Country Poll: India [CLOSED]

Fergenaprido · #1

Overview of the Project
Schedule
Google Sheet

November 2023: India

Rules
* You may vote for a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 20 titles.
* Feature films, documentaries, shorts, made-for-tv movies, direct-to-video movies, TV mini-series, and TV episodes from anthology series are all eligible.
* One country per film - IMDB is used as a guideline, but Fergenaprido will be the final arbiter for uncertain cases.
* All ballots are considered ranked unless otherwise stated.
* You must include a list of bare imdb URLs along with your ballot (preferably within a spoiler tag), otherwise your ballot will be disqualified.

Scoring
For ranked ballots, the top-ranked title will receive the number of points equal to the number of titles on the ballot, with each successive title receiving one point less.
I.e. A list with 20 titles means #1 has 20 points, #2 has 19 points, and #20 has 1 point; a list with 5 titles means #1 has 5 points, #2 has 4 points, and #5 has 1 point.

For unranked ballots, each title will receive an equal share of the total points that would have been allotted it the ballot had been ranked.
I.e. A list with 20 titles means each title would receive 10.5 points; a list with 5 titles means each title would receive 3 points.

Resources:
Indian films sorted by number of votes*
Indian films sorted by your rating on imdb*
Wikipedia article on Cinema of India

*due to imdb allowing films to be attributed to more than one country, many titles in this filter may be ineligible for this poll if India is not the primary country of production. Decisions about uncertain films will be listed in the second post of this thread. Try these filters that only include films with India listed as the first production country: All films & Films you've rated.

Many thanks to Rufus-T & gromit82 for the framework from the Year by Year polls, and to maxwelldeux for the Excel template.

31 Participants:

Fully ranked lists of 20 titles unless otherwise indicated

msainy
gunnar
Y U M E
Mario Gaborović
beavis
matthewscott8 (10 titles)
blocho (5 titles)
Perception de Ambiguity
Caracortada
dimasidorov (15 titles)
zzzorf
PopperTheKungFu-Dragon (12 titles)
Mysterious Dude
LeSchpountz (10 titles)
Fergenaprido
joachimt
Angel Glez (unranked)
filmbantha
Leopardi
insomnius
Gordon_Gekko
tommy_leazaq
monclivie
sol
Mifune (6 titles)
lineuphere
pitchorneirda (10 titles)
cayado-coro (unranked)
Melvelet (11 titles)
Rufus-T (6 titles)
RogerTheMovieManiac88

(12 titles)
(unranked)
(2 ineligibles)

Deadline: 11:59:59 p.m. December 3, 2023, UTC -10 (Hawaii Time)

Fergenaprido · #2

If you have any eligibility questions, please mention them in this thread. This post will act as a summary of all decisions (films listed in alphabetical order in each section).

Final Decisions
A Night of Knowing Nothing (2021) - France/India - Indian film, eligible
Bride & Prejudice (2004) - UK/USA/(India) - British film, not eligible
Earth (1998) - India/Canada - Indian film, eligible
Funny Boy (2020) - Canada/USA/(India)/(Sri Lanka) - Canadian film, not eligible
The River (1951) - France/USA/India - French film, not eligible (possibly American)
The White Tiger (2021) - India/USA - Indian film, eligible
Water (2005) - Canada/India/USA - Canadian film, not eligible

Ongoing Discussions
Siddhartha (1972) - USA/India - American film, not eligible
Titas Ekti Nodir Naam [A River Called Titas] (1973) - India/Bangladesh - Bangladeshi film, not eligible

msainy · #3

Satyajit Ray's mafia reporting in.

Jalsaghar AKA The Music Room (1958)
Devi AKA The Goddess (1960)
Apur Sansar AKA The World of Apu (1959)
Meghe Dhaka Tara AKA The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
Charulata AKA The Lonely Wife (1964)
Aparajito AKA The Unvanquished (1956)
Aranyer Din Ratri AKA Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)
Pather Panchali AKA Song of the Little Road (1955)
Mahanagar AKA The Big City (1963)
Abhijaan AKA The Expedition (1962)
Agantuk AKA The Stranger (1991)
Jana Aranya AKA The Middleman (1975)
Rabindranath Tagore (1961)
Pyaasa (1957)
Duvidha (1973)
Shatranj Ke Khilari AKA The Chess Players (1977)
Joi Baba Felunath AKA The Elephant God (1979)
Pratidwandi AKA The Adversary (1970)
Seemabaddha AKA Company Limited (1971)
Nayak AKA The Hero (1966)

urls

I'm sorry this looks more like a "rank the director" post, I guess it shows my negligence in catching up on Indian cinema and my fanboyism for Ray.

gunnar · #4

1. Raazi (2018)
2. Dangal (2016)
3. RRR (2022)
4. Pyaasa (1957)
5. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
6. The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
7. Charulata (1964)
8. Apur Sansar (1959)
9. Anand (1971)
10. Abhimaan (1973)
11. Kala Pani (1958)
12. A Wednesday (2008)
13. Sholay (1975)
14. Shakti (1982)
15. Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
16. The Music Room (1958)
17. The Elephant Whisperers (2022)
18. An Indian Day (1967)
19. The White Tiger (2021)
20. Chorus (1975)

Honorable Mentions
Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
Shree 420 (1955)
Aparajito (1956)
Do Ankhen Barah Haath (1957)
Kanoon (1960)
Nishant (1975)
Ardh Satya (1983)
Dil Se.. (1998)
Like Stars On Earth (2007)
PK (2014)

Spoiler

I'd also like a ruling on The River (1951) as well as Bride & Prejudice (2004). I'm assuming that neither will be eligible, but if they are, at least one will make my list.

Y U M E · #5

India

Haven't seen that many films from India in 2022 / 2023, but I did quite some catching up in the years before. And have some small plans in 2024 to cover some more. A Top 20 from +/- 170 feature films seen... Some really great films out there.

01. Pather Panchali | Song of the Little Road (Satyajit Ray, 1955)
02. Duvidha | In Two Minds (Mani Kaul, 1973)
03. Pyaasa | Thirst (Guru Dutt, 1957)
04. Asha Jaoar Majhe | Labour of Love (Aditya Vikram Sengupta, 2014)
05. Mughal-e-Azam | The Great Mughal (K. Asif, 1960)
06. Padatik | The Guerrilla Fighter (Mrinal Sen, 1973)
07. Seemabaddha | Company Limited (Satyajit Ray, 1971)
08. Veer-Zaara (Yash Chopra, 2004)
09. Nishant | Night’s End (Shyam Benegal, 1975)
10. Aparajito | The Unvanquished (Satyajit Ray, 1956)
11. Chauthi Koot | The Fourth Direction (Gurvinder Singh, 2015)
12. Adi Shankaracharya | The Philosopher (G.V. Iyer, 1983)
13. Elippathayam | Rat-Trap (Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1982)
14. Ashani Sanket | Distant Thunder (Satyajit Ray, 1973)
15. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | Sometimes Happiness, Sometimes Sorrow (Karan Johar, 2001)
16. Masoom | Innocent (Shekhar Kapur, 1982)
17. Teen Kanya | Two Daughters (Satyajit Ray, 1964)
18. Ship of Theseus (Anand Gandhi, 2012)
19. Apur Sansar | The World of Apu (Satyajit Ray, 1959)
20. Kathapurushan | Man of the Story (Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 1995)

H/M's in chronological order
- Andaz | A Matter of Style (Mehboob Khan, 1949)
- Boot Polish (Prakash Arora, 1954)
- Kaagaz Khe Pool | Paper Flowers (Guru Dutt, 1959)
- Charulata | The Lonely Wife (Satyajit Ray, 1964)
- Guide (Vijay Anand, 1965)
- Nayak | The Hero (Satyajit Ray, 1966)
- Aranyer Din Ratri | Days and Nights in the Forest (Satyajit Ray, 1969)
- Nazar | The Gaze (Mani Kaul, 1989)
- Antareen | The Confined (Mrinal Sen, 1993)
- Monsoon Wedding (Mira Nair, 2001)
- Nizhalkkuthu | Shadow KIll (Adoor Gopalakrishnan, 2002)
- Taare Zameen Par | Like Stars on Earth (Aamir Khan, 2007)
- Nainsukh (Amit Dutta, 2010)
- Anhey Gorhey da Daan | Alms for a Blind Horse (Gurvinder Singh, 2011)
- Ami o Manohor | Manohar & I (Amitabha Chaterji, 2018)
- Jonaki | Firefly (Aditya Vikram Sengupta, 2018)
- Cat Sticks (Ronny Sen, 2019)
- Khanaur | Bitter Chestnut (Gurvider Singh, 2019)

links

Mario Gaborović · #6

01. Charulata (1964)
02. 27 Down (1974)
03. Teen Kanya (1961)
04. Apur Sansar (1959)
05. Aparajito (1956)
06. Nazar (1990)
07. Pather Panchali (1955)
08. Subarnarekha (1965)
09. Mahanagar (1963)
10. Jalsaghar (1958)
11. Fandry (2013)
12. Eega (2012)
13. I am Twenty (1967)
14. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
15. The Lunchbox (2013)
16. Elippathayam (1982)
17. Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)
18. Salaam Bombay! (1988)
19. Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977)
20. Agraharathil Kazhuthai (1977)

Spoiler

Fergenaprido · #7

msainy wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 4:00 am [*]The River (1951) [is this eligible?][/color]

gunnar wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 4:43 am I'd also like a ruling on The River (1951) as well as Bride & Prejudice (2004). I'm assuming that neither will be eligible, but if they are, at least one will make my list.

I'll look into those later.

In the meantime, msainy, you can add a backup #21 just in case it's not eligible and you don't remember to come back and update your ballot later.

beavis · #8

a Top 20 out of at least 160 features seen (the admin on MovieMeter is incomplete and Letterboxd gives me a count of 231, but that includes shorts and International co-productions)

1 . 1990 . ★★★★★ . Siddeshwari
2 . 1977 . ★★★★½ . Kanchana Sita
3 . 2009 . ★★★★½ . Naan Kadavul
4 . 1990 . ★★★★½ . Nazar
5 . 2014 . ★★★★½ . Asha Jaoar Majhe
6 . 1984 . ★★★★½ . Ghare-Baire
7 . 1973 . ★★★★½ . Duvidha
8 . 1973 . ★★★★½ . Ashani Sanket
9 . 2018 . ★★★★½ . Jonaki
10 . 1957 . ★★★★½ . Pyaasa
11 . 1948 . ★★★★½ . Kalpana
12 . 1964 . ★★★★½ . Charulata
13 . 1965 . ★★★★½ . Guide
14 . 2018 . ★★★★ . The Gold-Laden Sheep & the Sacred Mountain
15 . 2021 . ★★★★ . A Night of Knowing Nothing
16 . 1972 . ★★★★ . Maya Darpan
17 . 1988 . ★★★★ . Om Dar-B-Dar
18 . 1977 . ★★★★ . Shatranj Ke Khilari
19 . 1982 . ★★★★ . Elippathayam
20 . 2017 . ★★★★ . Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion

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matthewscott8 · #9

Indian film is close to my heart because when I was a kid they used to stick a tonne of Indian movies on UK's terrestrial Channel 4. It was at the time of a lot of migration from India. I often used to stay up watching them in wonder.

I will go with a top 10 for now. I had hoped that this would be in January so I could catch up on my Indian dvd pile over Crimbo, sux to be me. I will see if I can find time to catch up with childhood favourites like Chaudhvin Ka Chand.

O Horizon (2018 - The Otolith Group)
भुवन शोमे / Bhuvan Shome / Mr Shome (1969 - Mrinal Sen)
एक दिन अचानक / Ek Din Achanak / Suddenly, One Day (1989 - Mrinal Sen)
गरम हवा / Garm Hava (1974 - M.S. Sathyu)
पाकीज़ह / Pakeezah (1972 - Kamal Amrohi)
कल्पना / Kalpana (1948 - Uday Shankar)
মেঘে ঢাকা তারা / Meghe Dhaka Tara / The Cloud-Capped Star (1960 - Ritwik Ghatak)
सुवर्णरेखा / Subarnarekha / The Golden Thread (1965 - Ritwik Ghatak)
জলসাঘর / Jalsaghar / Music Room (1958 - Satyajit Ray)
Gangs of वासेपुर / Gangs of Wasseypur (2012 - Anurag Kashyap)

urls

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12333482/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064086/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097268/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073034/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067546/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311384/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054073/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056537/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051792/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1954470/

blocho · #10

1. Ship of Theseus
2. Andhadhun
3. The White Tiger
4. Aparajito
5. Tumbbad

Spoiler

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1773764/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8108198/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6571548/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048956/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8239946/

Perception de Ambiguity · #11

1 Chitra Sutram 2011 Vipin Vijay
2 On the Move 1970 S.N.S. Sastry
3 Unmathbudham Jagath 2000 Vipin Vijay
4 Explorer 1968 Pramod Pati
5 Mati Manas 1985 Mani Kaul
6 Jonaki 2018 Aditya Vikram Sengupta
7 Nazar 1990 Mani Kaul
8 Wisdom Tree 1986 Rajan Khosa
9 The Unknown Craftsman 2017 Amit Dutta
10 Siddeshwari 1990 Mani Kaul
11 Uski Roti 1970 Mani Kaul
12 Adi Shankaracharya 1983 G.V. Iyer
13 The Seventh Walk 2013 Amit Dutta
14 And I Make Short Films 1968 S.N.S. Sastry
15 Ship of Theseus 2012 Anand Gandhi
16 Ashad Ka Ek Din 1971 Mani Kaul
17 Asha Jaoar Majhe 2014 Aditya Vikram Sengupta
18 Duvidha 1973 Mani Kaul
19 Naan Kadavul 2009 Bala
20 Maya Darpan 1972 Kumar Shahani

I Am Da Bee

Mario Gaborović · #12

Jago Hua Savera is Pakistani and A River Called Titas is Bangladeshi.

Caracortada · #13

1. Monsoon Wedding (2001)
2. The Lunchbox (2013)
3. The Dirty Picture (2011)
4. Sir (2018)
5. Pakeezah (1972)
6. Masaan (2015)
7. Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
8. Salaam Bombay! (1988)
9. Bandit Queen (1994)
10. Devdas (2002)
11. That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)
12. Mother India (1957)
13. Pather Panchali (1955)
14. My Name Is Khan (2010)
15. Angry Indian Goddesses (2015)
16. Bawandar (2000)
17. Saawariya (2007)
18. Ugly (2013)
19. Ashad Ka Ek Din (1971)
20. Parched (2015)

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[Edited]

dimasidorov · #14

1. Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)
2. Jalsaghar (1958)
3. Pather Panchali (1955)
4. Apur Sansar (1959)
5. Maya Bazaar (1957)
6. Aparajito (1956)
7. Subarnarekha (1965)
8. Aranyer Din Ratri (1970)
9. Pyaasa (1957)
10. Charulata (1964)
11. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
12. Mahanagar (1963)
13. Ajantrik (1958)
14. Bari Theke Paliye (1958)
15. Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Spoiler

zzzorf · #15

Taken from my master list here: https://letterboxd.com/zzzorf/list/indi ... es-ranked/

1. Dangal (2016)
2. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
3. Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
4. Black (2005)
5. Mahanagar (1963)
6. The Lunchbox (2013)
7. Visaranai (2015)
8. Tony (2019)
9. Drishyam (2015)
10. Virndavani Vairagya (2018)
11. Ankur (1974)
12. Bombay Rose (2019)
13. Everything Is Cinema (2021)
14. Pari (2021)
15. Pather Panchali (1955)
16. Prem Sanyas (1925)
17. Subarnarekha (1965)
18. Vadakkunokki Yantram (1989)
19. Elippathayam (1982)
20. Explorer (1968)

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PopperTheKungFu-Dragon · #16

Ranked:

1. Pather Panchali AKA Song of the Little Road (1955)
2. Jalsaghar AKA The Music Room (1958)
3. Abhijaan AKA The Expedition (1962)
4. In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)
5. The Lunchbox (2013)
6. Saamy (2003)
7. Roja (1992)
8. Page 3 (2005)
9. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
10. Padayappa (1999)
11. Baasha (1995)
12. Ennaku 20 Unakku 18 (2003)

Spoiler

1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048473/
2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051792/
3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055724/
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233926/
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2350496/
6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376144/
7. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105271/
8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443708/
9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0172684/
10. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213969/
11. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139876/
12. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366816/

Mysterious Dude · #17

LeSchpountz · #18

I apologize in advance for my ignorance of Indian films. I don't know very many films and only a few that I consider to be "good" or better.
Unfortunately, I'm not a fan of Bollywood cinema either.

01. Pather Panchali (Pather Panchali, 1955, Satyajit Ray)
02. Apur Sansar (Apur Sansar, 1959, Satyajit Ray)
03. Aparajito (Aparajito, 1956, Satyajit Ray)
04. Jalsaghar (The Music Room, 1958, Satyajit Ray)
05. Mahanagar (The Big City, 1963, Satyajit Ray)
06. Charulata (Charulata, 1964, Satyajit Ray)
07. Nayak (The Hero, 1966, Satyajit Ray)
08. Devi (Devi, 1960, Satyajit Ray)
09. Awaara (Awaara, 1951, Raj Kapoor)
10. Pyaasa (Pyaasa, 1957, Guru Dutt)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048473/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048956/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051792/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057277/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057935/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060742/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053765/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043306/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050870/

Fergenaprido · #19

Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 16th, 2023, 3:35 am
msainy wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 4:00 am [*]The River (1951) [is this eligible?][/color]

gunnar wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 4:43 am I'd also like a ruling on The River (1951) as well as Bride & Prejudice (2004). I'm assuming that neither will be eligible, but if they are, at least one will make my list.
I'll look into those later.

In the meantime, msainy, you can add a backup #21 just in case it's not eligible and you don't remember to come back and update your ballot later.

I can't decide if The River is more French or American - French director, and was considered a foreign film in America, but American producer, and the production company has no country attribute. It's the only film of both the producer and the company. For the sake of argument, I'll consider it French, but it's not Indian, so not eligible for this poll.

Bride & Prejudice is British, so also not eligible for this poll.

Fergenaprido · #20

Caracortada wrote: ↑November 16th, 2023, 6:13 pm 6. Siddhartha (1972)

All sources I can find indicate this is an American film; unless someone can find more information to the contrary, I'm going to consider this one ineligible.

Fergenaprido · #21

dimasidorov wrote: ↑November 17th, 2023, 7:17 am 1. Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960)
2. Jalsaghar (1958)
3. Pather Panchali (1955)
4. Apur Sansar (1959)
5. Maya Bazaar (1957)
6. Aparajito (1956)
7. Subarnarekha (1965)
8. Aranyer Din Ratri (1970)
9. Pyaasa (1957)
10. Charulata (1964)
11. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
12. Mahanagar (1963)
13. Ajantrik (1958)
14. Bari Theke Paliye (1958)
15. Salaam Bombay! (1988)

Spoiler
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054073
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051792
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048473
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249795
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048956
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056537
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065417
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050870
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057935
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169102
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057277
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051343
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051399
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096028

Welcome to the forum and to the project, dima

Fergenaprido · #22

Mysterious Dude wrote: ↑November 17th, 2023, 2:34 pm 17. Funny Boy (2020)

Canadian film, not eligible.

msainy · #23

Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 19th, 2023, 2:51 am
Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 16th, 2023, 3:35 am
msainy wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 4:00 am [*]The River (1951) [is this eligible?][/color]

gunnar wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 4:43 am I'd also like a ruling on The River (1951) as well as Bride & Prejudice (2004). I'm assuming that neither will be eligible, but if they are, at least one will make my list.
I'll look into those later.

In the meantime, msainy, you can add a backup #21 just in case it's not eligible and you don't remember to come back and update your ballot later.
I can't decide if The River is more French or American - French director, and was considered a foreign film in America, but American producer, and the production company has no country attribute. It's the only film of both the producer and the company. For the sake of argument, I'll consider it French, but it's not Indian, so not eligible for this poll.

Bride & Prejudice is British, so also not eligible for this poll.

Thanks for the clarification. I won't update my list just yet in hope I can slip in a few watches before the deadline. This thread already has a lot of promising recommendations

Mysterious Dude · #24

Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 19th, 2023, 3:37 am
Mysterious Dude wrote: ↑November 17th, 2023, 2:34 pm 17. Funny Boy (2020)
Canadian film, not eligible.

Fixed!

Caracortada · #25

Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 19th, 2023, 3:21 am
Caracortada wrote: ↑November 16th, 2023, 6:13 pm 6. Siddhartha (1972)
All sources I can find indicate this is an American film; unless someone can find more information to the contrary, I'm going to consider this one ineligible.

Edited and replaced.

Fergenaprido · #26

Thanks both of you

And here's my list for now.

1. Visaaranai [Interrogation] (2015)
2. Agantuk [The Stranger] (1991)
3. Court (2014)
4. Ship of Theseus (2012)
5. Peepli [Live] (2010)
6. Mahanagar [The Big City] (1963)
7. Masaan [Fly Away Solo] (2015)
8. Hun Hunshi Hunshilal [Love in the Time of Malaria] (1992)
9. Mukti Bhawan [Hotel Salvation] (2016)
10. Tahader Katha [Their Story] (1992)
11. Ugly (2013)
12. Earth (1998)
13. Thithi [Funeral] (2015)
14. Parched (2015)
15. Newton (2017)
16. Apur Sansur [The World of Apu] (1959)
17. Awāra [Vagabond] (1951)
18. Charulata [The Lonely Wife] (1964)
19. Jalsaghar [The Music Room] (1958)
20. Zwigato (2022)

Spoiler

HMs:
21. Anand (1971) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066763/
22. Trapped (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6206564/
23. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169102/
24. Dil Chahta Hai [Do Your Thing] (2001) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292490/
25. Disco Obu (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6409334/

There are a few films I might see before the deadline, but I'm happy with this list as it is even if I don't.
Hoping to see: Black Friday (2004), Kaakka Muttai (2014), Sholay (1975), Ashani Sanket (1973), Andhadhun (2018), and Badhaai Do (2022)

joachimt · #27

Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 3:14 am Indian films sorted by your rating on imdb*

This link results in only 7 movies for me.

Mysterious Dude · #28

joachimt wrote: ↑November 19th, 2023, 7:10 pm
Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 3:14 am Indian films sorted by your rating on imdb*
This link results in only 7 movies for me.

Try this link instead:

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?sort ... untries=IN

joachimt · #29

I'll join the Ray-fanclub with seven of his films in my top 10 and 10 in my top 20.

1. Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray)
2. Meghe Dhaka Tara (Ritwik Ghatak)
3. Apur Sansar (Satyajit Ray)
4. Aparajito (Satyajit Ray)
5. Jalsaghar (Satyajit Ray)
6. Charulata (Satyajit Ray)
7. Nayak (Satyajit Ray)
8. Visaranai (Vetrimaaran)
9. Kapurush (Satyajit Ray)
10. Pyaasa (Guru Dutt)
11. Agraharathil Kazhuthai (John Abraham)
12. Subarnarekha (Ritwik Ghatak)
13. Boot Polish (Prakash Arora)
14. Kaagaz Ke Phool (Guru Dutt)
15. Do Bigha Zamin (Bimal Roy)
16. Ashani Sanket (Satyajit Ray)
17. Mahanagar (Satyajit Ray)
18. Aranyer Din Ratri (Satyajit Ray)
19. The Lunchbox (Ritesh Batra)
20. Awaara (Raj Kapoor)

Extra:
21. Devi (Satyajit Ray)
22. Mother India (Mehboob Khan)

urls only

Fergenaprido · #30

Mysterious Dude wrote: ↑November 19th, 2023, 7:25 pm
joachimt wrote: ↑November 19th, 2023, 7:10 pm
Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 15th, 2023, 3:14 am Indian films sorted by your rating on imdb*
This link results in only 7 movies for me.
Try this link instead:

https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?sort ... untries=IN

Hmm, looks like it has something to do with the new display of advanced search results. Thanks for the new link MD - I'll have to figure out how to get what I'm looking for with the new formatting, so that it still filters out tv shows and other ineligible titles.

dimasidorov · #31

Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 19th, 2023, 4:35 pm Thanks both of you

And here's my list for now.

1. Visaaranai [Interrogation] (2015)
2. Agantuk [The Stranger] (1991)
3. Court (2014)
4. Ship of Theseus (2012)
5. Peepli [Live] (2010)
6. Mahanagar [The Big City] (1963)
7. Masaan [Fly Away Solo] (2015)
8. Hun Hunshi Hunshilal [Love in the Time of Malaria] (1992)
9. Mukti Bhawan [Hotel Salvation] (2016)
10. Tahader Katha [Their Story] (1992)
11. Ugly (2013)
12. Earth (1998)
13. Thithi [Funeral] (2015)
14. Parched (2015)
15. Newton (2017)
16. Apur Sansur [The World of Apu] (1959)
17. Awāra [Vagabond] (1951)
18. Charulata [The Lonely Wife] (1964)
19. Jalsaghar [The Music Room] (1958)
20. Zwigato (2022)

Spoiler
1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4991384/
2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101279/
3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3717068/
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1773764/
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1447508/
6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057277/
7. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4635372/
8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306971/
9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5997928/
10. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105519/
11. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2882328/
12. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150433/
13. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4881362/
14. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3043252/
15. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6484982/
16. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572/
17. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043306/
18. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057935/
19. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051792/
20. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21998526/
HMs:
21. Anand (1971) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066763/
22. Trapped (2016) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6206564/
23. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169102/
24. Dil Chahta Hai [Do Your Thing] (2001) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292490/
25. Disco Obu (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6409334/

There are a few films I might see before the deadline, but I'm happy with this list as it is even if I don't.
Hoping to see: Black Friday (2004), Kaakka Muttai (2014), Sholay (1975), Ashani Sanket (1973), Andhadhun (2018), and Badhaai Do (2022)

I've been told: "This poll is ineligible. Hoping to see: Seeta Aur Geeta, Disco Dancer. Thank God, Awaara is mentioned by someone".

Angel Glez · #32

Unranked:
Awaara (1951)
Do Bigha Zamin (1953)
Pyaasa (1957)
Mahanagar (1963)
Subarnarekha (1965)
Ankur (1974)
Sholay (1975)
Manthan (1976)
Junoon (1979)
Aakrosh (1980)
Chidambaram (1985)
Mirch Masala (1986)
Nayakan (1987)
Antareen (1993)
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
My Name Is Khan (2010)
The Japanese Wife (2010)
Adaminte Makan Abu (2011)
The Lunchbox (2013)

URLs

filmbantha · #33

1. The Big City
2. Pather Panchali
3. Aparajito
4. Rat-trap
5. Tumbbad
6. The Lunchbox
7. The Coward
8. Swades: We the People
9. Apur Sansar
10. Jonaki
11. The Golden Thread
12. Nasir
13. Charulata
14. Nayak
15. Distant Thunder
16. Dispassionate Love
17. C U Soon
18. The Cloud-Capped Star
19. Andhadhun
20. Like Stars on Earth

Spoiler

Fergenaprido · #34

dimasidorov wrote: ↑November 21st, 2023, 8:06 am I've been told: "This poll is ineligible. Hoping to see: Seeta Aur Geeta, Disco Dancer. Thank God, Awaara is mentioned by someone".

Not sure what you're referring to; your ballot is fine. If you do watch some of those films, you can edit your post and add them to your ballot before the deadline if you'd like.

dimasidorov · #35

Fergenaprido wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2023, 6:26 am
dimasidorov wrote: ↑November 21st, 2023, 8:06 am I've been told: "This poll is ineligible. Hoping to see: Seeta Aur Geeta, Disco Dancer. Thank God, Awaara is mentioned by someone".
Not sure what you're referring to; your ballot is fine. If you do watch some of those films, you can edit your post and add them to your ballot before the deadline if you'd like.

Titles, mentioned by me, were Soviet box-office wonders, with number of tickets sold is similar to numbers of Titanic/Star Wars in North America.

Onderhond · #36

I'm not even close to five favorites, but a big shoutout to Tasher Desh/Land of Cards!

Mario Gaborović · #37

Mario Gaborović wrote: ↑November 16th, 2023, 5:29 pm Jago Hua Savera is Pakistani and A River Called Titas is Bangladeshi.

Is anybody home knock knock ?

gunnar · #38

Mario Gaborović wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2023, 8:00 pm
Mario Gaborović wrote: ↑November 16th, 2023, 5:29 pm Jago Hua Savera is Pakistani and A River Called Titas is Bangladeshi.
Is anybody home knock knock ?

I may be missing something because I don't see those titles on anybody's list. Maybe the person edited their list after your comment?

Mario Gaborović · #39

gunnar wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2023, 8:07 pm
Mario Gaborović wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2023, 8:00 pm
Mario Gaborović wrote: ↑November 16th, 2023, 5:29 pm Jago Hua Savera is Pakistani and A River Called Titas is Bangladeshi.
Is anybody home knock knock ?
I may be missing something because I don't see those titles on anybody's list. Maybe the person edited their list after your comment?

Yeah possibly. But I still feel like Fergenaprido should add them in the OP as ineligible.

Fergenaprido · #40

Mario Gaborović wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2023, 8:22 pm
gunnar wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2023, 8:07 pm
Mario Gaborović wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2023, 8:00 pm

Is anybody home knock knock ?
I may be missing something because I don't see those titles on anybody's list. Maybe the person edited their list after your comment?
Yeah possibly. But I still feel like Fergenaprido should add them in the OP as ineligible.

I didn't see them in a list, so I didn't look at them.

No need to be rude about it.

Jago Hua Savera is not Indian at all, and I don't see it mentioned as such anywhere.
A River Called Titas is listed as an Indian-Bangladeshi co-production on IMDB, as a Bangladeshi film on Criterion, and with little production information listed elsewhere. There's not even a company credit on imdb and I had a hard time discerning any such credit on the version available online. The director himself was Indian, but that's not necessarily indicative of production, and I can't find concrete information on the producers (some of whom aren't even listed on imdb). If anyone has other information, I'd be glad to receive it, as I don't see a definitive answer either way.