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Top Indian Films

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 Pather Panchali 1955 Satyajit Ray 159
2 Gandhi1 1982 Richard Attenborough 251
3 The World of Apu 1959 Satyajit Ray 316
4 Aparajito 1956 Satyajit Ray 442
5 Monsoon Wedding2 3 4 2001 Mira Nair 940
6 The River2 3 1951 Jean Renoir 1229
7 The Music Room 1959 Satyajit Ray 1317
8 Charulata 1964 Satyajit Ray 1336
9 The Cloud-Capped Star 1960 Ritwik Ghatak 1664
10 Salaam Bombay!1 2 1988 Mira Nair 1719
11 Lagaan: Once upon a Time in India 2001 Ashutosh Gowariker 1884
12 Sholay 1975 Ramesh Sippy 1987
13 Mother India 1957 Mehboob Khan 2238
14 Pyaasa 1957 Guru Dutt 2361

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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