappearance to confront his uncle, whom he suspects of playing a role in his father's fate.
    DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsShahid KapoorTabuShraddha Kapoor
  • Maqbool (2003)

    3. Maqbool

    20032h 12m
    8.0 (13K)
    The intrigue of the Shakespearean tragedy 'Macbeth' is transposed to the Mumbai underworld.
    DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsIrrfan KhanTabuPankaj Kapur
  • Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, and Saif Ali Khan in Omkara (2006)

    4. Omkara

    20062h 35m
    8.0 (23K)
    A politically-minded enforcer's misguided trust in his lieutenant leads him to suspect his wife of infidelity in this adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Othello'.
    DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsAjay DevgnKareena KapoorSaif Ali Khan
  • Gulaal (2009)

    5. Gulaal

    20092h 20m
    8.0 (17K)
    A law student witnesses deception, homicide, and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.
    DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsKay Kay MenonRaj Singh ChaudharyRaja Chaudhary
  • Ship of Theseus (2012)

    6. Ship of Theseus

    20122h 20mNot Rated
    8.0 (8.1K)
    The film explores questions of identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker.
    DirectorAnand GandhiStarsAydah El-KashefYogesh ShahFaraz Khan
  • Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)

    7. Gangs of Wasseypur

    20125h 21mNot Rated89Metascore
    8.2 (108K)
    A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.
    DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsManoj BajpayeeNawazuddin SiddiquiTigmanshu Dhulia
  • The Chess Players (1977)

    8. The Chess Players

    19772h 9mNot Rated
    7.5 (4.3K)
    In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSanjeev KumarSaeed JaffreyShabana Azmi
  • Charulata (1964)

    9. Charulata

    19641h 57mNot Rated
    8.1 (7.6K)
    The lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin-in-law, who shares her love for literature.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeMadhavi MukherjeeShailen Mukherjee
  • Subir Banerjee in Pather Panchali (1955)

    10. Pather Panchali

    19552h 5mNot Rated
    8.2 (40K)
    Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsKanu BannerjeeKaruna BannerjeeSubir Banerjee
  • The World of Apu (1959)

    11. The World of Apu

    19591h 45mNot Rated
    8.4 (18K)
    This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeSharmila TagoreAlok Chakravarty
  • Smaran Ghosal in Aparajito (1956)

    12. Aparajito

    19561h 50mNot Rated
    8.2 (17K)
    Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsPinaki SenguptaSmaran GhosalKamala Adhikari
  • Page 3 (2005)

    13. Page 3

    20052h 19m
    7.3 (7.1K)
    A look at Mumbai's socialite party circle world through the eyes of a Page 3 journalist.
    DirectorsMadhur BhandarkarJay Dev BanerjeeStarsKonkona Sen SharmaAtul KulkarniSandhya Mridul
  • Seemabaddha (1971)

    14. Seemabaddha

    19711h 50m
    7.8 (1.5K)
    Chatterji is an ambitious and self-made young man who becomes the director of the company he works for.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSharmila TagoreBarun ChandaParomita Chowdhury
  • Pratidwandi (1970)

    15. Pratidwandi

    19701h 50m
    8.1 (2K)
    A young college graduate is struggling to find a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsDhritiman ChatterjeeAsgar AliArabinda Banerjee
  • Jana Aranya (1975)

    16. Jana Aranya

    19752h 11m
    8.3 (1.9K)
    A bright and idealistic young man steels himself for the dog-eat-dog business world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsPradip MukherjeeRafique AhmedS. Bagchi
  • Soumitra Chatterjee, Simi Garewal, and Sharmila Tagore in Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)

    17. Days and Nights in the Forest

    19701h 55m
    8.1 (3.1K)
    Four carefree, jaded middle-class bachelors from Calcutta head out for a holiday in the wilderness. Before long, each man undergoes their own journey of self-discovery.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSharmila TagoreKaberi BoseSimi Garewal
  • The Hero (1966)

    18. The Hero

    19661h 57mNot Rated
    8.3 (5.6K)
    En route to Delhi to receive an award, a Bengali film star reevaluates his success through his fellow passengers, dreams, and past experiences.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsUttam KumarSharmila TagoreBireswar Sen
  • Mahanagar (1988)

    19. Mahanagar

    1988–1989TV Series
    Estrangement of relationships and value system in rapidly growing urban landscapes. A series of 13 episodes, each featuring a new story.
    StarsMohan AgasheSwati BhiseBenjamin Gilani
  • Three Daughters (1961)

    20. Three Daughters

    19611h 54mPassed
    7.9 (1.8K)
    Based on popular Indian stories of the great writer Rabindranath Tagore, these short films reveal definitive moments in the lives of three young girls.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsAnil ChatterjeeChandana BanerjeeAparna Sen
  • The Expedition (1962)

    21. The Expedition

    19622h 30mNot Rated
    7.9 (1.4K)
    A taxi driver attempts to introduce his cab service in rural Bengal against many odds.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeWaheeda RehmanRuma Guha Thakurta
  • Haradhan Bannerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, and Madhavi Mukherjee in The Coward (1965)

    22. The Coward

    19651h 10m
    7.6 (2.6K)
    A chance meeting rekindles old memories between a screenwriter and his ex-girlfriend, who is by now married to a well-to-do man.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSoumitra ChatterjeeMadhavi MukherjeeHaradhan Bannerjee
  • Charuprakash Ghosh in The Holy Man (1965)

    23. The Holy Man

    19651h 5m
    7.0 (1.8K)
    A devout Hindu family falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsCharuprakash GhoshRabi GhoshPrasad Mukherjee
  • Kanchenjungha (1962)

    24. Kanchenjungha

    19621h 42m
    7.9 (1.2K)
    An upper-class Bengali family is on vacation in Darjeeling, a popular hill station and resort near Kanchenjungha.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsChhabi BiswasKaruna BannerjeePahadi Sanyal
  • The Music Room (1958)

    25. The Music Room

    19581h 35mNot Rated
    7.8 (7.1K)
    Depicts the end days of a decadent zamindar (landlord) in Bengal, and his efforts to uphold his family prestige even when faced with economic adversity.
    DirectorSatyajit RayStarsChhabi BiswasGangapada BasuPadmadevi

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