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Top Indian Films

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Pather Panchali 1955 Satyajit Ray 157
2 Gandhi1 1982 Richard Attenborough 221
3 The World of Apu 1959 Satyajit Ray 288
4 Aparajito 1956 Satyajit Ray 402
5 Monsoon Wedding2 3 4 2001 Mira Nair 864
6 Charulata 1964 Satyajit Ray 1136
7 The Music Room 1958 Satyajit Ray 1208
8 The River2 3 1951 Jean Renoir 1238
9 Salaam Bombay!1 2 1988 Mira Nair 1371
10 The Cloud-Capped Star 1960 Ritwik Ghatak 1675
11 Mother India 1957 Mehboob Khan 2213
12 Sholay 1975 Ramesh Sippy 2319
13 Pyaasa 1957 Guru Dutt 2365
14 Lagaan: Once upon a Time in India 2001 Ashutosh Gowariker 2374
15 Distant Thunder 1973 Satyajit Ray 2497

1 Joint production with the United Kingdom.
2 Joint production with France.
3 Joint production with the United States.
4 Joint production with Germany and Italy.

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